1944–45 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1944–45 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the second, and final, year of head coach Rube McCray (who concurrently served as the head football coach), the team finished the season 7–10 and 3–4 in the Southern Conference. This was the 40th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.[1]

1944–45 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1944–45 record7–10 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium

The Indians finished in 7th place in the conference and qualified for the 1945 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, hosted by North Carolina State University at the Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. William & Mary defeated The Citadel in the quarterfinals before falling to Duke in the semifinal round.

Schedule

1944–45 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Carolina9–0 1.000  19–3  .864
Richmond2–0 1.000  3–4  .429
Duke6–1 .857  13–9  .591
North Carolina †11–3 .786  22–6  .786
The Citadel8–4 .667  16–7  .696
North Carolina State7–5 .583  10–11  .476
William & Mary3–4 .429  7–11  .389
Clemson3–5 .375  8–8  .500
Maryland2–5 .286  2–14  .125
Virginia Tech1–3 .250  6–8  .429
Davidson2–7 .222  9–9  .500
VMI1–4 .200  2–10  .167
Wake Forest0–6 .000  3–14  .176
Furman0–8 .000  2–15  .118
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1945; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
*
Cheatham Annex L 31–34  0–1
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Langley Air Base L 39–47  0–2
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Virginia W 37–24  1–2
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Cheatham Annex W 53–33  2–2
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Hampden–Sydney L 39–41  2–3
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

NC State L 37–58  2–4 (0–1)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1/12/1945
Richmond L 37–58  2–5 (0–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

NC State W 43–38  3–5 (1–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

VMI W 43–24  4–5 (2–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

North Carolina L 46–80  4–6 (2–3)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

VPI W 41–30  5–6 (3–3)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Virginia L 37–41  5–7
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
at Hampden–Sydney L 38–54  5–8
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/17/1945
Maryland L 46–53  5–9 (3–4)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Randolph–Macon W 50–39  6–9
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1945 Southern Conference Tournament
2/22/1945
vs. The Citadel
Quarterfinals
W 54–41  7–9
Thompson Gym 
Raleigh, NC
2/23/1945
vs. Duke
Semifinals
L 32–59  7–10
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 30, 2014.
  2. "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
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