1939–40 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1939–40 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1939–40 season. Under the first year of head coach Dwight Steussey, the team finished the season 13–10 and 6–5 in the Southern Conference. This was the 35th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.[1]

1939–40 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1939–40 record13–10 (6–5 SoCon)
Head coachDwight Steussey (1st season)
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium

The Indians finished in a tie for 8th in the conference and did not quality for the 1940 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.

William & Mary played its first overtime game in program history in February 1940 against Washington and Lee in a 33–36 loss. Additionally, the Indians played several teams for the first time this season, including St. Francis (NY), Seton Hall, The Citadel, and Furman.

Schedule

1939–40 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Duke132 .867  197  .731
North Carolina112 .846  233  .885
Washington and Lee73 .700  135  .722
Wake Forest105 .667  139  .591
Maryland75 .583  149  .609
Clemson97 .563  912  .429
Richmond54 .556  116  .647
The Citadel65 .545  89  .471
William & Mary65 .545  1211  .522
Furman46 .400  1111  .500
North Carolina State510 .333  811  .421
Davidson411 .267  813  .381
South Carolina310 .231  513  .278
VMI29 .182  312  .200
Virginia Tech19 .100  415  .211
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1940; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
*
at Norfolk NTS L 44–46  0–1
 
Norfolk, Virginia
*
Newport News Apprentice School W 50–37  1–1
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
*
at Randolph–Macon W 33–22  2–1
 
Ashland, Virginia
*
at Langley Field W 62–50  3–1
 
Hampton, Virginia
*
Norfolk NTS W 55–44  4–1
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
*
at Panser L 44–50  4–2
 
 
*
at St. Francis (NY) W 32–28  5–2
Park Slope Armory 
Brooklyn, New York
1/8/1940*
at Seton Hall L 35–51  5–3
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, New Jersey
1/10/1940
at Richmond L 33–35  5–4 (0–1)
Millhiser Gymnasium 
Richmond, Virginia
*
at Virginia L 31–49  5–5
Memorial Gymnasium 
Charlottesville, Virginia

at The Citadel L 35–36  5–6 (0–2)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, South Carolina
1/29/1940
at Furman W 47–37  6–6 (1–2)
 
Greenville, South Carolina

VPI W 38–33  7–6 (2–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia

at NC State L 29–36  7–7 (2–3)
Thompson Gym 
Raleigh, North Carolina
*
Virginia W 29–28  8–7
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
*
Hampden–Sydney W 42–31  9–7
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia

at Washington and Lee L 39–49  9–8 (2–4)
Doremus Gymnasium 
Lexington, Virginia

at VPI W 49–29  10–8 (3–4)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
Blacksburg, Virginia

at VMI W 50–48  11–8 (4–4)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, Virginia
2/19/1940
Richmond W 43–38  12–8 (5–4)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia

Washington and Lee L 33–36 OT 12–9 (5–5)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia

VMI W 59–36  13–9 (6–5)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, Virginia
2/24/1940*
at Navy L 46–52  13–10
 
Annapolis, Maryland
*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 26, 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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