# 2013–14 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

The 2013–14 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth year head coach Chuck Driesell and played their home games at McAlister Field House. They played a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 7–26, 2–14 in SoCon play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Wofford.

## Preseason

The Citadel was picked to finish last in the 11 team SoCon by both the media and coaches. No Bulldogs were named to the Coaches' preseason All-Conference team.

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Brian White PF | Richmond, VA | John Marshall High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 8, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 66 ||||||
| Nate Bowser C | Fort Worth, TX | Fort Worth Country Day School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | Sep 13, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Tom Koopman PF | Weert | Basketball Academy of Limburg | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Warren Sledge SG | Keller, TX | Central High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 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 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 28, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 28, 2013. ||||||

## Roster

Despite a pre-season decision to give up basketball due to back injuries, P. J. Horgan returned to the Bulldogs on January 6, 2014.
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Dylen Setzekorn | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 194 | RS–Sophomore | Gainesville, Georgia |
| 1 | Raemond Robinson | Guard/Forward | 6–3 | 189 | Sophomore | Goose Creek, South Carolina |
| 5 | Warren Sledge | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Freshman | Keller, Texas |
| 10 | Marshall Harris III | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | San Antonio, Texas |
| 11 | Tom Koopman | Center | 6–8 | 210 | Freshman | Weert, Netherlands |
| 12 | Ashton Moore | Guard | 6–0 | 172 | Junior | Suffolk, Virginia |
| 25 | C. J. Bray | Forward | 6–7 | 238 | RS–Sophomore | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 30 | Matt van Scyoc | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 218 | Sophomore | Green Lake, Wisconsin |
| 32 | Brian White | Forward | 6–6 | 180 | Freshman | Richmond, Virginia |
| 33 | Quinton Marshall | Guard | 6–5 | 205 | Sophomore | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 34 | Nate Bowser | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 210 | Freshman | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 44 | P. J. Horgan | Center | 6–9 | 220 | Junior | Rio Rancho, New Mexico |

## Schedule

The Bulldogs played games against Tennessee, Wake Forest, Navy, and Nebraska, in addition to the All-Military Classic featuring VMI, Army, and Air Force. The home slate included fourteen games, including cross-town rival College of Charleston and in-state rival Presbyterian. The SoCon schedule included home and home series with Appalachian State, Davidson, Furman, Georgia Southern, Western Carolina, and Wofford. Chattanooga and Samford visited McAlister Field House while The Citadel traveled to Elon and UNC Greensboro.
The Bulldogs endured a 17-game losing streak, longest within one season in school history, before winning their final two regular season games. The Citadel then claimed just their twelfth ever SoCon Tournament win over UNC Greensboro before recording their sixty first tournament loss against Wofford in the quarterfinals.
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| November 8* 3:30 pm, ESPNU | at VMI All-Military Classic | L 71–82 | 0–1 | Cameron Hall (3,419) Lexington, VA |
| November 9* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Army All-Military Classic | L 69–84 | 0–2 | Cameron Hall (1,705) Lexington, VA |
| November 12* 8:05 pm | Presbyterian | W 82–68 | 1–2 | McAlister Field House (1,211) Charleston, SC |
| November 16* 7:05 pm | North Greenville | W 83–53 | 2–2 | McAlister Field House (828) Charleston, SC |
| November 18* 7:00 pm, FSN | at Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round | L 60–86 | 2–3 | Thompson–Boling Arena (13,394) Knoxville, TN |
| November 21* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wake Forest Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round | L 54–82 | 2–4 | LJVM Coliseum (6,234) Winston–Salem, NC |
| November 25* 7:05 pm | Montreat | W 109–64 | 3–4 | McAlister Field House (693) Charleston, SC |
| November 29* 5:00 pm | at Towson Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland | L 59–84 | 3–5 | SECU Arena (1,293) Towson, MD |
| November 30* 3:00 pm | vs. West Alabama Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland | L 77–90 | 3–6 | Towson Center (1,087) Towson, MD |
| December 4* 7:00 pm | at Navy | L 74–79 | 3–7 | Alumni Hall (755) Annapolis, MD |
| December 7* 2:05 pm | Gardner–Webb | L 55–67 | 3–8 | McAlister Field House (755) Charleston, SC |
| December 18* 7:05 pm | Brevard | W 79–68 | 4–8 | McAlister Field House (901) Charleston, SC |
| December 21* 8:30 pm | at Nebraska | L 62–77 | 4–9 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,987) Lincoln, NE |
| December 29* 2:05 pm | College of Charleston | L 48–72 | 4–10 | McAlister Field House (2,803) Charleston, SC |
| January 2* 5:30 pm | at Radford | L 59–76 | 4–11 | Dedmon Center (479) Radford, VA |
| January 6 7:05 pm, CSS | Chattanooga | L 78–82 | 4–12 (0–1) | McAlister Field House (723) Charleston, SC |
| January 9 7:00 pm | at Wofford | L 75–79 $^{OT}$ | 4–13 (0–2) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,217) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 11 7:00 pm | at Elon | L 65–74 | 4–14 (0–3) | Alumni Gym (1,309) Elon, NC |
| January 16 7:00 pm | at UNC Greensboro | L 65–69 $^{OT}$ | 4–15 (0–4) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,139) Greensboro, NC |
| January 18 7:05 pm | Furman | L 71–76 | 4–16 (0–5) | McAlister Field House (1,433) Charleston, SC |
| January 23 7:05 pm | Appalachian State | L 67–80 | 4–17 (0–6) | McAlister Field House (1,322) Charleston, SC |
| January 25 7:05 pm | Western Carolina | L 60–78 | 4–18 (0–7) | McAlister Field House (1,372) Charleston, SC |
| January 30 7:00 pm | at Georgia Southern | L 52–83 | 4–19 (0–8) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,613) Statesboro, GA |
| February 1 4:00 pm | at Davidson | L 43–62 | 4–20 (0–9) | John M. Belk Arena (4,193) Davidson, NC |
| February 6 7:00 pm | at Appalachian State | L 45–54 | 4–21 (0–10) | Holmes Center (820) Boone, NC |
| February 8 7:05 pm | Wofford | L 56–77 | 4–22 (0–11) | McAlister Field House (1,333) Charleston, SC |
| February 15 4:00 pm | at Furman | L 67–76 | 4–23 (0–12) | Timmons Arena (1,277) Greenville, SC |
| February 17 7:05 pm | Davidson Postponed from 2/12 | L 76–83 | 4–24 (0–13) | McAlister Field House (1,582) Charleston, SC |
| February 22 2:00 pm | at Western Carolina | L 52–70 | 4–25 (0–14) | Ramsey Center (1,241) Cullowhee, NC |
| February 24 7:05 pm, CSS | Samford | W 81–71 | 5–25 (1–14) | McAlister Field House (1,299) Charleston, SC |
| March 1 7:05 pm | Georgia Southern | W 80–63 | 6–25 (2–14) | McAlister Field House (1,168) Charleston, SC |
| 2014 SoCon Tournament |||||
| March 7 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. (6) UNC Greensboro First round | W 86–76 | 7–25 | U.S. Cellular Center (3,123) Asheville, NC |
| March 8 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. (3) Wofford Quarterfinals | L 51–68 | 7–26 | U.S. Cellular Center (3,811) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||