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

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1942–43 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–10 (6–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium
Seasons

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]

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

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1942–43 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Duke 12 1   .923 20 6   .769
George Washington 8 2   .800 17 6   .739
South Carolina 6 3   .667 13 6   .684
Davidson 7 4   .636 18 6   .750
The Citadel 5 3   .625 8 5   .615
William & Mary 6 4   .600 11 10   .524
VMI 7 5   .583 8 8   .500
North Carolina State 7 5   .583 7 9   .438
Maryland 5 5   .500 8 8   .500
Richmond 4 4   .500 11 5   .688
North Carolina 8 9   .471 12 10   .545
Virginia Tech 3 6   .333 7 7   .500
Washington and Lee 2 10   .167 7 12   .368
Wake Forest 1 10   .091 1 10   .091
Clemson 0 10   .000 3 13   .188
Southern Conference Tournament winner
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

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  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.