2016 – 17 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel , The Military College of South Carolina in the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Duggar Baucom and played their home games at McAlister Field House in Charleston , South Carolina . They played as a member of the Southern Conference , as they have since 1936 – 37 . They finished the season 12 – 21 , 4 – 14 in SoCon play to finish in a tie fir eighth place . They defeated Western Carolina in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to UNC Greensboro
SoCon Tournament
2017 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team