2011–12 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team American college basketball season
The 2011–12 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Chuck Driesell and played their home games at McAlister Field House . They were a member of the South Division of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in SoCon play, to finish in last place in the South Division. They lost in the first round of the SoCon Basketball tournament to Western Carolina .
Preseason
Media covering the Southern Conference picked The Citadel to finish sixth in the South Division, with 48 points total out of a possible 180. Davidson , College of Charleston , Wofford , Furman and Georgia Southern were picked to finish ahead of the Bulldogs in the division.[ 1]
Recruiting
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Marshall Harris PG
San Antonio, TX
William H. Taft High School
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Nov 11, 2010
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN :
Jordan Robertson C
Greensboro, NC
Greensboro Day School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Nov 11, 2010
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN :
Michael Hundley C
Detroit, MI
Renaissance High School
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Nov 11, 2010
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN :
Dylan Setzekorn SF
Gainesville, GA
The Hun School of Princeton
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Nov 11, 2010
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN :
C.J. Bray PF
Charleston, SC
James Island High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
Nov 11, 2010
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN :
Lawrence Miller PG
Greensboro, NC
United Faith Christian Academy
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Nov 11, 2010
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN :
P.J. Horgan PF
Rio Rancho, NM
Cleveland High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Nov 11, 2010
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN :
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:
Roster
#
Name
Position
Height
Weight (lb)
Class
Hometown
0
Dylen Setzekorn
G-F
6'7"
180
Fr.
Gainesville, GA
1
Nathan Conley
G
6'2"
190
So.
Vienna, WV
3
Cosmo Morabbi
G
6'2"
190
Sr.
Beverly Hills, CA
10
Marshall Harris
G
6'1"
175
Fr.
San Antonio, TX
11
DeVontae Wright
G
5'11"
175
So.
Goose Creek, SC
12
Ashton Moore
G
6'0"
175
Fr.
Suffolk, VA
15
Jordan Robertson
F
6'7"
215
Fr.
Greensboro, NC
20
Barry Smith
F
6'6"
190
So.
Pittsburgh, PA
21
Michael Hundley
F
6'9"
195
Fr.
Farmington Hills, MI
23
Will Keistler
G
6'1"
215
So.
Wilmington, NC
24
Lawrence Miller
G
6'1"
175
Fr.
Charlotte, NC
25
C.J. Bray
G
6'7"
240
Fr.
Charleston, SC
31
Mike Groselle
C
6'8"
230
Jr.
Plano, TX
34
Bo Holston
G-F
6'4"
190
Sr.
Olney, MD
44
P.J. Horgan
F
6'8"
225
Fr.
Rio Rancho, NM
Coaching staff
Name
Type
Chuck Driesell
Head coach
Rob Burke
Assistant coach
J.D. Powell
Assistant coach
Damien Price
Assistant coach
Kevin Hammack
Graduate assistant
Dan McNeely
Graduate manager
[ 2]
Schedule
The 2011–12 Bulldogs opened the regular season in Colorado Springs, Colorado for the inaugural All-Military Classic, featuring Army , VMI and host Air Force . The non-conference schedule featured home tilts with in-state rivals Clemson , Coastal Carolina and Charleston Southern as well as road games at James Madison , Denver and Tennessee . The Southern Conference slate began with three straight road games and featured home and home matchups with South Division foes College of Charleston , Wofford , Furman , Davidson and Georgia Southern . Cross-divisional teams that Bulldogs faced twice were UNC Greensboro and Elon . North Division opponents Samford and Appalachian State visited McAlister Field House, while the Bulldogs traveled to Western Carolina and Chattanooga . The regular season slate closed with three straight cross-divisional games before the finale with rival College of Charleston. No team on the schedule was included in the Preseason Top 25 or the Top 25 during the season.
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
October 29, 2011 5:00 p.m.
Tennessee Wesleyan W 87–60
McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
Regular season
November 11, 2011 *12:00 a.m., CBSSN
vs. VMI All-Military Classic L 100–103 0–1
Clune Arena [ 3] Colorado Springs, CO
November 12, 2011 *8:30 p.m.
vs. Army All-Military Classic W 83–72 1–1
Clune Arena (N/A[ 4] Colorado Springs, CO
November 16, 2011 *7:05 p.m., ESPN3
Clemson L 50–73 1–2
McAlister Field House (5,186[ 5] Charleston, SC
November 21, 2011 *7:05 p.m.
Florida Christian College W 97–44 2–2
McAlister Field House (807[ 6] Charleston, SC
November 26, 2011 *7:00 p.m.
at High Point
L 72–80 OT
2–3
Millis Athletic Convocation Center [ 7] High Point, NC
December 1, 2011 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at College of Charleston
L 64–83 2–4(0–1)
TD Arena [ 8] Charleston, SC
December 3, 2011 7:00 p.m.
at Wofford
L 63–82 2–5
Benjamin Johnson Arena [ 9] Spartanburg, SC
December 6, 2011 *7:05 p.m.
Coastal Carolina L 58–80 2–6
McAlister Field House (1,409[ 10] Charleston, SC
December 14, 2011 *7:05 p.m.
Charleston Southern L 69–88 2–7
McAlister Field House (1,129[ 11] Charleston, SC
December 19, 2011 *7:00 p.m.
at James Madison
L 49–67 2–8
JMU Convocation Center [ 12] Harrisonburg, VA
December 22, 2011 *9:00 p.m.
at Denver
L 58–70 2–9
Magness Arena [ 13] Denver, CO
December 29, 2011 *7:00 p.m., SportSouth
at Tennessee
L 55–86 2–10
Thompson-Boling Arena [ 14] Knoxville, TN
January 2, 2012 *7:05 p.m.
UVa-Wise W 91–74 3–10
McAlister Field House (906[ 15] Charleston, SC
January 5, 2012 7:00 p.m.
at Furman
L 45–77 3–11
Timmons Arena [ 16] Greenville, SC
January 7, 2012 7:05 p.m.
Samford W 73–62 4–11
McAlister Field House (1,023[ 17] Charleston, SC
January 12, 2012 7:05 p.m.
Elon L 55–70 4–12
McAlister Field House (1,314[ 18] Charleston, SC
January 14, 2012 7:05 p.m.
UNC Greensboro L 66–67 4–13
McAlister Field House (1,026[ 19] Charleston, SC
January 21, 2012 7:00 p.m.
at Davidson
L 51–80 4–12
John M. Belk Arena [ 20] Davidson, NC
January 23, 2012 7:00 p.m.
at Georgia Southern
L 72–78 2OT
4–15
Hanner Fieldhouse [ 21] Statesboro, GA
January 26, 2012 7:05 p.m.
Wofford L 55–62 4–16
McAlister Field House (1,223[ 22] Charleston, SC
January 28, 2012 7:05 p.m.
Furman L 58–67 4–17
McAlister Field House (1,602[ 23] Charleston, SC
February 2, 2012 7:00 p.m.
at UNC Greensboro
L 71–81 4–18
Greensboro Coliseum [ 24] Greensboro, NC
February 4, 2012 7:00 p.m.
at Elon
L 66–71 4–19
Alumni Gym [ 25] Elon, NC
February 9, 2012 7:05 p.m.
Davidson L 66–77 4–20
McAlister Field House (2,289[ 26] Charleston, SC
February 11, 2012 7:05 p.m.
Georgia Southern L 72–73 OT
4–21
McAlister Field House (2,518[ 27] Charleston, SC
February 16, 2012 7:05 p.m.
at Western Carolina
L 53–70 4–22
Ramsey Center [ 28] Cullowhee, NC
February 18, 2012 7:05 p.m.
at Chattanooga
W 48–46 5–22
McKenzie Arena [ 29] Chattanooga, TN
February 22, 2012 7:05 p.m.
Appalachian State W 62–51 6–22
McAlister Field House (1,158[ 30] Charleston, SC
February 25, 2012 12:00 p.m.
College of Charleston L 47–55 6–23
McAlister Field House (4,166[ 31] Charleston, SC
2012 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
March 2, 2012 2:00 p.m.
Western Carolina First round L 56–68 6–24
Asheville Civic Center [ 32] Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
[ 33]
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