# 2017–18 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

The 2017–18 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Duggar Baucom and played their home games at McAlister Field House as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936–37. They finished the season 11–21, 5–13 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place. They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to UNC Greensboro.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 season 12–21, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish tied for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinal d of the SoCon tournament to top-seeded UNC Greensboro after defeating Western Carolina.

## Preseason
### Departures

The Bulldogs saw four players complete their eligibility in 2016–17, three of whom graduated while the fourth was completing a graduate season. Warren Sledge, Tom Koopman and Brian White graduated, while Bobby Duncan completed his final year of eligibility as a graduate student. Four other players from the 2016–17 roster are not on the 2017–18 team: Ezekiel Balogun transferred to Eastern Florida State College, Aaron Washington transferred to Labette Community College, while Griffin Peevey and Chris Ross also are not on the roster.
| Name | Position | Class | Reason |
| Ezekiel Balogun | F | FR | Transfer |
| Bobby Duncan | F | GR | Graduation |
| Tom Koopman | C | SR | Graduation |
| Griffin Peevey | C | FR | |
| Chris Ross | G | FR | |
| Warren Sledge | G | SR | Graduation |
| Aaron Washington | G | FR | Transfer |
| Brian White | F | SR | Graduation |

### Recruiting

Duggar Baucom and his staff signed six players to enter in 2017.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Hayden Brown SF | Duncan, SC | James Byrnes High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Robert Johnson PF | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Dillard High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 62 ||||||
| Alex Reed SF | Garner, NC | Garner Senior High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Kaiden Rice SF | Columbia, SC | Ridge View High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Tariq Simmons SG | Columbia, SC | W. J. Keenan High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Derek Webster SF | Seffner, FL | Seffner Christian Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 2017". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 17, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2017. ||||||

## Roster

The Bulldogs roster will have no seniors and six freshmen.

## Schedule and results

The Bulldogs played three games during a 10 day trip to Dominican Republic. For the first time in many years, The Citadel and crosstown rival College of Charleston will not meet.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Dominican Republic Exhibition Tour ||||||
| August 13, 2017* | | vs. Dominican Republic U19 Select Team | L 125–134 | | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| August 14* | | vs. Higueyana U25 Select Team | Cancelled | Cancelled | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| August 16* | | vs. Dominican Republic U19 Select Team | Cancelled | Cancelled | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29* 3:00 pm | | at Lenoir–Rhyne Hurricane disaster relief charity game | L 83–97 | | Shuford Gymnasium (945) Hickory, NC |
| November 3* 3:00 pm | | Coker | W 122–98 | – | McAlister Field House (305) Charleston, SC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 3:00 pm | | Oglethorpe Jamaica Classic Montego Bay | W 109–73 | 1–0 | McAlister Field House (343) Charleston, SC |
| November 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech | L 93–132 | 1–1 | Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, Lock TV | | at North Carolina A&T | L 73–92 | 1–2 | Corbett Sports Center (2,648) Greensboro, NC |
| November 18, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at High Point | W 79–77 | 2–2 | Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,147) High Point, NC |
| November 21, 2017* 6:00 pm | | Trinity Baptist Jamaica Classic Montego Bay | W 116–66 | 3–2 | McAlister Field House (367) Charleston, SC |
| November 24, 2017* 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Florida State Jamaica Classic Campus game | L 78–113 | 3–3 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,021) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 1, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist Bulldog Bash | L 91–100 | 3–4 | McAlister Field House (609) Charleston, SC |
| December 2, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMBC Bulldog Bash | L 72–98 | 3–5 | McAlister Field House (673) Charleston, SC |
| December 5, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | James Madison | W 84–82 | 4–5 | McAlister Field House (744) Charleston, SC |
| December 14, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Campbell | L 77–87 | 4–6 | John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (1,131) Buies Creek, NC |
| December 16, 2017* 1:00 pm | | Point | W 110–66 | 5–6 | McAlister Field House (347) Charleston, SC |
| December 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Ohio State | L 65–94 | 5–7 | Value City Arena (10,752) Columbus, OH |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Carolina | L 79–81 | 5–8 (0–1) | McAlister Field House (546) Charleston, SC |
| January 4, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Furman | L 67–107 | 5–9 (0–2) | Timmons Arena (1,509) Greenville, SC |
| January 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wofford | L 92–109 | 5–10 (0–3) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,078) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 11, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Samford | L 91–107 | 5–11 (0–4) | McAlister Field House (323) Charleston, SC |
| January 13, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Chattanooga | W 110–101 $^{OT}$ | 6–11 (1–4) | McAlister Field House (573) Charleston, SC |
| January 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UNC Greensboro | L 58–72 | 6–12 (1–5) | Greensboro Coliseum (3,135) Greensboro, NC |
| January 20, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at VMI Rivalry | L 81–88 | 6–13 (1–6) | Cameron Hall (3,500) Lexington, VA |
| January 27, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | W 76–74 | 7–13 (2–6) | Hawkins Arena (2,972) Macon, GA |
| January 29, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | East Tennessee State | L 71–73 | 7–14 (2–7) | McAlister Field House (412) Charleston, SC |
| February 1, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wofford | W 80–78 | 8–14 (3–7) | McAlister Field House (1,008) Charleston, SC |
| February 3, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Furman | W 100–92 $^{OT}$ | 9–14 (4–7) | McAlister Field House (983) Charleston, SC |
| February 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Chattanooga | L 82–85 | 9–15 (4–8) | McKenzie Arena (2,409) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 10, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Samford | L 103–116 | 9–16 (4–9) | Pete Hanna Center (1,544) Homewood, AL |
| February 15, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNC Greensboro | L 66–82 | 9–17 (4–10) | McAlister Field House (479) Charleston, SC |
| February 17, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | VMI Rivalry | L 71–75 | 9–18 (4–11) | McAlister Field House (3,213) Charleston, SC |
| February 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Tennessee State | W 84–82 | 10–18 (5–11) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,911) Johnson City, TN |
| February 23, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Mercer | L 70–83 | 10–19 (5–12) | McAlister Field House (737) Charleston, SC |
| February 25, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Carolina | L 75–92 | 10–20 (5–13) | McAlister Field House (1,236) Charleston, SC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | vs. (9) VMI First round | W 78–70 | 11–20 | U.S. Cellular Center (2,138) Asheville, NC |
| March 2, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | vs. (1) UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals | L 58–72 | 11–21 | U.S. Cellular Center (4,863) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||