The Citadel Bulldogs basketball, 1970–1974

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.

1969–70

[edit]
1969–70 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–16 (4–9 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Citadel Armory
Seasons
1969–70 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Davidson 10 0   1.000 22 5   .815
East Carolina 9 2   .818 16 10   .615
George Washington 6 4   .600 12 15   .444
Furman 5 6   .455 13 13   .500
William & Mary 5 7   .417 11 16   .407
The Citadel 4 8   .333 8 16   .333
Richmond 4 9   .308 9 18   .333
VMI 3 10   .231 6 19   .240
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1970
Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
no, no
at Vanderbilt L 58–89  0–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
December 3
no, no
Wofford W 87–75  1–1
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 6*
no, no
at NC State L 59–105  1–2
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
December 10
no, no
Merchant Marine W 84–74  2–2
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 13
no, no
Arkansas State L 72–81  2–3
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 16
no, no
Sewanee W 86–65  3–3
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 18
no, no
Roanoke L 67–107  3–4
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 22
no, no
Long Island L 61–69  3–5
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 29*
no, no
Northwestern
Poinsettia Classic
L 74–91  3–6
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
December 30
no, no
at Furman
Poinsettia Classic
L 71–80  3–7
(0–1)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
January 3
no, no
No. 11 Davidson L 41–56  3–8
(0–2)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 6
no, no
at Richmond W 53–51  4–8
(1–2)
Richmond Arena 
Richmond, Virginia
January 10
no, no
at Furman L 56–60 OT 4–9
(1–3)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
January 17
no, no
VMI W 84–70  5–9
(2–3)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 24
no, no
George Washington L 77–95  5–10
(2–4)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 27*
no, no
Maine W 81–63  6–10
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 31
no, no
William & Mary L 60–65  6–11
(2–5)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 3
no, no
Richmond L 81–82 OT 6–12
(2–6)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 7
no, no
Furman W 68–67  7–12
(3–6)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 12
no, no
at William & Mary L 74–79  7–13
(3–7)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
February 14
no, no
at East Carolina L 69–83  7–14
(3–8)
Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
February 17
no, no
at VMI W 68–61  8–14
(4–8)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, Virginia
February 21
no, no
East Carolina L 71–84  8–15
(4–9)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
1970 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 28
no, no
vs. George Washington L 64–66  8–16
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1970–71

[edit]
1970–71 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record13–12 (6–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Citadel Armory
Seasons
1970–71 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 9 1   .900 15 11   .577
William & Mary 7 3   .700 11 16   .407
East Carolina 7 4   .636 13 12   .520
The Citadel 6 5   .545 13 12   .520
Furman 5 5   .500 15 12   .556
Richmond 3 9   .250 7 21   .250
VMI 1 11   .083 1 25   .038
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
no, no
Tennessee Wesleyan W 100–72  1–0
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 3*
no, no
Wofford W 82–62  2–0
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 5*
no, no
at Tulane L 69–75  2–1
Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans
December 9*
no, no
Mercer L 70–73  2–2
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 12
no, no
at William & Mary W 71–67  3–2
(1–0)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
December 17*
no, no
at George Washington W 73–68  4–2
 
Washington, D.C.
December 19*
no, no
at Xavier W 73–68  5–2
Schmidt Field House 
Cincinnati
December 29*
no, no
Navy
Palmetto Classic
L 69–72  5–3
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 30*
no, no
Ole Miss
Palmetto Classic
W 109–90  6–3
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 4
no, no
William & Mary L 54–59  6–4
(1–1)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 7*
no, no
Texas A&M W 62–61  7–4
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 9
no, no
Furman W 90–80  8–4
(2–1)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 12
no, no
at Richmond L 64–67  8–5
(2–2)
Richmond Arena 
Richmond, Virginia
January 16
no, no
at VMI W 66–64 OT 9–5
(3–2)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, Virginia
January 23*
no, no
at Tampa L 76–77  9–6
 
Tampa, Florida
January 30*
no, no
at Arkansas State L 60–74  9–7
 
Jonesboro, Arkansas
February 4
no, no
VMI W 91–65  10–7
(4–2)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 6
no, no
at Furman L 86–91  10–8
(4–3)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
February 8*
no, no
at Chattanooga L 70–81  10–9
Maclellan Gymnasium 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
February 13
no, no
East Carolina W 81–57  11–9
(5–3)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 16
no, no
Richmond W 78–63  12–9
(6–3)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 20*
no, no
West Virginia Tech W 47–45 OT 13–9
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 22
no, no
at Davidson L 50–85  13–10
(6–4)
Johnston Gym 
Davidson, North Carolina
February 27
no, no
at East Carolina L 67–81  13–11
(6–5)
Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
1971 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
March 4
no, no
at Furman L 82–95  13–12
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1971–72

[edit]
1971–72 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record12–13 (5–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Citadel Armory
Seasons
1971–72 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 8 2   .800 19 9   .679
Furman 8 3   .727 17 11   .607
William & Mary 6 4   .600 10 17   .370
East Carolina 7 5   .583 14 15   .483
The Citadel 5 6   .455 12 13   .480
Richmond 3 9   .250 6 19   .240
VMI 2 10   .167 6 19   .240
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
no, no
Campbell L 77–79 OT 0–1
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 3*
no, no
at No. 1 UCLA L 49–105  0–2
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles
December 6*
no, no
at Rice L 69–73  0–3
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston
December 8*
no, no
Wofford W 86–66  1–3
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 11
no, no
at William & Mary L 67–74  1–4
(0–1)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 18
no, no
East Carolina W 89–86  2–4
(1–1)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 29*
no, no
Air Force
Palmetto Classic
W 61–60  3–4
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 30*
no, no
No. 11 Virginia
Palmetto Classic
L 72–77  3–5
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 3
no, no
William & Mary W 68–59  4–5
(2–1)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 5
no, no
at Furman L 86–101  4–6
(2–2)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
January 10*
no, no
Tulane L 61–67  4–7
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 15
no, no
at VMI W 68–62 OT 5–7
(3–2)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, Virginia
January 19*
no, no
Arkansas State W 86–48  6–7
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 22*
no, no
Chattanooga W 117–100  7–7
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 26*
no, no
at Stetson W 85–70  8–7
 
DeLand, Florida
February 1
no, no
at Richmond L 68–75  8–8
(3–3)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
February 5
no, no
Davidson L 70–77  8–9
(3–4)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 7*
no, no
Stetson W 93–68  9–9
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 12
no, no
at East Carolina L 83–91  9–10
(3–5)
Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
February 14
no, no
VMI W 87–60  10–10
(4–5)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 16
no, no
Richmond W 99–79  11–10
(5–5)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 19
no, no
Furman L 75–80  11–11
(5–6)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 22*
no, no
Florida Presbyterian W 112–90  12–11
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 26*
no, no
Fairleigh Dickinson L 46–67  12–12
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
1972 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
March 2
no, no
at East Carolina L 71–80  12–13
Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1972–73

[edit]
1972–73 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–15 (6–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Citadel Armory
Seasons
1972–73 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 9 1   .900 18 9   .667
Furman 11 2   .846 20 9   .690
East Carolina 7 7   .500 13 13   .500
The Citadel 6 7   .462 11 15   .423
William & Mary 5 6   .455 10 17   .370
Richmond 5 9   .357 8 16   .333
Appalachian State 3 8   .273 6 20   .231
VMI 3 9   .250 6 20   .231
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
no, no
Rollins W 63–54  1–0
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 6*
no, no
at Penn L 34–67  1–1
Palestra 
Philadelphia
December 9
no, no
William & Mary W 82–74  2–1
(1–0)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 16
no, no
East Carolina W 55–54  3–1
(2–0)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 28*
no, no
Brown
Palmetto Classic
L 60–67  3–2
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 29*
no, no
Tulane
Palmetto Classic
L 60–61  3–3
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 3*
no, no
at Arkansas State W 81–80  4–3
 
Jonesboro, Arkansas
January 5*
no, no
at George Washington
Presidential Classic
L 80–88  4–4
 
Washington, D.C.
January 6*
no, no
vs. Rice
Presidential Classic
L 64–82  4–5
 
Washington, D.C.
January 13
no, no
at Chattanooga L 72–95 OT 4–6
Maclellan Gymnasium 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
January 15*
no, no
South Florida W 66–56 OT 5–6
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 18
no, no
at Appalachian State L 75–78  5–7
(2–1)
Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, North Carolina
January 20
no, no
Furman L 46–62  5–8
(2–2)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 22*
no, no
Georgia State W 73–59  6–8
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 24*
no, no
at Clemson L 54–72  6–9
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 27
no, no
at Richmond L 63–65  6–10
(2–3)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
January 29
no, no
at VMI W 69–67  7–10
(3–3)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, Virginia
February 3
no, no
Richmond W 77–72  8–10
(4–3)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 6
no, no
at William & Mary L 74–83  8–11
(4–4)
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
February 10
no, no
at Davidson L 75–85  8–12
(4–5)
Johnston Gym 
Davidson, North Carolina
February 12
no, no
VMI W 75–62  9–12
(5–5)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 17
no, no
at Furman L 69–79  9–13
(5–6)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
February 19
no, no
Appalachian State W 87–69  10–13
(6–6)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 22*
no, no
Wofford W 66–56  11–13
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 24
no, no
at East Carolina L 72–80  11–14
(6–7)
Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
1973 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
March 1
no, no
William & Mary L 72–97  11–15
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1973–74

[edit]
1973–74 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record10–14 (4–9 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaMcAlister Field House
Seasons
1973–74 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Furman 11 1   .917 22 9   .710
Richmond 10 4   .714 16 12   .571
Davidson 7 3   .700 18 9   .667
East Carolina 8 6   .571 13 12   .520
William & Mary 5 6   .455 9 18   .333
The Citadel 4 9   .308 10 14   .417
VMI 3 9   .250 6 18   .250
Appalachian State 1 11   .083 5 20   .200
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
no, no
at No. 3 Indiana L 55–74  0–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 3*
no, no
Oglethorpe W 89–60  1–1
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 8
no, no
William & Mary W 88–65  2–1
(1–0)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 15
no, no
East Carolina W 69–63  3–1
(2–0)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 20*
no, no
at Georgia State W 58–55  4–1
GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta
December 28*
no, no
Lehigh
Brigadier-Palmetto Classic
W 83–65  5–1
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
December 29*
no, no
Navy
Brigadier-Palmetto Classic
W 74–66  6–1
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 5*
no, no
Rochester W 80–65  7–1
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 8*
no, no
at South Florida L 78–90  7–2
 
Tampa, Florida
January 12
no, no
at Appalachian State L 72–90  7–3
(2–1)
Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, North Carolina
January 14
no, no
at VMI L 63–70  7–4
(2–2)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, Virginia
January 19
no, no
Furman L 42–50  7–5
(2–3)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 21
no, no
Appalachian State W 77–76  8–5
(3–3)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 26*
no, no
Atlantic Christian W 85–62  9–5
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 30*
no, no
at Clemson L 58–62 OT 9–6
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 2
no, no
at Richmond L 82–89 OT 9–7
(3–4)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
February 4
no, no
at William & Mary L 57–64  9–8
(3–5)
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
February 9
no, no
Davidson L 69–73  9–9
(3–6)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 12
no, no
at Furman L 59–91  9–10
(3–7)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
February 16
no, no
Richmond L 65–73  9–11
(3–8)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 18
no, no
VMI W 65–47  10–11
(4–8)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 23
no, no
at East Carolina L 66–78  10–12
(4–9)
Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
February 25
no, no
James Madison L 41–43  10–13
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
1974 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 28
no, no
vs. Davidson L 69–82  10–14
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

[edit]
  1. 2012-13 The Citadel Basketball Fact Back (PDF). The Citadel. pp. 92–94. Retrieved August 5, 2014.