# 2016–17 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

The 2016–17 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Duggar Baucom and played their home games at McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina. They played as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), as they have since 1936–37. They finished the season 12–21, 4–14 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Western Carolina in the first round of the SoCon tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to UNC Greensboro.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 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
### Departures

Several players departed the program, two due to graduation, two more as graduate students completing their eligibility, and two to transfer.
| Name | Position | Class | Reason |
| Qwandell Newton | F | FR | Transfer |
| Connor Schroeder | F | FR | Transfer |
| P. J. Boutte | G | GR | Exhausted eligibility |
| Derrick Henry | G | GR | Exhausted eligibility |
| Bobby Duncan | F | SR | Graduated |
| Quinton Marshall | G | SR | Graduated |

### Recruiting

With many departures, The Citadel added 10 new players for the 2016–17 season. This marks another step in moving from a slow pace to the Baucom-led uptempo style of play. At least one player changed his plans as a result of a photo that surfaced on social media which showed cadets dressed as ghosts, but widely interpreted as similar to Ku Klux Klan garb.
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ezekiel Balogun SF | Chattanooga, TN | Hamilton Heights Christian Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Aaron Washington SG | Baltimore, MD | DME Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Jan 24, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Mohammed Kabir SF | Fort Washington, MD | National Christian Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Frankie Johnson PG | Darlington, SC | Mayo High School | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Obinna Ofodile PF | Duluth, GA | Duluth High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Feb 20, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Kaelon Harris SG | Jonesboro, GA | Mundys Mill Farm High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Chris Ross SG | Goose Creek, SC | Goose Creek High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Preston Parks PG | Greenville, SC | Wade Hampton High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Leandro Allende SF | Hollywood, FL | Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | |
| 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 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

The Citadel travelled to play opponents in the Pac-12, Big 12 and ACC, and host an exempt tournament to be known as the Holy City Hoops Classic.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2016* 3:00 p.m. | | North Greenville | W 97–62 | | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:30 p.m. | | at College of Charleston | L 68–81 | 0–1 | TD Arena (4,178) Charleston, SC |
| November 13, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | Johnson University Florida | W 146–84 | 1–1 | McAlister Field House (897) Charleston, SC |
| November 15, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Truett McConnell | W 119–90 | 2–1 | McAlister Field House (908) Charleston, SC |
| November 18, 2016* 5:00 p.m. | | at Stetson | W 116–112 | 3–1 | Edmunds Center (822) DeLand, FL |
| November 20, 2016* 12:00 p.m. | | at No. 20 Iowa State | L 63–130 | 3–2 | Hilton Coliseum (14,228) Ames, IA |
| November 23, 2016* 2:00 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona State | L 110–127 | 3–3 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,702) Tempe, AZ |
| November 28, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Presbyterian | W 97–83 | 4–3 | McAlister Field House (3,278) Charleston, SC |
| December 2, 2016* 5:00 p.m. | | Colgate Holy City Hoops Classic | W 108–101 | 5–3 | McAlister Field House (356) Charleston, SC |
| December 3, 2016* 12:00 p.m. | | USC Upstate Holy City Hoops Classic | W 97–92 | 6–3 | McAlister Field House (909) Charleston, SC |
| December 4, 2016* 3:00 p.m. | | Campbell Holy City Hoops Classic | L 91–97 | 6–4 | McAlister Field House (572) Charleston, SC |
| December 7, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Toccoa Falls Holy City Hoops Classic | W 144–94 | 7–4 | McAlister Field House (472) Charleston, SC |
| December 17, 2016* 11:00 a.m. | | at Virginia Tech | L 71–113 | 7–5 | Cassell Coliseum (5,664) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 20, 2016* 5:00 p.m. | | at UMBC | L 111–120 $^{2OT}$ | 7–6 | Retriever Activities Center (767) Catonsville, MD |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2016 7:00 p.m. | | UNC Greensboro | L 87–95 | 7–7 (0–1) | McAlister Field House (1,221) Charleston, SC |
| December 31, 2016 4:00 p.m. | | at Furman Rivalry | L 68–83 | 7–8 (0–2) | Timmons Arena (1,529) Greenville, SC |
| January 2, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Wofford | W 104–103 $^{OT}$ | 8–8 (1–2) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,071) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 5, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | East Tennessee State | L 71–115 | 8–9 (1–3) | McAlister Field House (1,207) Charleston, SC |
| January 7, 2017 1:00 p.m. | | VMI Rivalry | W 79–74 | 9–9 (2–3) | McAlister Field House (1,301) Charleston, SC |
| January 11, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Chattanooga | L 73–83 | 9–10 (2–4) | McKenzie Arena (3,143) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 14, 2017 1:00 p.m. | | Samford | L 90–98 | 9–11 (2–5) | McAlister Field House (1,175) Charleston, SC |
| January 19, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Western Carolina | L 95–100 | 9–12 (2–6) | Ramsey Center (1,561) Cullowhee, NC |
| January 21, 2017 5:00 p.m. | | at UNC Greensboro | L 72–81 | 9–13 (2–7) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,783) Greensboro, NC |
| January 28, 2017 4:30 p.m. | | at Mercer | L 66–82 | 9–14 (2–8) | Hawkins Arena (4,328) Macon, GA |
| February 2, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Wofford | L 90–100 | 9–15 (2–9) | McAlister Field House (1,175) Charleston, SC |
| February 4, 2017 1:00 p.m. | | Furman Rivalry | L 91–99 | 9–16 (2–10) | McAlister Field House (4,388) Charleston, SC |
| February 9, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at East Tennessee State | L 69–90 | 9–17 (2–11) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,845) Johnson City, TN |
| February 11, 2017 1:00 p.m. | | at VMI Rivalry | L 78–101 | 9–18 (2–12) | Cameron Hall (3,479) Lexington, VA |
| February 18, 2017 1:00 p.m. | | Mercer | L 78–89 | 9–19 (2–13) | McAlister Field House (3,809) Charleston, SC |
| February 22, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Western Carolina | L 80–84 | 9–20 (2–14) | McAlister Field House (1,270) Charleston, SC |
| February 25, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Samford | W 102–96 | 10–20 (3–14) | Pete Hanna Center (2,101) Homewood, AL |
| February 27, 2017 7:00 p.m., ASN | | Chattanooga | W 85–76 | 11–20 (4–14) | McAlister Field House (3,300) Charleston, SC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2017 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (8) Western Carolina First round | W 78–72 | 12–20 | U.S. Cellular Center (2,930) Asheville, NC |
| March 4, 2017 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (1) UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals | L 67–76 | 12–21 | U.S. Cellular Center (4,525) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||