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The Citadel Bulldogs basketball

The Citadel Bulldogs basketball
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locationCharleston, South Carolina
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coachEd Conroy
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arenaMcAlister Field House
capacity6,000
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The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represents The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina in the sport of men's college basketball. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Southern Conference South Division. Ed Conroy is in his second stint as the head coach, having previously held the position from 2006–2010.

The team has never won a regular season or Southern Conference men's basketball tournament championship or participated in the NCAA Tournament. Following Northwestern's 2017 NCAA Tournament bid, they are one of three schools playing Division I basketball at the time of the first NCAA basketball tournament to have never made an NCAA Tournament, along with Army and William & Mary. (St. Francis Brooklyn was also part of this group before it discontinued all athletics in 2023.) The team has made one postseason appearance, playing in the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, falling in the first round to eventual champion Old Dominion. In 1927 the Bulldogs claimed the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament title, defeating Mercer for their only conference championship. In their history of SoCon play, they have reached past the quarterfinals just once, doing so when they went to the conference tournament final in 1959 and lost to West Virginia.

Notably, the Citadel is one of only two Division I schools that do not sponsor women's basketball. The other is fellow Southern Conference member and senior military college: VMI.

Facilities

archive-date=March 9, 2014}}</ref> Like all Citadel athletic teams, the Bulldogs utilize strength and conditioning, medical, and video spaces in Seignious Hall.

Notable Bulldogs

  • Regan Truesdale - Two-time Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
  • Art Musselman - played in the shadow of Jerry West for three years
  • Pat Conroy - author famous, in part, for chronicling his life as a Citadel basketball player in the novels My Losing Season and The Lords of Discipline.

Honored jerseys

The Citadel created the honored jersey in 2009, beginning with Les Robinson. Banners hang in McAlister Field House for each honored jersey. Since Robinson, four additional jerseys have been added. Pat Conroy's jersey was honored most recently, on February 3, 2018.

The Citadel Bulldogsborder=0}}"No.The Citadel Bulldogsborder=0}}"PlayerThe Citadel Bulldogsborder=0}}"CareerThe Citadel Bulldogsborder=0}}"Year Honored
31938–19402012
221963–19672018
331957–19602010
1982–19852011
C1974–19852009

Coaches

Below is a list of all coaches at The Citadel and their records through the 2020–21 season.

Duggar Baucom2015–202277–13627–97

Rivalries

The primary Bulldog rivals, as in other sports, are VMI, Furman, and College of Charleston. The Citadel also has historical rivalries with other schools within the state. The Bulldogs' records versus each rival are listed below, through the 2020–21 season.

Records vs rivals

VMI59–572020–21W1

Records vs conference rivals

:Excludes Furman and VMI, listed above :East Tennessee State, Mercer and VMI become SoCon members in basketball for the 2014 season.

Wofford50–622020–21L1

Records vs in-state rivals

:Division 1, non-SoCon only

Winthrop4–41997–98L2

Notable seasons

References

References

  1. Renaud, Tim. (March 23, 2022). "Citadel names Ed Conroy as head Basketball Coach". [[WCBD-TV.
  2. John Feinstein. (February 29, 2016). "At The Citadel, hoping to outrun history, NCAA tournament drought". [[Washington Post]].
  3. (February 26, 2017). "Schools that have never made the NCAA Tournament — the 2017 edition". The Sports Arsenal.
  4. "2011-12 The Citadel Basketball Media Guide". The Citadel.
  5. "The Citadel Basketball Locker Room Renovations". citadelsports.com.
  6. "2011-12 Citadel Basketball Media Guide". Citadel Athletics.
  7. Daren Stoltzfus. (February 3, 2018). "Citadel honors Pat Conroy with jersey hung from rafters at McAlister Field House". [[WCIV]].
  8. "The Citadel to Honor Jake Burrows' Jersey No. 3 with a Banner in McAlister Field House". citadelsports.com.
  9. "2011-12 The Citadel Basketball Media Guide". The Citadel.
  10. "2020-21 The Citadel Basketball Fact Book". The Citadel.
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