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The Citadel Bulldogs basketball, 1975–1979

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The Citadel Bulldogs basketball teams represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The program was established in 1900–01, and has continuously fielded a team since 1912–13. Their primary rivals are College of Charleston, Furman and VMI.

1974–75

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1974–75 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–15 (2–11 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaMcAlister Field House
Seasons
1974–75 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Furman 12 0   1.000 22 7   .759
East Carolina 11 3   .786 19 9   .679
William & Mary 6 5   .545 16 12   .571
Richmond 7 7   .500 10 16   .385
VMI 6 6   .500 13 13   .500
Davidson 4 6   .400 7 19   .269
The Citadel 2 11   .154 5 15   .250
Appalachian State 1 11   .083 3 23   .115
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
November 30*
no, no
Baptist W 107–92  1–0
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 3*
no, no
UNC Wilmington W 115–88  2–0
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 7
no, no
William & Mary L 73–82  2–1
(0–1)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 14
no, no
Appalachian State W 99–94  3–1
(1–1)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 19*
no, no
Rochester Tech W 90–80  4–1
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 4
no, no
at East Carolina L 81–111  4–2
(1–2)
Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
January 8*
no, no
at Tulane L 71–78  4–3
Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans
January 11
no, no
at Appalachian State W 70–69  5–3
(2–2)
Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, North Carolina
January 13
no, no
at VMI L 101–108  5–4
(2–3)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, Virginia
January 18
no, no
Furman L 65–66  5–5
(2–4)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 25
no, no
at Davidson L 76–90  5–6
(2–5)
Johnston Gym 
Davidson, North Carolina
January 29*
no, no
at Clemson L 75–106  5–7
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
February 1
no, no
at Richmond L 75–80  5–8
(2–6)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
February 3
no, no
at William & Mary L 53–81  5–9
(2–7)
William & Mary Hall 
Williambsurg, Virginia
February 8
no, no
VMI L 68–82  5–10
(2–8)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 15
no, no
Richmond L 90–99  5–11
(2–9)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 18
no, no
at Furman L 69–94  5–12
(2–10)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
February 22
no, no
East Carolina L 84–87  5–13
(2–11)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 24*
no, no
Campbell L 78–86  5–14
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
1975 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
March 1
no, no
at East Carolina L 66–78  5–15
Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1975–76

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1975–76 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record10–17 (6–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaMcAlister Field House
Seasons
1975–76 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VMI 9 3   .750 22 10   .688
William & Mary 8 3   .727 15 13   .536
Richmond 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
East Carolina 7 7   .500 11 15   .423
Appalachian State 6 6   .500 13 14   .481
The Citadel 6 7   .462 10 17   .370
Furman 5 7   .417 9 18   .333
Davidson 1 9   .100 5 21   .192
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
no, no
at No. 13 NC State L 75–103  0–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
December 1*
no, no
UNC Wilmington W 81–63  1–1
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 6
no, no
at William & Mary L 61–70  1–2
(0–1)
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
December 10*
no, no
at Baptist W 75–70  2–2
CSU Field House 
North Charleston, South Carolina
December 13
no, no
at Appalachian State L 65–83  2–3
(0–2)
Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, North Carolina
December 20
no, no
East Carolina L 67–68  2–4
(0–3)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 29*
no, no
vs. Rutgers
Poinsettia Classic
L 73–96  2–5
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
December 30
no, no
at Furman
Poinsettia Classic
L 90–92 OT 2–6
(0–4)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
January 2
no, no
at East Carolina L 76–81  2–7
(0–5)
Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
January 5*
no, no
at Stetson
Hatter Classic
L 60–66  2–8
Edmunds Center 
DeLand, Florida
January 6*
no, no
vs. Boston University
Hatter Classic
W 86–73  3–8
Edmunds Center 
DeLand, Florida
January 10*
no, no
Clemson L 68–81  3–9
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 12
no, no
VMI W 78–74  4–9
(1–5)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 14*
no, no
at South Carolina L 74–90  4–10
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
January 17
no, no
at Furman L 67–68  4–11
(1–6)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
January 21
no, no
Davidson W 81–77  5–11
(2–6)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 24
no, no
at Richmond W 75–74  6–11
(3–6)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
January 26*
no, no
Tulane L 85–101  6–12
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 31
no, no
Appalachian State L 67–70  6–13
(3–7)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 2*
no, no
at Campbell L 106–112 OT 6–14
Carter Gymnasium 
Buies Creek, North Carolina
February 7
no, no
Richmond W 91–79  7–14
(4–7)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 10
no, no
Furman W 76–72  8–14
(5–7)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 14
no, no
at VMI L 59–76  8–15
(5–8)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, Virginia
February 16
no, no
William & Mary W 64–62  9–15
(6–8)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 21*
no, no
at Georgia Tech L 56–58  9–16
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta
February 23*
no, no
Baptist W 96–69  10–16
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
1976 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 28
no, no
at Richmond L 69–82  10–17
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1976–77

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1976–77 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–19 (0–10 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaMcAlister Field House
Seasons
1976–77 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 VMI 8 2   .800 26 4   .867
Furman 8 2   .800 18 10   .643
Appalachian State 8 4   .667 17 12   .586
William & Mary 7 4   .636 16 14   .533
East Carolina 3 9   .250 10 18   .357
Davidson 2 8   .200 5 22   .185
The Citadel 2 9   .182 8 19   .296
Chattanooga 0 0   27 5   .844
Western Carolina 0 0   8 16   .333
Marshall 0 0   8 19   .296
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
no, no
Wofford W 83–77  1–0
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 1*
no, no
at Penn L 69–108  1–1
Palestra 
Philadelphia
December 4
no, no
at William & Mary L 61–94  1–2
(0–1)
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
December 6*
no, no
Presbyterian
Citadel Invitational Tournament
W 87–78  2–2
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 7*
no, no
College of Charleston
Citadel Invitational Tournament
L 72–81  2–3
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 11*
no, no
USC Aiken W 86–78  3–3
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 18*
no, no
at East Carolina W 70–62  4–3
Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
December 28*
no, no
vs. Columbia
Poinsettia Classic
L 87–89 OT 4–4
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
December 29*
no, no
vs. Navy
Poinsettia Classic
L 56–89  4–5
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
January 3*
no, no
at Stetson W 67–65  5–5
Edmunds Center 
DeLand, Florida
January 10*
no, no
at Baptist L 54–68  5–6
CSU Field House 
North Charleston, South Carolina
January 15
no, no
at Furman L 74–88  5–7
(0–2)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
January 17
no, no
VMI L 62–68  5–8
(0–3)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 22*
no, no
Georgia Tech L 59–63  5–9
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 24
no, no
William & Mary L 53–61  5–10
(0–4)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 27
no, no
at Appalachian State L 56–76  5–11
(0–5)
Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, North Carolina
January 29
no, no
at VMI L 70–88  5–12
(0–6)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, Virginia
January 31
no, no
Marshall L 73–82  5–13
(0–7)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 2
no, no
at Davidson L 60–62  5–14
(0–8)
Johnston Gym 
Davidson, North Carolina
February 5
no, no
Appalachian State L 64–68  5–15
(0–9)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 9*
no, no
at South Carolina L 66–85  5–16
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
February 12
no, no
Furman L 88–91  5–17
(0–10)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 15*
no, no
at Georgia Tech L 64–90  5–18
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
February 17*
no, no
Baptist W 78–74  6–18
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 19*
no, no
at East Carolina W 75–72  7–18
Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
February 21*
no, no
James Madison W 79–72  8–18
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
1977 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 26
no, no
at Furman L 69–76  8–19
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1977–78

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1977–78 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–19 (2–11 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaMcAlister Field House
Seasons
1977–78 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Appalachian State 9 3   .750 15 13   .536
VMI 7 3   .700 21 7   .750
Marshall 8 5   .615 14 15   .483
Furman 7 5   .583 19 11   .633
Chattanooga 7 5   .583 16 11   .593
Western Carolina 4 8   .333 7 19   .269
Davidson 3 7   .300 9 18   .333
The Citadel 2 11   .154 8 19   .296
1978 Southern Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
November 25*
no, no
USC Aiken W 82–58  1–0
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
November 28*
no, no
College of Charleston
Citadel Invitational
W 84–82 OT 2–0
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
November 29*
no, no
Lander
Citadel Invitational
W 74–69  3–0
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 3*
no, no
at Clemson L 65–99  3–1
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
December 5*
no, no
Wofford W 88–59  4–1
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 8*
no, no
Vanderbilt L 50–53 OT 4–2
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 10
no, no
Western Carolina L 64–65  4–3
(0–1)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 20*
no, no
Canisius W 79–72  5–3
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 21*
no, no
Catholic L 72–74  5–4
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 5*
no, no
at UNC Wilmington L 66–81  5–5
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
January 7
no, no
at Chattanooga L 70–80  5–6
(0–2)
Maclellan Gymnasium 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
January 10*
no, no
Penn L 73–103  5–7
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 12
no, no
at Western Carolina L 72–73  5–8
(0–3)
 
Cullowhee, North Carolina
January 14
no, no
at Marshall L 81–85 OT 5–9
(0–4)
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse 
Huntington, West Virginia
January 17
no, no
at Furman L 77–106  5–10
(0–5)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
January 21
no, no
at Appalachian State L 66–75  5–11
(0–6)
Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, North Carolina
January 25
no, no
Chattanooga L 81–84 OT 5–12
(0–7)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 28
no, no
VMI L 61–79  5–13
(0–8)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 1
no, no
Appalachian State L 65–66  5–14
(0–9)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 4
no, no
Marshall W 74–57  6–14
(1–9)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 6
no, no
Davidson L 81–88  6–15
(1–10)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 8
no, no
Furman W 85–82  7–15
(2–10)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 11
no, no
at VMI L 72–84  7–16
(2–11)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, Virginia
February 13*
no, no
at James Madison L 70–71  7–17
 
Harrisonburg, Virginia
February 15*
no, no
Baptist L 77–83  7–18
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 20*
no, no
James Madison W 89–88  8–18
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
1978 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 25
no, no
at Appalachian State L 64–81  8–19
Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1978–79

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1978–79 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record20–7 (10–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaMcAlister Field House
Seasons
1978–79 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Appalachian State 11 3   .786 23 6   .793
Furman 9 3   .750 20 9   .690
The Citadel 10 4   .714 20 7   .741
Western Carolina 5 7   .417 14 14   .500
Marshall 5 8   .385 11 16   .407
Davidson 3 7   .300 8 19   .296
Chattanooga 3 8   .273 14 13   .519
VMI 2 8   .200 12 15   .444
East Tennessee State 0 0   16 11   .593
1979 Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
November 27*
no, no
Piedmont W 103–61  1–0
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 1*
no, no
Fredonia State W 75–48  2–0
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 2*
no, no
Biscayne W 98–69  3–0
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 4*
no, no
at Vanderbilt L 63–78  3–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
December 7*
no, no
USC Upstate W 99–67  4–1
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 9*
no, no
at Clemson L 58–71  4–2
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
December 16*
no, no
Wofford W 92–62  5–2
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 6*
no, no
Clemson W 58–56  6–2
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 8
no, no
VMI W 91–83  7–2
(1–0)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 13
no, no
at Marshall W 58–57  8–2
(2–0)
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse 
Huntington, West Virginia
January 15
no, no
Western Carolina W 78–54  9–2
(3–0)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 20
no, no
Furman W 78–76  10–2
(4–0)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 22*
no, no
Erskine W 83–61  11–2
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 24
no, no
at Davidson L 72–87  11–3
(4–1)
Johnston Gym 
Davidson, North Carolina
January 27
no, no
at Chattanooga W 79–71  12–3
(5–1)
Maclellan Gymnasium 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
January 29
no, no
at South Carolina State W 91–86  13–3
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 3
no, no
at Appalachian State L 65–76  13–4
(5–2)
Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, North Carolina
February 5
no, no
Davidson W 79–70  14–4
(6–2)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 7
no, no
Chattanooga W 62–61  15–4
(7–2)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 10
no, no
at Furman L 84–88 OT 15–5
(7–3)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
February 12
no, no
at VMI W 72–69  16–5
(8–3)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, Virginia
February 14
no, no
Appalachian State L 64–68  16–6
(8–4)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 17
no, no
at Western Carolina W 70–69  17–6
(9–4)
 
Cullowhee, North Carolina
February 19
no, no
Marshall W 75–69  18–6
(10–4)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 21
no, no
Baptist W 91–42  19–6
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
1979 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 24
no, no
Davidson W 86–79  20–6
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
March 3
no, no
vs. Furman L 94–105  20–7
Roanoke Civic Center 
Roanoke, Virginia
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. 2012-13 The Citadel Basketball Fact Back (PDF). The Citadel. pp. 92–94. Retrieved May 31, 2014.