# The Citadel Bulldogs basketball, 1940–1949

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

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, South Carolina |
| January 6* no, no | Erskine | W 40–38 | 2–0 | Thompson Hall Charleston, South Carolina |
| January 12* no, no | Presbyterian | L 36–38 | 2–1 | Thompson Hall Charleston, South Carolina |
| January 13 no, no | South Carolina | W 33–27 | 3–1 (2–0) | Thompson Hall Charleston, South Carolina |
| January 16 no, no | Duke | L 40–51 | 3–2 (2–1) | Thompson Hall Charleston, South Carolina |
| January 17 no, no | at North Carolina | L 36–66 | 3–3 (2–2) | Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| January 20* no, no | Wofford | L 39–45 | 3–4 | The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina |
| January 27 no, no | William & Mary | W 36–35 | 4–4 (3–2) | The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina |
| February 1* no, no | at Presbyterian | L 32–40 | 4–5 | Clinton, South Carolina |
| February 2 no, no | at South Carolina | W 27–26 | 5–5 (4–2) | Columbia, South Carolina |
| February 3 no, no | at Davidson | L 42–52 | 5–6 (4–3) | Alumni Gymnasium Davidson, North Carolina |
| February 10 no, no | Clemson | L 27–38 | 5–7 (4–4) | The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina |
| February 17 no, no | Davidson | W 46–31 | 6–7 (5–4) | The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina |
| February 21 no, no | at Furman | W 36–35 | 7–7 (6–4) | Greenville, South Carolina |
| February 22* no, no | at Wofford | W 28–23 | 8–7 | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| 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, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||

## 1940–41

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

## 1941–42

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

## 1942–43

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

## 1943–44

| 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, South Carolina |
| February 7* no, no | Stark General Hospital | W 24–23 | 1–1 | The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina |
| February 9* no, no | Fort Moultrie | W 44–23 | 2–1 | The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina |
| * no, no | at Fort Moultrie | L 28–30 | 2–2 | Sullivan's Island, South Carolina |
| * no, no | at Florence Army Airbase | L 38–42 | 2–3 | Florence, South Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||

## 1944–45

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

## 1945–46

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

## 1946–47

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

## 1947–48

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

## 1948–49

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