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CHARLESTON, S.C. –The Citadel men's basketball team returns to action on Saturday afternoon when they welcome Samford to town. The contest will be the last home game for two weeks for the Bulldogs, who embark on a three-game road swing beginning Jan. 19.
 
The Bulldogs are coming off of a tough loss at Chattanooga on Wednesday, falling 83-73 to the defending Southern Conference champions. Zane Najdawi, Frankie Johnson, Leandro Allende and Warren Sledge all scored in double figures for the 'Dogs. The Citadel's defense held the Mocs to just four three-pointers in the contest, but a 48.3 percent shooting effort from the floor helped propel Chattanooga to the victory.
 
Samford is also on a one-game skid and is 3-2 in SoCon action after falling 68-65 to Mercer on Jan. 11. The fellow Bulldogs are 12-6 on the season and 6-3 on the road with conference wins over UNCG, Western Carolina and Wofford.
 
Tip between The Citadel and Samford is set for 1 p.m. Saturday inside McAlister Field House. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3 with live stats available at CitadelSports.com. For tickets, visit CitadelSports.com/tickets.
 
FAST FACTS
• The Citadel is 5-0 this season when shooting at least 40 percent from beyond the arc. The 'Dogs have hit at least 10 three-pointers in 15 of the 19 games this season and have seven games with at least 15 treys made.
• Last season the Bulldogs' bench scored 1,196 points using Coach Baucom's line change system. This year, the 'Dogs are well on their way to surpassing that mark as they have already tallied 828 bench points. The largest contribution so far this season came in a 116-112 win at Stetson when the Bulldogs' reserves poured in 72 points.
• The Citadel owns eight of the 11 highest-scoring performances in the SoCon this season.
• The Citadel's high-powered offense ranks first in seven different categories among Southern Conference members including scoring offense (95.9), rebounding offense (39.8), steals (10.0), assists (17.9), offensive rebounds (14.9), turnover margin (+3.47) and three-point field goals made (12.5).
• Preston Parks has proved to be explosive off the bench for the Bulldogs this season and led The Citadel in scoring for four consecutive games beginning with a 20-point effort at Virginia Tech. The Greenville, South Carolina, native has recorded 11 games in double figures, including eight straight, and eight games with at least 20 points.
• With 19 points at Wofford, Parks now ranks 15th in points scored by a Bulldog in their freshman season and is currently sixth among freshmen with 68 assists. The freshman's 32 points against UNCG is the third-highest single-game total among conference members in 2016-17.
• Zane Najdawi is currently second in the SoCon in offensive rebounds, third in rebounds and sixth in scoring. He is also tied for fourth in the NCAA for most free throws made in a single game after sinking 16 against Colgate on Dec. 2. This season the sophomore has already scored 307 points, crushing his total of 236 from last year.
 
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