1966–67 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

1966-67 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball

Conference	Southern Conference
1966-67 record	8–17 (6–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Mel Thompson
Assistant coach	Ed Thompson
Home arena	The Citadel Armory

1966–67 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
West Virginia †	9	–	1	.900	19	–	9	.679
Davidson	8	–	4	.667	15	–	12	.556
William & Mary	8	–	5	.615	14	–	11	.560
Richmond	9	–	7	.563	11	–	12	.478
The Citadel	6	–	7	.462	8	–	16	.333
George Washington	5	–	7	.417	6	–	18	.250
Furman	4	–	6	.400	9	–	15	.375
East Carolina	4	–	8	.333	7	–	17	.292
VMI	4	–	12	.250	5	–	16	.238

† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1967; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966–67 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by seventh year head coach Mel Thompson and played their home games at The Citadel Armory. They played as a member of the Southern Conference.

The Bulldogs struggled throughout the season, enduring a three game losing streak and two separate four game losing streaks while only recording consecutive wins twice in the season en route to an 8–17 overall finish, and 6–7 in the SoCon.^[1]

The season was later chronicled by Pat Conroy in his memoir My Losing Season. Conroy was a senior guard for the Bulldogs in the 1966–67 season.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
December 1, 1966* no, no	Auburn	L 83–105	0–1	The Citadel Armory Charleston, SC
December 3, 1966* no, no	at Clemson	L 84–102	0–2	Fike Field House Clemson, SC
December 6, 1966* no, no	Wofford	W 84–75	1–2	The Citadel Armory Charleston, SC
December 10, 1966 no, no	George Washington	W 89–86	2–2 (1–0)	The Citadel Armory Charleston, SC
December 14, 1966* no, no	Old Dominion	L 70–78	2–3	The Citadel Armory Charleston, SC
December 17, 1966* no, no	at Loyola (New Orleans)	L 87–97	2–4	New Orleans, LA
December 19, 1966* no, no	vs. Florida State Tampa Invitational	L 67–83	2–5	Tampa, FL
December 20, 1966* no, no	vs. Columbia Tampa Invitational	W 74–71	3–5	Tampa, FL
January 2, 1967* no, no	Jacksonville	L 80–87	3–6	The Citadel Armory Charleston, SC
January 4, 1967* no, no	at Georgia Southern	L 78–79	3–7	Statesboro, GA
January 7, 1967 no, no	Richmond	W 81–79	4–7 (2–0)	The Citadel Armory Charleston, SC
January 10, 1967 no, no	Davidson	L 72–76	4–8 (2–1)	The Citadel Armory Charleston, SC
January 14, 1967 no, no	at Furman	L 68–85	4–9 (2–2)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC
January 16, 1967 no, no	at East Carolina	L 72–80	4–10 (2–3)	Greenville, NC
January 26, 1967* no, no	at Jacksonville	L 85–87	4–11	Jacksonville, FL
January 28, 1967 no, no	William & Mary	W 85–77	5–11 (3–3)	The Citadel Armory Charleston, SC
February 3, 1967 no, no	at VMI	W 73–70	6–11 (4–3)	Cormack Field House Lexington, VA
February 4, 1967 no, no	at William & Mary	L 57–91	6–12 (4–4)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
February 8, 1967 no, no	East Carolina	W 105–91	7–12 (5–4)	The Citadel Armory Charleston, SC
February 11, 1967 no, no	at Richmond	L 76–89	7–13 (5–5)	Richmond Arena Richmond, VA
February 13, 1967 no, no	VMI	W 81–78	8–13 (6–5)	The Citadel Armory Charleston, SC
February 18, 1967 no, no	Furman	L 65–71	8–14 (6–6)	The Citadel Armory Charleston, SC
February 20, 1967* no, no	at Stetson	L 74–82	8–15	DeLand, FL
February 25, 1967 no, no	Davidson	L 85–97	8–16 (6–7)	The Citadel Armory Charleston, SC
1967 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 2, 1967 no, no	vs. Richmond	L 98–100 ^OT	8–17	Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

↑ 2010-11 The Citadel Basketball. CitadelSports.com. p. 154. Retrieved February 11, 2013.

The Citadel Bulldogs basketball

Venues	Thompson Hall (1938–1939) The Citadel Armory / McAlister Field House (1939–1988) Deas Hall (1988–1989) McAlister Field House (1989–present)

Rivalries	Furman VMI

Culture & lore	My Losing Season All–Military Classic

People	Head coaches

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