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
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	10–11 ( SIAA)
Head coach	Benny Blatt
Seasons ← 1928–29 1930–31 →

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
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–9 ( SIAA)
Head coach	Johnny Douglas
Seasons ← 1929–30 1931–32 →

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
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–11 ( SIAA)
Head coach	Johnny Douglas
Seasons ← 1930–31 1932–33 →

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
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–11 ( SIAA)
Head coach	Johnny Douglas
Seasons ← 1931–32 1933–34 →

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
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–7 ( SIAA)
Head coach	Charlie Willard
Seasons ← 1932–33 1934–35 →

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
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–9 ( SIAA)
Head coach	Charlie Willard
Seasons ← 1933–34 1935–36 →

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
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–5 ( SIAA)
Head coach	Rock Norman
Seasons ← 1934–35 1936–37 →

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
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–12 (0–7 SoCon)
Seasons ← 1935–36 1937–38 →

1936–37 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1937 Rankings from AP Poll

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
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	13–5 (7–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Rock Norman
Seasons ← 1936–37 1938–39 →

1937–38 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1938 Rankings from AP Poll

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
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	13–5 (7–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Rock Norman
Home arena	Thompson Hall
Seasons ← 1937–38 1939–40 →

1938–39 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1939 Rankings from AP Poll

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 Presbtyerian	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.