2022–23 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

The 2022–23 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference. The Citadel rehired head coach Ed Conroy for his second stint as head coach at his alma mater after the 2021–22 season. This was his fifth season overall as head coach of the Bulldogs.

2022–23 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	10–22 (5–13 SoCon)
Head coach	Ed Conroy (1st, 5th overall season)
Assistant coaches	John Reynolds Patrick Reilingh Chris Hill
Home arena	McAlister Field House
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Furman †	15	–	3		.833			28	–	8		.778
Samford	15	–	3		.833			21	–	11		.656
UNC Greensboro	14	–	4		.778			20	–	12		.625
Western Carolina	10	–	8		.556			18	–	16		.529
East Tennessee State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	20		.375
Wofford	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Chattanooga	7	–	11		.389			18	–	17		.514
Mercer	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
The Citadel	5	–	13		.278			10	–	22		.313
VMI	2	–	16		.111			7	–	25		.219
† 2023 SoCon Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 13–18, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in ninth place. The defeated East Tennessee State in the first round of the SoCon tournament before losing to Chattanooga in the quarterfinals.

On March 10, 2022, the school fired head coach Duggar Baucom.^[1] On March 23, the school named former Minnesota and Vanderbilt assistant Ed Conroy the team's new head coach. Conroy was the head coach of the Bulldogs from 2006 to 2010.^[2]

Roster

2022–23 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Jackson Price 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Hiram, Georgia F 1 Stephen Clark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina G 2 AJ Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina G 3 Rudy Fitzgibbons III 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia G 4 Elijah Morgan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS New Orleans, Louisiana G 5 David Maynard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Herriman, Utah G 10 Austin Ash 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Cedar Rapids, Iowa G 11 Madison Durr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia G 12 Colby McAllister 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Spanish Fort, Alabama G 13 Mike Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Myrtle Beach, South Carolina F 14 Brady Spence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Douglasville, Georgia G 15 Kaylan Makan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Little Rock, Arkansas G 20 Josh Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Southlake, Texas F 21 Cole Alexander 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Charleston, South Carolina F 23 Tony Carpio 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Suwanee, Georgia G 24 Dylan Engler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Oswego, Illinois F 32 Bailey Conrad 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Corydon, Indiana G 33 John-Michael Hughes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Ligonier, Pennsylvania	Head coach Ed Conroy (The Citadel) Assistant coach(es) John Reynolds (The Citadel) Patrick Reilingh (Louisville) Chris Hill (Milwaukee) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022* 4:00 pm		Mars Hill	W 93–73	–	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at Clemson	L 69–80	0–1	Littlejohn Coliseum (4,768) Clemson, SC
November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 70–58	1–1	McAlister Field House (1,035) Charleston, SC
November 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Morris	W 109–66	2–1	McAlister Field House (601) Charleston, SC
November 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, FS2		at Butler	L 42–89	2–2	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,520) Indianapolis, IN
November 23, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Orleans Big Easy Classic	W 72–65	3–2	Lakefront Arena (897) New Orleans, LA
November 24, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Denver Big Easy Classic	L 71–74	3–3	Lakefront Arena (213) New Orleans, LA
November 25, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. IUPUI Big Easy Classic	W 74–53	4–3	Lakefront Arena (254) New Orleans, LA
November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 76–73	5–3	Buccaneer Field House (917) North Charleston, SC
December 3, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		College of Charleston	L 57–79	5–4	McAlister Field House (4,360) Charleston, SC
December 13, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at North Carolina	L 67–100	5–5	Dean Smith Center (16,926) Chapel Hill, NC
December 17, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Longwood	L 70–75	5–6	McAlister Field House (789) Charleston, SC
December 20, 2022* 7:00 pm, NCCU Sports Network		at North Carolina Central	L 74–81	5–7	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,033) Durham, NC
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	W 76–68	6–7 (1–0)	McAlister Field House (1,237) Charleston, SC
December 31, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Samford	L 63–75	6–8 (1–1)	McAlister Field House (871) Charleston, SC
January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 72–97	6–9 (1–2)	Timmons Arena (1,637) Greenville, SC
January 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford	L 57–77	6–10 (1–3)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,320) Spartanburg, SC
January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	L 74–96	6–11 (1–4)	McAlister Field House (1,073) Charleston, SC
January 14, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 65–61	7–11 (2–4)	McAlister Field House (1,467) Charleston, SC
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 60–70	7–12 (2–5)	Greensboro Coliseum (1,347) Greensboro, NC
January 21, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at VMI	W 60–52	8–12 (3–5)	Cameron Hall (3,625) Lexington, VA
January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 81–70	9–12 (4–5)	Ramsey Center (2,021) Cullowhee, NC
January 28, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	L 65–74	9–13 (4–6)	McAlister Field House (1,171) Charleston, SC
January 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Chicago State	L 75–76	9–14	McAlister Field House (735) Charleston, SC
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		VMI	L 69–75	9–15 (4–7)	McAlister Field House (1,682) Charleston, SC
February 4, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	L 59–79	9–16 (4–8)	McAlister Field House (3,451) Charleston, SC
February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	L 63–82	9–17 (4–9)	McKenzie Arena (3,061) Chattanooga, TN
February 11, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	L 70–76	9–18 (4–10)	Pete Hanna Center (3,100) Homewood, AL
February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	W 69–65	10–18 (5–10)	McAlister Field House (1,737) Charleston, SC
February 18, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	L 68–72	10–19 (5–11)	McAlister Field House (1,837) Charleston, SC
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 70–78	10–20 (5–12)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,478) Johnson City, TN
February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	L 50–72	10–21 (5–13)	Hawkins Arena (2,573) Macon, GA
SoCon tournament
March 3, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Mercer First Round	L 41–66	10–22	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]

References

1. "The Citadel's Baucom fired after seven seasons". ESPN.com. March 11, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
2. Bilodeau, Kevin (March 23, 2022). "Ed Conroy returning to The Citadel for 2nd run as head basketball coach". www.live5news.com. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
3. "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Citadel Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2022.