1941–42 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

1941–42 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
1941–42 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	15–9 (8–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Dwight Steussey (3rd season);
Home arena	Blow Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1940–41 1942–43 →

The 1941–42 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1941–42 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the third year of head coach Dwight Steussey, the team finished the season 15–9 and 8–4 in the Southern Conference. This was the 37th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.^[1]

The Indians finished in a tie for 5th place in the conference and qualified for the 1942 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament hosted by North Carolina State University at the Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. For the second straight season, the Indians won their first-round game (against George Washington) before falling in the semifinal round (against hosts NC State).

The Indians played two teams for the first time this season: Fordham and Villanova.

Schedule

1941–42 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Duke †	15	–	1	.938	22	–	2	.917
George Washington	8	–	3	.727	11	–	9	.550
Wake Forest	13	–	5	.722	16	–	8	.667
North Carolina State	9	–	4	.692	15	–	7	.682
William & Mary	8	–	4	.667	15	–	9	.625
South Carolina	8	–	4	.667	12	–	9	.571
North Carolina	9	–	5	.643	14	–	9	.609
Washington and Lee	7	–	7	.500	10	–	15	.400
Furman	7	–	8	.467	10	–	9	.526
Richmond	4	–	8	.333	9	–	9	.500
Virginia Tech	4	–	8	.333	10	–	10	.500
VMI	5	–	10	.333	7	–	11	.389
Maryland	3	–	8	.273	7	–	15	.318
Davidson	3	–	9	.250	12	–	13	.480
Clemson	2	–	10	.167	3	–	14	.176
The Citadel	1	–	12	.077	2	–	14	.125

† Southern Conference Tournament winner

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
*	at Langley Field	W 35–31	1–0	Hampton, Virginia
*	Randolph–Macon	W 52–28	2–0	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, Virginia
12/16/1941	Maryland	W 39–34	3–0 (1–0)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, Virginia
*	at Fordham	L 27–59	3–1	Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York
*	at Villanova	L 28–49	3–2	Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
	at VMI	W 47–42	4–2 (2–0)	Cormack Field House Lexington, Virginia
	at VPI	W 35–29	5–2 (3–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium Blacksburg, Virginia
	at Washington and Lee	W 41–37	6–2 (4–0)	Doremus Gymnasium Lexington, Virginia
1/13/1942	vs. Richmond	W 47–33	7–2 (5–0)	Cavalier Arena Richmond, Virginia
*	Virginia	W 39–24	8–2	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, Virginia
*	Apprentice School	W 67–49	9–2	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, Virginia
*	Hampden–Sydney	W 65–35	10–2	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, Virginia
	VPI	L 39–45	10–3 (5–1)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, Virginia
2/2/1942	at Clemson	W 54–28	11–3 (6–1)	Clemson Field House Clemson, South Carolina
2/6/1942	at Furman	L 35–37	11–4 (6–2)	Greenville, South Carolina
*	at Virginia	L 30–38	11–5	Memorial Gymnasium Charlottesville, Virginia
2/13/1942	at Maryland	L 32–42	11–6 (6–3)	Ritchie Coliseum College Park, Maryland
2/14/1942*	at Navy	W 42–40	12–6	Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, Maryland
2/17/1942	Richmond	W 42–29	13–6 (7–3)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, Virginia
	Washington and Lee	L 27–31	13–7 (7–4)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, Virginia
	VMI	W 33–32	14–7 (8–4)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, Virginia
*	at Hampden–Sydney	L 47–49	14–8	Hampden Sydney, Virginia
Southern Conference Tournament
3/5/1942	vs. George Washington Quarterfinals	W 44–33	15–8	Thompson Gym Raleigh, North Carolina
3/6/1942	vs. NC State Semifinals	L 53–54	15–9	Thompson Gym Raleigh, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[2]

References

^ "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
^ "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

[SR-1] "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved January 27, 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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Venues	Blow Gymnasium (1925–1971) Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (alternate; 1952–1965) Kaplan Arena (1971–present)
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