1945–46 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1945–46 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1945–46 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the only year of head coach Sam B. Holt (who concurrently served as the head baseball coach), the team finished the season 10–10 and 5–5 in the Southern Conference. This was the 41st season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.[1]

1945–46 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1945–46 record10–10 (5–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium

The Indians finished in 6th place in the conference and qualified for the 1946 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, hosted by North Carolina State University at the Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina, where they lost to Wake Forest in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

1945–46 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina13–1 .929  30–5  .857
Duke †12–2 .857  21–6  .778
Virginia Tech7–3 .700  11–8  .579
Wake Forest8–5 .615  12–6  .667
Maryland5–4 .556  9–12  .429
William & Mary5–5 .500  10–10  .500
Furman4–4 .500  16–3  .842
George Washington4–5 .444  7–8  .467
Clemson5–7 .417  9–11  .450
North Carolina State5–7 .417  6–12  .333
South Carolina4–7 .364  9–11  .450
Davidson5–9 .357  13–12  .520
Richmond3–7 .300  8–12  .400
The Citadel1–6 .143  7–11  .389
VMI1–6 .143  1–10  .091
Washington and Lee0–4 .000  2–11  .154
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1946; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
*
at Camp Pickett W 43–41  1–0
 
Blackstone, VA
*
at Richmond Air Base W 77–23  2–0
 
Richmond, VA
*
at Camp Pickett L 50–66  2–1
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

George Washington W 45–39  3–1 (1–0)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
at Merchant Marine L 33–51  3–2
 
Kings Point, NY
*
at Fordham W 45–37  4–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, NY

Wake Forest L 34–36  4–3 (1–1)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
at Little Creek L 39–50  4–4
 
Virginia Beach, VA
1/19/1946
at Richmond L 38–39  4–5 (1–2)
Millhiser Gymnasium 
Richmond, VA
*
Little Creek L 26–33  4–6
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

George Washington L 51–65  4–7 (1–3)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

at Wake Forest L 51–59  4–8 (1–4)
Gore Gymnasium 
Wake Forest, NC
2/10/1946
Richmond W 44–40  5–8 (2–4)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Hampden–Sydney W 65–38  6–8
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

at VMI W 39–28  7–8 (3–4)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA

at VPI L 45–51  7–9 (3–5)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
Blacksburg, VA
2/20/1946
Maryland W 42–36  8–9 (4–5)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

VMI W 60–32  9–9 (5–5)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Randolph–Macon W 50–39  10–9
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1946 Southern Conference Tournament
2/28/1946
vs. Wake Forest
Quarterfinals
L 31–42  10–10
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, 2015.
  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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