The Citadel Men's Basketball 2018-19 the Citadel Combined Team Statistics (As of Jan 10, 2019) All Games
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THE CITADEL MEN’S BASKETBALL CITADELSPORTS.COM | @CITADELSPORTS | @CITADELHOOPS MCALISTER FIELD HOUSE, 171 MOULTRIE STREET, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29409 2018-19 Schedule The Matchup JAN. 12 | 1 P.M. | CHARLESTON, S.C. (McALISTER FIELD HOUSE) OVERALL: 9-6 / SOCON: 1-3 / HOME: 6-2 / AWAY: 3-4 WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT NOVEMBER 2018-19 RECORD: 4-14 (1-4 SoCon) 1 NORTH GREENVILLE (Exhibition) Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) W, 141-88 HEAD COACH: Mark Prosser (1st Season) 6 at #22 Clemson Clemson, S.C. (Littlejohn Coliseum) L, 80-100 CAREER RECORD: 4-14 (.286) 12 MID-ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN # Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) W, 148-75 14 JOHNSON (Florida) # Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) W, 137-60 RECORD AT THE WCU: Same 16 at Texas # Austin, Texas (Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Center) L, 97-69 20 at James Madison Harrisonburg, Va. (Convocation Center) W, 91-82 24 at South Florida Tampa, Fla. (Yuengling Center) W, 84-81 27 HIGH POINT Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) W, 112-87 VS. THE CITADEL BULLDOGS DECEMBER 2018-19 RECORD: 9-6 (1-3 SoCon) 1 MERCER * Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) W, 79-69 5 JOHNSON & WALES (N.C.) Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) W, 127-93 HEAD COACH: Duggar Baucom (4th Season) 15 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) W, 86-74 CAREER RECORD: 230-248 (.482) 18 at Campbell Buies Creek, N.C. (Gore Arena) W, 82-76 RECORD AT THE CITADEL: 42-70 (.378) 29 LONGWOOD Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) L, 94-110 JANUARY 3 at Wofford * Spartanburg, S.C. (Richardson Indoor Stadium) L, 81-112 5 at Furman * Greenville, S.C. (Timmons Arena) L, 85-101 10 ETSU * Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) L, 73-98 12 WESTERN CAROLINA * Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) 1 P.M. 17 at Samford * Birmingham, Ala. (Pete Hanna Center) 7:30 P.M. 19 at Chattanooga * Chattanooga, Tenn. (McKenzie Arena) 4:30 P.M. FAST BREAK FACTS 24 at UNCG * Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum) 7 P.M. 26 VMI * (PACK THE MAC) Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) 1 P.M. A GLIMPSE INTO THE WEEK 30 FURMAN * Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) 7 P.M. The Bulldogs host ETSU and Western Carolina this week before hitting the road for a three-game road swing. The Bulldogs and FEBRUARY 2 WOFFORD * Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) 1 P.M. Buccaneers will tangle at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10. The ‘Dogs 9 at Mercer * Macon, Ga. (Hawkins Arena) 4 P.M. will then host the Catamounts of WCU on Saturday, Jan. 12. 14 at ETSU * Johnson City, Tenn. (Freedom Hall) 7 P.M. 16 at Western Carolina * Cullowhee, N.C. (Liston B. Ramsey Regional A.C.) 2 P.M. NEXT UP 21 CHATTANOOGA * Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) 7 P.M. After Saturday’s game against WCU, the Bulldogs will hit the road 23 SAMFORD * Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) 1 P.M. for a three-game road swing that will take them to Birmingham, 28 UNCG * Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) 11:30 A.M. Alabama, up into Chattanooga, Tennessee and then over to Greensboro, North Carolina. The Citadel takes on Samford on Jan. MARCH 17, Chattanooga on Jan 19 and UNCG on Jan. 24. 2 at VMI * Lexington, Va. (Cameron Hall) 1 P.M. 7-11 Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championships presented by General Shale Asheville, N.C. (U.S. Cellular Center) ON THIS DATE IN CITADEL BASKETBALL HISTORY The Citadel is 13-16 all-time on Jan. 12. The first win was a 47-36 conference victory in 1929 over South Carolina. Since then, the # - Indicates Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational Regional Round Bulldogs have wins over Sears (1932), Furman (1945, 1957, 1963), * - Indicates SoCon GAME the Charleston Coast Guard (1946), Piedmont (1951), VMI (1976), Home games appear in BOLD and are played at McALISTER FIELD HOUSE All times are Eastern and subject to change Western Carolina (1980, 2002) and CofC (1984, 1989, 1998). The last win on this date was the Bulldogs’ 105-97 league win in double overtime over Western Carolina. MEDIA COVERAGE PROJECTED STARTERS TV / ONLINE NO. NAME POS. HT. CLASS GP-GS PPG RPG APG WCBD Channel 2 Charleston & 3 Matt Frierson G 6-2 Sr. 14-14 15.6 2.2 0.9 12 Connor Kern G 6-4 Gr. 13-12 8.4 2.8 1.0 ESPN+ (Outside of coverage areas) 13 Lew Stallworth PG 6-1 Gr. 14-14 18.0 5.9 6.7 TALENT - Pete Yanity (PxP) 25 Alex Reed F/G 6-5 So. 14-2 8.6 3.6 1.7 - Dean Keener (Analyst) 35 Zane Najdawi F 6-7 Sr. 14-14 13.9 7.4 1.6 RADIO (Charleston) RESERVES 92.1 FM, 102.1 FM, & 1450 AM NO. NAME POS. HT. CLASS GP-GS PPG RPG APG 2 Quayson Williams G 5-11 Sr. 14-0 4.7 1.8 2.4 TALENT - Luke Mauro 4 Robert Guyton G 5-10 Fr. 6-0 1.0 0.8 0.5 11 Kaiden Rice F 6-6 So. 14-2 13.1 2.9 0.4 15 Jerry Higgins, III PG 5-10 Fr. 8-0 2.8 0.8 1.4 TWITTER / SOCIAL MEDIA 20 Dimitri Georgiadis F/C 6-9 Fr. 6-0 1.5 0.8 0.2 @CitadelHoops 23 Kaelon Harris G 6-4 Jr. 12-10 4.4 4.6 1.5 @CitadelSports 24 Tyler Burgess F/G 6-7 Jr. 14-0 4.1 0.9 0.3 32 Derek Webster, Jr. F 6-5 So. 13-1 1.7 2.2 0.7 #EmbraceThePace 33 Hayden Brown F 6-6 So. 6-1 7.0 3.8 0.7 1 2018-19 SoUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS FAST BREAK FACTS Cont. THE HISTORY WITH WESTERN CAROLINA SoCon Overall Western Carolina holds a slight, 39-36 lead over The Citadel in the all-time Team Record Record series. The Catamounts won both meetings last season and have won eight Wofford 4-0 (1.000) 12-4 (.750) of the last 10 games. The Bulldogs are 21-14 all-time against the ‘Cats in UNCG 3-0 (1.000) 14-2 (.875) Charleston, but haven’t won at home since the 2010-11 season. Furman 3-1 (.750) 14-2 (.875) SCOUTING THE CATAMOUNTS ETSU 3-1 (.750) 13-4 (.765) Western Carolina enters the game with a 4-14 overall record, including 1-4 in league action and 1-9 in true road games. The Catamounts boast just three Chattanooga 2-2 (.500) 7-10 (.412) wins over NCAA Division I opponents, including a 77-65 win over Jacksonville THE CITADEL 1-2 (.333) 9-5 (.643) at home, 71-59 over UNC Asheville on the road and 76-69 over Samford at Samford 1-3 (.250) 11-6 (.647) home. WCU is the lowest scoring offense in the league, averaging 68.4 points per contest while allowing the second-most points scored against them in the Western Carolina 1-3 (.250) 4-13 (.235) conference, 77.8 points per outing. The Catamounts have eclipsed the 70-point VMI 0-3 (.000) 6-9 (.400) mark just seven time this season and have scored 80 or more points just three Mercer 0-3 (.000) 5-10 (.333) times. WCU has shot 44.8 percent from the field, but foes have connected on 48.1 percent of their shots. Western has converted 8.9 3-pointers per game, but opponents are currently averaging just 6.6 threes per game against the ‘Cats. 2018-19 Quickfacts THE ‘CATS INDIVIDUALLY Four Catamounts enter the weekend averaging 9.0 points per game or more, led by Carlos Dotson’s 13.4 points per game, Matt Halvorsen’s 12.4 points per THE CITADEL outing and Kameron Gibson’s 11.9 points per contest. Onno Steger has chipped Location .................................................................. Charleston, South Carolina in 9.4 points per game. Not only does Dotson lead the team in scoring, but he Founded .................................................................................................... 1842 also boasts a team-best 9.3 rebounds per game and 10 blocked shots. Dotson Enrollment ................................................................................................ 2,300 also leads the team in shooting percentage, having connected on 58.4 percent President ......................................................... Gen. Glenn M. Walters (USMC) of his shots from the field, but he has made just 48.5 percent of his free throw Director of Athletics ............................................ Mike Capaccio (Mary, 1981) attempts and leads the team with 65 turnovers. Halvorsen leads the team with Faculty Athetic Rep. ........................................ Chip Taylor (Tennessee, 1996) 48 assists and 47 3-pointers on the year. Steger leads the team with 14 steals. Affiliation .................................................................................. NCAA Division I Gibson is the second-leading 3-point shooter on the team, having made 41 triples Conference .......................................................................................... Southern while shooting a team-best 41.0 percent from beyond the arc. Steger is the only Nickname ............................................................................................. Bulldogs Catamount to have started all 18 games, but Dotson, Halvorsen and Gibson have Colors ............................................... Citadel Blue (279), Navy (289) and White all started 17 contests. Marc Gosselin has started nine games and D.J. Myers Venue (Capacity) ................................................ McAlister Field House (6,000) boasts six starts. Ath. Dep. Mailing Address ............................................ McAlister Field House ..............................................................171 Moultrie St., Charleston, S.C. 29409 THE BULLDOGS NATIONALLY Ath. Dep. Phone ........................................................................ (843) 953-5070 The Citadel ranks in the top 50 in NCAA Division I in 10 statistical categories, Ath. Dep. Website ................................................................ CitadelSports.com including leading the nation in scoring (96.8 points per game) and 3-pointers made per game (13.8).