1944–45 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1944–45 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the second, and final, year of head coach Rube McCray (who concurrently served as the head football coach), the team finished the season 7–10 and 3–4 in the Southern Conference. This was the 40th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.[1]

1944–45 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1944–45 record7–10 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium

The Indians finished in 7th place in the conference and qualified for the 1945 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, hosted by North Carolina State University at the Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. William & Mary defeated The Citadel in the quarterfinals before falling to Duke in the semifinal round.

Schedule

1944–45 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Carolina90 1.000  193  .864
Richmond20 1.000  34  .429
Duke61 .857  139  .591
North Carolina113 .786  226  .786
The Citadel84 .667  167  .696
North Carolina State75 .583  1011  .476
William & Mary34 .429  711  .389
Clemson35 .375  88  .500
Maryland25 .286  214  .125
Virginia Tech13 .250  68  .429
Davidson27 .222  99  .500
VMI14 .200  210  .167
Wake Forest06 .000  314  .176
Furman08 .000  215  .118
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1945; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
*
Cheatham Annex L 31–34  0–1
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Langley Air Base L 39–47  0–2
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Virginia W 37–24  1–2
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Cheatham Annex W 53–33  2–2
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Hampden–Sydney L 39–41  2–3
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

NC State L 37–58  2–4 (0–1)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1/12/1945
Richmond L 37–58  2–5 (0–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

NC State W 43–38  3–5 (1–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

VMI W 43–24  4–5 (2–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

North Carolina L 46–80  4–6 (2–3)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

VPI W 41–30  5–6 (3–3)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Virginia L 37–41  5–7
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
at Hampden–Sydney L 38–54  5–8
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/17/1945
Maryland L 46–53  5–9 (3–4)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Randolph–Macon W 50–39  6–9
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1945 Southern Conference Tournament
2/22/1945
vs. The Citadel
Quarterfinals
W 54–41  7–9
Thompson Gym 
Raleigh, NC
2/23/1945
vs. Duke
Semifinals
L 32–59  7–10
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 30, 2014.
  2. "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
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