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1939–40 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

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1939–40 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record13–10 (6–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium
Seasons

The 1939–40 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1939–40 season. Under the first year of head coach Dwight Steussey, the team finished the season 13–10 and 6–5 in the Southern Conference. This was the 35th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.[1]

The Indians finished in a tie for 8th in the conference and did not quality for the 1940 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament.

William & Mary played its first overtime game in program history in February 1940 against Washington and Lee in a 33–36 loss. Additionally, the Indians played several teams for the first time this season, including St. Francis (NY), Seton Hall, The Citadel, and Furman.

Schedule

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1939–40 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Duke 13 2   .867 19 7   .731
North Carolina 11 2   .846 23 3   .885
Washington and Lee 7 3   .700 13 5   .722
Wake Forest 10 5   .667 13 9   .591
Maryland 7 5   .583 14 9   .609
Clemson 9 7   .563 9 12   .429
Richmond 5 4   .556 11 6   .647
The Citadel 6 5   .545 8 9   .471
William & Mary 6 5   .545 12 11   .522
Furman 4 6   .400 11 11   .500
North Carolina State 5 10   .333 8 11   .421
Davidson 4 11   .267 8 13   .381
South Carolina 3 10   .231 5 13   .278
VMI 2 9   .182 3 12   .200
Virginia Tech 1 9   .100 4 15   .211
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
*
at Norfolk NTS L 44–46  0–1
 
Norfolk, Virginia
*
Newport News Apprentice School W 50–37  1–1
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
*
at Randolph–Macon W 33–22  2–1
 
Ashland, Virginia
*
at Langley Field W 62–50  3–1
 
Hampton, Virginia
*
Norfolk NTS W 55–44  4–1
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
*
at Panser L 44–50  4–2
 
 
*
at St. Francis (NY) W 32–28  5–2
Park Slope Armory 
Brooklyn, New York
1/8/1940*
at Seton Hall L 35–51  5–3
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, New Jersey
1/10/1940
at Richmond L 33–35  5–4 (0–1)
Millhiser Gymnasium 
Richmond, Virginia
*
at Virginia L 31–49  5–5
Memorial Gymnasium 
Charlottesville, Virginia

at The Citadel L 35–36  5–6 (0–2)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
1/29/1940
at Furman W 47–37  6–6 (1–2)
 
Greenville, South Carolina

VPI W 38–33  7–6 (2–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia

at NC State L 29–36  7–7 (2–3)
Thompson Gym 
Raleigh, North Carolina
*
Virginia W 29–28  8–7
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
*
Hampden–Sydney W 42–31  9–7
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia

at Washington and Lee L 39–49  9–8 (2–4)
Doremus Gymnasium 
Lexington, Virginia

at VPI W 49–29  10–8 (3–4)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
Blacksburg, Virginia

at VMI W 50–48  11–8 (4–4)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, Virginia
2/19/1940
Richmond W 43–38  12–8 (5–4)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia

Washington and Lee L 33–36 OT 12–9 (5–5)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia

VMI W 59–36  13–9 (6–5)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
2/24/1940*
at Navy L 46–52  13–10
 
Annapolis, Maryland
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved January 26, 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.