# 2020–21 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

The 2020–21 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Duggar Baucom, played their home games at McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 season 6–24, 0–18 in SoCon play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Wofford.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Piedmont | W 89–64 | 1–0 | McAlister Field House (450) Charleston, SC |
| December 3, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Carolina A&T | W 78–70 | 2–0 | McAlister Field House (500) Charleston, SC |
| December 5, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Toccoa Falls | W 100–58 | 3–0 | McAlister Field House (337) Charleston, SC |
| December 7, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Columbia International | W 96–57 | 4–0 | McAlister Field House (463) Charleston, SC |
| December 9, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Carver | W 102–51 | 5–0 | McAlister Field House (515) Charleston, SC |
| December 19, 2020* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | W 91–89 | 6–0 | Willett Hall (0) Farmville, VA |
| December 22, 2020* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 94–82 | 7–0 | McAlister Field House (785) Charleston, SC |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2020 | | UNC Greensboro | Postponed | Postponed | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| January 2, 2021 | | at Western Carolina | Postponed | Postponed | Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC |
| January 6, 2021 | | at Mercer | Postponed | Postponed | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA |
| January 9, 2021 1:00 p.m. | | Chattanooga | W 92–87 | 8–0 (1–0) | McAlister Field House (636) Charleston, SC |
| January 13, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Furman | L 88–94 | 8–1 (1–1) | McAlister Field House (0) Charleston, SC |
| January 16, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VMI | L 103–110 | 8–2 (1–2) | Cameron Hall (250) Lexington, VA |
| January 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 73–87 | 8–3 (1–3) | Greensboro Coliseum (0) Greensboro, NC |
| January 20, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercer | L 63–83 | 8–4 (1–4) | McAlister Field House (0) Charleston, SC |
| January 23, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford | Postponed | Postponed | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL |
| January 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wofford | W 77–69 | 9–4 (2–4) | McAlister Field House (0) Charleston, SC |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 84–112 | 9–5 (2–5) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (618) Johnson City, TN |
| February 1, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina Rescheduled from January 2 | L 75–76 | 9–6 (2–6) | Ramsey Center (0) Cullowhee, NC |
| February 3, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro Rescheduled from December 30 | L 66–85 | 9–7 (2–7) | McAlister Field House (746) Charleston, SC |
| February 6, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | W 74–63 | 10–7 (3–7) | McAlister Field House (677) Charleston, SC |
| February 10, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | W 79–71 | 11–7 (4–7) | McAlister Field House (516) Charleston, SC |
| February 13, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | L 66–70 | 11–8 (4–8) | McKenzie Arena (971) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 17, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 67–81 | 11–9 (4–9) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (0) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 20, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VMI | W 75–74 | 12–9 (5–9) | McAlister Field House (1,062) Charleston, SC |
| February 22, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mercer Rescheduled from January 6 | L 52–88 | 12–10 (5–10) | Hawkins Arena (1,435) Macon, GA |
| February 24, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 63–72 | 12–11 (5–11) | Timmons Arena (250) Greenville, SC |
| February 27, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Samford | Cancelled | Cancelled | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Western Carolina First round | W 100–86 | 13–11 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| March 6, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals | L 72–80 | 13–12 | 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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