THE CITADEL MEN’S BASKETBALL CITADELSPORTS.COM | @CITADELSPORTS | @CITADELHOOPS MCALISTER FIELD HOUSE, 171 MOULTRIE STREET, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29409 2018-19 Schedule The Matchup FEB. 21 | 7 P.M. | CHARLESTON, S.C. (McALISTER FIELD HOUSE) OVERALL: 11-14 / SOCON: 3-11 / HOME: 7-5 / AWAY: 4-9 CHATTANOOGA MOCS DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT NOVEMBER 2018-19 RECORD: 11-16 (6-8 SoCon) 1 NORTH GREENVILLE (Exhibition) Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) W, 141-88 HEAD COACH: Lamont Parris (2nd Season) 6 at #22 Clemson Clemson, S.C. (Littlejohn Coliseum) L, 80-100 CAREER RECORD: 21-39 (.350) 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 UTC: 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: 11-14 (3-11 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: 232-255 (.476) 18 at Campbell Buies Creek, N.C. (Gore Arena) W, 82-76 RECORD AT THE CITADEL: 44-78 (.361) 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) L, 82-94 17 at Samford * Birmingham, Ala. (Pete Hanna Center) L, 77-80 19 at Chattanooga * Chattanooga, Tenn. (McKenzie Arena) L, 71-73 FAST BREAK FACTS 24 at UNCG * Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum) L, 60-83 26 VMI * (PACK THE MAC) Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) W, 84-82 A GLIMPSE INTO THE WEEK 31 FURMAN * Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) L, 61-71 The Bulldogs begin the final homestand of the regular FEBRUARY season this week with a pair of games against Chattanooga 2 WOFFORD * Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) L, 61-99 and Samford. The Citadel will first welcome UTC to McAlister 9 at Mercer * Macon, Ga. (Hawkins Arena) W, 67-61 14 at ETSU * Johnson City, Tenn. (Freedom Hall) L, 83-91 Field House on Thursday, Feb. 21 for a 7 p.m. game. The 16 at Western Carolina * Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center) L, 82-103 ‘Dogs will then tangle with the Bulldogs from Birmingham on 21 CHATTANOOGA * Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) 7 P.M. Saturday, Feb. 23. Saturday’s game against Samford, which 23 SAMFORD * Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) 1 P.M. will tip off at 1 p.m., is Senior Day and will be aired on the 28 UNCG * Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House) 7 P.M. SoCon’s TV package through Nextstar. MARCH 2 at VMI * Lexington, Va. (Cameron Hall) 1 P.M. NEXT UP 7-11 Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championships presented by General Shale Asheville, N.C. (U.S. Cellular Center) Following this week’s pair of home games, the Bulldogs will split the following week’s games with a home matchup with UNC Greensboro on Thursday, Feb. 28 and an away game # - Indicates Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational Regional Round * - Indicates SoCon GAME at VMI on Saturday, March 2. Thursday’s game at McAlister Home games appear in BOLD and are played at McALISTER FIELD HOUSE All times are Eastern and subject to change Field House will feature a 7 p.m. tipoff, while Saturday’s game will be at 1 p.m. MEDIA COVERAGE PROJECTED STARTERS TV / ONLINE NO. NAME POS. HT. CLASS GP-GS PPG RPG APG ESPN3 11 Kaiden Rice F 6-6 So. 25-4 11.4 3.2 0.3 12 Connor Kern G 6-4 Gr. 24-21 6.9 2.8 0.8 TALENT - Kendall Lewis (PxP) 13 Lew Stallworth PG 6-1 Gr. 25-25 19.9 5.2 6.1 - Dave Weinstein (Analyst) 33 Hayden Brown F 6-6 So. 17-10 7.8 5.1 0.8 35 Zane Najdawi F 6-7 Sr. 25-25 13.8 7.1 1.5 RADIO (Charleston) 92.1 FM, 102.1 FM, & 1450 AM RESERVES TALENT - Luke Mauro NO. NAME POS. HT. CLASS GP-GS PPG RPG APG 2 Quayson Williams G 5-11 Sr. 20-0 4.2 1.7 2.2 3 Matt Frierson G 6-2 Sr. 24-23 12.4 2.1 1.1 TWITTER / SOCIAL MEDIA 4 Robert Guyton G 5-10 Fr. 8-0 0.8 0.6 0.5 @CitadelHoops 15 Jerry Higgins, III PG 5-10 Fr. 17-0 1.5 0.5 0.8 20 Dimitri Georgiadis F/C 6-9 Fr. 6-0 1.5 0.8 0.2 @CitadelSports 23 Kaelon Harris G 6-4 Jr. 16-10 3.3 3.8 1.3 #EmbraceThePace 24 Tyler Burgess F/G 6-7 Jr. 23-0 2.7 0.7 0.2 25 Alex Reed F/G 6-5 So. 25-6 6.3 3.2 1.2 32 Derek Webster, Jr. F 6-5 So. 23-1 1.5 2.0 0.7 1 2018-19 SoUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS FAST BREAK FACTS Cont. SoCon Overall ON THIS DATE IN CITADEL BASKETBALL HISTORY The Citadel is 18-13 all-time on Feb. 21. The Bulldogs boast wins over Team Record Record Wofford (1921, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929), College of Charleston (1922), Wofford 15-0 (1.000) 23-4 (.852) Newberry (1930, 1934, 1939, 1947, 1953), Davidson (1931), Furman UNCG 11-3 (.786) 22-5 (.815) (1940), Arkansas State (1963), Charleston Southern (1979), VMI (1993, Furman 11-4 (.733) 22-5 (.815) 1994) and Chattanooga (2000). ETSU 11-4 (.733) 21-7 (.750) Samford 6-8 (.429) 16-11 (.593) THE HISTORY WITH CHATTANOOGA Chattanooga 6-8 (.429) 11-16 (.407) Chattanooga holds a 64-18 all-time record over The Citadel, including Mercer 4-10 (.286) 9-17 (.346) a 29-10 mark in Charleston, but the Bulldogs won the last two meetings in the Holy City. Last season, the ‘Dogs downed the Mocs 110-101 in Western Carolina 4-11 (.267) 7-21 (.250) overtime on Jan. 13. The season before, The Citadel held on for an 85- THE CITADEL 3-11 (.214) 11-14 (.440) 76 win over Chattanooga on Feb. 27. VMI 1-13 (.071) 7-19 (.269) SCOUTING THE MOCS Chattanooga enters the week with an 11-16 record overall, including 2018-19 Quickfacts 3-10 on the road and 6-8 in Southern Conference action. Chattanooga is currently averaging 72.7 points per game, while their opponents have THE CITADEL scored 74.7 points per outing. The Mocs are hitting on 44.7 percent of Location .................................................................. Charleston, South Carolina their shots compared to 45.8 percent by their foes, but the Mocs have Founded .................................................................................................... 1842 converted 9.3 3-pointers per game compared to 7.4 by the opposition. Enrollment ................................................................................................ 2,300 President ......................................................... Gen. Glenn M. Walters (USMC) Director of Athletics ............................................ Mike Capaccio (Mary, 1981) THE MOCS INDIVIDUALLY Faculty Athetic Rep. ........................................ Chip Taylor (Tennessee, 1996) Four Mocs are currently averaging double-digit points led by Kevin Affiliation .................................................................................. NCAA Division I Easley’s 14.7 points per contest. Donovann Toatley averages 11.5 Conference .......................................................................................... Southern point per game, Jerry Johnson, Jr. has chipped in 10.9 points per Nickname ............................................................................................. Bulldogs contest and Ramon Villa has added 10.5 points per outing, but in just Colors ............................................... Citadel Blue (279), Navy (289) and White 17 games. Villa leads the team from the floor, shooting 60.3 percent Venue (Capacity) ................................................ McAlister Field House (6,000) Ath. Dep. Mailing Address ............................................ McAlister Field House with Easley shooting 46.0 percent. Thomas Smallwood has connected ..............................................................171 Moultrie St., Charleston, S.C. 29409 on 50.4 percent of his attempts from the field, including 53.8 percent Ath. Dep. Phone ........................................................................ (843) 953-5070 from beyond the arc. Johnson leads the team with 52 made 3-pointers, Ath. Dep. Website ................................................................ CitadelSports.com just six more than Easley. Easley is connecting on 40.0 percent of his 3-point attempts, while Johnson has converted 36.4 percent of his ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Assoc. Dir. for A.C. / MBB Contact .......................................... Milledge Austin 3-point attempts. Easley leads the team with 6.5 rebounds per game Email Address ................................................................ [email protected] and Toatley leads the team with 74 assists. Easley and Jonathan Scott Cell Phone ................................................................................. (803) 270-5716 have started all 27 games, while Johnson has missed one game. Assistant A.D. ................................................................................. John Brush Smallwood boasts 14 starts and Vila has made 13 starts. Jean-Baptiste Director of Video production .................................................. Connor Putman has started 17 games and Toatley has started eight. Press Row Phone ..................................................................... (843) 953-2138 Men’s Basketball Twitter / Instagram ..................................... @CitadelHoops Men’s Basketball Official Hashtag ................................... #EmbraceThePace THE BULLDOGS NATIONALLY Athletics Twitter / Instagram ................................................... @CitadelSports The Citadel entered the week in the top 50 in NCAA Division I in five statistical categories. The Bulldogs are second in both 3-pointers made COACHING STAFF per game (12.0) and 3-pointers attempted (880). The ‘Dogs are also fifth Head Coach ................................................. Duggar Baucom (Charlotte, 1995) with 299 total 3-pointers made and scoring (86.2 points per game).