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
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
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, SC
December 3*
no, no
UNC Wilmington W 115–88  2–0
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 7
no, no
William & Mary L 73–82  2–1
(0–1)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 14
no, no
Appalachian State W 99–94  3–1
(1–1)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 19*
no, no
Rochester Tech W 90–80  4–1
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 4
no, no
at East Carolina L 81–111  4–2
(1–2)
Minges Coliseum
Greenville, NC
January 8*
no, no
at Tulane L 71–78  4–3
Devlin Fieldhouse
New Orleans, LA
January 11
no, no
at Appalachian State W 70–69  5–3
(2–2)
Varsity Gymnasium
Boone, NC
January 13
no, no
at VMI L 101–108  5–4
(2–3)
Cormack Field House
Lexington, VA
January 18
no, no
Furman L 65–66  5–5
(2–4)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 25
no, no
at Davidson L 76–90  5–6
(2–5)
Johnston Gym
Davidson, NC
January 29*
no, no
at Clemson L 75–106  5–7
Littlejohn Coliseum
Clemson, SC
February 1
no, no
at Richmond L 75–80  5–8
(2–6)
Robins Center
Richmond, VA
February 3
no, no
at William & Mary L 53–81  5–9
(2–7)
William & Mary Hall
Williambsurg, VA
February 8
no, no
VMI L 68–82  5–10
(2–8)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 15
no, no
Richmond L 90–99  5–11
(2–9)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 18
no, no
at Furman L 69–94  5–12
(2–10)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
February 22
no, no
East Carolina L 84–87  5–13
(2–11)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 24*
no, no
Campbell L 78–86  5–14
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
1975 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 1
no, no
at East Carolina L 66–78  5–15
Minges Coliseum
Greenville, NC
*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
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
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 #13 NC State L 75–103  0–1
Reynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, NC
December 1*
no, no
UNC Wilmington W 81–63  1–1
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 6
no, no
at William & Mary L 61–70  1–2
(0–1)
William & Mary Hall
Williamsburg, VA
December 10*
no, no
at Baptist W 75–70  2–2
CSU Field House
North Charleston, SC
December 13
no, no
at Appalachian State L 65–83  2–3
(0–2)
Varsity Gymnasium
Boone, NC
December 20
no, no
East Carolina L 67–68  2–4
(0–3)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 29*
no, no
vs. Rutgers
Poinsettia Classic
L 73–96  2–5
Greenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
December 30
no, no
at Furman
Poinsettia Classic
L 90–92 OT 2–6
(0–4)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
January 2
no, no
at East Carolina L 76–81  2–7
(0–5)
Minges Coliseum
Greenville, NC
January 5*
no, no
at Stetson
Hatter Classic
L 60–66  2–8
Edmunds Center
DeLand, FL
January 6*
no, no
vs. Boston University
Hatter Classic
W 86–73  3–8
Edmunds Center
DeLand, FL
January 10*
no, no
Clemson L 68–81  3–9
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 12
no, no
VMI W 78–74  4–9
(1–5)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 14*
no, no
at South Carolina L 74–90  4–10
Carolina Coliseum
Columbia, SC
January 17
no, no
at Furman L 67–68  4–11
(1–6)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
January 21
no, no
Davidson W 81–77  5–11
(2–6)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 24
no, no
at Richmond W 75–74  6–11
(3–6)
Robins Center
Richmond, VA
January 26*
no, no
Tulane L 85–101  6–12
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 31
no, no
Appalachian State L 67–70  6–13
(3–7)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 2*
no, no
at Campbell L 106–112 OT 6–14
Carter Gymnasium
Buies Creek, NC
February 7
no, no
Richmond W 91–79  7–14
(4–7)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 10
no, no
Furman W 76–72  8–14
(5–7)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 14
no, no
at VMI L 59–76  8–15
(5–8)
Cormack Field House
Lexington, VA
February 16
no, no
William & Mary W 64–62  9–15
(6–8)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 21*
no, no
at Georgia Tech L 56–58  9–16
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Atlanta, GA
February 23*
no, no
Baptist W 96–69  10–16
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
1976 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
February 28
no, no
at Richmond L 69–82  10–17
Robins Center
Richmond, VA
*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
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
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
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, SC
December 1*
no, no
at Penn L 69–108  1–1
Palestra
Philadelphia, PA
December 4
no, no
at William & Mary L 61–94  1–2
(0–1)
William & Mary Hall
Williamsburg, VA
December 6*
no, no
Presbyterian
Citadel Invitational Tournament
W 87–78  2–2
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 7*
no, no
College of Charleston
Citadel Invitational Tournament
L 72–81  2–3
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 11*
no, no
USC Aiken W 86–78  3–3
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 18*
no, no
at East Carolina W 70–62  4–3
Minges Coliseum
Greenville, NC
December 28*
no, no
vs. Columbia
Poinsettia Classic
L 87–89 OT 4–4
Greenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
December 29*
no, no
vs. Navy
Poinsettia Classic
L 56–89  4–5
Greenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
January 3*
no, no
at Stetson W 67–65  5–5
Edmunds Center
DeLand, FL
January 10*
no, no
at Baptist L 54–68  5–6
CSU Field House
North Carolina, SC
January 15
no, no
at Furman L 74–88  5–7
(0–2)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
January 17
no, no
VMI L 62–68  5–8
(0–3)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 22*
no, no
Georgia Tech L 59–63  5–9
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 24
no, no
William & Mary L 53–61  5–10
(0–4)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 27
no, no
at Appalachian State L 56–76  5–11
(0–5)
Varsity Gymnasium
Boone, NC
January 29
no, no
at VMI L 70–88  5–12
(0–6)
Cormack Field House
Lexington, VA
January 31
no, no
Marshall L 73–82  5–13
(0–7)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 2
no, no
at Davidson L 60–62  5–14
(0–8)
Johnston Gym
Davidson, NC
February 5
no, no
Appalachian State L 64–68  5–15
(0–9)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 9*
no, no
at South Carolina L 66–85  5–16
Carolina Coliseum
Columbia, SC
February 12
no, no
Furman L 88–91  5–17
(0–10)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 15*
no, no
at Georgia Tech L 64–90  5–18
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Atlanta, GA
February 17*
no, no
Baptist W 78–74  6–18
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 19*
no, no
at East Carolina W 75–72  7–18
Minges Coliseum
Greenville, NC
February 21*
no, no
James Madison W 79–72  8–18
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
1977 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
February 26
no, no
at Furman L 69–76  8–19
Greenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
*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
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
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, SC
November 28*
no, no
College of Charleston
Citadel Invitational
W 84–82 OT 2–0
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
November 29*
no, no
Lander
Citadel Invitational
W 74–69  3–0
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 3*
no, no
at Clemson L 65–99  3–1
Littlejohn Coliseum
Clemson, SC
December 5*
no, no
Wofford W 88–59  4–1
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 8*
no, no
Vanderbilt L 50–53 OT 4–2
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 10
no, no
Western Carolina L 64–65  4–3
(0–1)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 20*
no, no
Canisius W 79–72  5–3
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 21*
no, no
Catholic L 72–74  5–4
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 5*
no, no
at UNC Wilmington L 66–81  5–5
Trask Coliseum
Wilmington, NC
January 7
no, no
at Chattanooga L 70–80  5–6
(0–2)
Maclellan Gymnasium
Chattanooga, TN
January 10*
no, no
Penn L 73–103  5–7
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 12
no, no
at Western Carolina L 72–73  5–8
(0–3)

Cullowhee, NC
January 14
no, no
at Marshall L 81–85 OT 5–9
(0–4)
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse
Huntington, WV
January 17
no, no
at Furman L 77–106  5–10
(0–5)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
January 21
no, no
at Appalachian State L 66–75  5–11
(0–6)
Varsity Gymnasium
Boone, NC
January 25
no, no
Chattanooga L 81–84 OT 5–12
(0–7)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 28
no, no
VMI L 61–79  5–13
(0–8)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 1
no, no
Appalachian State L 65–66  5–14
(0–9)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 4
no, no
Marshall W 74–57  6–14
(1–9)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 6
no, no
Davidson L 81–88  6–15
(1–10)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 8
no, no
Furman W 85–82  7–15
(2–10)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 11
no, no
at VMI L 72–84  7–16
(2–11)
Cormack Field House
Lexington, VA
February 13*
no, no
at James Madison L 70–71  7–17

Harrisonburg, VA
February 15*
no, no
Baptist L 77–83  7–18
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 20*
no, no
James Madison W 89–88  8–18
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
1978 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
February 25
no, no
at Appalachian State L 64–81  8–19
Varsity Gymnasium
Boone, NC
*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
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Appalachian State 11 3   .786     24 6   .800
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
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, SC
December 1*
no, no
Fredonia State W 75–48  2–0
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 2*
no, no
Biscayne W 98–69  3–0
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 4*
no, no
at Vanderbilt L 63–78  3–1
Memorial Gymnasium
Nashville, TN
December 7*
no, no
USC Upstate W 99–67  4–1
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
December 9*
no, no
at Clemson L 58–71  4–2
Littlejohn Coliseum
Clemson, SC
December 16*
no, no
Wofford W 92–62  5–2
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 6*
no, no
Clemson W 58–56  6–2
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 8
no, no
VMI W 91–83  7–2
(1–0)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 13
no, no
at Marshall W 58–57  8–2
(2–0)
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse
Huntington, WV
January 15
no, no
Western Carolina W 78–54  9–2
(3–0)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 20
no, no
Furman W 78–76  10–2
(4–0)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 22*
no, no
Erskine W 83–61  11–2
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
January 24
no, no
at Davidson L 72–87  11–3
(4–1)
Johnston Gym
Davidson, NC
January 27
no, no
at Chattanooga W 79–71  12–3
(5–1)
Maclellan Gymnasium
Chattanooga, TN
January 29
no, no
at South Carolina State W 91–86  13–3
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 3
no, no
at Appalachian State L 65–76  13–4
(5–2)
Varsity Gymnasium
Boone, NC
February 5
no, no
Davidson W 79–70  14–4
(6–2)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 7
no, no
Chattanooga W 62–61  15–4
(7–2)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 10
no, no
at Furman L 84–88 OT 15–5
(7–3)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
February 12
no, no
at VMI W 72–69  16–5
(8–3)
Cormack Field House
Lexington, VA
February 14
no, no
Appalachian State L 64–68  16–6
(8–4)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 17
no, no
at Western Carolina W 70–69  17–6
(9–4)

Cullowhee, NC
February 19
no, no
Marshall W 75–69  18–6
(10–4)
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
February 21
no, no
Baptist W 91–42  19–6
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
1979 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
February 24
no, no
Davidson W 86–79  20–6
McAlister Field House
Charleston, SC
March 3
no, no
vs. Furman L 94–105  20–7
Roanoke Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
*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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