The Citadel Bulldogs basketball, 1940–49

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.

1939–40

1939–40 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1939–40 record	8–9 (6–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Rock Norman/Ben Parker
Home arena	Thompson Hall/The Citadel Armory

1939–40 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Duke	13	–	2		.867			19	–	7		.731
North Carolina †	11	–	2		.846			23	–	3		.885
Washington and Lee	7	–	3		.700			13	–	5		.722
Wake Forest	10	–	5		.667			13	–	9		.591
Maryland	7	–	5		.583			14	–	9		.609
Clemson	9	–	7		.563			9	–	12		.429
Richmond	5	–	4		.556			11	–	6		.647
The Citadel	6	–	5		.545			8	–	9		.471
William & Mary	6	–	5		.545			12	–	11		.522
Furman	4	–	6		.400			11	–	11		.500
North Carolina State	5	–	10		.333			8	–	11		.421
Davidson	4	–	11		.267			8	–	13		.381
South Carolina	3	–	10		.231			5	–	13		.278
VMI	2	–	9		.182			3	–	12		.200
Virginia Tech	1	–	9		.100			4	–	15		.211
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1940; Rankings from AP Poll

The Bulldogs moved into their new venue, The Citadel Armory on January 20, 1940. Ben Parker replaced Rock Norman as head coach on January 27, 1940.

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
January 5 no, no	Furman	W 30–24	1–0 (1–0)	Thompson Hall  Charleston, SC
January 6* no, no	Erskine	W 40–38	2–0	Thompson Hall  Charleston, SC
January 12* no, no	Presbyterian	L 36–38	2–1	Thompson Hall  Charleston, SC
January 13 no, no	South Carolina	W 33–27	3–1 (2–0)	Thompson Hall  Charleston, SC
January 16 no, no	Duke	L 40–51	3–2 (2–1)	Thompson Hall  Charleston, SC
January 17 no, no	at North Carolina	L 36–66	3–3 (2–2)	Woollen Gymnasium  Chapel Hill, NC
January 20* no, no	Wofford	L 39–45	3–4	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 27 no, no	William & Mary	W 36–35	4–4 (3–2)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 1* no, no	at Presbyterian	L 32–40	4–5	Clinton, SC
February 2 no, no	at South Carolina	W 27–26	5–5 (4–2)	Columbia, SC
February 3 no, no	at Davidson	L 42–52	5–6 (4–3)	Alumni Gymnasium  Davidson, NC
February 10 no, no	Clemson	L 27–38	5–7 (4–4)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 17 no, no	Davidson	W 46–31	6–7 (5–4)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 21 no, no	at Furman	W 36–35	7–7 (6–4)	Greenville, SC
February 22* no, no	at Wofford	W 28–23	8–7	Spartanburg, SC
February 23 no, no	at Clemson	L 30–46	8–8 (6–5)	Clemson Field House  Clemson, South Carolina
1940 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
February 29 no, no	Duke	L 35–40	8–9	Thompson Gym  Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1940–41

1940–41 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1940–41 record	3–12 (1–9 SoCon)
Head coach	Ben Parker
Home arena	The Citadel Armory

1940–41 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina	14	–	1		.933			19	–	9		.679
South Carolina	8	–	3		.727			15	–	9		.625
William & Mary	8	–	3		.727			15	–	10		.600
Washington and Lee	9	–	4		.692			11	–	11		.500
Duke †	8	–	4		.667			14	–	8		.636
VMI	8	–	4		.667			10	–	6		.625
Richmond	7	–	5		.583			11	–	10		.524
Wake Forest	7	–	6		.538			9	–	9		.500
Clemson	7	–	8		.467			8	–	14		.364
Davidson	5	–	7		.417			11	–	12		.478
North Carolina State	6	–	9		.400			6	–	9		.400
Virginia Tech	4	–	8		.333			8	–	13		.381
The Citadel	1	–	8		.111			5	–	13		.278
Furman	1	–	10		.091			4	–	13		.235
Maryland	0	–	13		.000			1	–	21		.045
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1941; Rankings from AP Poll

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition games
* no, no	at Parris Island Marines	W 28–27		Parris Island, SC
* no, no	at Parris Island Marines	W 55–36		Parris Island, SC
* no, no	at Savannah Ice Service	L 51–62		Savannah, GA
* no, no	at Augusta Sporters	W 58–50		Augusta, GA
Regular Season
January 10* no, no	Presbyterian	L 36–39	0–1	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 11 no, no	Furman	L 44–48	0–2 (0–1)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 17 no, no	at South Carolina	L 28–40	0–3 (0–2)	Columbia, SC
January 18* no, no	Wofford	W 46–41	1–3	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
* no, no	vs. Erskine	W 46–41	2–3
January 30 no, no	at Davidson	L 43–51	2–4 (0–3)	Alumni Gymnasium  Davidson, NC
January 31 no, no	at Wake Forest	L 48–63	2–5 (0–4)	Wake Forest, NC
February 1 no, no	at NC State	W 57–50	3–5 (1–4)	Thompson Gym  Raleigh, NC
February 3 no, no	at South Carolina	L 37–55	3–6 (1–5)	Columbia, SC
February 8 no, no	Clemson	L 48–62	3–7 (1–6)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 12* no, no	at Presbyterian	L 48–53	3–8	Clinton, SC
February 15 no, no	Davidson	L 37–39	3–9 (1–7)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 21 no, no	at Clemson	L 43–62	3–10 (1–8)	Clemson Field House  Calhoun, SC
February 22* no, no	at Wofford	L 42–65	3–11	Spartanburg, SC
February 24 no, no	at Furman	L 35–41	3–12 (1–9)	Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1941–42

1941–42 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1941–42 record	2–14 (1–12 SoCon)
Head coach	Ben Clemons
Home arena	The Citadel Armory

1941–42 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Duke †	15	–	1		.938			22	–	2		.917
George Washington	8	–	3		.727			11	–	9		.550
Wake Forest	13	–	5		.722			16	–	8		.667
North Carolina State	9	–	4		.692			15	–	7		.682
William & Mary	8	–	4		.667			15	–	9		.625
South Carolina	8	–	4		.667			12	–	9		.571
North Carolina	9	–	5		.643			14	–	9		.609
Washington and Lee	7	–	7		.500			10	–	15		.400
Furman	7	–	8		.467			10	–	9		.526
Richmond	4	–	8		.333			9	–	9		.500
Virginia Tech	4	–	8		.333			10	–	10		.500
VMI	5	–	10		.333			7	–	11		.389
Maryland	3	–	8		.273			7	–	15		.318
Davidson	3	–	9		.250			12	–	13		.480
Clemson	2	–	10		.167			3	–	14		.176
The Citadel	1	–	12		.077			2	–	14		.125
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1942; Rankings from AP Poll

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
January 9* no, no	Presbyterian	L 40–50	0–1	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 10* no, no	Newberry	W 45–28	1–1	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 24 no, no	NC State	L 23–41	1–2 (0–1)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 28 no, no	vs. Virginia Tech	L 35–48	1–3 (0–2)	Charlotte, NC
January 31 no, no	Furman	W 40–22	2–3 (1–2)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 1 no, no	at South Carolina	L 27–47	2–4 (1–3)	Columbia, SC
February 3 no, no	at Furman	L 22–42	2–5 (1–4)	Greenville, SC
February 7 no, no	Clemson	L 38–39	2–6 (1–5)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 9 no, no	at Wake Forest	L 40–64	2–7 (1–6)	Wake Forest, NC
February 10 no, no	at NC State	L 40–64	2–8 (1–7)	Thompson Gym  Raleigh, NC
February 13 no, no	Wake Forest	L 51–60	2–9 (1–8)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 14 no, no	at Davidson	L 39–41	2–10 (1–9)	Alumni Gymnasium  Davidson, NC
February 17 no, no	Davidson	L 33–48	2–11 (1–10)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 21 no, no	South Carolina	L 52–54 OT	2–12 (1–11)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 24 no, no	at Clemson	L 27–35	2–13 (1–12)	Clemson Field House  Calhoun, SC
February 27* no, no	Erskine	L 35–36	2–14	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1942–43

1942–43 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1942–43 record	8–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Bo Sherman
Home arena	The Citadel Armory

1942–43 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Duke	12	–	1		.923			20	–	6		.769
George Washington †	8	–	2		.800			17	–	6		.739
South Carolina	6	–	3		.667			13	–	6		.684
Davidson	7	–	4		.636			18	–	6		.750
The Citadel	5	–	3		.625			8	–	5		.615
William & Mary	6	–	4		.600			11	–	10		.524
VMI	7	–	5		.583			8	–	8		.500
North Carolina State	7	–	5		.583			7	–	9		.438
Maryland	5	–	5		.500			8	–	8		.500
Richmond	4	–	4		.500			11	–	5		.688
North Carolina	8	–	9		.471			12	–	10		.545
Virginia Tech	3	–	6		.333			7	–	7		.500
Washington and Lee	2	–	10		.167			7	–	12		.368
Wake Forest	1	–	10		.091			1	–	10		.091
Clemson	0	–	10		.000			3	–	13		.188
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1943; Rankings from AP Poll

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
February 2 no, no	at South Carolina	L 41–47	0–1 (0–1)	Columbia, SC
February 5 no, no	Wake Forest	W 38–36	1–1 (1–1)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 5 no, no	Wake Forest	W 52–39	2–1 (2–1)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 6 no, no	Clemson	W 49–35	3–1 (3–1)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
* no, no	at Shaw Field Exh.	W 51–40		Sumter, SC
February 12* no, no	Newberry	W 46–38	4–1	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 13* no, no	Charleston Coast Guard	W 52–29	5–1	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 19 no, no	at Davidson	L 49–54	5–2 (3–2)	Alumni Gymnasium  Davidson, NC
February 23 no, no	Davidson	L 44–48	5–3 (3–3)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 24 no, no	at Clemson	W 63–38	6–3 (4–3)	Clemson Field House  Clemson, SC
* no, no	Lemoco Exh.	W 41–34		The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 27 no, no	South Carolina	W 44–38	6–4 (5–3)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
1943 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 4 no, no	vs. South Carolina	W 37–23	8–4	Thompson Gym  Raleigh, NC
March 5 no, no	vs. Duke	L 37–56	8–5	Thompson Gym  Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1943–44

1943–44 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1943–44 record	2–3 (0–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Ben Clemons
Home arena	The Citadel Armory

1943–44 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina	9	–	1		.900			17	–	10		.630
Virginia Tech	4	–	1		.800			11	–	4		.733
Duke †	4	–	2		.667			13	–	13		.500
Maryland	2	–	1		.667			4	–	14		.222
Richmond	2	–	2		.500			7	–	6		.538
Davidson	3	–	4		.429			16	–	7		.696
South Carolina	1	–	2		.333			13	–	2		.867
Clemson	1	–	2		.333			1	–	10		.091
North Carolina State	2	–	5		.286			5	–	13		.278
William & Mary	1	–	3		.250			10	–	11		.476
The Citadel	0	–	1		.000			2	–	3		.400
VMI	0	–	5		.000			0	–	14		.000
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1944; Rankings from AP Poll

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
February 5 no, no	Davidson	L 43–47	0–1 (0–1)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 7* no, no	Stark General Hospital	W 24–23	1–1	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 9* no, no	Fort Moultrie	W 44–23	2–1	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
* no, no	at Fort Moultrie	L 28–30	2–2	Sullivan's Island, SC
* no, no	at Florence Army Airbase	L 38–42	2–3	Florence, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1944–45

1944–45 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1944–45 record	9–5 (8–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Ernest Wehman
Home arena	The Citadel Armory

1944–45 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Carolina	9	–	0		1.000			19	–	3		.864
Richmond	2	–	0		1.000			3	–	4		.429
Duke	6	–	1		.857			13	–	9		.591
North Carolina †	11	–	3		.786			22	–	6		.786
The Citadel	8	–	4		.667			16	–	7		.696
North Carolina State	7	–	5		.583			10	–	11		.476
William & Mary	3	–	4		.429			7	–	11		.389
Clemson	3	–	5		.375			8	–	8		.500
Maryland	2	–	5		.286			2	–	14		.125
Virginia Tech	1	–	3		.250			6	–	8		.429
Davidson	2	–	7		.222			9	–	9		.500
VMI	1	–	4		.200			2	–	10		.167
Wake Forest	0	–	6		.000			3	–	14		.176
Furman	0	–	8		.000			2	–	15		.118
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1945; Rankings from AP Poll

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition games
* no, no	Charleston Navy Base	L 48–66		The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
* no, no	Charleston Marines	W 49–32		The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
* no, no	Gray Line	W 43–32		The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
* no, no	Charleston Marines	W 64–26		The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
* no, no	Charleston Military Police	W 60–34		The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
* no, no	Charleston Navy Base	W 57–23		The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
Regular Season
January 12 no, no	Furman	W 46–28	1–0 (1–0)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 13 no, no	Furman	W 46–32	2–0 (2–0)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 19 no, no	at Furman	W 57–36	3–0 (3–0)	Greenville, SC
January 20 no, no	at Furman	W 60–52	4–0 (4–0)	Greenville, SC
January 27 no, no	South Carolina	L 51–59	4–1 (4–1)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 2* no, no	Newberry	W 55–44	5–1	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 3 no, no	Davidson	W 52–32	6–1 (5–1)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 9 no, no	Clemson	L 43–52	6–2 (5–2)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 10 no, no	Clemson	W 52–29	7–2 (6–2)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 13 no, no	at Davidson	W 60–26	8–2 (7–2)	Alumni Gymnasium  Davidson, NC
February 16 no, no	at Clemson	W 41–39	9–2 (8–2)	Clemson Field House  Clemson, SC
February 16 no, no	at Clemson	L 38–43	9–3 (8–3)	Clemson Field House  Charleston, SC
February 17 no, no	at South Carolina	L 47–73	9–4 (8–4)	Columbia, SC
1945 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
February 22 no, no	vs. William & Mary	L 41–54	9–5	Thompson Gym  Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1945–46

1945–46 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1945–46 record	8–10 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Eugene Clark
Home arena	The Citadel Armory

1945–46 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina	13	–	1		.929			30	–	5		.857
Duke †	12	–	2		.857			21	–	6		.778
Virginia Tech	7	–	3		.700			11	–	8		.579
Wake Forest	8	–	5		.615			12	–	6		.667
Maryland	5	–	4		.556			9	–	12		.429
William & Mary	5	–	5		.500			10	–	10		.500
Furman	4	–	4		.500			16	–	3		.842
George Washington	4	–	5		.444			7	–	8		.467
Clemson	5	–	7		.417			9	–	11		.450
North Carolina State	5	–	7		.417			6	–	12		.333
South Carolina	4	–	7		.364			9	–	11		.450
Davidson	5	–	9		.357			13	–	12		.520
Richmond	3	–	7		.300			8	–	12		.400
The Citadel	1	–	6		.143			7	–	11		.389
VMI	1	–	6		.143			1	–	10		.091
Washington and Lee	0	–	4		.000			2	–	11		.154
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1946; Rankings from AP Poll

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
January 11* no, no	Gray Line	W 38–30	1–0	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 12* no, no	Charleston Coast Guard	W 53–45	2–0	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 18* no, no	Charleston Navy Base	L 41–57	2–1	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 19* no, no	Wofford	W 46–40	3–1	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 21* no, no	at Presbyterian	W 37–36	4–1	Clinton, SC
January 22 no, no	at South Carolina	L 29–66	4–2 (0–1)	Columbia, SC
January 26* no, no	Erskine	W 57–15	5–2	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 1* no, no	Newberry	L 44–50	5–3	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 3 no, no	Davidson	W 41–39	6–3 (1–1)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 8* no, no	Presbyterian	W 41–35	7–3	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 9 no, no	Clemson	L 46–63	7–4 (1–2)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 11* no, no	at Newberry	L 50–61	7–5	Newberry, SC
February 12 no, no	at Davidson	L 30–37	7–6 (1–3)	Alumni Gymnasium  Davidson, NC
February 15 no, no	South Carolina	L 33–52	7–7 (1–4)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 16 no, no	Furman	W 65–45	8–7 (2–4)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 22* no, no	at Wofford	L 44–58	8–8	Spartanburg, SC
February 23 no, no	at Clemson	L 24–76	8–9 (2–5)	Clemson Field House  Clemson, SC
February 25 no, no	at Furman	L 45–58	8–10 (2–6)	Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1946–47

1946–47 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1946–47 record	4–11 (0–10 SoCon)
Head coach	Whitey Piro
Home arena	The Citadel Armory

1946–47 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina State †	11	–	2		.846			26	–	5		.839
North Carolina	10	–	2		.833			19	–	8		.704
Duke	10	–	4		.714			19	–	8		.704
George Washington	9	–	4		.692			21	–	7		.750
Maryland	9	–	5		.643			14	–	10		.583
Richmond	8	–	5		.615			17	–	9		.654
South Carolina	7	–	5		.583			16	–	9		.640
Washington and Lee	7	–	6		.538			16	–	7		.696
Davidson	7	–	7		.500			17	–	8		.680
William & Mary	6	–	6		.500			14	–	12		.538
Wake Forest	8	–	9		.471			11	–	13		.458
Furman	5	–	7		.417			9	–	10		.474
Virginia Tech	4	–	9		.308			13	–	13		.500
Clemson	2	–	12		.143			7	–	13		.350
The Citadel	1	–	11		.083			5	–	11		.313
VMI	1	–	11		.083			2	–	14		.125
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1947; Rankings from AP Poll

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
January 10* no, no	Presbyterian	W 66–47	1–0	The Citadel Armory  Charlreston, SC
January 14* no, no	at Presbyterian	W 57–49	2–0	Clinton, SC
January 15 no, no	at South Carolina	L 35–62	2–1 (0–1)	Columbia, SC
January 17 no, no	Furman	L 51–59	2–2 (0–2)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 24 no, no	at Clemson	L 40–60	2–3 (0–3)	Clemson Field House  Clemson, SC
January 25 no, no	at Furman	L 41–52	2–4 (0–4)	Greenville, SC
January 27* no, no	at Newberry	W 60–49	3–4	Newberry, SC
February 1 no, no	Davidson	L 34–60	3–5 (0–5)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 8 no, no	at Wake Forest	L 46–56	3–6 (0–6)	Wake Forest, NC
February 10 no, no	NC State	L 35–75	3–7 (0–7)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 11 no, no	Davidson	L 46–72	3–8 (0–8)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 14 no, no	South Carolina	L 45–49	3–9 (0–9)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 21* no, no	Newberry	W 41–35	4–9	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 25 no, no	at George Washington	L 41–72	4–10 (0–10)	Washington, D.C.
February 27 no, no	at Maryland	L 40–52	4–11 (0–11)	Ritchie Coliseum  College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1947–48

1947–48 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1947–48 record	8–9 (4–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Bernard O'Neil
Home arena	The Citadel Armory

1947–48 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina State †	12	–	0		1.000			29	–	3		.906
George Washington	13	–	3		.813			19	–	7		.731
North Carolina	11	–	4		.733			20	–	7		.741
Maryland	9	–	6		.600			11	–	14		.440
Davidson	10	–	7		.588			19	–	9		.679
Virginia Tech	7	–	5		.583			14	–	9		.609
Duke	8	–	6		.571			17	–	12		.586
Wake Forest	8	–	7		.533			18	–	11		.621
William & Mary	8	–	7		.533			13	–	10		.565
South Carolina	8	–	7		.533			12	–	11		.522
Washington and Lee	5	–	9		.357			7	–	17		.292
The Citadel	4	–	8		.333			8	–	9		.471
Richmond	4	–	9		.308			8	–	14		.364
Furman	3	–	10		.231			11	–	15		.423
Clemson	3	–	14		.176			6	–	17		.261
VMI	1	–	12		.077			3	–	16		.158
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1948; Rankings from AP Poll

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
December 6 no, no	William & Mary	L 41–64	0–1 (0–1)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
December 10* no, no	Charleston Navy Base	W 70–50	1–1	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 9 no, no	South Carolina	L 41–49	1–2 (0–2)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 10* no, no	Newberry	W 59–30	2–2	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 16 no, no	Furman	W 40–33	3–2 (1–2)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 23 no, no	at Clemson	W 52–50	4–2 (2–2)	Clemson Field House  Clemson, SC
January 24 no, no	at Furman	W 66–64	5–2 (3–2)	Greenville, SC
January 26* no, no	at Presbyterian	W 44–41	6–2	Clinton, SC
January 29 no, no	at William & Mary	L 34–50	6–3 (3–3)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
January 30 no, no	at Richmond	L 50–71	6–4 (3–4)	Blues Armory  Richmond, VA
February 3* no, no	at Newberry	L 43–56	6–5	Newberry, SC
February 7 no, no	Clemson	W 47–43	7–5 (4–4)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 14 no, no	at Davidson	L 30–69	7–6 (4–5)	Alumni Gymnasium  Davidson, NC
February 20* no, no	Presbyterian	W 81–44	8–6	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 21 no, no	at Wake Forest	L 48–62	8–7 (4–6)	Wake Forest, NC
February 27 no, no	Davidson	L 42–49	8–8 (4–7)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 28 no, no	at South Carolina	L 38–53	8–9 (4–8)	Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1948–49

1948–49 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1948–49 record	1–15 (0–11 SoCon)
Head coach	Bernard O'Neil
Home arena	The Citadel Armory

1948–49 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina State †	14	–	1		.933			25	–	8		.758
William & Mary	10	–	3		.769			24	–	10		.706
North Carolina	13	–	5		.722			20	–	8		.714
George Washington	9	–	4		.692			18	–	8		.692
Davidson	11	–	6		.647			18	–	8		.692
South Carolina	7	–	6		.538			10	–	12		.455
Wake Forest	7	–	7		.500			11	–	13		.458
Maryland	7	–	7		.500			9	–	17		.346
Virginia Tech	6	–	8		.429			10	–	13		.435
Duke	5	–	7		.417			13	–	9		.591
Clemson	6	–	9		.400			10	–	11		.476
Washington and Lee	5	–	9		.357			10	–	12		.455
Richmond	5	–	10		.333			8	–	15		.348
Furman	4	–	11		.267			8	–	14		.364
VMI	3	–	8		.273			3	–	16		.158
The Citadel	0	–	11		.000			1	–	17		.056
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1949; Rankings from AP Poll

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition games
* no, no	Richmond Royals	L 39–55		The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
* no, no	Quantico Marines	L 38–62		The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
Regular season
January 7 no, no	at Furman	L 57–65	0–1 (0–1)	Greenville, SC
January 8 no, no	at Clemson	L 39–65	0–2 (0–2)	Clemson Field House  Clemson, SC
January 11 no, no	at South Carolina	L 35–60	0–3 (0–3)	Columbia, SC
January 15 no, no	Furman	L 38–55	0–4 (0–4)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 22 no, no	at Wake Forest	L 36–57	0–5 (0–5)	Wake Forest, NC
January 24 no, no	at Davidson	L 25–54	0–6 (0–6)	Alumni Gymnasium  Davidson, NC
January 28* no, no	Newberry	L 47–67	0–7	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
January 29* no, no	Presbyterian	W 55–46	1–7	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 5 no, no	Clemson	L 44–63	1–8 (0–7)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 11* no, no	at Newberry	L 30–49	1–9	Newberry, NC
February 12* no, no	at Presbyterian	L 40–50	1–10	Clinton, SC
February 18 no, no	at William & Mary	L 39–57	1–11 (0–8)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
February 19 no, no	at Richmond	L 42–58	1–12 (0–9)	Blues Armory  Richmond, VA
February 23* no, no	at [[{{{school}}}|Tennessee]]	L 42–64	1–13	Alumni Memorial Gym  Knoxville, TN
February 25 no, no	South Carolina	L 45–58	1–14 (0–10)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
February 26 no, no	Davidson	L 42–50	1–15 (0–11)	The Citadel Armory  Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.