1941–42 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1941–42 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1941–42 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the third year of head coach Dwight Steussey, the team finished the season 15–9 and 8–4 in the Southern Conference. This was the 37th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.[1]

1941–42 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1941–42 record15–9 (8–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium

The Indians finished in a tie for 5th place in the conference and qualified for the 1942 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament hosted by North Carolina State University at the Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. For the second straight season, the Indians won their first-round game (against George Washington) before falling in the semifinal round (against hosts NC State).

The Indians played two teams for the first time this season: Fordham and Villanova.

Schedule

1941–42 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Duke151 .938  222  .917
George Washington83 .727  119  .550
Wake Forest135 .722  168  .667
North Carolina State94 .692  157  .682
William & Mary84 .667  159  .625
South Carolina84 .667  129  .571
North Carolina95 .643  149  .609
Washington and Lee77 .500  1015  .400
Furman78 .467  109  .526
Richmond48 .333  99  .500
Virginia Tech48 .333  1010  .500
VMI510 .333  711  .389
Maryland38 .273  715  .318
Davidson39 .250  1213  .480
Clemson210 .167  314  .176
The Citadel112 .077  214  .125
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1942; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
*
at Langley Field W 35–31  1–0
 
Hampton, Virginia
*
Randolph–Macon W 52–28  2–0
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
12/16/1941
Maryland W 39–34  3–0 (1–0)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
*
at Fordham L 27–59  3–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, New York
*
at Villanova L 28–49  3–2
Jake Nevin Field House 
Villanova, Pennsylvania

at VMI W 47–42  4–2 (2–0)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, Virginia

at VPI W 35–29  5–2 (3–0)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
Blacksburg, Virginia

at Washington and Lee W 41–37  6–2 (4–0)
Doremus Gymnasium 
Lexington, Virginia
1/13/1942
vs. Richmond W 47–33  7–2 (5–0)
Cavalier Arena 
Richmond, Virginia
*
Virginia W 39–24  8–2
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
*
Apprentice School W 67–49  9–2
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
*
Hampden–Sydney W 65–35  10–2
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia

VPI L 39–45  10–3 (5–1)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
2/2/1942
at Clemson W 54–28  11–3 (6–1)
Clemson Field House 
Clemson, South Carolina
2/6/1942
at Furman L 35–37  11–4 (6–2)
 
Greenville, South Carolina
*
at Virginia L 30–38  11–5
Memorial Gymnasium 
Charlottesville, Virginia
2/13/1942
at Maryland L 32–42  11–6 (6–3)
Ritchie Coliseum 
College Park, Maryland
2/14/1942*
at Navy W 42–40  12–6
Dahlgren Hall 
Annapolis, Maryland
2/17/1942
Richmond W 42–29  13–6 (7–3)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia

Washington and Lee L 27–31  13–7 (7–4)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia

VMI W 33–32  14–7 (8–4)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
*
at Hampden–Sydney L 47–49  14–8
 
Hampden Sydney, Virginia
Southern Conference Tournament
3/5/1942
vs. George Washington
Quarterfinals
W 44–33  15–8
Thompson Gym 
Raleigh, North Carolina
3/6/1942
vs. NC State
Semifinals
L 53–54  15–9
Thompson Gym 
Raleigh, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[2]

References

  1. "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  2. "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.