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 Forest153 .833  186  .750
Maryland83 .727  159  .625
Washington and Lee83 .727  139  .591
The Citadel73 .700  145  .737
Davidson97 .563  1910  .655
North Carolina87 .533  1011  .476
North Carolina State76 .538  107  .588
Duke88 .500  1012  .455
Clemson66 .500  168  .667
VMI66 .500  710  .412
Richmond55 .500  1010  .500
William & Mary49 .308  813  .381
South Carolina28 .200  518  .217
Virginia Tech210 .167  314  .176
Furman010 .000  616  .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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