1942–43 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1942–43 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1942–43 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the fourth, and final, year of head coach Dwight Steussey, the team finished the season 11–10 and 6–4 in the Southern Conference. This was the 38th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.[1]

1942–43 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1942–43 record11–10 (6–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium

The Indians finished in 6th place in the conference and qualified for the 1943 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, hosted by North Carolina State University at the Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina, where they lost in the first round to George Washington.

Schedule

1942–43 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Duke121 .923  206  .769
George Washington82 .800  176  .739
South Carolina63 .667  136  .684
Davidson74 .636  186  .750
The Citadel53 .625  85  .615
William & Mary64 .600  1110  .524
VMI75 .583  88  .500
North Carolina State75 .583  79  .438
Maryland55 .500  88  .500
Richmond44 .500  115  .688
North Carolina89 .471  1210  .545
Virginia Tech36 .333  77  .500
Washington and Lee210 .167  712  .368
Wake Forest110 .091  110  .091
Clemson010 .000  313  .188
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1943; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
*
Randolph–Macon W 58–38  1–0
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
at Apprentice School L 46–60  1–1
 
Newport News, VA

at VMI L 38–41  1–2 (0–1)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA

at VPI L 34–49  1–3 (0–2)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
Blacksburg, VA

at Washington and Lee W 34–33  2–3 (1–2)
Doremus Gymnasium 
Lexington, VA
1/12/1943
Richmond W 40–27  3–3 (2–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Hampden–Sydney W 57–28  4–3
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Apprentice School W 45–41  5–3
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/2/1943
at Richmond W 40–20  6–3 (3–2)
Millhiser Gymnasium 
Richmond, VA
*
Hampden–Sydney W 48–38  7–3
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

George Washington W 53–51  8–3 (4–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

VPI W 55–25  9–3 (5–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Norfolk NAS L 34–65  9–4
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Fort Eustis W 50–43  10–4
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

VMI L 33–41  10–5 (5–3)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

Washington and Lee W 52–42  11–5 (6–3)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/23/1943
at Maryland L 36–51  11–6 (6–4)
Ritchie Coliseum 
College Park, MD
2/24/1943*
at Navy L 30–57  11–7
Dahlgren Hall 
Annapolis, MD
*
at Randolph–Macon L 52–54  11–8
 
Ashland, VA
*
Norfolk NTS L 34–62  11–9
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1943 Southern Conference Tournament
3/4/1943
vs. George Washington
Quarterfinals
L 23–49  11–10
Thompson Gym 
Raleigh, NC
*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 28, 2014.
  2. "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
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