Duggar Baucom
Tusculum | |
2005–2015 | VMI |
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2015–2022 | The Citadel |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 262–308 (college) |
Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA Division II) 3–1 (CIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
SAC regular season (2004) SAC tournament (2005) | |
Awards | |
SAC Coach of the Year (2004) | |
Robert Franklin "Duggar" Baucom (born September 21, 1960) is an American
At the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, Baucom's career record is 184–223 in Division I and 37–19 in Division II.
Early life
Baucom was born on September 21, 1960, and grew up around
Baucom's career in law enforcement was short-lived. On Christmas Day of 1990, Baucom had a heart attack, which was discovered to be a case of
Coaching career
Following his time at North Mecklenburg, Baucom first joined the collegiate ranks in 1995 as an assistant to the Davidson Wildcats. In his lone year at Davidson, the Wildcats went 25–5, 14–0 in the Southern Conference, and won the league's regular season championship while participating in the National Invitation Tournament.[3] After spending two seasons as an assistant at Division II Mars Hill, where he was a scout and recruiting coordinator, Baucom served the same role for one year at Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Tusculum
Baucom then returned to the Southern Conference where he worked three seasons under head coach
VMI
Baucom was then hired in the summer of 2005 by the
Shortly before the start of the
The following year, VMI went 14–15 and lost in the conference quarterfinals, which marked the end of forward Reggie Williams' career. Williams led the NCAA in scoring that year and the year prior, and ended his VMI career as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,556 points.[7]
Despite the loss of Williams,
The Keydets had a down year in 2009–10, going 10–19 and 5–13 in league play. They still managed to lead the nation in scoring, and did so again the following year. On July 18, 2011, Baucom was signed to a contract extension through the 2015 season. In 2011–12, VMI clinched its first back-to-back winning seasons since the teams of the late 1970s by going 17–16. This included yet another surprise run to the Big South tournament final, which was thwarted by UNC Asheville. It was, however, the first year in which VMI did not lead the country in points per game. They failed to do so again in 2012–13, and had another losing season.
Baucom's contract was extended again through the end of the 2017–18 season (at the same salary) by VMI athletic director Donny White on August 21, 2013.[8] Baucom's 2013–14 squad became the fifth in school history to have a twenty-win season, going 22–13 with an 11–5 Big South record. It was the last season for VMI in the Big South, as they had announced their transition back to the Southern Conference the previous spring. After falling in the conference tournament semifinals, VMI received and accepted an invitation to participate in the 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. It was the program's first national postseason tournament appearance in thirty-seven years, and the Keydets made the most of their second opportunity. Thanks in large part to the play of senior center D. J. Covington, VMI defeated Canisius, IPFW and Ohio to advance to the tournament's semifinals. Covington scored 37 points against Canisius, and 41 points against IPFW, which was a CIT tournament record.[9] VMI would fall to Yale, 75–62, in the semifinals, which was televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.
On July 2, 2014, Baucom and VMI agreed to another contract extension (at the same salary) that would run through the 2018–19 season.[10]
The Citadel
Baucom was named head coach at The Citadel on March 30, 2015, succeeding Chuck Driesell.[11][12]
Head coaching record
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Tusculum Pioneers (South Atlantic Conference) (2005–2007) | |||||||||
2003–04 | Tusculum | 19–8 | 1st | ||||||
2004–05 | Tusculum | 18–11 | 2nd | NCAA Division II First Round | |||||
Tusculum: | 37–19 (.661) | ||||||||
VMI Keydets (Big South Conference) (2005–2014) | |||||||||
2005–06 | VMI | 7–20 | 2–14 | 8th | |||||
2006–07 | VMI | 14–19 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
2007–08 | VMI | 14–15 | 6–8 | T–5th | |||||
2008–09 | VMI | 24–8 | 13–5 | 2nd | |||||
2009–10 | VMI | 10–19 | 5–13 | T–7th | |||||
2010–11 | VMI | 18–13 | 10–8 | 4th | |||||
2011–12 | VMI | 17–16 | 8–10 | T–6th | |||||
2012–13 | VMI | 14–17 | 8–8 | 2nd (North) | |||||
2013–14 | VMI | 22–13 | 11–5 | 2nd (North) | CIT Semifinal | ||||
VMI Keydets (Southern Conference) (2014–2015) | |||||||||
2014–15 | VMI | 11–19 | 7–11 | 6th | |||||
VMI: | 151–159 (.487) | 75–91 (.452) | |||||||
The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (2015–2022) | |||||||||
2015–16 | The Citadel | 10–22 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
2016–17 | The Citadel | 12–21 | 4–14 | T–8th | |||||
2017–18 | The Citadel | 11–21 | 5–13 | 8th | |||||
2018–19 | The Citadel | 12–18 | 4–14 | T–8th | |||||
2019–20 | The Citadel | 6–24 | 0–18 | 10th | |||||
2020–21 | The Citadel | 13–12 | 5–11 | 8th | |||||
2021–22 | The Citadel | 13–18 | 6–12 | 9th | |||||
The Citadel: | 77–136 (.362) | 27–97 (.218) | |||||||
Total: | 265–314 (.458) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Duggar Baucom – VMI Bio". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
- ^ a b c d Adam Himmelsbach. "Twin Brothers and a High-Octane Offense Revive V.M.I." The New York Times. February 10, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Duggar Baucom – VMI Head Coach" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "2002–03 Western Carolina Coaching Staff" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ New York, NY. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "Duggar Baucom – VMI Bio". Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ a b c 2013–14 VMI Basketball Fact Book
- ^ "Baucom Contract Extended through 2017-18". VMIKeydets.com. August 21, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Parks (March 23, 2014). "VMI and D.J. Covington Break Records Against IPFW." MidMajorMadness.com. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Johnson, Raphielle (July 2, 2014). "VMI, head coach Duggar Baucom agree to extension through 2019." College Basketball Talk. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "Citadel names Duggar Baucom men's head basketball coach". The Citadel. March 30, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ^ Bilodeau, Kevin (March 30, 2015). "The Citadel names VMI's Duggar Baucom as basketball coach". Charleston, SC: WCSC-TV. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.