2019–20 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|sport=Basketball
|sex=none
|year=2019–20
|team=The Citadel Bulldogs
|image=The Citadel Wordmark.png
|image_size=150
|conference=Southern Conference
|division=
|short_conf=SoCon
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=6–24
|conf_record=0–18
|head_coach=Duggar Baucom
|hc_year=5th
|assoc_coach=Daniel Willis
|asst_coach2=Willie Bell
|asst_coach3=Jack Castleberry
|stadium=McAlister Field House
|champion=
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{2019–20 Southern Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2019–20 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Duggar Baucom, played their home games at McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 6–24, 0–18 in SoCon play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Wofford.{{Cite web |date=2020-03-06 |title=Abee Sets Program Freshman Record, Harris and Batiste Wrap Up Careers |url=https://citadelsports.com/news/2020/3/6/basketball-abee-sets-program-freshman-record-harris-and-batiste-wrap-up-careers.aspx |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=The Citadel Athletics |language=en}}
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 12–18 overall, 4–14 in SoCon play, to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. In the SoCon tournament, they were defeated by Samford in the first round.{{Cite news |title=The Citadel vs. Samford – Game Summary – March 8, 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401121611 |access-date=November 30, 2019 |work=ESPN |language=en}}
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=2019|team=The Citadel Bulldogs|teamcolors=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Stephen|last=Clark|num=1|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=9|lbs=190|class=fr|rs=|home=Matthews, NC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jackson|last=Gammons|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=195|class=fr|rs=|home=High Point, NC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rudy III|last=Fitzgibbons|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=145|class=fr|rs=|home=Atlanta, ga}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Robert|last=Guyton|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=165|class=so|rs=|home=Myrtle Beach, SC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Fletcher|last=Abee|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=180|class=fr|rs=|home=Morganton, NC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kaiden|last=Rice|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=185|class=jr|rs=|home=Columbia, SC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Connor|last=Kern|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=190|class=gs|rs=|home=Pickerington, OH}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tyson|last=Batiste|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=200|class=gs|rs=|home=Springfield, MO}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brady|last=Spence|num=14|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=9|lbs=200|class=fr|rs=|home=Douglasville, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jerry III|last=Higgins|num=15|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=175|class=so|rs=|home=Cleveland, OH}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Davis|last=Guyton|num=20|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=235|class=fr|rs=|home=Myrtle Beach, SC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kaelon|last=Harris|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=225|class=sr|rs=|home=Atlanta, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Alex|last=Reed|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|lbs=215|class=jr|rs=|home=Raleigh, NC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Eddie III|last=Davis|num=31|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=255|class=gs|rs=|home=Las Vegas, NV}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Derek Jr.|last=Webster|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=215|class=jr|rs=|home=Tampa, FL}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Hayden|last=Brown|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=225|class=jr|rs=|home=Greer, SC}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Daniel Willis (Lenoir–Rhyne)
- Willie Bell ({{college|VMI}})
- Jack Castleberry ({{college|VMI}})
|roster_url=https://citadelsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2019-20
|accessdate=September 27, 2024
}}
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|The Citadel Bulldogs}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 9, 2019
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = UNC Asheville
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 76–91
| attend = 742
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 12, 2019
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Georgia
| site_stadium = Stegeman Coliseum
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
| tv = SECN+
| score = 86–95
| attend = 8,058
| record = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 16, 2019
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Campbell
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 73–87
| attend = 633
| record = 0–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 19, 2019
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Southeast Missouri State
| site_stadium = Show Me Center
| site_cityst = Cape Girardeau, MO
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 74–69
| attend = 1,087
| record = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 20, 2019
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Illinois
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename = Illinois Classic
| tv = BTN
| score = 57–85
| attend = 11,196
| record = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 23, 2019
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Marist
| site_stadium = McCann Arena
| site_cityst = Poughkeepsie, NY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 79–75
| attend = 1,210
| record = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 26, 2019
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Brevard
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename = Illinois Classic
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 90–47
| attend = 424
| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 4, 2019
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 84–96
| attend = 629
| record = 3–5
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 7, 2019
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Carver
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 108–40
| attend = 640
| record = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 10, 2019
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Piedmont
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 129–83
| attend = 451
| record = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 19, 2019
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Longwood
| site_stadium = Willett Hall
| site_cityst = Farmville, VA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 102–99
| overtime = 3OT
| attend = 913
| record = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22, 2019
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = PNC Arena
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| tv = ACCN
| score = 63–83
| attend = 15,501
| record = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 1, 2020
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Samford
| site_stadium = Pete Hanna Center
| site_cityst = Homewood, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 68–69
| attend = 305
| record = 6–7
| conference = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 2020
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 82-86
| attend = 1,056
| record = 6–8
| conference = 0–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11, 2020
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Wofford
| site_stadium = Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 71–73
| attend = 2,153
| record = 6–9
| conference = 0–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 15, 2020
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = UNC Greensboro
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 69–79
| attend = 708
| record = 6–10
| conference = 0–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18, 2020
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Cameron Hall
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 79–88
| attend = 3,000
| record = 6–11
| conference = 0–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 22, 2020
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = McKenzie Arena
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 69–92
| attend = 2,477
| record = 6–12
| conference = 0–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 2020
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 54–78
| attend = 1,254
| record = 6–13
| conference = 0–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 29, 2020
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = Wofford
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 59–76
| attend = 1,263
| record = 6–14
| conference = 0–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1, 2020
| time = 4:30 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Mercer
| site_stadium = Hawkins Arena
| site_cityst = Macon, GA
| tv = WCBD/ESPN3
| score = 71–76
| attend = 4,072
| record = 6–15
| conference = 0–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 5, 2020
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = UNC Greensboro
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 68–88
| attend = 3,043
| record = 6–16
| conference = 0–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8, 2020
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 64–75
| attend = 3,652
| record = 6–17
| conference = 0–12
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 12, 2020
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall Civic Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 67–91
| attend = 4,573
| record = 6–18
| conference = 0–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15, 2020
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| opponent = Samford
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = WCBD/ESPN3
| score = 62–74
| attend = 833
| record = 6–19
| conference = 0–14
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 19, 2020
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 68–91
| attend = 622
| record = 6–20
| conference = 0–15
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 2020
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 84–96
| attend = 3,497
| record = 6–21
| conference = 0–16
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 26, 2020
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = Mercer
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 57–73
| attend = 1,112
| record = 6–22
| conference = 0–17
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 29, 2020
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv = WCBD/ESPN3
| score = 58–82
| attend = 2,500
| record = 6–23
| conference = 0–18
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|The Citadel Bulldogs}}| 2020 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
|-
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 6, 2020
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| neutral = yes
| seed = 10
| opponent = Wofford
| oppseed = 7
| site_stadium = Harrah's Cherokee Center
| site_cityst = Asheville, NC
| gamename = First round
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 76–93
| attend = 2,338
| record = 6–24
}}
|-
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP poll|region=|regionname=|timezone=Eastern}}
References
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