1952–53 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1952–53 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the first year of head coach Boydson Baird, the team finished the season 10–13 and 6–13 in the Southern Conference. This was the 48th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. William & Mary played its home games at Blow Gymnasium.[1]

1952–53 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1952–53 record10–13 (6–13 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium
1952–53 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 18 North Carolina State13–3 .813  26–6  .813
No. 15 Wake Forest †12–3 .800  19–6  .760
Maryland12–3 .800  15–8  .652
West Virginia11–3 .786  19–17  .528
Furman10–3 .769  21–6  .778
Duke12–4 .750  17–8  .680
Richmond13–5 .722  21–7  .750
North Carolina15–6 .714  17–10  .630
George Washington12–6 .667  15–7  .682
Clemson6–8 .429  8–10  .444
South Carolina7–12 .368  11–13  .458
William & Mary6–13 .316  10–13  .435
Virginia Tech4–13 .235  4–19  .174
Davidson3–14 .176  4–16  .200
VMI1–14 .067  5–19  .208
Washington and Lee1–17 .056  2–20  .091
The Citadel0–11 .000  4–14  .222
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1953; Rankings from AP Poll

The Indians finished in 12th place in the conference and failed to qualify for the Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, the first such occurrence since 1947.

Program notes

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/3/1952
at George Washington L 79–90  0–1 (0–1)
 
Washington, DC
12/4/1952
at Maryland L 61–64  0–2 (0–2)
Ritchie Coliseum 
College Park, MD

at Washington and Lee W 87–62  1–2 (1–2)
Doremus Gymnasium 
Lexington, VA
12/13/1952*
at Virginia W 87–71  2–2
Memorial Gymnasium 
Charlottesville, VA
12/17/1952
West Virginia L 100–101 OT 2–3 (1–3)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Winston–Salem Bullets W 82–63  3–3
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

at Clemson L 71–81  3–4 (1–4)
Clemson Field House 
Clemson, SC
1/3/1953
at Furman L 78–85  3–5 (1–5)
Old Textile Hall 
Greenville, SC
*
Hampden–Sydney W 74–65  4–5
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

VMI W 88–64  5–5 (2–5)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1/13/1953
No. 8 NC State L 58–62  5–6 (2–6)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1/17/1953
at Richmond L 78–82  5–7 (2–7)
Benedictine High School Gymnasium 
Richmond, VA

VPI W 91–74  6–7 (3–7)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

at VMI W 88–54  7–7 (4–7)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
2/7/1953
at No. 15 NC State L 71–101  7–8 (4–8)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
2/10/1953
vs. Wake Forest L 76–78  7–9 (4–9)
 
Norfolk, VA
2/14/1953*
Virginia W 105–84  8–9
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/17/1953
Maryland L 57–79  8–10 (4–10)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/19/1953
No. 18 Duke W 85–82 OT 9–10 (5–10)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/21/1953
Washington and Lee W 94–73  10–10 (6–10)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

at VPI L 74–75  10–11 (6–11)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
Blacksburg, VA

George Washington L 63–70  10–12 (6–12)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/28/1953
Richmond L 70–76  10–13 (6–13)
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. 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  2. "William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-10. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
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