2014–15 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

2014–15 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
2014–15 record 11–19 (6–12 SoCon)
Head coach Chuck Driesell
Assistant coach Rob Burke
Assistant coach Ryan Freeberg
Assistant coach Andre Morgan
Home arena McAlister Field House
2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Wofford 16 2   .889     28 7   .800
Chattanooga 15 3   .833     22 10   .688
Mercer 12 6   .667     19 16   .543
Western Carolina 9 9   .500     15 17   .469
East Tennessee State 8 10   .444     16 14   .533
VMI 7 11   .389     11 19   .367
Samford 6 12   .333     13 19   .406
The Citadel 6 12   .333     11 19   .367
UNC Greensboro 6 12   .333     11 22   .333
Furman 5 13   .278     11 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]

Name Position Class Reason
Van Scyoc, MattMatt Van Scyoc F Jr. Transfer to Indiana State
Robinson, RaeRae Robinson G So. Transfer to Charleston Southern
Setzekorn, DylenDylen Setzekorn F Jr. Graduated, Transfer to North Georgia
Bowser, NateNate Bowser F Fr. No longer on team, personal reasons

Recruiting

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 
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 
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 
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 
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:

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. 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. 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. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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