The Citadel Men's Basketball 2020-21 the Citadel Combined Team Statistics (As of Feb 17, 2021) All Games
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THE CITADEL MEN’S BASKETBALL CITADELSPORTS.COM | @CITADELHOOPS MCALISTER FIELD HOUSE, 171 MOULTRIE STREET, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29409 2020-21 Schedule INSIDE The Matchup GAME #21 | FEBRUARY 20, 2021 • 1 P.M. | CHARLESTON, S.C. (MCALISTER FIELD HOUSE) OVERALL: 11-9 • SOCON: 4-9 HOME: 10-3 • AWAY: 1-6 THE CITADEL BULLDOGS VMI KEYDETS NOVEMBER 2020-21 RECORD: 11-9 (4-9 SoCon) VS. 2020-21 RECORD: 12-10 (7-6 SoCon) 25 PIEDMONT W, 89-64 DECEMBER HEAD COACH: HEAD COACH: 3 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W, 78-70 Duggar Baucom (6th Season) Dan Earl (6th Season) 5 TOCCOA FALLS W, 100-58 7 COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL W, 97-56 CAREER RECORD: CAREER RECORD: 250-293 (.460) 56-121 (.316) 9 CARVER W, 102-51 19 at Longwood W, 91-89 RECORD AT THE CITADEL: RECORD AT VMI: 22 PRESBYTERIAN W, 94-82 62-115 (.350) 56-121 (.316) JANUARY 9 CHATTANOOGA * W, 92-87 13 FURMAN * L, 88-94 INSIDE THE SERIES WITH VMI 16 at VMI * L, 103-110 OVERALL SERIES ....................... The Citadel leads, 58-57 LAST 10 MEETINGS 18 at UNCG * L, 73-87 IN CHARLESTON ......................... The Citadel leads, 34-21 1/7/17 Charleston, S.C. W, 79-74 20 MERCER * L, 63-83 IN LEXINGTON ......................................... VMI leads, 33-21 2/11/17 Lexington, Va. L, 78-101 1/20/18 Lexington, Va. L, 81-88 23 at Samford * PPD AT NEUTRAL SITES ......................... The Citadel leads, 3-2 27 WOFFORD * W, 77-69 2/17/18 Charleston, S.C. L, 71-75 CURRENT STREAK ....................................................... L, 4 3/2/18 Asheville, N.C. W, 78-70 30 at ETSU * L, 84-112 LONGEST CITADEL STREAK ................................... W, 10 1/26/19 Charleston, S.C. W, 84-82 FEBRUARY LONGEST VMI STREAK .............................................. W, 7 3/2/19 Lexington, Va. L, 78-81 1 at Western Carolina * L, 75-76 LARGEST CITADEL WIN ............ 32, 86-54 (Feb. 17, 1958) 1/18/20 Lexington, Va. L, 79-88 3 UNCG * L, 66-85 2/8/20 Charleston, S.C. L, 64-75 LARGEST VMI WIN ....................... 63, 71-8 (Jan. 26, 1921) 6 WESTERN CAROLINA * W, 74-63 1/16/21 Lexington, Va. L, 103-110 10 ETSU * W, 79-71 13 at Chattanooga * L, 66-70 17 at Wofford * L, 67-81 THE CITADEL PROBABLE STARTERS 20 VMI * 1 p.m. 22 at Mercer * 7 p.m. PG G G F F 24 at Furman * 7 p.m. 27 SAMFORD * 1 p.m. MARCH 5-8 SoCon Championships ^ TBA * - Southern Conference Game ^ - 2021 SoCon Championships (Asheville, N.C.) All times are Eastern and subject to change. Home games appear in BOLD and are played at McAlister Field House #13 #5 #11 #33 #1 TYLER FLETCHER KAIDEN HAYDEN STEPHEN MOFFE ABEE RICE BROWN CLARK Gr. • Elmira, N.Y. So. • Morgantown, N.C Sr. • Columbia, S.C. R-Jr. • Greer, S.C. So. • Charlotte, N.C. MEDIA COVERAGE MIN .............. 29.0 MIN .............. 31.7 MIN .............. 33.5 MIN ............... 32.1 MIN .............. 22.0 TV / ONLINE PPG ............... 9.5 PPG .............. 11.6 PPG ............. 18.6 PPG ............. 20.0 PPG ............... 5.3 ESPN+ FG% ......... 41.8% FG% ......... 41.3% FG% ......... 43.5% FG% ......... 51.2% FG% ......... 59.5% Kyle West (PxP) RPG ............... 4.0 RPG ............... 3.4 RPG ................. 4.1 REB ............. 10.8 REB ............... 4.6 TALENT - AST ............... 4.7 AST ............... 2.2 AST ................. 1.2 AST ............... 2.8 BLK ............... 2.1 - Jason Kempf (analysis) RADIO (Charleston) RESERVES 102.1 FM & 1450 AM NO. NAME POS. HT. CLASS GP-GS PPG RPG APG 2 Jackson Gammons G 6-2 R-Fr. 9-0 3.1 1.1 0.7 TALENT - Luke Mauro 3 Rudy Fitzgibbons III G 6-0 So. 19-3 4.2 1.4 1.6 4 Robert Guyton G 5-10 Jr. 2-0 1.5 0.0 1.5 12 Brent Davis G 6-3 Fr. 20-0 5.0 1.9 0.4 TWITTER / SOCIAL MEDIA 14 Brady Spence F/C 6-9 So. 16-8 5.1 2.9 0.7* @CitadelHoops 15 Jerry Higgins III PG 5-10 R-So. 9-0 4.7 0.9 1.9 #CitadelMBB 23 Owen Spencer F 6-9 Fr. 10-0 1.1 1.7 0.3* 24 Dylan Engler G 6-5 Fr. 6-0 1.5 1.8 0.2* 32 Derek Webster, Jr. F 6-4 Sr. 17-0 3.1 2.4 1.2 * - BLOCKS 1 2020-21 SoCON STANDINGS FAST BREAK FACTS 2020-21 2020-21 A LOOK AT THE WEEK Team SoCon Record Overall Record The Citadel returns home to McAlister Field House for the UNCG 10-4 15-7 first time since last Wednesday to take on VMI on Saturday Wofford 10-5 13-8 afternoon at 1 p.m. following its loss to Wofford on Wednesday. Furman 8-4 14-7 The Bulldogs will have just one more home game next Saturday Chattanooga 9-5 18-5 against Samford that will double as the team’s Senior Day. ETSU 8-6 12-10 VMI 7-6 12-10 ON THE RADIO Mercer 6-7 13-8 All games for the 2020-21 season will be carried on 102.1FM and The Citadel 4-9 11-9 1450AM. The voice of the Bulldogs, Luke Mauro, returns for his Samford 2-9 6-12 third season behind the mic. Western Carolina 2-11 9-13 ESPN+ Saturday’s game against VMI can be seen live on ESPN+ from 2020-21 PRESEASON Quick facts inside McAlister Field House with Kyle West and Jason Kempf on the call. THE CITADEL Location ................................................................................... Charleston, South Carolina Founded ..................................................................................................................... 1842 THE HISTORY WITH VMI Enrollment ................................................................................................................. 3,767 One of the most evenly-matched rivalries in program history, the President ................................................................... Gen. Glenn M. Walters (USMC, ret.) series between the Bulldogs and Keydets dates back to 1920-21 Director of Athletics ............................................................. Mike Capaccio (Mary, 1981) Faculty Athetic Rep. ......................................................... Chip Taylor (Tennessee, 1996) and became an annual SoCon tradition in 1953-54. The Citadel Affiliation ................................................................................................... NCAA Division I holds the slimmest of leads with a 58-57 edge across 115 all-time Conference ........................................................................................................... Southern meetings, but will be looking to snap a four-game slide against the Nickname .............................................................................................................. Bulldogs Colors ................................................................ Citadel Blue (279), Navy (289) and White Keydets with its first win since Jan. 26, 2019. The Bulldogs own a Venue (Capacity) ................................................................. McAlister Field House (6,000) wider 34-21 lead in games on their home court in the series. Athletic Department Mailing Address ........................................... McAlister Field House ................................................................................... 7 Jones Ave., Charleston, S.C. 29409 Athletic Department Phone ...................................................................... (843) 953-5070 SCOUTING THE KEYDETS Athletic Department Website ............................................................... CitadelSports.com VMI enters Saturday’s matchup as one of the hottest teams in ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS the league, having won three of its last four games, including Assistant A.D. for Athletic Communications ................................................. John Brush impressive wins over both UNCG and Wofford, the top two Office ...............................................................................................................843-953-6795 teams in the current standings. Electric guard Greg Parham Email ....................................................................................................... [email protected] paces the Keydets with 18.6 points per game and a team-best Director of Video Production ..................................................................... Cayden Casey Press Row Phone ...................................................................................... (843) 953-2138 88 assists with just 48 turnovers in 724 minutes, and big man Men’s Basketball Twitter / Instagram ...................................................... @CitadelHoops Jake Stephens, who had 33 points against The Citadel in the Men’s Basketball Official Hashtag .................................................... #EmbraceThePace first meeting, averages 14.5 points and 7.5 rebounds. Kamdyn Athletics Twitter / Instagram .................................................................... @CitadelSports Curfman (13.0) and Sean Conway (10.6) round out the quartet COACHING STAFF scoring in double figures. Head Coach .................................................................. Duggar Baucom (Charlotte, 1995) Record at The Citadel .................................................................... 51-107 (Five Seasons) Overall Record ................................................................................ 239-285 (17 Seasons) LOU HENSON WATCH LIST SoCon Record at the Citadel ................................................................................... 16-64 On Jan. 26, Hayden Brown was named to the Lou Henson Award Overall SoCon Record ............................................................................................. 23-85 Mid-Season Watch List, the award presented annually to the top Overall Conference Record ................................................................................. 104-162 Assistant Coach .................................................................. Jack Castleberry (VMI, 2007) player in mid-major