1938–39 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1938–39 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1938–39 season. Under the second year of head coach John Kellison's second stint with William & Mary, the team finished the season 9–12 and 4–9 in the Southern Conference. This was the 34th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.[1]

1938–39 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1938–39 record9–12 (4–9 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium

The Indians finished 12th in the conference and did not quality for the 1939 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. However, the Indians did record their first ever conference victories during 1939.

Schedule

1938–39 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wake Forest15–3 .833  18–6  .750
Maryland8–3 .727  15–9  .625
Washington and Lee8–3 .727  13–9  .591
The Citadel7–3 .700  14–5  .737
Davidson9–7 .563  19–10  .655
North Carolina8–7 .533  10–11  .476
North Carolina State7–6 .538  10–7  .588
Duke8–8 .500  10–12  .455
Clemson †6–6 .500  16–8  .667
VMI6–6 .500  7–10  .412
Richmond5–5 .500  10–10  .500
William & Mary4–9 .308  8–13  .381
South Carolina2–8 .200  5–18  .217
Virginia Tech2–10 .167  3–14  .176
Furman0–10 .000  6–16  .273
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1939; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season

Davidson L 35–45  0–1 (0–1)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

at NC State W 32–28  1–1 (1–1)
Thompson Gym 
Raleigh, NC

at Wake Forest L 35–58  1–2 (1–2)
Gore Gymnasium 
Wake Forest, NC
*
Virginia W 48–38  2–2
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

at Washington and Lee L 42–62  2–3 (1–3)
Doremus Gymnasium 
Lexington, VA

at VPI W 46–33  3–3 (2–3)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
Blacksburg, VA

VMI L 43–48  3–4 (2–4)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Randolph–Macon W 60–37  4–4
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Virginia L 37–39  4–5
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Hampden–Sydney W 64–40  5–5
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
at Langley Field W 46–38  6–5
 
Hampton, VA

VPI W 57–30  7–5 (3–4)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
at Randolph–Macon W 36–25  8–5
 
Ashland, VA
2/11/1939
Richmond L 37–39  8–6 (3–5)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/13/1939*
at Saint Joseph's L 43–52  8–7
 
Philadelphia, PA
2/14/1939
at Maryland W 57–49  9–7 (4–5)
Ritchie Coliseum 
College Park, MD
2/15/1939*
at Navy L 29–52  9–8
 
Annapolis, MD

Washington and Lee L 37–46  9–9 (4–6)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

Wake Forest L 42–46  9–10 (4–7)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/23/1939
at Richmond L 31–40  9–11 (4–8)
Millhiser Gymnasium 
Richmond, VA

VMI L 31–45  9–12 (4–9)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*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 December 29, 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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