2014–15 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

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2014–15 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
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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
Seasons
« 2013–14 2015–16 »
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
Matt Van Scyoc F Jr. Transfer to Indiana State
Rae Robinson G So. Transfer to Charleston Southern
Dylen Setzekorn F Jr. Graduated, Transfer to North Georgia
Nate Bowser F Fr. No longer on team, personal reasons

Recruiting

Name Home town 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:

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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

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