# 2015–16 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

The 2015–16 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by first year head coach Duggar Baucom and played their home games at McAlister Field House. Baucom was previously the head coach at military rival VMI. They again played as a member of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936–37. They finished the 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

With the hiring of Duggar Baucom as head coach, The Citadel adopted a more up-tempo style, similar to that which Baucom used at VMI. This is in stark contrast to the slow, deliberate pace employed in recent seasons by previous coach Chuck Driesell. A large turnover in personnel resulted, with several early commits deciding to go elsewhere, and several of Baucom's recruits at VMI following him to Charleston. Baucom also landed two graduate students who transferred to The Citadel to play their final year of eligibility.
The Bulldogs were picked to finish 9th in the 10 team Southern Conference by both the media and coaches.

### Departures

Aside from three seniors, The Citadel also lost freshman guard Jake Wright to transfer. Coach Baucom landed two recruits, who signed National Letters of Intent on April 20, 2015.
| Name | Position | Class | Reason |
| C. J. Bray | F | RS–Jr. | |
| Marshall Harris III | G | Sr. | Graduation |
| P. J. Horgan | C | Sr. | Graduation |
| Ashton Moore | G | Sr. | Graduation |
| Jake Wright | G | Fr. | Transfer |

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Matt Frierson SG | Laurel, MD | Chapelgate Christian Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Trevor Jain SF | Pigeon Forge, TN | West Oaks Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Zane Najdawi PF | Richmond, VA | Cosby High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| James Pado C | Perth, Australia | West Oaks Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Connor Schroeder SF | Blacksburg, VA | Miller School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Quayson Williams PG | Gibsonville, NC | Eastern Guilford | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Apr 16, 2015 |
| 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 2015". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 30, 2015. ||||||

## Roster

P. J. Boutte was dismissed from the team for a violation of team rules just prior to the Bulldogs' appearance in the first round of the Southern Conference tournament.
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | P. J. Boutte | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Graduate | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 2 | Quayson Williams | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Freshman | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 3 | Matt Frierson | Guard | 6–1 | 150 | Freshman | Marriottsville, Maryland |
| 5 | Warren Sledge | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | Keller, Texas |
| 11 | Tom Koopman | Center | 6–8 | 210 | Junior | Weert, Netherlands |
| 13 | Tim Broom | Guard | 6-2 | 195 | Sophomore | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 14 | Tommy Olds | Guard | 5–10 | 150 | Junior | Blythewood, South Carolina |
| 15 | Derrick Henry | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Graduate | Covington, Georgia |
| 21 | Bobby Duncan | Forward | 6–4 | 210 | Senior | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| 22 | Connor Schroeder | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Freshman | Blacksburg, Virginia |
| 24 | Qwandell Newton | Forward | 6–6 | 195 | Freshman | Naples, Florida |
| 32 | Brian White | Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Junior | Richmond, Virginia |
| 33 | Quinton Marshall | Guard | 6–5 | 205 | Senior | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 35 | Zane Jandawi | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Freshman | Midlothian, Virginia |
| 40 | Garrett Mullis | Center | 6–8 | 230 | Freshman | Murrells Inlet, South Carolina |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| November 6* 3:00 p.m. | Erskine | W 118–73 | | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| Regular season |||||
| November 14* 7:30 p.m., FS2 | at No. 24 Butler | L 71–144 | 0–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,440) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 17* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Stetson | W 94–93 | 1–1 | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| November 19* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Mid-Atlantic Christian Upstate Challenge | W 132–60 | 2–1 | McAlister Field House (1,312) Charleston, SC |
| November 21* 7:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian | L 79–95 | 2–2 | Templeton Physical Education Center (810) Clinton, SC |
| November 25* 7:00 p.m. | vs. Georgia Southern Palmetto State Shootout | W 95–90 | 3–3 | G. B. Hodge Center (420) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 27* 7:00 p.m. | vs. Bob Jones Palmetto State Shootout | W 121–81 | 4–2 | G. B. Hodge Center (417) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 28* 2:00 p.m. | at USC Upstate Palmetto State Shootout | W 88–81 | 5–2 | G. B. Hodge Center (354) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 2* 9:00 p.m. | at Air Force | L 93–97 | 5–3 | Clune Arena (806) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 5* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | College of Charleston | L 74–82 | 5–4 | McAlister Field House (2,156) Charleston, SC |
| December 8* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Voorhees | W 89–85 | 6–4 | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| December 16* 7:30 p.m. | at Bethune-Cookman | W 99–87 | 7–4 | Moore Gymnasium (202) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 19* 2:00 p.m., l | at Campbell | L 82–101 | 7–5 | John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,004) Buies Creek, NC |
| December 29* 7:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | L 93–111 | 7–6 | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,026) Charlotte, NC |
| January 2 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Chattanooga | L 78–84 | 7–7 (0–1) | McAlister Field House (1,332) Charleston, SC |
| January 5 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Samford | L 74–94 | 7–8 (0–2) | Pete Hanna Center (834) Homewood, AL |
| January 9 11:00 a.m., ESPN3 | Mercer | L 80–91 | 7–9 (0–3) | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| January 14 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Wofford | L 83–86 | 7–10 (0–4) | McAlister Field House (1,481) Charleston, SC |
| January 16 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Furman Rivalry | W 89–86 | 8–10 (1–4) | McAlister Field House (1,401) Charleston, SC |
| January 21 7:00 p.m., SDN | at Western Carolina | W 92–91 | 9–10 (2–4) | Ramsey Center (1,638) Cullowhee, NC |
| January 23 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at East Tennessee State | L 92–101 $^{OT}$ | 9–11 (2–5) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,789) Johnson City, TN |
| January 28 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at UNC Greensboro | L 95–102 | 9–12 (2–6) | McAlister Field House (1,277) Charleston, SC |
| January 30 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | VMI Rivalry | W 78–75 | 10–12 (3–6) | McAlister Field House (3,535) Charleston, SC |
| February 1 7:00 p.m., SDN | at Chattanooga | L 85–125 | 10–13 (3–7) | McKenzie Arena (2,587) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 6 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 | at Mercer | L 72–88 | 10–14 (3–8) | Hawkins Arena (4,772) Macon, GA |
| February 8 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Samford | L 86–95 | 10–15 (3–9) | McAlister Field House (1,742) Charleston, SC |
| February 11 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Furman Rivalry | L 75–95 | 10–16 (3–10) | Timmons Arena (1,606) Greenville, SC |
| February 13 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Wofford | L 89–99 | 10–17 (3–11) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,430) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 18 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | East Tennessee State | L 51–67 | 10–18 (3–12) | McAlister Field House (1,389) Charleston, SC |
| February 20 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Western Carolina | L 97–102 | 10–19 (3–13) | McAlister Field House (4,424) Charleston, SC |
| February 25 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at UNC Greensboro | L 63–92 | 10–20 (3–14) | Greensboro Coliseum (3,109) Greensboro, NC |
| February 27 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at VMI Rivalry | L 95–111 | 10–21 (3–15) | Cameron Hall (3,327) Lexington, VA |
| SoCon Tournament |||||
| March 4 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | vs. Mercer First round | L 69–71 | 10–22 | U.S. Cellular Center (2,411) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||