The 2017–18 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented

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in the

2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2017. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season ended with the Final Four at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on April 2, 2018. Practices offici ...

. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Duggar Baucom and played their home games at McAlister Field House as members of the

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, as they have since 1936–37. They finished the season 11–21, 5–13 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place. They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to UNC Greensboro.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2016–17 season 12–21, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish tied for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinal d of the SoCon tournament to top-seeded UNC Greensboro after defeating Western Carolina.

Preseason

Departures

The Bulldogs saw four players complete their eligibility in 2016–17, three of whom graduated while the fourth was completing a graduate season. Warren Sledge, Tom Koopman and Brian White graduated, while Bobby Duncan completed his final year of eligibility as a graduate student. Four other players from the 2016–17 roster are not on the 2017–18 team: Ezekiel Balogun transferred to

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, Aaron Washington transferred to Labette Community College, while Griffin Peevey and Chris Ross also are not on the roster.

Recruiting

Duggar Baucom and his staff signed six players to enter in 2017.

Roster

The Bulldogs roster will have no seniors and six freshmen.

Schedule and results

The Bulldogs played three games during a 10 day trip to

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. For the first time in many years, The Citadel and crosstown rival

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References

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