# 2023–24 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

The 2023–24 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by head coach Ed Conroy in his second season of his second stint with the team, and his sixth season overall, played their home games at McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Bulldogs finished the season 11–21, 3–15 in SoCon play, to finish in ninth place. They were defeated by Mercer in the first round of the SoCon tournament for the second straight year.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 10–22, 5–13 in SoCon play, to finish in ninth place. They were defeated by Mercer in the first round of the SoCon tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2023* 4:00 p.m. | | Newberry | W 91–74 | – | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at NC State | L 59–72 | 0–1 | PNC Arena (12,488) Raleigh, NC |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Boston College | L 71–75 | 0–2 | McAlister Field House (3,337) Charleston, SC |
| November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 64–71 | 0–3 | Templeton Physical Education Center (514) Clinton, SC |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Greenville | W 77–59 | 1–3 | McAlister Field House (1,027) Charleston, SC |
| November 20, 2023* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. Idaho State Campbell Classic | W 62–61 | 2–3 | Gore Arena (51) Buies Creek, NC |
| November 21, 2023* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. North Carolina Central Campbell Classic | W 67–61 | 3–3 | Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC |
| November 22, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | | at Campbell | L 58–65 | 3–4 | Gore Arena (901) Buies Creek, NC |
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 81–52 | 4–4 | McAlister Field House (1,527) Charleston, SC |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | at North Carolina A&T | W 85–68 | 5–4 | Corbett Sports Center (2,357) Greensboro, NC |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pfeiffer | W 88–60 | 6–4 | McAlister Field House (1,377) Charleston, SC |
| December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | at College of Charleston | L 71–86 | 6–5 | TD Arena (4,911) Charleston, SC |
| December 19, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Notre Dame | W 65–45 | 7–5 | Joyce Center (4,377) Notre Dame, IN |
| December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Toccoa Falls | W 106–76 | 8–5 | McAlister Field House (1,207) Charleston, SC |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | L 71–80 | 8–6 (0–1) | McAlister Field House (1,233) Charleston, SC |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Samford | L 64–80 | 8–7 (0–2) | McAlister Field House (1,647) Charleston, SC |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 68–82 | 8–8 (0–3) | Timmons Arena (2,037) Greenville, SC |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wofford | L 71–72 | 8–9 (0–4) | McAlister Field House (2,267) Charleston, SC |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 67–73 | 8–10 (0–5) | Greensboro Coliseum (1,102) Greensboro, NC |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VMI | L 63–70 | 8–11 (0–6) | Cameron Hall (4,417) Lexington, VA |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 68–66 | 9–11 (1–6) | McAlister Field House (1,283) Charleston, SC |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | L 62–90 | 9–12 (1–7) | McKenzie Arena (3,503) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Furman | L 79–82 $^{OT}$ | 9–13 (1–8) | McAlister Field House (4,117) Charleston, SC |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 60–62 | 9–14 (1–9) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,615) Johnson City, TN |
| February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | L 64–71 | 9–15 (1–10) | Ramsey Center (1,849) Cullowhee, NC |
| February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 64–77 | 9–16 (1–11) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,023) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | L 61–76 | 9–17 (1–12) | McAlister Field House (1,745) Charleston, SC |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VMI | W 76–51 | 10–17 (2–12) | McAlister Field House (2,337) Charleston, SC |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mercer | L 78–87 | 10–18 (2–13) | Hawkins Arena (1,514) Macon, GA |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | W 71–62 | 11–18 (3–13) | McAlister Field House (1,553) Charleston, SC |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | L 63–81 | 11–19 (3–14) | McAlister Field House (1,973) Charleston, SC |
| March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 80–92 | 11–20 (3–15) | Pete Hanna Center (1,946) Homewood, AL |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Mercer First round | L 76–84 | 11–21 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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