2011–12 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

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 are a member of the South Division of the Southern Conference. 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.

2011–12 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Division	South Division
Record	6–24 (3–15 SoCon)
Head coach	Chuck Driesell
Assistant coaches	Rob Burke J.D. Powell Damien Price
Home arena	McAlister Field House
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
UNC Greensboro	10	–	8		.556			13	–	19		.406
Elon	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
Samford	8	–	10		.444			11	–	19		.367
Western Carolina	8	–	10		.444			17	–	18		.486
Appalachian State	7	–	11		.389			13	–	18		.419
Chattanooga	5	–	13		.278			11	–	21		.344
South
Davidson†	16	–	2		.889			25	–	8		.758
Georgia Southern	12	–	6		.667			15	–	15		.500
Wofford	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
College of Charleston	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Furman	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
The Citadel	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† SoCon Tournament winner As of March 15, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Jordan Robertson C	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Day School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 11, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Michael Hundley C	Detroit, MI	Renaissance High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 11, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Dylan Setzekorn SF	Gainesville, GA	The Hun School of Princeton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 11, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
C.J. Bray PF	Charleston, SC	James Island High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Nov 11, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Lawrence Miller PG	Greensboro, NC	United Faith Christian Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 11, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
P.J. Horgan PF	Rio Rancho, NM	Cleveland High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Nov 11, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
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: "ESPN – Citadel Basketball Recruiting 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 24, 2011. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 24, 2011.

Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	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

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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

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Schedule

The 2011–12 Bulldogs opened the regular season in Colorado Springs, CO 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 time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2011 5:00 pm	Tennessee Wesleyan	W 87–60		McAlister Field House (N/A) Charleston, SC
Regular Season
November 11, 2011* 12:00 am, CBSSN	vs. VMI All-Military Classic	L 100–103	0–1	Clune Arena (3,679^[4]) Colorado Springs, CO
November 12, 2011* 8:30 pm	vs. Army All-Military Classic	W 83–72	1–1	Clune Arena (N/A^[5]) Colorado Springs, CO
November 16, 2011* 7:05 pm, ESPN3	Clemson	L 50–73	1–2	McAlister Field House (5,186^[6]) Charleston, SC
November 21, 2011* 7:05 pm	Florida Christian College	W 97–44	2–2	McAlister Field House (807^[7]) Charleston, SC
November 26, 2011* 7:00 pm	at High Point	L 72–80 ^OT	2–3	Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,602^[8]) High Point, NC
December 1, 2011 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at College of Charleston	L 64–83	2–4(0–1)	TD Arena (5,101^[9]) Charleston, SC
December 3, 2011 7:00 pm	at Wofford	L 63–82	2–5 (0–2)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,029^[10]) Spartanburg, SC
December 6, 2011* 7:05 pm	Coastal Carolina	L 58–80	2–6	McAlister Field House (1,409^[11]) Charleston, SC
December 14, 2011* 7:05 pm	Charleston Southern	L 69–88	2–7	McAlister Field House (1,129^[12]) Charleston, SC
December 19, 2011* 7:00 pm	at James Madison	L 49–67	2–8	JMU Convocation Center (3,150^[13]) Harrisonburg, VA
December 22, 2011* 9:00 pm	at Denver	L 58–70	2–9	Magness Arena (6,355^[14]) Denver, CO
December 29, 2011* 7:00 pm, SportSouth	at Tennessee	L 55–86	2–10	Thompson-Boling Arena (16,245^[15]) Knoxville, TN
January 2, 2012* 7:05 pm	UVa-Wise	W 91–74	3–10	McAlister Field House (906^[16]) Charleston, SC
January 5, 2012 7:00 pm	at Furman	L 45–77	3–11 (0–3)	Timmons Arena (1,239^[17]) Greenville, SC
January 7, 2012 7:05 pm	Samford	W 73–62	4–11 (1–3)	McAlister Field House (1,023^[18]) Charleston, SC
January 12, 2012 7:05 pm	Elon	L 55–70	4–12 (1–4)	McAlister Field House (1,314^[19]) Charleston, SC
January 14, 2012 7:05 pm	UNC Greensboro	L 66–67	4–13 (1–5)	McAlister Field House (1,026^[20]) Charleston, SC
January 21, 2012 7:00 pm	at Davidson	L 51–80	4–12 (1–6)	John M. Belk Arena (4,546^[21]) Davidson, NC
January 23, 2012 7:00 pm	at Georgia Southern	L 72–78 ^2OT	4–15 (1–7)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,565^[22]) Statesboro, GA
January 26, 2012 7:05 pm	Wofford	L 55–62	4–16 (1–8)	McAlister Field House (1,223^[23]) Charleston, SC
January 28, 2012 7:05 pm	Furman	L 58–67	4–17 (1–9)	McAlister Field House (1,602^[24]) Charleston, SC
February 2, 2012 7:00 pm	at UNC Greensboro	L 71–81	4–18 (1–10)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,763^[25]) Greensboro, NC
February 4, 2012 7:00 pm	at Elon	L 66–71	4–19 (1–11)	Alumni Gym (1,563^[26]) Elon, NC
February 9, 2012 7:05 pm	Davidson	L 66–77	4–20 (1–12)	McAlister Field House (2,289^[27]) Charleston, SC
February 11, 2012 7:05 pm	Georgia Southern	L 72–73 ^OT	4–21 (1–13)	McAlister Field House (2,518^[28]) Charleston, SC
February 16, 2012 7:05 pm	at Western Carolina	L 53–70	4–22 (1–14)	Ramsey Center (1,872^[29]) Cullowhee, NC
February 18, 2012 7:05 pm	at Chattanooga	W 48–46	5–22 (2–14)	McKenzie Arena (3,238^[30]) Chattanooga, TN
February 22, 2012 7:05 pm	Appalachian State	W 62–51	6–22 (3–14)	McAlister Field House (1,158^[31]) Charleston, SC
February 25, 2012 12:00 pm	College of Charleston	L 47–55	6–23 (3–15)	McAlister Field House (4,166^[32]) Charleston, SC
2012 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
March 2, 2012 2:00 pm	Western Carolina First Round	L 56–68	6–24	Asheville Civic Center (5,254^[33]) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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