1943–44 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

1943–44 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1943–44 record 10–11 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach Rube McCray (1st year)
Home arena Blow Gymnasium

The 1942–43 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the first year of head coach Rube McCray, the team finished the season 10–11 and 1–3 in the Southern Conference. Due to World War II, the Indians played a reduced conference schedule. This was the 39th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.[1]

The Indians finished in 10th place in the conference and qualified for the 1944 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 Duke.

Schedule

1943–44 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Carolina 9 1   .900     17 10   .630
Virginia Tech 4 1   .800     11 4   .733
Duke 4 2   .667     13 13   .500
Maryland 2 1   .667     4 14   .222
Richmond 2 2   .500     7 6   .538
Davidson 3 4   .429     16 7   .696
South Carolina 1 2   .333     13 2   .867
Clemson 1 2   .333     1 10   .091
North Carolina State 2 5   .286     5 13   .278
William & Mary 1 3   .250     10 11   .476
The Citadel 0 1   .000     2 3   .400
VMI 0 5   .000     0 14   .000
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1944; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular season
*
Fort Story W 44–29  1–0
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
*
Wilson General Hospital W 46–29  2–0
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
*
Camp Patrick Henry W 53–37  3–0
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
*
Camp Peary W 100–18  4–0
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
*
Norfolk NTS L 35–65  4–1
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
*
at Norfolk NAS L 34–65  4–2

Norfolk, VA
*
Midshipmen School L 45–59  4–3
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
*
Richmond Air Base L 40–42  4–4
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
*
at Camp Peary L 24–52  4–5

Yorktown, VA
1/15/1944
at Richmond W 58–55 OT 5–5 (1–0)
Millhiser Gymnasium
Richmond, VA
*
Apprentice School W 46–40  6–5
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
*
Fort Story W 39–36  7–5
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
*
Hampden–Sydney W 47–28  8–5
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA

at VPI L 22–46  8–6 (1–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium
Blacksburg, VA
*
at Hampden–Sydney L 40–45  8–7

Hampden Sydney, VA
*
at Camp Patrick Henry L 40–56  8–8

Warwick County, VA
2/18/1944
Richmond W 42–47  8–9 (1–2)
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA

VPI L 29–48  8–10 (1–3)
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
*
Cheatham Marines W 81–39  9–10
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
*
at Apprentice School W 55–52  10–10

Newport News, VA
1943 Southern Conference Tournament
2/24/1944
vs. Duke
Quarterfinals
L 25–68  10–11
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 29, 2014.
  2. "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
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