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

1941–42 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1941–42 record 15–9 (8–4 SoCon)
Head coach Dwight Steussey (3rd year)
Home arena Blow Gymnasium

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

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
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1942; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular season
*
at Langley Field W 35–31  1–0

Hampton, VA
*
Randolph–Macon W 52–28  2–0
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
12/16/1941
Maryland W 39–34  3–0 (1–0)
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
*
at Fordham L 27–59  3–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium
The Bronx, NY
*
at Villanova L 28–49  3–2
Jake Nevin Field House
Villanova, PA

at VMI W 47–42  4–2 (2–0)
Cormack Field House
Lexington, VA

at VPI W 35–29  5–2 (3–0)
War Memorial Gymnasium
Blacksburg, VA

at Washington and Lee W 41–37  6–2 (4–0)
Doremus Gymnasium
Lexington, VA
1/13/1942
vs. Richmond W 47–33  7–2 (5–0)
Cavalier Arena
Richmond, VA
*
Virginia W 39–24  8–2
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
*
Apprentice School W 67–49  9–2
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
*
Hampden–Sydney W 65–35  10–2
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA

VPI L 39–45  10–3 (5–1)
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
2/2/1942
at Clemson W 54–28  11–3 (6–1)
Clemson Field House
Clemson, SC
2/6/1942
at Furman L 35–37  11–4 (6–2)

Greenville, SC
*
at Virginia L 30–38  11–5
Memorial Gymnasium
Charlottesville, VA
2/13/1942
at Maryland L 32–42  11–6 (6–3)
Ritchie Coliseum
College Park, MD
2/14/1942*
at Navy W 42–40  12–6
Dahlgren Hall
Annapolis, MD
2/17/1942
Richmond W 42–29  13–6 (7–3)
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA

Washington and Lee L 27–31  13–7 (7–4)
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA

VMI W 33–32  14–7 (8–4)
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
*
at Hampden–Sydney L 47–49  14–8

Hampden Sydney, VA
Southern Conference Tournament
3/5/1942
vs. George Washington
Quarterfinals
W 44–33  15–8
Thompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
3/6/1942
vs. NC State
Semifinals
L 53–54  15–9
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 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.
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