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


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]

1943–44 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record10–11 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium
Seasons
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
Southern Conference Tournament winner

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

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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 L 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

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  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.