# 2018–19 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

The 2018–19 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Duggar Baucom, played their home games at McAlister Field House as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon), as they have since 1936–37. The Bulldogs finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in SoCon play, to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As the No. 10 seed in the SoCon tournament, they lost in the first round to Samford.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 11–21, 5–13 in SoCon play, to finish in eighth place. They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to UNC Greensboro.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | North Greenville | W 141–88 | | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 22 Clemson | L 80–100 | 0–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,491) Clemson, SC |
| November 12, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mid-Atlantic Christian Las Vegas Invitational Regional Round | W 148–75 | 1–1 | McAlister Field House (463) Charleston, SC |
| November 14, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Johnson (FL) Las Vegas Invitational Regional Round | W 137–60 | 2–1 | McAlister Field House (246) Charleston, SC |
| November 16, 2018* 8:00 p.m., LHN | | at Texas Las Vegas Invitational Regional Round | L 69–97 | 2–2 | Frank Erwin Center (8,212) Austin, TX |
| November 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at James Madison | W 91–82 | 3–2 | JMU Convocation Center (1,982) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 24, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at South Florida | W 84–81 | 4–2 | Yuengling Center (2,626) Tampa, FL |
| November 27, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | W 112–87 | 5–2 | McAlister Field House (556) Charleston, SC |
| December 1, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 79–69 | 6–2 (1–0) | McAlister Field House (765) Charleston, SC |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Johnson & Wales (NC) | W 127–93 | 7–2 | McAlister Field House (456) Charleston, SC |
| December 15, 2018* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 86–74 | 8–2 | McAlister Field House (922) Charleston, SC |
| December 18, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Campbell | W 82–76 | 9–2 | John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (1,586) Buies Creek, NC |
| December 29, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Longwood | L 94–110 | 9–3 | McAlister Field House (964) Charleston, SC |
| January 3, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wofford Rivalry | L 81–112 | 9–4 (1–1) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 5, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Furman Rivalry | L 85–101 | 9–5 (1–2) | Timmons Arena (2,462) Greenville, SC |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | L 73–98 | 9–6 (1–3) | McAlister Field House (1,253) Charleston, SC |
| January 12, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | L 82–94 | 9–7 (1–4) | McAlister Field House (1,042) Charleston, SC |
| January 17, 2019 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 77–80 | 9–8 (1–5) | Timmons Arena (1,512) Greenville, SC |
| January 19, 2019 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Chattanooga | L 71–73 | 9–9 (1–6) | McKenzie Arena (4,229) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 60–83 | 9–10 (1–7) | Greensboro Coliseum (5,014) Greensboro, NC |
| January 26, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VMI Rivalry | W 84–82 | 10–10 (2–7) | McAlister Field House (3,864) Charleston, SC |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Furman Rivalry | L 61–71 | 10–11 (2–8) | McAlister Field House (1,411) Charleston, SC |
| February 2, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Wofford Rivalry | L 61–99 | 10–12 (2–9) | McAlister Field House (1,224) Charleston, SC |
| February 9, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Mercer | W 67–61 | 11–12 (3–9) | Hawkins Arena (2,185) Macon, GA |
| February 14, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at East Tennessee State | L 83–91 | 11–13 (3–10) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,723) Johnson City, TN |
| February 16, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | L 82–103 | 11–14 (3–11) | Ramsey Center (1,633) Cullowhee, NC |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Chattanooga | L 65–68 | 11–15 (3–12) | McAlister Field House (1,015) Charleston, SC |
| February 23, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Samford | W 87–83 $^{OT}$ | 12–15 (4–12) | McAlister Field House (919) Charleston, SC |
| February 28, 2019 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | L 96–100 | 12–16 (4–13) | McAlister Field House (979) Charleston, SC |
| March 2, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VMI Rivalry | L 78–81 | 12–17 (4–14) | Cameron Hall (2,900) Lexington, VA |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2019 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) Samford | L 71–100 | 12–18 | U.S. Cellular Center (2,321) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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