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

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1941–42 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record15–9 (8–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium
Seasons

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]

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

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1941–42 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Duke 15 1   .938 22 2   .917
George Washington 8 3   .727 11 9   .550
Wake Forest 13 5   .722 16 8   .667
North Carolina State 9 4   .692 15 7   .682
William & Mary 8 4   .667 15 9   .625
South Carolina 8 4   .667 12 9   .571
North Carolina 9 5   .643 14 9   .609
Washington and Lee 7 7   .500 10 15   .400
Furman 7 8   .467 10 9   .526
Richmond 4 8   .333 9 9   .500
Virginia Tech 4 8   .333 10 10   .500
VMI 5 10   .333 7 11   .389
Maryland 3 8   .273 7 15   .318
Davidson 3 9   .250 12 13   .480
Clemson 2 10   .167 3 14   .176
The Citadel 1 12   .077 2 14   .125
Southern Conference Tournament winner
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

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  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.