2021–22 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2021–22
Prev Year:2020–21
Next Year:2022–23
Team:The Citadel Bulldogs
Conference:Southern Conference
Short Conf:SoCon
Record:13–18
Conf Record:6–12
Hc Year:7th
Assoc Coach:Jack Castleberry
Asst Coach2:Josh Hayes
Asst Coach3:Brad Mason

The 2021–22 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by seventh-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 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[1] before losing to Chattanooga in the quarterfinals.[2]

On March 10, 2022, the school fired head coach Duggar Baucom.[3] 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.[4]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bulldogs finished 2020–21 with a record of 13–13, 5–11 in SoCon play, to finish in eighth place. They defeated Western Carolina in the first round of the SoCon tournament[5] before losing to UNC Greensboro in the quarterfinals.[6]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Graham . Daniel . 2022-03-04 . Bulldogs Overpower ETSU in OT for Opening-Round SoCon Win . 2024-10-09 . The Citadel Athletics . en.
  2. Web site: 2022-03-05 . Basketball's Second-Half Rally Ends within Five Points of First-Seed Chattanooga . 2024-10-09 . The Citadel Athletics . en.
  3. Web site: 2022-03-11 . The Citadel's Baucom fired after seven seasons . 2022-05-04 . ESPN.com . en . Associated Press.
  4. Web site: Bilodeau . Kevin . 2022-03-23 . Ed Conroy returning to The Citadel for 2nd run as head basketball coach . 2022-05-04 . live5news.com . en.
  5. Web site: McFayden . Currie . 2021-03-05 . Huge Second Half Advances The Citadel Past Western Carolina, 100-86 . 2024-10-09 . The Citadel Athletics . en.
  6. Web site: McFayden . Currie . 2021-03-06 . The Citadel Falls to UNCG in SoCon Quarterfinals, 80-72 . 2024-10-09 . The Citadel Athletics . en.
  7. News: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule . November 23, 2021 . The Citadel Athletics.