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
1943–44 record10–11 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coachRube McCray (1st season)
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium

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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina91 .900  1710  .630
Virginia Tech41 .800  114  .733
Duke42 .667  1313  .500
Maryland21 .667  414  .222
Richmond22 .500  76  .538
Davidson34 .429  167  .696
South Carolina12 .333  132  .867
Clemson12 .333  110  .091
North Carolina State25 .286  513  .278
William & Mary13 .250  1011  .476
The Citadel01 .000  23  .400
VMI05 .000  014  .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 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

  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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