The Citadel Bulldogs basketball, 1930–1939

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.

1929–30

1929–30 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record10–11 ( SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
January 1*
no, no 		at Parris Island Marines L 41–45  0–1
  
Parris Island, South Carolina
January 2*
no, no 		at Parris Island Marines W 36–33  1–1
  
Parris Island, South Carolina
January 3*
no, no 		at Augusta YMCA W 38–29  2–1
  
Augusta, Georgia
January 4*
no, no 		at Atlanta YMCA L 21–36  2–2
  
Atlanta
January 6*
no, no 		at Fort Benning L 41–63  2–3
  
Columbus, Georgia
January 7*
no, no 		at Fort Benning L 36–58  2–4
  
Columbus, Georgia
January 8*
no, no 		at Mercer L 35–53  2–5
  
Macon, Georgia
January 10*
no, no 		Erskine L 21–32  2–6
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 11*
no, no 		Erskine L 20–28  2–7
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 17*
no, no 		Wofford W 38–18  3–7
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 18*
no, no 		South Carolina W 31–27  4–7
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 25*
no, no 		Furman L 20–43  4–8
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 31*
no, no 		Presbyterian W 53–41  5–8
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 1*
no, no 		Presbyterian W 38–20  6–8
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 12*
no, no 		at South Carolina L 31–32  6–9
  
Columbia, South Carolina
February 13*
no, no 		at Newberry W 34–28  7–9
  
Newberry, South Carolina
February 14*
no, no 		at Wofford W 45–21  8–9
  
Spartanburg, South Carolina
February 15*
no, no 		at Furman L 25–52  8–10
  
Greenville, South Carolina
February 17*
no, no 		at Clemson L 35–38 OT
(8–11) 		Clemson Field House 
Calhoun, South Carolina
February 21*
no, no 		Newberry W 46–28  9–11
  
Charleston, South Carolina
March 1*
no, no 		College of Charleston W 50–44  10–11
  
Charleston, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1930–31

1930–31 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–9 ( SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
January 9*
no, no 		Erskine L 13–37  0–1
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 10*
no, no 		Erskine L 23–26  0–2
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 16*
no, no 		Wofford L 16–22  0–3
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 24*
no, no 		Furman L 22–45  0–4
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 31*
no, no 		Newberry W 49–35  1–4
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 7*
no, no 		College of Charleston L 30–32  1–5
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 12*
no, no 		at South Carolina W 22–19  2–5
  
Columbia, South Carolina
February 13*
no, no 		at Newberry W 33–26  3–5
  
Newberry, South Carolina
February 14*
no, no 		at Wofford W 32–28  4–5
  
Spartanburg, South Carolina
February 16*
no, no 		at Furman L 21–35  4–6
  
Greenville, South Carolina
February 17*
no, no 		at Presbyterian L 34–39  4–7
  
Clinton, South Carolina
February 18*
no, no 		at Presbyterian L 32–33  4–8
  
Clinton, South Carolina
February 21*
no, no 		Davidson W 22–21  5–8
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 27*
no, no 		College of Charleston W 40–37  6–8
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 28*
no, no 		College of Charleston L 26–30  6–9
  
Charleston, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1931–32

1931–32 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–11 ( SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
January 6*
no, no 		at Jewish Alliance W 42–23  1–0
  
 
January 7*
no, no 		at Stetson L 29–39  1–1
  
DeLand, Florida
January 8*
no, no 		at Stetson L 24–29  1–2
  
DeLand, Florida
January 9*
no, no 		at Rollins W 45–22  2–2
  
Winter Park, Florida
January 11*
no, no 		at Rollins W 46–16  3–2
  
Winter Park, Florida
January 12*
no, no 		at Sears W 30–28  4–2
  
 
January 17*
no, no 		Wofford W 24–20  5–2
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 24*
no, no 		Furman L 24–26  5–3
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 29*
no, no 		Stetson L 22–26  5–4
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 30*
no, no 		Newberry L 26–32  5–5
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 6
no, no 		South Carolina L 17–25  5–6
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 12*
no, no 		at Newberry L 27–29  5–7
  
Newberry, South Carolina
February 13*
no, no 		at Wofford L 14–22  5–8
  
Spartanburg, South Carolina
February 15*
no, no 		at Clemson L 12–17  5–9
 Clemson Field House 
Calhoun, South Carolina
February 16*
no, no 		at Furman L 11–23  5–10
  
Greenville, South Carolina
February 17*
no, no 		at South Carolina L 22–24  5–11
  
Columbia, South Carolina
February 19*
no, no 		at Davidson W 32–21  6–11
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 27*
no, no 		College of Charleston W 31–25  7–11
  
Charleston, South Carolina
March 4*
no, no 		College of Charleston W 36–21  8–11
  
Charleston, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1932–33

1932–33 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–11 ( SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
January 3*
no, no 		at Parris Island Marines W 31–26  1–0
  
Parris Island, South Carolina
January 4*
no, no 		at Parris Island Marines L 27–28  1–1
  
Parris Island, South Carolina
January 14*
no, no 		Wofford L 29–30  1–2
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 22*
no, no 		City League L 14–36  1–3
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 28*
no, no 		Newberry L 24–46  1–4
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 4*
no, no 		at Erskine L 26–29  1–5
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 8*
no, no 		at South Carolina L 36–57  1–6
  
Columbia, South Carolina
February 9*
no, no 		at Newberry L 30–37  1–7
  
Newberry, South Carolina
February 10*
no, no 		at Erskine L 30–33  1–8
  
Due West, South Carolina
February 11*
no, no 		at Presbyterian W 53–33  2–8
  
Clinton, South Carolina
February 13*
no, no 		at Furman L 30–33  2–9
  
Greenville, South Carolina
February 14*
no, no 		at Wofford L 24–33  2–10
  
Spartanburg, South Carolina
February 18*
no, no 		Furman L 19–28  2–11
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 24*
no, no 		College of Charleston W 35–25  3–11
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 25*
no, no 		College of Charleston W 38–21  4–11
  
Charleston, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1933–34

1933–34 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–7 ( SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
January 5*
no, no 		at Augusta YMCA L 43–49  0–1
  
Augusta, Georgia
January 6*
no, no 		at Augusta YMCA W 42–38  1–1
  
Augusta, Georgia
January 12*
no, no 		Wofford L 15–26  1–2
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 13*
no, no 		Boston Celtics L 34–42  1–3
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 20*
no, no 		College of Charleston W 30–27  2–3
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 27*
no, no 		Newberry W 44–25  3–3
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 3*
no, no 		Erskine L 22–30  3–4
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 16*
no, no 		at Presbyterian W 29–22  4–4
  
Clinton, South Carolina
February 17*
no, no 		at Erskine L 33–35  4–5
  
Due West, South Carolina
February 19*
no, no 		at Furman W 30–23  5–5
  
Greenville, South Carolina
February 20*
no, no 		at Wofford L 26–33  5–6
  
Spartanburg, South Carolina
February 21*
no, no 		at Newberry W 34–22  6–6
  
Newberry, South Carolina
February 24*
no, no 		at Furman W 30–22  7–6
  
Charleston, South Carolina
March 2*
no, no 		College of Charleston L 32–33  7–7
  
Charleston, South Carolina
March 3*
no, no 		College of Charleston W 35–32  8–7
  
Charleston, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1934–35

1934–35 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–9 ( SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
January 11*
no, no 		Presbyterian W 26–24  1–0
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 12*
no, no 		South Carolina L 17–33  1–1
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 18
no, no 		Wofford L 23–39  1–2
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 26*
no, no 		at Newberry W 37–36  2–2
  
Newberry, South Carolina
February 6*
no, no 		at Newberry W 39–33  3–2
  
Newberry, South Carolina
February 7*
no, no 		at Presbyterian W 44–39  4–2
  
Clinton, South Carolina
February 8*
no, no 		at Erskine W 31–22  5–2
  
Due West, South Carolina
February 9*
no, no 		at Furman L 30–45  5–3
  
Greenville, South Carolina
February 11*
no, no 		at Wofford L 30–43  5–4
  
Spartanburg, South Carolina
February 12*
no, no 		at South Carolina L 25–54  5–5
  
Columbia, South Carolina
February 15*
no, no 		Erskine L 26–27  5–6
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 22*
no, no 		Furman L 22–34  5–7
  
Charleston, South Carolina
March 8*
no, no 		College of Charleston L 18–43  5–8
  
Charleston, South Carolina
March 9*
no, no 		College of Charleston L 18–33  5–9
  
Charleston, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1935–36

1935–36 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–5 ( SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
January 11*
no, no 		Erskine W 31–29  1–0
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 18*
no, no 		Wofford L 34–42  1–1
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 25*
no, no 		Newberry W 46–33  2–1
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 31*
no, no 		College of Charleston W 31–28  3–1
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 1*
no, no 		Presbyterian W 42–31  4–1
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 8*
no, no 		at Furman L 33–40  4–2
  
Greenville, South Carolina
February 10*
no, no 		at Wofford L 39–40  4–3
  
Spartanburg, South Carolina
February 11*
no, no 		at South Carolina L 18–54  4–4
  
Columbia, South Carolina
February 17*
no, no 		at Newberry W 46–38  5–4
  
Newberry, South Carolina
February 18*
no, no 		at Presbyterian W 27–24  6–4
  
Clinton, South Carolina
February 19*
no, no 		at Erskine L 29–35  6–5
  
Due West, South Carolina
February 22*
no, no 		Furman W 32–30  7–5
  
Charleston, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1936–37

1936–37 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–12 (0–7 SoCon)
Seasons
1936–37 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington and Lee † 11 – 1   .917 17 – 4   .810
North Carolina 14 – 3   .824 18 – 5   .783
Wake Forest 9 – 4   .692 15 – 6   .714
North Carolina State 14 – 7   .667 15 – 9   .625
Duke 11 – 6   .647 15 – 8   .652
South Carolina 7 – 4   .636 13 – 7   .650
Richmond 5 – 4   .556 13 – 7   .650
Virginia 6 – 7   .462 9 – 10   .474
Furman 3 – 4   .429 8 – 7   .533
Davidson 5 – 8   .385 13 – 10   .565
Maryland 5 – 8   .385 8 – 12   .400
Virginia Tech 4 – 9   .308 6 – 11   .353
VMI 5 – 11   .313 6 – 11   .353
Clemson 2 – 7   .222 6 – 15   .286
The Citadel 0 – 5   .000 7 – 12   .368
William & Mary 0 – 13   .000 0 – 18   .000
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
January 9*
no, no 		Erskine W 26–15  1–0
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 15
no, no 		Furman L 26–28  1–1
(0–1) 		 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 16*
no, no 		Wofford L 23–39  1–2
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 23*
no, no 		College of Charleston L   1–3
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 30*
no, no 		Newberry W 44–22  2–3
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 1*
no, no 		at Presbyterian W 27–16  3–3
  
Clinton, South Carolina
February 2*
no, no 		at Erskine L 23–24  3–4
  
Due West, South Carolina
February 3*
no, no 		at Newberry L 31–34  3–5
  
Newberry, South Carolina
February 6*
no, no 		Davidson L 37–46  3–6
(0–2) 		 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 12
no, no 		at Clemson L 38–44  3–7
(0–3) 		Clemson Field House 
Calhoun, South Carolina
February 13*
no, no 		at Wofford W 39–24  4–7
  
Spartanburg, South Carolina
February 15
no, no 		at Davidson L 34–46  4–8
(0–3) 		Alumni Gymnasium 
Davidson, North Carolina
February 16
no, no 		at Furman L 28–44  4–9
(0–4) 		 
Greenville, South Carolina
February 19
no, no 		at Wake Forest L 18–42  4–10
(0–5) 		 
Wake Forest, North Carolina
February 20*
no, no 		College of Charleston W 41–35  5–10
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 22*
no, no 		at College of Charleston W 32–27  6–10
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 26*
no, no 		Presbyterian W 31–30  7–10
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 27
no, no 		South Carolina L 27–48  7–11
(0–6) 		 
Charleston, South Carolina
March 1
no, no 		at South Carolina W 32–24  7–12
(0–7) 		 
Columbia, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1937–38

1937–38 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record13–5 (7–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Seasons
1937–38 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina 13 – 3   .813 16 – 5   .762
North Carolina State 10 – 3   .769 13 – 6   .684
The Citadel 7 – 3   .700 13 – 5   .722
Clemson 9 – 4   .692 16 – 7   .696
Duke † 9 – 5   .643 15 – 9   .625
Richmond 7 – 4   .636 15 – 5   .750
Maryland 6 – 4   .600 15 – 9   .625
Washington and Lee 6 – 5   .545 12 – 9   .571
Wake Forest 7 – 8   .467 7 – 12   .368
Virginia Tech 4 – 5   .444 6 – 8   .429
Davidson 4 – 11   .267 10 – 12   .455
Furman 2 – 6   .250 6 – 13   .316
VMI 2 – 7   .222 4 – 11   .267
South Carolina 2 – 12   .143 3 – 21   .125
William & Mary 0 – 9   .000 2 – 10   .167
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
January 7
no, no 		Furman W 37–17  1–0
(1–0) 		 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 8
no, no 		South Carolina W 31–21  2–0
(2–0) 		 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 14*
no, no 		Erskine W 28–24  3–0
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 22*
no, no 		Wofford L 31–33  3–1
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 29*
no, no 		Presbyterian W 37–18  4–1
  
Charleston, South Carolina
January 30*
no, no 		Newberry W 45–31  5–1
  
Charleston, South Carolina
February 4
no, no 		at Davidson W 33–29  6–1
(3–0) 		Alumni Gymnasium 
Davidson, North Carolina
February 5
no, no 		at Wake Forest L 33–45  6–2
(3–1) 		 
Wake Forest, North Carolina
February 7
no, no 		at NC State L 29–43  6–3
(3–2) 		Thompson Gym 
Raleigh, North Carolina
February 12
no, no 		Clemson W 28–26  7–3
(4–2) 		 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 15
no, no 		at South Carolina W 37–27  8–3
(5–2) 		 
Columbia, South Carolina
February 16*
no, no 		at Wofford W 39–35  9–3
  
Spartanburg, South Carolina
February 17
no, no 		at Furman W 46–36  10–3
(6–2) 		 
Greenville, South Carolina
February 19
no, no 		Davidson W 28–26  11–3
(7–2) 		 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 25
no, no 		at Clemson L 35–47  11–4
(7–3) 		Clemson Field House 
Calhoun, South Carolina
February 26*
no, no 		at Newberry W 58–45  12–4
  
Newberry, South Carolina
February 28*
no, no 		at Presbyterian W 44–30  13–4
  
Clinton, South Carolina
1938 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
March 3
no, no 		vs. Maryland L 43–45  13–5
 Thompson Gym 
Raleigh, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1938–39

1938–39 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record13–5 (7–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaThompson Hall
Seasons
1938–39 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wake Forest 15 – 3   .833 18 – 6   .750
Maryland 8 – 3   .727 15 – 9   .625
Washington and Lee 8 – 3   .727 13 – 9   .591
The Citadel 7 – 3   .700 14 – 5   .737
Davidson 9 – 7   .563 19 – 10   .655
North Carolina 8 – 7   .533 10 – 11   .476
North Carolina State 7 – 6   .538 10 – 7   .588
Duke 8 – 8   .500 10 – 12   .455
Clemson † 6 – 6   .500 16 – 8   .667
VMI 6 – 6   .500 7 – 10   .412
Richmond 5 – 5   .500 10 – 10   .500
William & Mary 4 – 9   .308 9 – 12   .429
South Carolina 2 – 8   .200 5 – 18   .217
Virginia Tech 2 – 10   .167 3 – 14   .176
Furman 0 – 10   .000 6 – 16   .273
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

With season sweeps of South Carolina, Furman, Wofford, and Presbyterian, a win in their only matchup with Newberry and a season split with Clemson, the Bulldogs claim a South Carolina "state championship" for the 1938–39 season.

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
December 14
no, no 		at Duke L 37–49  0–1
(0–1) 		Card Gymnasium 
Durham, South Carolina
December 16
no, no 		at Richmond W 39–24  1–1
(1–1) 		Millhiser Gymnasium 
Richmond, Virginia
December 17
no, no 		at George Washington L 35–46  1–2
(1–2) 		 
Washington, D.C.
December 19*
no, no 		at Catholic University W 48–37  2–2
  
Washington, D.C.
January 6
no, no 		Furman W 32–28  3–2
(2–2) 		Thompson Hall 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 13
no, no 		South Carolina W 40–37  4–2
(3–2) 		Thompson Hall 
Charleston, South Carolina
January 21*
no, no 		Wofford W 44–32  5–2
 Thompson Hall 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 3*
no, no 		at Presbyterian W 39–37  6–2
  
Clinton, South Carolina
February 4
no, no 		at Davidson L 32–46  6–3
(3–3) 		Alumni Gymnasium 
Davidson, North Carolina
February 12
no, no 		Clemson W 42–38  7–3
(4–3) 		Thompson Hall 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 14
no, no 		at South Carolina W 50–38  8–3
(5–3) 		 
Columbia, South Carolina
February 15*
no, no 		at Wofford W 31–23  9–3
  
Spartanburg, South Carolina
February 16
no, no 		at Furman W 56–34  10–3
(6–3) 		 
Greenville, South Carolina
February 18
no, no 		Davidson W 45–30  11–3
(7–3) 		Thompson Hall 
Charleston, South Carolina
February 20
no, no 		at Clemson L 36–51  11–4
(7–4) 		Clemson Field House 
Calhoun, South Carolina
February 21*
no, no 		at Newberry W 49–48  12–4
  
Newberry, South Carolina
February 25*
no, no 		at Presbyterian W 55–39  13–4
  
Clinton, South Carolina
1939 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
March 2
no, no 		vs. NC State L 38–40  13–5
 Thompson Gym 
Raleigh, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. 2014-15 The Citadel Basketball Fact Back (PDF). The Citadel. pp. 74–77. Retrieved December 23, 2014.