# 2019–20 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

The 2019–20 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Duggar Baucom, played their home games at McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 12–18 overall, 4–14 in SoCon play, to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. In the SoCon tournament, they were defeated by Samford in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2019* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UNC Asheville | L 76–91 | 0–1 | McAlister Field House (742) Charleston, SC |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Georgia | L 86–95 | 0–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (8,058) Athens, GA |
| November 16, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Campbell | L 73–87 | 0–3 | McAlister Field House (633) Charleston, SC |
| November 19, 2019* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 74–69 | 1–3 | Show Me Center (1,087) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| November 20, 2019* 9:00 p.m., BTN | | at Illinois Illinois Classic | L 57–85 | 1–4 | State Farm Center (11,196) Champaign, IL |
| November 23, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marist | W 79–75 | 2–4 | McCann Arena (1,210) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Brevard Illinois Classic | W 90–47 | 3–4 | McAlister Field House (424) Charleston, SC |
| December 4, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | L 84–96 | 3–5 (0–1) | McAlister Field House (629) Charleston, SC |
| December 7, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Carver | W 108–40 | 4–5 | McAlister Field House (640) Charleston, SC |
| December 10, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Piedmont | W 129–83 | 5–5 | McAlister Field House (451) Charleston, SC |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | W 102–99 $^{3OT}$ | 6–5 | Willett Hall (913) Farmville, VA |
| December 22, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at NC State | L 63–83 | 6–6 | PNC Arena (15,501) Raleigh, NC |
| January 1, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 68–69 | 6–7 (0–2) | Pete Hanna Center (305) Homewood, AL |
| January 4, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | L 82-86 | 6–8 (0–3) | McAlister Field House (1,056) Charleston, SC |
| January 11, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Wofford Rivalry | L 71–73 | 6–9 (0–4) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,153) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | L 69–79 | 6–10 (0–5) | McAlister Field House (708) Charleston, SC |
| January 18, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VMI Rivalry | L 79–88 | 6–11 (0–6) | Cameron Hall (3,000) Lexington, VA |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | L 69–92 | 6–12 (0–7) | McKenzie Arena (2,477) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 25, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Furman Rivalry | L 54–78 | 6–13 (0–8) | McAlister Field House (1,254) Charleston, SC |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wofford Rivalry | L 59–76 | 6–14 (0–9) | McAlister Field House (1,263) Charleston, SC |
| February 1, 2020 4:30 p.m., WCBD/ESPN3 | | at Mercer | L 71–76 | 6–15 (0–10) | Hawkins Arena (4,072) Macon, GA |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UNC Greensboro | L 68–88 | 6–16 (0–11) | Greensboro Coliseum (3,043) Greensboro, NC |
| February 8, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VMI Rivalry | L 64–75 | 6–17 (0–12) | McAlister Field House (3,652) Charleston, SC |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 67–91 | 6–18 (0–13) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,573) Johnson City, TN |
| February 15, 2020 1:00 p.m., WCBD/ESPN3 | | Samford | L 62–74 | 6–19 (0–14) | McAlister Field House (833) Charleston, SC |
| February 19, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | L 68–91 | 6–20 (0–15) | McAlister Field House (622) Charleston, SC |
| February 22, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Western Carolina | L 84–96 | 6–21 (0–16) | Ramsey Center (3,497) Cullowhee, NC |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Mercer | L 57–73 | 6–22 (0–17) | McAlister Field House (1,112) Charleston, SC |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 p.m., WCBD/ESPN3 | | at Furman Rivalry | L 58–82 | 6–23 (0–18) | Timmons Arena (2,500) Greenville, SC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) Wofford First round | L 76–93 | 6–24 | Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,338) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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