List of The Citadel Bulldogs head basketball coaches
The Citadel Bulldogs basketball program is a college basketball team that represents The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the Southern Conference. The Bulldogs compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I.
The Bulldogs have had 31 head coaches, with Pat Dennis serving the longest at 14 seasons. Dennis also coached the most games, at 391. J. G. Briggs, the first head coach at The Citadel, coached the fewest games at five. Darl Buse, the second head coach, recorded the highest winning percentage at .857. Jim Browning recorded the lowest winning percentage, .053, in 1954–55.
The Citadel has won one conference championship, the 1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament. In 2009, the Bulldogs participated in their only postseason event, the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Tournament, losing in the first round under Ed Conroy
Key
General
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Number of coaches[A 1] |
CCs |
Conference championships |
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Conference tournament champion |
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Conference
CW |
Wins |
CL |
Losses |
C% |
Winning percentage |
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Post-season
PW |
Wins |
PL |
Losses |
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Coaches
List of head basketball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[A 2][1]
# |
Name |
Term |
GC |
OW |
OL |
O% |
CW |
CL |
C% |
PW |
PL |
CCs |
Awards[2] |
1 |
Available, NotNot Available |
1900–1901 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
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2 |
Briggs, J. G.J. G. Briggs |
1912–1913 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
.400 |
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3 |
Buse, DarlDarl Buse |
1913–1914 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
.857 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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5000000000000000000♠— |
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4 |
Kengeter, HansHans Kengeter |
1914–1916 |
13 |
9 |
4 |
.692 |
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5 |
O'Brien, HarveyHarvey O'Brien |
1916–1918 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
.778 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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6 |
Myers, C. F.C. F. Myers |
1918–1925 |
80 |
53 |
27 |
.663 |
7 |
9 |
.438 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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7 |
Brown, LockeLocke Brown |
1925–1926 |
15 |
9 |
6 |
.600 |
4 |
1 |
.800 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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5000000000000000000♠— |
8 |
Blatt, BennyBenny Blatt |
1926–1930 |
74 |
52 |
22 |
.703 |
8 |
4 |
.667 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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9 |
Douglas, JohnnyJohnny Douglas |
1930–1933 |
49 |
18 |
31 |
.367 |
1 |
3 |
.250 |
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10 |
Willard, CharlieCharlie Willard |
1933–1935 |
29 |
13 |
16 |
.448 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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11 |
Norman, RockRock Norman |
1935–1940 |
75 |
44 |
31 |
.587 |
17 |
16 |
.515 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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12 |
Parker, BenBen Parker |
1939–1941 |
24 |
7 |
17 |
.292 |
4 |
11 |
.267 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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13 |
Clemons, BenBen Clemons |
1941–1942, 1943–44 |
21 |
4 |
17 |
.190 |
1 |
13 |
.071 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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14 |
Sherman, BoBo Sherman |
1942–1943 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
.667 |
5 |
3 |
.625 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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15 |
Wehman, ErnestErnest Wehman |
1944–45 |
14 |
9 |
5 |
.643 |
8 |
4 |
.667 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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16 |
Clark, EugeneEugene Clark |
1945–1946 |
18 |
8 |
10 |
.444 |
2 |
6 |
.250 |
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17 |
Piro, WhiteyWhitey Piro |
1946–1947 |
15 |
4 |
11 |
.267 |
0 |
10 |
.000 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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18 |
O'Neil, BernardBernard O'Neil |
1947–1952 |
99 |
27 |
72 |
.273 |
9 |
47 |
.161 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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19 |
Zack, LeoLeo Zack |
1952–1954 |
38 |
6 |
32 |
.158 |
1 |
18 |
.053 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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20 |
Browning, JimJim Browning |
1954–1955 |
19 |
1 |
18 |
.053 |
0 |
10 |
.000 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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5000000000000000000♠— |
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21 |
Witt, HankHank Witt |
1955–1956 |
21 |
2 |
19 |
.095 |
0 |
10 |
.000 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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5000000000000000000♠— |
22 |
Sloan, NormNorm Sloan |
1956–1960 |
95 |
57 |
38 |
.600 |
29 |
23 |
.558 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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5000000000000000000♠— |
1957 - SoCon Coach of the Year (Media) |
23 |
Thompson, MelMel Thompson |
1960–1967 |
164 |
67 |
98 |
.406 |
38 |
53 |
.418 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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24 |
Campbell, DickDick Campbell |
1967–1971 |
99 |
45 |
54 |
.455 |
21 |
27 |
.438 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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25 |
Hill, GeorgeGeorge Hill |
1971–1974 |
75 |
33 |
42 |
.440 |
15 |
22 |
.405 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
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26 |
Robinson, LesLes Robinson |
1974–1985 |
294 |
132 |
162 |
.449 |
61 |
99 |
.381 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
1979 - SoCon Coach of the Year (Media) |
27 |
Nesbit, RandyRandy Nesbit |
1985–1992 |
196 |
75 |
121 |
.383 |
32 |
72 |
.308 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
1988 - SoCon Coach of the Year (Coaches); 1989 - SoCon Coach of the Year (Media) |
28 |
Dennis, PatPat Dennis |
1992–2006 |
390 |
157 |
233 |
.403 |
72 |
146 |
.330 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
29 |
Conroy, EdEd Conroy |
2006–2010 |
125 |
49 |
76 |
.392 |
29 |
47 |
.382 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
1 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
2009 - Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award, NABC District 22 Coach of the Year, SoCon Coach of the Year (Coaches, Media, Collegeinsider.com) |
30 |
Driesell, ChuckChuck Driesell |
2010–2015 |
155 |
42 |
113 |
.271 |
22 |
65 |
.253 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
31 |
Baucom, DuggarDuggar Baucom |
2015–present |
32 |
10 |
22 |
.313 |
3 |
15 |
.167 |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
5000000000000000000♠— |
Notes
- ↑ A running total of the number of coaches of the Buldogs. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is counted only once.
- ↑ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2011–12 college basketball season.
References
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- J. G. Briggs (1912–1913)
- Darl Buse (1913–1914)
- Hans Kangeter (1914–1916)
- Harvey O'Brien (1916–1918)
- C. F. Myers (1918–1925)
- Locke Brown (1925–1926)
- Benny Blatt (1926–1930)
- Johnny Douglas (1930–1933)
- Charlie Willard (1933–1935)
- Rock Norman (1935–1939)
- Ben Parker (1940–1941)
- Ben Clemons (1941–1942)
- Bo Sherman (1942–1943)
- Ben Clemons (1943–1944)
- Ernest Wehman (1944–1945)
- Eugene Clark (1945–1946)
- Whitey Piro (1946–1947)
- Bernard O'Neil (1947–1952)
- Leo Zack (1952–1954)
- Jim Browning (1954–1955)
- Hank Witt (1955–1956)
- Norm Sloan (1956–1960)
- Mel Thompson (1960–1967)
- Dick Campbell (1967–1971)
- George Hill (1971–1974)
- Les Robinson (1974–1985)
- Randy Nesbit (1985–1992)
- Pat Dennis (1992–2006)
- Ed Conroy (2006–2010)
- Chuck Driesell (2010–2015)
- Duggar Baucom (2015– )
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