# 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

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. |||||