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1966–67 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team

1966–67 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Citadel Athletics Script.jpg
Conference Southern Conference
1966–67 record 8–17 (6–7 SoCon)
Head coach Mel Thompson
Assistant coach Ed Thompson
Home arena The Citadel Armory
Seasons
← 1965–66
1967–68 →
1966–67 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
West Virginia 9 1   .900     19 9   .679
Davidson 8 4   .667     15 12   .556
William & Mary 8 5   .615     14 11   .560
Richmond 9 7   .563     11 12   .478
The Citadel 6 7   .462     8 16   .333
George Washington 5 7   .417     6 18   .250
Furman 4 6   .400     9 15   .375
East Carolina 4 8   .333     7 17   .292
VMI 4 12   .250     5 16   .238
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1967; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

The season was later chronicled by Pat Conroy in his memoir My Losing Season. Conroy was a senior guard for the Bulldogs in the 1966–67 season.


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