2019–20 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

2019–20 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball
2019–20 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–24 (0–18 SoCon)
Head coach	Duggar Baucom (5th season);
Associate head coach	Daniel Willis
Assistant coaches	Willie Bell; Jack Castleberry;
Home arena	McAlister Field House
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Duggar Baucom, played their home games at McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 6–24, 0–18 in SoCon play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Wofford.^[1]

2019–20 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Tennessee State †	16	–	2	.889	30	–	4	.882
Furman	15	–	3	.833	25	–	7	.781
UNC Greensboro	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
Mercer	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Western Carolina	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Chattanooga	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Wofford	8	–	10	.444	19	–	16	.543
Samford	4	–	14	.222	10	–	23	.303
VMI	3	–	15	.167	9	–	24	.273
The Citadel	0	–	18	.000	6	–	24	.200

† 2020 SoCon tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 12–18 overall, 4–14 in SoCon play, to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. In the SoCon tournament, they were defeated by Samford in the first round.^[2]

Roster

2019–20 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F/C	1	Stephen Clark	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Matthews, NC
G	2	Jackson Gammons	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	High Point, NC
G	3	Rudy III Fitzgibbons	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, ga
G	4	Robert Guyton	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Myrtle Beach, SC
G	5	Fletcher Abee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Morganton, NC
G	11	Kaiden Rice	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Columbia, SC
G	12	Connor Kern	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Pickerington, OH
G	13	Tyson Batiste	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Springfield, MO
F/C	14	Brady Spence	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Douglasville, GA
G	15	Jerry III Higgins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Cleveland, OH
F	20	Davis Guyton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Myrtle Beach, SC
G	23	Kaelon Harris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, GA
F	25	Alex Reed	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Raleigh, NC
F	31	Eddie III Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	GS	Las Vegas, NV
F	32	Derek Jr. Webster	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Tampa, FL
F	33	Hayden Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Greer, SC

Head coach

Duggar Baucom (UNC Charlotte)

Assistant coach(es)

Daniel Willis (Lenoir–Rhyne)
Willie Bell (VMI)
Jack Castleberry (VMI)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 27, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2019* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3		UNC Asheville	L 76–91	0–1	McAlister Field House (742) Charleston, SC
November 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Georgia	L 86–95	0–2	Stegeman Coliseum (8,058) Athens, GA
November 16, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Campbell	L 73–87	0–3	McAlister Field House (633) Charleston, SC
November 19, 2019* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	W 74–69	1–3	Show Me Center (1,087) Cape Girardeau, MO
November 20, 2019* 9:00 p.m., BTN		at Illinois Illinois Classic	L 57–85	1–4	State Farm Center (11,196) Champaign, IL
November 23, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marist	W 79–75	2–4	McCann Arena (1,210) Poughkeepsie, NY
November 26, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Brevard Illinois Classic	W 90–47	3–4	McAlister Field House (424) Charleston, SC
December 4, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Tennessee State	L 84–96	3–5 (0–1)	McAlister Field House (629) Charleston, SC
December 7, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Carver	W 108–40	4–5	McAlister Field House (640) Charleston, SC
December 10, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Piedmont	W 129–83	5–5	McAlister Field House (451) Charleston, SC
December 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Longwood	W 102–99 ^3OT	6–5	Willett Hall (913) Farmville, VA
December 22, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at NC State	L 63–83	6–6	PNC Arena (15,501) Raleigh, NC
January 1, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Samford	L 68–69	6–7 (0–2)	Pete Hanna Center (305) Homewood, AL
January 4, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Carolina	L 82-86	6–8 (0–3)	McAlister Field House (1,056) Charleston, SC
January 11, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Wofford Rivalry	L 71–73	6–9 (0–4)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,153) Spartanburg, SC
January 15, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	L 69–79	6–10 (0–5)	McAlister Field House (708) Charleston, SC
January 18, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VMI Rivalry	L 79–88	6–11 (0–6)	Cameron Hall (3,000) Lexington, VA
January 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Chattanooga	L 69–92	6–12 (0–7)	McKenzie Arena (2,477) Chattanooga, TN
January 25, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Furman Rivalry	L 54–78	6–13 (0–8)	McAlister Field House (1,254) Charleston, SC
January 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wofford Rivalry	L 59–76	6–14 (0–9)	McAlister Field House (1,263) Charleston, SC
February 1, 2020 4:30 p.m., WCBD/ESPN3		at Mercer	L 71–76	6–15 (0–10)	Hawkins Arena (4,072) Macon, GA
February 5, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at UNC Greensboro	L 68–88	6–16 (0–11)	Greensboro Coliseum (3,043) Greensboro, NC
February 8, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		VMI Rivalry	L 64–75	6–17 (0–12)	McAlister Field House (3,652) Charleston, SC
February 12, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 67–91	6–18 (0–13)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,573) Johnson City, TN
February 15, 2020 1:00 p.m., WCBD/ESPN3		Samford	L 62–74	6–19 (0–14)	McAlister Field House (833) Charleston, SC
February 19, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Chattanooga	L 68–91	6–20 (0–15)	McAlister Field House (622) Charleston, SC
February 22, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN3		at Western Carolina	L 84–96	6–21 (0–16)	Ramsey Center (3,497) Cullowhee, NC
February 26, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Mercer	L 57–73	6–22 (0–17)	McAlister Field House (1,112) Charleston, SC
February 29, 2020 4:00 p.m., WCBD/ESPN3		at Furman Rivalry	L 58–82	6–23 (0–18)	Timmons Arena (2,500) Greenville, SC
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) Wofford First round	L 76–93	6–24	Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,338) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[3]

References

^ "Abee Sets Program Freshman Record, Harris and Batiste Wrap Up Careers". The Citadel Athletics. March 6, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
^ "The Citadel vs. Samford – Game Summary – March 8, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Citadel Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2024.

[1] "Abee Sets Program Freshman Record, Harris and Batiste Wrap Up Careers". The Citadel Athletics. March 6, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2024.

[2] "The Citadel vs. Samford – Game Summary – March 8, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2019.

[3] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Citadel Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2024.

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