1966–67 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1966–67 The Citadel Bulldogs Basketball Citadel Athletics Script.jpg 150 Southern Conference SoCon 8–17 6–7 Mel Thompson Ed Thompson The Citadel Armory The 1966–67 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by seventh year head coach Mel Thompson and played their home games at The Citadel Armory. They played as a member of the Southern Conference. The Bulldogs struggled throughout the season, enduring a three-game losing streak and two separate four game losing streaks while only recording consecutive wins twice in the season en route to an 8–17 overall finish, and 6–7 in the SoCon.http://catalog.proemags.com/publication/ad52f42a?SPSID=47830&SPID=3837&DB_OEM_ID=9700#/ad52f42a/156 154 2010-11 The Citadel Basketball CitadelSports.com February 11, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120710141426/http://catalog.proemags.com/publication/ad52f42a?SPSID=47830&SPID=3837&DB_OEM_ID=9700#/ad52f42a/156 2012-07-10 dead The season was later chronicled by Pat Conroy in his memoir My Losing Season. Conroy was a senior point guard and team Captain for the Bulldogs in the 1966–67 season. Schedule no no no December 1, 1966 yes Auburn The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina 83–105 no 0–1 December 3, 1966 yes yes Clemson Fike Field House Clemson, South Carolina 84–102 no 0–2 December 6, 1966 yes 1966 Wofford Terriers Wofford The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina 84–75 no 1–2 December 10, 1966 1966 George Washington Colonials George Washington The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina 89–86 no 2–2 1–0 December 14, 1966 yes 1966 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina 70–78 no 2–3 December 17, 1966 yes yes 1966 Loyola Wolfpack Loyola (New Orleans) New Orleans, Louisiana 87–97 no 2–4 December 19, 1966 yes yes 1966 Florida State Seminoles Florida State Tampa, Florida Tampa Invitational 67–83 no 2–5 December 20, 1966 yes yes 1966 Columbia Lions Columbia Tampa, Florida Tampa Invitational 74–71 no 3–5 January 2, 1967 yes 1966 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina 80–87 no 3–6 January 4, 1967 yes yes 1966 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Statesboro, Georgia 78–79 no 3–7 January 7, 1967 1966 Richmond Spiders Richmond The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina 81–79 no 4–7 2–0 January 10, 1967 1966 Davidson Wildcats Davidson The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina 72–76 no 4–8 2–1 January 14, 1967 yes 1966 Furman Paladins Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina 68–85 no 4–9 2–2 January 16, 1967 yes 1966 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Greenville, North Carolina 72–80 no 4–10 2–3 January 26, 1967 yes yes Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida 85–87 no 4–11 January 28, 1967 1966 William & Mary Indians William & Mary The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina 85–77 no 5–11 3–3 February 3, 1967 yes VMI Cormack Field House Lexington, Virginia 73–70 no 6–11 4–3 February 4, 1967 yes William & Mary Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, Virginia 57–91 no 6–12 4–4 February 8, 1967 East Carolina The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina 105–91 no 7–12 5–4 February 11, 1967 yes Richmond Richmond Arena Richmond, Virginia 76–89 no 7–13 5–5 February 13, 1967 VMI The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina 81–78 no 8–13 6–5 February 18, 1967 Furman The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina 65–71 no 8–14 6–6 February 20, 1967 yes yes 1966 Stetson Hatters Stetson DeLand, Florida 74–82 no 8–15 February 25, 1967 Davidson The Citadel Armory Charleston, South Carolina 85–97 no 8–16 6–7 |- |colspan=7 align=center|1967 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament March 2, 1967 yes Richmond Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 98–100 no OT 8–17 no References Category:The Citadel Bulldogs basketball seasons Citadel