2025–26 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

2025–26 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball
2025–26 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–9 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Ed Conroy (4th season, 8th overall);
Assistant coaches	Cameron Wells; Del Harris; Andrew Glover; Brady Schuck;
Home arena	McAlister Field House

2025–26 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Furman	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Mercer	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Wofford	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Samford	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Chattanooga	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
VMI	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
Western Carolina	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
The Citadel	0	–	0	–	3	–	9	.250
UNC Greensboro	0	–	0	–	3	–	9	.250

† 2026 SoCon tournament winner As of December 18, 2025

The 2025–26 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represents The Citadel during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs are led by head coach Ed Conroy in his fourth season of his second stint with the team, and his eighth season overall. They play their home games at McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 5–25, 0–18 in SoCon play, to finish in tenth (last) place.^[1] They were defeated by VMI in the first round of the SoCon tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 1, 2025, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. The Citadel was picked to finish last in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

SoCon Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	Chattanooga	77 (5)
2	Furman	73 (5)
3	Samford	62
4	East Tennessee State	61
5	UNC Greensboro	43
6	VMI	41
7	Western Carolina	32
8	Mercer	30
9	Wofford	21
10	The Citadel	10
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-SoCon Team

No players were named the Preseason All-SoCon Team.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Christian Moore	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Avon Old Farms	Los Angeles, California
G	2	Jameson Heck	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	St. Francis de Sales School	Waterville, Ohio
G	3	Marcos Gonzales	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Brother Rice High School	Chicago, Illinois
G	4	Logan Applegate	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Drury	Nevada, Missouri
G	5	Eze Wali	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Pomfret School	Providence, Rhode Island
G	7	Gabe Hernandez	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Barry	Doral, Florida
F	8	Sola Adebisi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Florida State	Alpharetta, Georgia
F	10	Braxton Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Valdosta State	Thomasville, Alabama
F	11	Dante Kearse	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Hargrave Military Academy	Richmond, Virginia
F	12	Aidan Alexander	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Bishop England High School	Charleston, South Carolina
G	13	Jack Walter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Honolulu, Hawaii
G	14	Carter Kingsbury	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Iowa	Ponca, Nebraska
F	15	Chase Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	West Bladen High School	Bladenboro, North Carolina
G	22	Keynan Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Spire Academy	Chicago, Illinois
F	23	Simeon German	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	USC Aiken	Lagos, Nigeria
G	24	Rowan Irelan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Lucy Beckham High School	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
F	25	Cassius Bonjasky	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	New Mexico Military Institute	Almere, Netherlands
F	30	Logan Menefee	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Ridge Point High School	Missouri City, Texas

Head coach

Ed Conroy (The Citadel)

Assistant coach(es)

Cameron Wells (The Citadel)
Del Harris (Virginia State)
Andrew Glover (South Carolina)
Brady Schuck (Furman)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 26, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Erskine	W 105–61	1–0	McAlister Field House (1,329) Charleston, SC
November 6, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at Boston College	L 47–76	1–1	Conte Forum (2,358) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Charleston Southern	L 86–96	1–2	McAlister Field House (1,719) Charleston, SC
November 14, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at West Georgia SoCon-ASUN Challenge	L 92–100	1–3	The Coliseum (694) Carrollton, GA
November 19, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Greenville	W 70–57	2–3	McAlister Field House (1,219) Charleston, SC
November 24, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bellarmine	L 58–70	2–4	McAlister Field House (871) Charleston, SC
November 26, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Houston Christian	L 65–72	2–5	McAlister Field House (837) Charleston, SC
November 30, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Presbyterian	L 41–69	2–6	Harrah's Cherokee Center (243) Asheville, NC
December 4, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Davidson	L 63–79	2–7	John M. Belk Arena (1,990) Davidson, NC
December 9, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Wesleyan	W 98–73	3–7	McAlister Field House (1,435) Charleston, SC
December 13, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Carolina	L 55–71	3–8	Colonial Life Arena (10,199) Columbia, SC
December 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Charleston	L 78–82	3–9	TD Arena (4,763) Charleston, SC
December 20, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Richmond			Robins Center Richmond, VA
SoCon regular season
December 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	East Tennessee State			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
January 3, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Wofford			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
January 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mercer			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Carolina			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UNC Greensboro			Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, NC
January 17, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	at VMI			Cameron Hall Lexington, VA
January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Furman			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
January 24, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	at East Tennessee State			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	VMI			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
January 31, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	UNC Greensboro			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Samford			Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Chattanooga			McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
February 11, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Carolina			Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
February 14, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Mercer			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Samford			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
February 21, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Chattanooga			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Furman			Timmons Arena Greenville, SC
February 28, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	at Wofford			Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
SoCon tournament
March 5–9, 2026 ESPN+	vs.			Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Standings". SoCon. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
^ "Yildizoglu scores 17 as VMI downs Citadel 73-62 in Southern Conference Tournament opener". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "SoCon men's hoops preseason all-conference team, poll announced". SoCon. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Citadel Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
^ "The Citadel Bulldogs 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Standings". SoCon. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

[2] "Yildizoglu scores 17 as VMI downs Citadel 73-62 in Southern Conference Tournament opener". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

[poll-3] "SoCon men's hoops preseason all-conference team, poll announced". SoCon. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Citadel Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

[5] "The Citadel Bulldogs 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

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