2014–15 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–19 (6–12 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Burke
  • Ryan Freeberg
  • Andre Morgan
Home arenaMcAlister Field House
2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wofford †16–2 .88928–7  .800
Chattanooga15–3 .83322–10  .688
Mercer12–6 .66719–16  .543
Western Carolina9–9 .50015–17  .469
East Tennessee State8–10 .44416–14  .533
VMI7–11 .38911–19  .367
Samford6–12 .33313–19  .406
The Citadel6–12 .33311–19  .367
UNC Greensboro6–12 .33311–22  .333
Furman5–13 .27811–22  .333
† 2015 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2014–15 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth year head coach Chuck Driesell and played their home games at McAlister Field House. They played a member of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936–37. They finished the season 11–19, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Furman. Driesell was not retained after the season.[1]

Preseason

Departures

Four players from the 2013–14 team departed the program prior to the season.[2][3]

NamePositionClassReason
Matt Van ScyocFJr.Transfer to Indiana State
Rae RobinsonGSo.Transfer to Charleston Southern
Dylen SetzekornFJr.Graduated, Transfer to North Georgia
Nate BowserFFr.No longer on team, personal reasons

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jake Wright
SG		 Minneapolis, MN Hopkins High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 12, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 70
Nadi Beciri
PF		 Oradell, NJ Bergen Catholic High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Apr 14, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tim Broom
G		 Jacksonville, FL Sandalwood High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Brandon Thompson
PG		 Gaithersburg, MD Covenant Life School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jun 24, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2014.

Outlook

The Bulldogs were picked to finish 9th by the Coaches and 10th by the SoCon Media in the ten team Southern Conference. Ashton Moore was named to the preseason All Conference team.[4]

Roster

Freshman Nadi Beciri left the team due to personal reasons on November 14, 2014.[5]

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Brandon Thompson Guard 5–11 150 Freshman Gaithersburg, Maryland
5 Warren Sledge Guard 6–3 180 Sophomore Keller, Texas
10 Marshall Harris III Guard 6–1 180 Senior San Antonio, Texas
11 Tom Koopman Center 6–8 210 Sophomore Weert, Netherlands
12 Ashton Moore Guard 6–0 172 Senior Suffolk, Virginia
13 Tim Broom Guard 6-2 195 Freshman Jacksonville, Florida
20 Jake Wright Guard/Forward 6-4 195 Freshman Hopkins, Minnesota
25 C. J. Bray Forward 6–7 238 RS–Junior Charleston, South Carolina
32 Brian White Forward 6–6 195 Sophomore Richmond, Virginia
33 Quinton Marshall Guard 6–5 205 Junior Raleigh, North Carolina
44 P. J. Horgan Center 6–9 220 Senior Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Schedule

The Bulldogs again opened the season with the All-Military Classic, facing archrival VMI in the opener. Army hosted the rotating tournament.[6] Navy visited McAlister Field House on December 6, 2014.[7] The Bulldogs traveled to Florida State, Virginia Tech, and Michigan State. Weeknight home games began at 6:00 p.m. in order to facilitate cadet attendance.[8]

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 14*
5:30 p.m. 		vs. VMI
All-Military Classic		 L 65–66  0–1
 Christl Arena (1,597)
West Point, NY
November 15*
5:30 p.m. 		vs. Air Force
All-Military Classic		 L 55–68  0–2
 Christl Arena (1,060)
West Point, NY
November 19*
6:00 p.m. 		Toccoa Falls W 71–58  1–2
 McAlister Field House (1,522)
Charleston, SC
November 22*
6:00 p.m. 		Bob Jones W 81–50  2–2
 McAlister Field House (804)
Charleston, SC
November 25*
7:00 p.m. 		at Florida State L 55–66  2–3
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,137)
Tallahassee, FL
November 29*
1:00 p.m. 		Warren Wilson W 84–45  3–3
 McAlister Field House (878)
Charleston, SC
December 2*
7:30 p.m. 		at College of Charleston L 55–59  3–4
 TD Arena (3,462)
Charleston, SC
December 6*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Navy W 67–60  4–4
 McAlister Field House (1,626)
Charleston, SC
December 11
6:00 p.m. 		Chattanooga L 48–67  4–5
(0–1)		 McAlister Field House (1,220)
Charleston, SC
December 20*
1:00 p.m. 		at Virginia Tech L 61–64  4–6
 Cassell Coliseum (3,454)
Blacksburg, VA
December 22*
6:00 p.m. 		at Michigan State L 56–82  4–7
 Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
December 30*
6:00 p.m. 		Bethune-Cookman W 51–47  5–7
 McAlister Field House (1,007)
Charleston, SC
January 3
2:00 p.m. 		at Western Carolina L 70–78  5–8
(0–2)		 Ramsey Center (896)
Cullowhee, NC
January 5
7:00 p.m. 		at UNC Greensboro W 85–83 OT 6–8
(1–2)		 Greensboro Coliseum (1,501)
Greensboro, NC
January 8
6:00 p.m. 		Samford W 77–67  7–8
(2–2)		 McAlister Field House (855)
Charleston, SC
January 10
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Mercer L 51–74  7–9
(2–3)		 Hawkins Arena (4,027[lower-alpha 1])
Macon, GA
January 15
6:00 p.m. 		Wofford W 69–66  8–9
(3–3)		 McAlister Field House (1,971)
Charleston, SC
January 17
1:00 p.m. 		Furman L 62–74  8–10
(3–4)		 McAlister Field House (1,426)
Charleston, SC
January 22
7:00 p.m. 		at East Tennessee State L 59–70  8–11
(3–5)		 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,710)
Johnson City, TN
January 24
1:00 p.m. 		VMI L 75–85  8–12
(3–6)		 Cameron Hall (2,641)
Lexington, VA
January 31
6:00 p.m. 		at Chattanooga L 73–78  8–13
(3–7)		 McKenzie Arena (4,307)
Chattanooga, TN
February 5
6:00 p.m. 		Mercer L 53–76  8–14
(3–8)		 McAlister Field House (1,946)
Charleston, SC
February 7
1:00 p.m. 		UNC Greensboro L 63–79  8–15
(3–9)		 McAlister Field House (1,311)
Charleston, SC
February 12
8:00 p.m. 		at Samford W 66–65  9–15
(4–9)		 Pete Hanna Center (786)
Homewood, AL
February 15
1:00 p.m., ASN 		VMI L 69–84  9–16
(4–10)		 McAlister Field House (4,248)
Charleston, SC
February 19
7:00 p.m. 		at Furman W 62–56 OT 10–16
(5–10)		 Timmons Arena (1,029)
Greenville, SC
February 21
7:00 p.m. 		at Wofford L 52–78  10–17
(5–11)		 Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,008)
Spartanburg, SC
February 26
6:00 p.m. 		East Tennessee State W 74–73  11–17
(6–11)		 McAlister Field House (1,358)
Charleston, SC
February 28
1:00 p.m. 		Western Carolina L 54–67  11–18
(6–12)		 McAlister Field House (1,120)
Charleston, SC
SoCon Tournament
March 6
8:30 p.m., ESPN3 		vs. (10) Furman
First round		 L 56–73  11–19
 U.S. Cellular Center (2,299)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
  1. ↑ The attendance of 4,027 at Hawkins Arena set a new record at the facility, eclipsing the previous mark of 3,500 set twice in 2013–14.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Driesell's Contract not Renewed by The Citadel". The Citadel Athletics. March 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ Jeff Hartsell (May 30, 2014). "Citadel basketball player Rae Robinson from Goose Creek High School will transfer". Post and Courier. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ Jeff Hartsell (June 12, 2014). "Ex-Citadel basketball player Rae Robinson will transfer to Charleston Southern". Post and Courier. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ Jeff Hartsell (October 15, 2014). "Citadel basketball guard Ashton Moore named preseason all-SoCon". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Citadel Bulldogs - 2014–15 Basketball Roster". Citadel Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Army announces men's basketball schedule for 2014-15". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, Orange County, New York. June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Navy Announces 2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule". Navy Midshipmen. June 17, 2014. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  8. ↑ Jeff Hartsell (July 30, 2014). "Trips to Florida State, Michigan State key Citadel basketball schedule". Post and Courier. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Record Crowd on Hand as Men's Basketball Downs The Citadel, 74-51". Mercer Bears. January 10, 2015. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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