The Citadel Athletics

An honorary inductee who guided Citadel basketball to its heyday in the late 1950s with the famous “Blitz Kids”… coached the Bulldogs for four seasons (1957-60) and had a 57-38 (.600) record … after his first season, the U.S. Rubber Company named The Citadel the “Most Improved Team” in the country and presented the Bulldogs with the George Mikan Award … the South Carolina Sportswriters Association named him the 1959 Coach of the Year … the 11-14 mark in 1957 was the school’s best in 18 years and The Citadel improved from being the 750th best team in America to No. 34 … in 1959, The Citadel made its lone appearance in the Southern Conference Championship game, losing to West Virginia, 85-66, and the Mountaineers’ standout performer, Jerry West … under Sloan, the Bulldogs played in the school’s first-ever television appearance, a 60-57 Citadel victory at Clemson … he later coached at NC State and won the national championship in 1974.