# 2008–09 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

The 2008–09 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by third year head coach Ed Conroy and played their home games at McAlister Field House. They played as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936.
The Bulldogs won 20 games for just the second time in school history, and finished tied with archrival College of Charleston for second in the SoCon South Division. They also made their first postseason appearance, earning an invitation to the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round by eventual champion Old Dominion.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| November 9* no, no | Georgia Southwestern State | W 69–68 | | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| Regular Season |||||
| November 14 no, no | Grace Bible | W 81–72 | 1–0 | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| November 16* no, no | at VCU | L 59–82 | 1–1 | Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,123) Richmond, VA |
| November 20* no, no | Iowa | L 48–70 | 1–2 | McAlister Field House (2,024) Charleston, SC |
| November 22* no, no | Cincinnati Christian | W 78–55 | 2–2 | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| November 25* no, no | at Charleston Southern | W 84–80 | 3–2 | North Charleston Coliseum (2,085) North Charleston, SC |
| November 29* no, no | vs. Central Arkansas Cancún Challenge | L 53–58 | 3–3 | Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort Cancún, Mexico |
| November 30* no, no | vs. Grambling Cancún Challenge | W 55–41 | 4–3 | Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort Cancún, Mexico |
| December 4 no, no | at UNC Greenbsoro | W 57–50 | 5–3 (1–0) | Greensboro Coliseum (1,127) Greensboro, NC |
| December 6 no, no | at Elon | L 54–56 | 5–4 (1–1) | Alumni Gym (1,076) Elon, NC |
| December 15* no, no | UC Davis | L 61–79 | 5–5 | McAlister Field House (1,022) Charleston, SC |
| December 17* no, no | at No. 19 Michigan State | L 65–79 | 5–6 | Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI |
| December 20* no, no | at South Carolina | L 66–80 | 5–7 | Colonial Life Arena (9,493) Columbia, SC |
| January 3* no, no | Bethune-Cookman | W 58–57 | 6–7 | McAlister Field House (837) Charleston, SC |
| January 8 no, no | Georgia Southern | W 84–75 | 7–7 (2–1) | McAlister Field House (845) Charleston, SC |
| January 10 no, no | Davidson | L 69–84 | 7–8 (2–2) | McAlister Field House (5,336) Charleston, SC |
| January 12 no, no | Chattanooga | L 70–76 | 7–9 (2–3) | McAlister Field House (1,326) Charleston, SC |
| January 15 no, no | at Furman | W 74–69 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (3–3) | Timmons Arena (1,638) Greenville, SC |
| January 17 no, no | at Wofford | L 63–66 | 8–10 (3–4) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,327) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 22 no, no | Western Carolina | W 66–52 | 9–10 (4–4) | McAlister Field House (1,133) Charleston, SC |
| January 24 no, no | College of Charleston | W 72–63 | 10–10 (5–4) | McAlister Field House (5,107) Charleston, SC |
| January 26 no, no | at Samford | W 70–45 | 11–10 (6–4) | Pete Hanna Center (1,211) Homewood, AL |
| January 29 no, no | Elon | W 60–58 | 12–10 (7–4) | McAlister Field House (1,412) Charleston, SC |
| January 31 no, no | UNC Greensboro | W 66–60 | 13–10 (8–4) | McAlister Field House (1,640) Charleston, SC |
| February 5 no, no | at Appalachian State | W 74–72 | 14–10 (9–4) | Holmes Center (1,227) Boone, NC |
| February 7 no, no | at Western Carolina | W 75–66 | 15–10 (10–4) | Ramsey Center (1,503) Cullowhee, NC |
| February 12 no, no | Appalachian State | W 78–73 $^{OT}$ | 16–10 (11–4) | McAlister Field House (2,178) Charleston, SC |
| February 14 no, no | at College of Charleston | W 72–58 | 17–10 (12–4) | Carolina First Arena (5,168) Charleston, SC |
| February 18 no, no | at Davidson | W 64–46 | 18–10 (13–4) | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC |
| February 26 no, no | Furman | W 75–54 | 19–10 (14–4) | McAlister Field House (4,219) Charleston, SC |
| February 28 no, no | Wofford | L 55–62 | 19–11 (14–5) | McAlister Field House (4,485) Charleston, SC |
| March 2 no, no | at Georgia Southern | W 74–53 | 20–11 (15–5) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,704) Statesboro, GA |
| 2009 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament |||||
| March 6 no, no | vs. Samford | L 67–76 | 20–12 | McKenzie Arena (4,560) Chattanooga, TN |
| 2009 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament |||||
| March 19* no, no | Old Dominion | L 59–67 | 20–13 | Constant Convocation Center (2,157) Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||