1961–62 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

1961–62 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
1961–62 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–17 (5–11 SoCon)
Head coach	Bill Chambers (5th season);
Home arena	Blow Gymnasium; Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (one game)
	Seasons ← 1960–61 1962–63 →

1961–62 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
West Virginia †	12	–	1	.923	24	–	6	.800
Virginia Tech	9	–	3	.750	19	–	6	.760
Furman	8	–	5	.615	15	–	12	.556
George Washington	6	–	7	.462	9	–	15	.375
Davidson	5	–	6	.455	14	–	11	.560
VMI	6	–	8	.429	9	–	11	.450
The Citadel	4	–	8	.333	8	–	15	.348
Richmond	5	–	11	.313	6	–	21	.222
William & Mary	5	–	11	.313	7	–	17	.292

† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1962 Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961–62 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Under the fifth year of head coach Bill Chambers, the team finished the season 7–17 and 5–11 in the Southern Conference.

William & Mary played its home games on campus at Blow Gymnasium, with one home game played at the Norfolk Municipal Auditorium in Norfolk, Virginia. This was the 57th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.^[1]

The Indians finished in 8th place in the conference and failed to qualified for the 1962 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, held at the Richmond Arena. William & Mary did not participate in a post-season tournament.

Program notes[edit]

William & Mary played three teams for the first time this year: Texas Tech, Texas, and Loyola–New Orleans.

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 2	at West Virginia	L 53–69	0–1 (0–1)	Stansbury Hall Morgantown, WV
December 5	at The Citadel	L 76–83	0–2 (0–2)	McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
December 6*	at Georgia Tech	L 56–72	0–3	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
December 9	George Washington	W 86–55	1–3 (1–2)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
December 12*	Virginia	W 71–63	2–3	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
December 15*	East Carolina	W 81–60	3–3	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
December 28*	at Texas Tech	L 70–91	3–4	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
December 29*	at Texas	L 71–84	3–5	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
January 2	at Furman	L 76–77	3–6 (1–3)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC
January 3	at Davidson	L 47–62	3–7 (1–4)	Johnston Gym Davidson, NC
January 6	at Richmond	L 65–73	3–8 (1–5)	Richmond Arena Richmond, VA
January 11	The Citadel	W 71–58	4–8 (2–5)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
January 13	VPI	L 49–63	4–9 (2–6)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
January 16	at VMI	L 71–74	4–10 (2–7)	Cormack Field House Lexington, VA
January 27	vs. West Virginia	L 61–70	4–11 (2–8)	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium Norfolk, VA
January 31	Furman	W 79–67	5–11 (3–8)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
February 3	Davidson	L 54–61	5–12 (3–9)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
February 6*	at Memphis State	L 63–73	5–13	Memorial Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
February 7*	at Loyola–New Orleans	L 62–67	5–14	The Field House New Orleans, LA
February 10*	at Navy	L 59–71	5–15	Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD
February 14	at VPI	L 65–104	5–16 (3–10)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 17	VMI	W 102–84	6–16 (4–10)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
February 20	at George Washington	L 84–92	6–17 (4–11)	Fort Myer Gymnasium Fort Myer, VA
February 24	Richmond	W 54–49	7–17 (5–11)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[2]

References[edit]

^ "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
^ "William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2016.

[SR-1] "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.

[2] "William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2016.

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v t e William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Venues	Blow Gymnasium (1925–1971) Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (alternate; 1952–1965) Kaplan Arena (1971–present)
Rivalries	Old Dominion
Culture & lore	Colonel Ebirt Griffin Hershberger Award hoax Scandal of 1951
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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