1947–48 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1947–48 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the first year of head coach Barney Wilson, the team finished the season 13–10 and 8–7 in the Southern Conference. This was the 43rd season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. William & Mary played its home games at Blow Gymnasium.[1]

1947–48 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1947–48 record13–10 (8–7 SoCon)
Head coachBarney Wilson (1st season)
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium

The Indians finished in a tie for 8th place in the conference and qualified for the 1948 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, hosted by Duke University at the Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, where the Indians defeated Wake Forest in the opening round before losing to NC State in the quarterfinals.

The Indians played two teams for the first time this season: American International and Western Maryland.

Schedule

1947–48 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina State120 1.000  293  .906
George Washington133 .813  197  .731
North Carolina114 .733  207  .741
Maryland96 .600  1114  .440
Davidson107 .588  199  .679
Virginia Tech75 .583  149  .609
Duke86 .571  1712  .586
Wake Forest87 .533  1811  .621
William & Mary87 .533  1310  .565
South Carolina87 .533  1211  .522
Washington and Lee59 .357  717  .292
The Citadel48 .333  89  .471
Richmond49 .308  814  .364
Furman310 .231  1115  .423
Clemson314 .176  617  .261
VMI112 .077  316  .158
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1948; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/6/1947
at The Citadel W 64–41  1–0 (1–0)
The Citadel Armory 
Charleston, SC
12/8/1947
at Furman L 50–51  1–1 (1–1)
 
Greenville, SC
*
Hampden–Sydney L 36–37  1–2
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Western Maryland W 75–49  2–2
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Virginia W 51–33  3–2
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

Wake Forest L 52–61  3–3 (1–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Randolph–Macon W 68–35  4–3
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

VMI W 53–39  5–3 (2–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

at VPI L 41–59  5–4 (2–3)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
Blacksburg, VA

at Washington & Lee L 56–61  5–5 (2–4)
Doremus Gymnasium 
Lexington, VA
1/17/1948
at Richmond W 50–47  6–5 (3–4)
Blues Armory 
Richmond, VA

The Citadel W 50–34  7–5 (4–4)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

George Washington L 40–65  7–6 (4–5)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/5/1948
Duke L 36–45  7–7 (4–6)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

VPI W 46–42  8–7 (5–6)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

North Carolina L 61–63  8–8 (5–7)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
at Boston University L 61–71  8–9
 
Boston, MA
*
at American International W 61–35  9–9
 
Springfield, MA
2/24/1948
Washington & Lee W 71–47  10–9 (6–7)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

at VMI W 53–52  11–9 (7–7)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
2/28/1948
Richmond W 52–47  12–9 (8–7)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1948 Southern Conference Tournament
3/2/1948
vs. Wake Forest
First Round
W 61–56  13–9
Duke Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
3/3/1948
vs. NC State
Quarterfinals
L 52–73  13–10
Duke Indoor Stadium 
Durham, 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 31, 2015.
  2. "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
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