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: 1974–751975–761976–771977–781978–79

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, 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
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 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
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, 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
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, 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
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, 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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