# 2022–23 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

The 2022–23 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference. The Citadel rehired head coach Ed Conroy for his second stint as head coach at his alma mater after the 2021–22 season. This was his fifth season overall as head coach of the Bulldogs.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 13–18, 6–12 in SoCon play, to finish in ninth place. They defeated East Tennessee State in the first round of the SoCon tournament before losing to Chattanooga in the quarterfinals.
On March 10, 2022, the school fired head coach Duggar Baucom. On March 23, the school named former Minnesota and Vanderbilt assistant Ed Conroy the team's new head coach. Conroy was the head coach of the Bulldogs from 2006 to 2010.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2022* 4:00 pm | | Mars Hill | W 93–73 | – | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Clemson | L 69–80 | 0–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (4,768) Clemson, SC |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 70–58 | 1–1 | McAlister Field House (1,035) Charleston, SC |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morris | W 109–66 | 2–1 | McAlister Field House (601) Charleston, SC |
| November 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | at Butler | L 42–89 | 2–2 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,520) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 23, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Orleans Big Easy Classic | W 72–65 | 3–2 | Lakefront Arena (897) New Orleans, LA |
| November 24, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Denver Big Easy Classic | L 71–74 | 3–3 | Lakefront Arena (213) New Orleans, LA |
| November 25, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. IUPUI Big Easy Classic | W 74–53 | 4–3 | Lakefront Arena (254) New Orleans, LA |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 76–73 | 5–3 | Buccaneer Field House (917) North Charleston, SC |
| December 3, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | College of Charleston | L 57–79 | 5–4 | McAlister Field House (4,360) Charleston, SC |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at North Carolina | L 67–100 | 5–5 | Dean Smith Center (16,926) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 17, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | L 70–75 | 5–6 | McAlister Field House (789) Charleston, SC |
| December 20, 2022* 7:00 pm, NCCU Sports Network | | at North Carolina Central | L 74–81 | 5–7 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,033) Durham, NC |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | W 76–68 | 6–7 (1–0) | McAlister Field House (1,237) Charleston, SC |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Samford | L 63–75 | 6–8 (1–1) | McAlister Field House (871) Charleston, SC |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 72–97 | 6–9 (1–2) | Timmons Arena (1,637) Greenville, SC |
| January 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 57–77 | 6–10 (1–3) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,320) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | L 74–96 | 6–11 (1–4) | McAlister Field House (1,073) Charleston, SC |
| January 14, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | W 65–61 | 7–11 (2–4) | McAlister Field House (1,467) Charleston, SC |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 60–70 | 7–12 (2–5) | Greensboro Coliseum (1,347) Greensboro, NC |
| January 21, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VMI | W 60–52 | 8–12 (3–5) | Cameron Hall (3,625) Lexington, VA |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | W 81–70 | 9–12 (4–5) | Ramsey Center (2,021) Cullowhee, NC |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mercer | L 65–74 | 9–13 (4–6) | McAlister Field House (1,171) Charleston, SC |
| January 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chicago State | L 75–76 | 9–14 | McAlister Field House (735) Charleston, SC |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | VMI | L 69–75 | 9–15 (4–7) | McAlister Field House (1,682) Charleston, SC |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | L 59–79 | 9–16 (4–8) | McAlister Field House (3,451) Charleston, SC |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | L 63–82 | 9–17 (4–9) | McKenzie Arena (3,061) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 11, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 70–76 | 9–18 (4–10) | Pete Hanna Center (3,100) Homewood, AL |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Furman | W 69–65 | 10–18 (5–10) | McAlister Field House (1,737) Charleston, SC |
| February 18, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wofford | L 68–72 | 10–19 (5–11) | McAlister Field House (1,837) Charleston, SC |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 70–78 | 10–20 (5–12) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,478) Johnson City, TN |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mercer | L 50–72 | 10–21 (5–13) | Hawkins Arena (2,573) Macon, GA |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Mercer First round | L 41–66 | 10–22 | 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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