The Citadel Bulldogs basketball, 1975–79

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.

Contents: 1974–75 – 1975–76 – 1976–77 – 1977–78 – 1978–79

1974–75

1974–75 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1974–75 record 5–15 (2–11 SoCon)
Head coach Les Robinson
Home arena McAlister Field House
1974–75 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Furman†12–0 1.000  22–7  .759
East Carolina11–3 .786  19–9  .679
William & Mary6–5 .545  16–12  .571
Richmond7–7 .500  10–16  .385
VMI6–6 .500  13–13  .500
Davidson4–6 .400  7–19  .269
The Citadel2–11 .154  5–15  .250
Appalachian State1–11 .083  3–23  .115
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1975; 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

1975–76 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1975–76 record 10–17 (6–8 SoCon)
Head coach Les Robinson
Home arena McAlister Field House
1975–76 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
VMI†9–3 .750  22–10  .688
William & Mary8–3 .727  15–13  .536
Richmond7–7 .500  14–14  .500
East Carolina7–7 .500  11–15  .423
Appalachian State6–6 .500  13–14  .481
The Citadel6–7 .462  10–17  .370
Furman5–7 .417  9–18  .333
Davidson1–9 .100  5–21  .192
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1976; 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

1976–77 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1976–77 record 8–19 (0–10 SoCon)
Head coach Les Robinson
Home arena McAlister Field House
1976–77 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
VMI †8–2 .800  26–4  .867
Furman8–2 .800  18–10  .643
Appalachian State8–4 .667  17–12  .586
William & Mary7–4 .636  16–14  .533
East Carolina3–9 .250  10–18  .357
Davidson2–8 .200  5–22  .185
The Citadel2–9 .182  8–19  .296
Chattanooga0–0 –  27–5  .844
Western Carolina0–0 –  8–16  .333
Marshall0–0 –  8–19  .296
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1977; 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

1977–78 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1977–78 record 8–19 (2–11 SoCon)
Head coach Les Robinson
Home arena McAlister Field House
1977–78 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Appalachian State9–3 .750  15–13  .536
VMI7–3 .700  21–7  .750
Marshall8–5 .615  14–15  .483
Furman†7–5 .583  19–11  .633
Chattanooga7–5 .583  16–11  .593
Western Carolina4–8 .333  7–19  .269
Davidson3–7 .300  9–18  .333
The Citadel2–11 .154  8–19  .296
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1978; 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

1978–79 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1978–79 record 20–7 (10–4 SoCon)
Head coach Les Robinson
Home arena McAlister Field House
1978–79 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Appalachian State†11–3 .786  24–6  .800
Furman9–3 .750  20–9  .690
The Citadel10–4 .714  20–7  .741
Western Carolina5–7 .417  14–14  .500
Marshall5–8 .385  11–16  .407
Davidson3–7 .300  8–19  .296
Chattanooga3–8 .273  14–13  .519
VMI2–8 .200  12–15  .444
East Tennessee State0–0 –  16–11  .593
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1979; 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

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