Combs is beginning his second year at The Citadel, serving last season as a graduate manager. We are looking forward to him building the program and having success in a very difficult job. (); : Ash, Madison Low 54F. The Bears continued to extend its lead with a 7-1 run before the Bulldogs responded . The 20-win season of 2008-09 saw the Bulldogs amas a school-record 15 Southern Conference wins. He is also the cousin of The Citadel Hall of Famer, Pat Conroy. 148 Williman Street 570-577-2219. We all will really miss Ryan. According to WCIV's Scott Eisenberg, Baucom was being worked on by paramedics in a back room next to the court before being taken to the hospital. The Citadel Bulldogs basketball program is a college basketball team that represents The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the Southern Conference. Kidd served under Brian Lane, a former NC State assistant under Les Robinson. His time on the Panthers bench produced three 20-win seasons, including a 21-win campaign in 2013-14 en route to the Horizon League Championship and NCAA Tournament berth. How to get recruited by The Citadel Basketball. I worked hard to get better every day in practice, Ash said. Game Information Score: The Citadel 6, LIU 1 Records: LIU (0-8), The Citadel (5-4) Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina) Spencer, Dylan There is no additional information to display. ); : In 2009, the Bulldogs participated in their only postseason event, the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Tournament, losing in the first round under Ed Conroy, List of The Citadel Bulldogs head basketball coaches. 843.953.3722, Chelsea Harper He just loves the game. Andrew Barbour. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. When I hired Jack in the DOBO spot last year, I knew he was over-qualified for that position; however, he attacked that job every day with passion and enthusiasm, said Baucom. He earned his Masters in Sport Leadership in 2019. Dennis also coached the most games, at 391. He returned to the college ranks as an assistant coach alongside multiple national championship winning coach Pat Miller with NCAA Division III University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for two seasons and his most recent stop as an assistant at NCAA Division II University of Wisconsin-Parkside. While hegot a little more playing time, Ash wanted a bigger role and went into the transfer portal again after the 2020-21 season. Price, Stephen We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Jack Castleberry has been promoted from Director of Basketball Operations to a full assistant coach while second-year graduate manager Kyle Combs has been elevated to the position of Director of Basketball Operations. Fitzgibbons III, Robert Ed Conroy, a standout basketball cadet-athlete at The Citadel from 1985-89 and previous head coach of the Bulldogs from 2006-10, returns as sideline commander of his alma mater for the 2022-23 season. Argenal replaces Quinton Ferrell as assistant coach. was transported to Duke hospital for evaluation, Latest NCAA Men's College Basketball Scores and Schedules, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Hes fit into our system really well. His wife, Amber, and son, Travis, are with him. He followed Conroy to Vanderbilt University on Jerry Stackhouses staff as the Video Coordinator for the 2021-22 season, where he was responsible for organizing team and opponent film, scouting assistance, and creating and producing recruiting content. The Citadel Athletics | The Military College of South Carolina, 2023 THE CITADEL SPORTS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A three-year starter, he served as team captain as a senior and held the rank of Lt. His basketball family extends to his uncle Duffy Conroy assistant coach at Tulsa, uncle Matt Devlin play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Raptors, cousin Liam Robbins center at Vanderbilt, cousin Declan Robbins manager at Lipscomb University, cousin Jack Devlin Iowa basketball. Before joining Baucom in Charleston, Castleberry served as an assistant coach for the womens basketball program at Siena College from 2012 to 2014 before transitioning to a financial planning career for two years. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff. Payne's first big. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for the Bulldogs. Director of Internal Operations. HeContinue Reading Much like the character Billy Hoyle who hustled players on the playground for money by making himself appear to be a geek or a chump Ashs appearance has fooled many an opposing player and coaching staff to underestimate the skinny kid from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. J. G. Briggs, the first head coach at The Citadel, coached the fewest games at five. | Click here for more details. This season, its kind of a validation for me. Wells would go on to become a three-time all-conference selection after being tabbed the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year by the coaches and media in 2007-08. Mason, Cody Drayton spent the 2006 season as the defensive coordinator for the Seinajoki (Finland) Crocodiles of the European Football League. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone; Justin Gray: Head Coach Jayson Gee: Associate Head Coach jgee@email.wcu.edu (828) 227-2562 (828) 227-2562: Ryne Lightfoot: Assistant Coach rlightfoot@email.wcu.edu: Zack Freesman: Assistant Coach zfreesman@email.wcu.edu (828) 227-2020 (828) 227-2020 All games this season can be heard live on 102.1-FM/1450-AM in the Charleston area. The Citadel hit its first field goal of the game with 10:30 to play in the half on a layup from David Maynard. 205-726-2976. A native of Chicago, Ill., Chris Hill comes to the Bulldogs bench with a versatile basketball background, stemming from his collegiate playing career at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Getting familiar with the Basketball program is an important first step in the recruiting process. Ash has played all 40 minutes in five different games. Their 13-game improvement was the best in the nation. (); : Its an exciting time to be a Bulldog! : Henry Taylor/Staff, The Citadels Austin Ash (10) shoots a three-pointer over Longwoods Deshaun Wade (3) at a basketball game between The Citadel and Longwood University at McAlister Field House in Charleston on Saturday, December 17, 2022. Austin is fearless out there, Conroy said. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is counted only once. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. View Full Bio, Jackson Citadel basketball head coach Chuck Driesell announced on Monday that Justin Argenal and Zavier Anderson have been added to his staff for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Conroy has been charting the same shooting drill during practice for more than 20 years as a head coach and as an assistant. jnb016@bucknell.edu. document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "© " + html; ", Follow every game: Latest NCAA Men's College Basketball Scores and Schedules, "We talked and he was coherent the whole time," Castleberry said. During his time as assistant coach for the Monarchs, Combs served as strength and conditioning coordinator, coordinated workouts for the team and assisted with recruiting. Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff; Image Name Title; Andrew Wilson: Head Coach: Dave Davis: Associate Head Coach: Keith Chesley: Assistant Coach: Austin Kenon: Assistant Coach: Ryan King: Director of Player Development: Luke Colwell: Director of Basketball Operations: Men's Basketball Support Staff. Hayes, Brad Maynard, Brock You tell yourself as a coach not to assume you have all the answers.. Baucomnamed him team captain for the 2006-07 campaign and he led theKeydetsto the most victories in a season in more than a decade. 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Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone Twitter Handles; Corey Gipson: Head Coach gipsonc@nsula.edu: 318-357-4274 318-357-4274: Rodney Hamilton: Associate Head Coach hamiltonr@nsula.edu: 318-357-4229 318-357-4229: Tony Holliday: Assistant Coach hollidaya@nsula.edu: 318-357-6527 318-357-6527: Tim Ward Graham. Communications Specialist The Citadel Athletics Department has 16 Varsity Sport Teams. Binshof 1, 67346 Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He guided Green Wave players to seven all-conference honors, including 2012 C-USA Freshman of the Year, Ricky Tarrant. Ed Conroy joined the Vanderbilt men's basketball staff in April 2021 and is in his first season as an associate head coach with the Commodores in 2021-22. He stayed on as the Cardinals assistant video coordinator and Director of Video Operations from 2016 to 2018 before joining La Salle University as its video coordinator during the 2018-19 season. Engler, Bailey Durr, Colby He spent the last five seasons on the coaching staff at South Carolina. Follow him on Twitter @APMILLER_PandC. But people have been underestimating Ash his entire basketball career. During his time at Minnesota, Conroy played under Ben Johnson (current Head Coach Minnesota), Kimani Young (current Associate Head Coach UCONN) and Rob Jeter (current Head Coach Western Illinois). The 2021-22 basketball season will be his last in that role. He is the son of head coachEd Conroyand his brother Riley is an assistant coach at Southeastern Louisiana. jkilgore@samford.edu. Conroy will be formally introduced at a press conference at 4 p.m. on Thursday. We will strive to be the premiere program in the country when it comes to overall player development. Conroys tenure at Tulane was marked by a number of signature victories, including the first win over Memphis since 1992 and the first over Cincinnati since 1991. The Citadel opens play in the Ingles Southern Conference Tournament on March 5 as it takes on Mercer at 5 p.m. inside the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina. I am very excited about the additions to our Citadel basketball staff. He has this unwavering confidence in himself and thats one reason why hes been able to make so many big shots for us this season, including the ones against Chattanooga.. Smith, Elijah The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy.