1950–51 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1950–51 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the fourth, and final, year of head coach Barney Wilson, the team finished the season 20–11 and 13–6 in the Southern Conference. This was the 46th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. William & Mary played its home games at Blow Gymnasium.

1950–51 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	20–11 (13–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Barney Wilson (4th season)
Home arena	Blow Gymnasium

1950–51 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 North Carolina State †	13	–	1		.929			30	–	7		.811
West Virginia	9	–	3		.750			18	–	9		.667
Clemson	9	–	4		.692			11	–	7		.611
William & Mary	13	–	6		.684			20	–	11		.645
Duke	13	–	6		.684			20	–	13		.606
Virginia Tech	9	–	5		.643			19	–	10		.655
South Carolina	12	–	7		.632			13	–	12		.520
Maryland	11	–	8		.579			15	–	10		.600
North Carolina	9	–	8		.529			12	–	15		.444
Wake Forest	8	–	9		.471			16	–	14		.533
George Washington	8	–	9		.471			12	–	12		.500
Richmond	5	–	10		.333			7	–	14		.333
Washington and Lee	5	–	13		.278			8	–	17		.320
VMI	3	–	11		.214			3	–	18		.143
Davidson	5	–	15		.250			7	–	19		.269
The Citadel	2	–	7		.222			6	–	11		.353
Furman	1	–	13		.071			3	–	20		.130
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1951 Rankings from AP Poll

The Indians finished in a tie for 4th place in the conference and qualified as the #4 seed for the 1951 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, hosted by North Carolina State University at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina, where the Indians defeated West Virginia in the quarterfinals before losing against Duke in the semifinals.

After appearances in the Cincinnati Invitational Tournament the previous two seasons, William & Mary did not qualify for a post-season tournament this year. The Indians' next post-season appearance would not come until 1983.

Program notes

• This was the third of three consecutive 20-win seasons for William & Mary, all under head coach Barney Wilson. This was the only such streak in program history. The Indians' next 20-win season would not come until 1982–83.
• The Indians played four teams for the first time this season: St. John's (NY), Marshall, Louisville, and West Virginia.

Schedule

1950–51 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 North Carolina State †	13	–	1		.929			30	–	7		.811
West Virginia	9	–	3		.750			18	–	9		.667
Clemson	9	–	4		.692			11	–	7		.611
William & Mary	13	–	6		.684			20	–	11		.645
Duke	13	–	6		.684			20	–	13		.606
Virginia Tech	9	–	5		.643			19	–	10		.655
South Carolina	12	–	7		.632			13	–	12		.520
Maryland	11	–	8		.579			15	–	10		.600
North Carolina	9	–	8		.529			12	–	15		.444
Wake Forest	8	–	9		.471			16	–	14		.533
George Washington	8	–	9		.471			12	–	12		.500
Richmond	5	–	10		.333			7	–	14		.333
Washington and Lee	5	–	13		.278			8	–	17		.320
VMI	3	–	11		.214			3	–	18		.143
Davidson	5	–	15		.250			7	–	19		.269
The Citadel	2	–	7		.222			6	–	11		.353
Furman	1	–	13		.071			3	–	20		.130
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1951 Rankings from AP Poll

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/2/1950*		vs. St. John's (NY)	L 47–63	0–1	Madison Square Garden  New York City, NY
12/6/1950*		at Randolph–Macon	W 78–38	1–1	Ashland, VA
12/9/1950		Wake Forest	W 71–49	2–1 (1–0)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
12/11/1950		at Maryland	L 41–48	2–2 (1–1)	Ritchie Coliseum  College Park, MD
12/14/1950*		Hampden–Sydney	W 70–46	3–2	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
12/16/1950		Davidson	W 65–49	4–2 (2–1)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
12/19/1950*		at Marshall	W 56–38	5–2	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse  Huntington, WV
12/20/1950*		at Louisville	L 47–70	5–3	Jefferson County Armory  Louisville, KY
12/21/1950*		at No. 17 Cincinnati	L 60–89	5–4	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, OH
12/22/1950*		at Morris Harvey	W 55–54	6–4	Charleston, WV
1/6/1951		Washington and Lee	W 76–55	7–4 (3–1)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
1/8/1951		Furman	W 65–37	8–4 (4–1)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
1/12/1951		at No. 7 NC State	L 54–61	8–5 (4–2)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
1/13/1951		at Wake Forest	L 50–72	8–6 (4–3)	Gore Gymnasium  Wake Forest, NC
1/15/1951		Duke	W 74–57	9–6 (5–3)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
1/17/1951		Washington and Lee	W 73–65	10–6 (6–3)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
1/20/1951		Richmond	W 64–46	11–6 (7–3)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
2/2/1951		VPI	W 73–67	12–6 (8–3)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
2/3/1951		No. 8 NC State	W 88–78	13–6 (9–3)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
2/6/1951		at Duke	L 54–61	13–7 (9–4)	Duke Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
2/9/1951		at George Washington	L 62–66	13–8 (9–5)	Washington, DC
2/10/1951		VMI	W 87–67	14–8 (10–5)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
2/13/1951*		Virginia	W 78–48	15–8	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
2/17/1951		Maryland	W 55–50	16–8 (11–5)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
2/19/1951		at VPI	L 77–82	16–9 (11–6)	War Memorial Gymnasium  Blacksburg, VA
2/20/1951		at VMI	W 76–43	17–9 (12–6)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
2/24/1951		at Richmond	W 76–58	18–9 (13–6)	Grays Armory  Richmond, VA
3/6/1951*		at Georgetown	W 75–64	20–10	Uline Arena  Washington, DC
3/7/1951*		Villanova	L 59–87	20–11	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
1951 Southern Conference Tournament
3/1/1951		vs. (2) West Virginia Quarterfinals	W 88–67	19–9	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
3/3/1951		vs. (5) Duke Semifinals	L 69–71	19–10	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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