2016–17 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner ;

2016–17 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball
2016–17 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
2016–17 record	12–21 (4–14 SoCon)
Head coach	Duggar Baucom;
Assistant coaches	Daniel Willis; Ryan Mattocks; Willie Bell;
Home arena	McAlister Field House
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Duggar Baucom and played their home games at McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina. They played as a member of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936–37. They finished the season 12–21, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Western Carolina in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to UNC Greensboro.

Previous season[]

The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 10–22, 3–15 in SoCon play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to Mercer.

Preseason[]

Departures[]

Several players departed the program, 2 due to graduation, 2 more as graduate students completing their eligibility, and 2 to transfer.^[1]

Name	Position	Class	Reason
Qwandell Newton	F	FR	Transfer
Connor Schroeder	F	FR	Transfer
P. J. Boutte	G	GR	Exhausted eligibility
Derrick Henry	G	GR	Exhausted eligibility
Bobby Duncan	F	SR	Graduated
Quinton Marshall	G	SR	Graduated

Recruiting[]

With many departures, The Citadel added 10 new players for the 2016–17 season. This marks another step in moving from a slow pace to the Baucom-led uptempo style of play.^[2]^[3] At least one player changed his plans as a result of a photo that surfaced on social media which showed cadets dressed as ghosts, but widely interpreted as similar to Ku Klux Klan garb.^[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ezekiel Balogun SF	Chattanooga, TN	Hamilton Heights Christian Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A
Ezekiel Balogun SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Aaron Washington SG	Baltimore, MD	DME Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Jan 24, 2016
Aaron Washington SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Mohammed Kabir SF	Fort Washington, MD	National Christian Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Mohammed Kabir SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Frankie Johnson PG	Darlington, SC	Mayo High School	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
Frankie Johnson PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Obinna Ofodile PF	Duluth, GA	Duluth High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 20, 2016
Obinna Ofodile PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kaelon Harris SG	Jonesboro, GA	Mundys Mill Farm High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
Kaelon Harris SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Chris Ross SG	Goose Creek, SC	Goose Creek High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Chris Ross SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Preston Parks PG	Greenville, SC	Wade Hampton High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Preston Parks PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Leandro Allende SF	Hollywood, FL	Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Leandro Allende SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN – Citadel Basketball Recruiting 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

Roster[]

2016–17 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Preston Parks	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Wade Hampton HS	Greenville, South Carolina
G	1	Frankie Johnson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	Darlington HS	Darlington, South Carolina
G	2	Quayson Williams	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Eastern Guilford HS	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	3	Matt Frierson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	So	Chapelgate Christian Academy	Laurel, Maryland
F	4	Ezekiel Balogun	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Hamilton Heights Christian Academy	Lagos, Nigeria
G	5	Warren Sledge	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Keller Central HS	Keller, Texas
G	10	Leandro Allende	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Chaminade Madonna Prep	Caguas, Puerto Rico
C	11	Tom Koopman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Basketball Academy of Limburg	Weert, Holland
G	12	Chris Ross	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Goose Creek HS	Dallas, Texas
G	14	Aaron Washington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	DME Academy	Washington, D.C.
F	21	Bobby Duncan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Fayetteville Christian School	Fayetteville, North Carolina
G	23	Kaelon Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Mundy's Mill HS	Tulsa, Oklahoma
F	24	Tyler Burgess	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Easley HS	Easley, South Carolina
F	32	Brian White	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	John Marshall HS	Richmond, Virginia
F	35	Zane Najdawi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Cosby HS	Midlothian, Virginia
C	50	Griffin Peevey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Vanguard Prep	Waco, Texas

Head coach

Duggar Baucom (UNC Charlotte)

Assistant coach(es)

Daniel Willis (Lenoir–Rhyne)
Ryan Mattocks (Duke)
Willie Bell (VMI)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[]

The Citadel travelled to play opponents in the Pac-12, Big 12, and ACC, and host an exempt tournament to be known as the Holy City Hoops Classic.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4* 3:00 pm		North Greenville	W 97–62		McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 11* 7:30 pm		at College of Charleston	L 68–81	0–1	TD Arena (4,178) Charleston, SC
November 13* 2:00 pm		Johnson University Florida	W 146–84	1–1	McAlister Field House (897) Charleston, SC
November 15* 7:00 pm		Truett McConnell	W 119–90	2–1	McAlister Field House (908) Charleston, SC
November 18* 5:00 pm		at Stetson	W 116–112	3–1	Edmunds Center (822) DeLand, FL
November 20* 12:00 pm		at No. 20 Iowa State	L 63–130	3–2	Hilton Coliseum (14,228) Ames, IA
November 23* 2:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona State	L 110–127	3–3	Wells Fargo Arena (4,702) Tempe, AZ
November 28* 7:00 pm		Presbyterian	W 97–83	4–3	McAlister Field House (3,278) Charleston, SC
December 2* 5:00 pm		Colgate Holy City Hoops Classic	W 108–101	5–3	McAlister Field House (356) Charleston, SC
December 3* 12:00 pm		USC Upstate Holy City Hoops Classic	W 97–92	6–3	McAlister Field House (909) Charleston, SC
December 4* 3:00 pm		Campbell Holy City Hoops Classic	L 91–97	6–4	McAlister Field House (572) Charleston, SC
December 7* 7:00 pm		Toccoa Falls Holy City Hoops Classic	W 144–94	7–4	McAlister Field House (472) Charleston, SC
December 17* 11:00 am		at Virginia Tech	L 71–113	7–5	Cassell Coliseum (5,664) Blacksburg, VA
December 20* 5:00 pm		at UMBC	L 111–120 ^2OT	7–6	Retriever Activities Center (767) Catonsville, MD
SoCon regular season
December 28 7:00 pm		UNC Greensboro	L 87–95	7–7 (0–1)	McAlister Field House (1,221) Charleston, SC
December 31 4:00 pm		at Furman Rivalry	L 68–83	7–8 (0–2)	Timmons Arena (1,529) Greenville, SC
January 2 7:00 pm		at Wofford	W 104–103 ^OT	8–8 (1–2)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,071) Spartanburg, SC
January 5 7:00 pm		East Tennessee State	L 71–115	8–9 (1–3)	McAlister Field House (1,207) Charleston, SC
January 7 1:00 pm		VMI Rivalry	W 79–74	9–9 (2–3)	McAlister Field House (1,301) Charleston, SC
January 11 7:00 pm		at Chattanooga	L 73–83	9–10 (2–4)	McKenzie Arena (3,143) Chattanooga, TN
January 14 1:00 pm		Samford	L 90–98	9–11 (2–5)	McAlister Field House (1,175) Charleston, SC
January 19 7:00 pm		at Western Carolina	L 95–100	9–12 (2–6)	Ramsey Center (1,561) Cullowhee, NC
January 21 5:00 pm		at UNC Greensboro	L 72–81	9–13 (2–7)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,783) Greensboro, NC
January 28 4:30 pm		at Mercer	L 66–82	9–14 (2–8)	Hawkins Arena (4,328) Macon, GA
February 2 7:00 pm		Wofford	L 90–100	9–15 (2–9)	McAlister Field House (1,175) Charleston, SC
February 4 1:00 pm		Furman Rivalry	L 91–99	9–16 (2–10)	McAlister Field House (4,388) Charleston, SC
February 9 7:00 pm		at East Tennessee State	L 69–90	9–17 (2–11)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,845) Johnson City, TN
February 11 1:00 pm		at VMI Rivalry	L 78–101	9–18 (2–12)	Cameron Hall (3,479) Lexington, VA
February 18 1:00 pm		Mercer	L 78–89	9–19 (2–13)	McAlister Field House (3,809) Charleston, SC
February 22 7:00 pm		Western Carolina	L 80–84	9–20 (2–14)	McAlister Field House (1,270) Charleston, SC
February 25 7:00 pm		at Samford	W 102–96	10–20 (3–14)	Pete Hanna Center (2,101) Homewood, AL
February 27 7:00 pm, ASN		Chattanooga	W 85–76	11–20 (4–14)	McAlister Field House (3,300) Charleston, SC
SoCon Tournament
March 3 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(9)	vs. (8) Western Carolina First round	W 78–72	12–20	U.S. Cellular Center (2,930) Asheville, NC
March 4 12:00 pm, ESPN3	(9)	vs. (1) UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals	L 67–76	12–21	U.S. Cellular Center (4,525) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[]

^ "Two Citadel basketball players to seek transfers". Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. March 31, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
^ Jeff Hartsell (April 27, 2016). "Citadel basketball adds nine new players". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
^ Jeff Hartsell (May 16, 2016). "Citadel basketball adds 10th new player". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
^ Jeff Hartsell (April 14, 2016). "NCAA grants release to Citadel basketball recruit due to 'white hoods' photo". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
^ "2016-17 Basketball Schedule". The Citadel Bulldogs. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
^ "Sun Devil Hoops Non-Conference Schedule Dates Set". Arizona State Sun Devils. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
^ Randy Peterson (July 15, 2016). "Breakdown: Randy Peterson on Iowa State non-conference schedule". Des Moines Register. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
^ "Non-Conference Slate To Pit Cougars Against National Champs Villanova". Charleston, SC: WCSC-TV. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
^ "2016-17 Furman Men's Basketball Schedule". Furman Paladins. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chattanooga Mocs. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
^ "M Basketball - 2016-17 Schedule". VMI Keydets. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
^ Chris Dobbertean (August 10, 2016). "2016-17 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". Blogging the Bracket. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

[1] "Two Citadel basketball players to seek transfers". Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. March 31, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[2] Jeff Hartsell (April 27, 2016). "Citadel basketball adds nine new players". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[3] Jeff Hartsell (May 16, 2016). "Citadel basketball adds 10th new player". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[4] Jeff Hartsell (April 14, 2016). "NCAA grants release to Citadel basketball recruit due to 'white hoods' photo". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[5] "2016-17 Basketball Schedule". The Citadel Bulldogs. Retrieved August 19, 2016.

[6] "Sun Devil Hoops Non-Conference Schedule Dates Set". Arizona State Sun Devils. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[7] Randy Peterson (July 15, 2016). "Breakdown: Randy Peterson on Iowa State non-conference schedule". Des Moines Register. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[8] "Non-Conference Slate To Pit Cougars Against National Champs Villanova". Charleston, SC: WCSC-TV. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[9] "2016-17 Furman Men's Basketball Schedule". Furman Paladins. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

[10] "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chattanooga Mocs. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

[11] "M Basketball - 2016-17 Schedule". VMI Keydets. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

[12] Chris Dobbertean (August 10, 2016). "2016-17 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". Blogging the Bracket. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

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2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Tennessee State †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
UNC Greensboro	14	–	4	.778	25	–	10	.714
Furman	14	–	4	.778	23	–	12	.657
Chattanooga	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Wofford	10	–	8	.556	16	–	17	.485
Mercer	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Samford	8	–	10	.444	20	–	16	.556
The Citadel	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
Western Carolina	4	–	14	.222	9	–	23	.281
VMI	3	–	15	.167	6	–	24	.200

† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner