1950–51 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

American college basketball season August 2023 December 2025 Basketball 1950–51 William & Mary Indians Southern Conference SoCon 20–11 13–6 Barney Wilson 4th Blow Gymnasium The 1950–51 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the fourth, and final, year of head coach Barney Wilson, the team finished the season 20–11 and 13–6 in the Southern Conference. This was the 46th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. William & Mary played its home games at Blow Gymnasium.William & Mary season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2014 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/william-mary/ February 6, 2015 The Indians finished in a tie for 4th place in the conference and qualified as the #4 seed for the 1951 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, hosted by North Carolina State University at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina, where the Indians defeated West Virginia in the quarterfinals before losing against Duke in the semifinals. After appearances in the Cincinnati Invitational Tournament the previous two seasons, William & Mary did not qualify for a post-season tournament this year. The Indians' next post-season appearance would not come until 1983. Program notes This was the third of three consecutive 20-win seasons for William & Mary, all under head coach Barney Wilson. This was the only such streak in program history. The Indians' next 20-win season would not come until 1982–83. The Indians played four teams for the first time this season: St. John's (NY), Marshall, Louisville, and West Virginia. Schedule no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006400; color:#FFD700;"| Regular season 12/2/1950 yes yes St. John's (NY) Madison Square Garden New York City, NY 47–63 0–1 12/6/1950 yes yes Randolph–Macon Ashland, VA 78–38 1–1 12/9/1950 Wake Forest Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 71–49 2–1 (1–0) 12/11/1950 yes Maryland Ritchie Coliseum College Park, MD 41–48 2–2 (1–1) 12/14/1950 yes Hampden–Sydney Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 70–46 3–2 12/16/1950 Davidson Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 65–49 4–2 (2–1) 12/19/1950 yes yes Marshall Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 56–38 5–2 12/20/1950 yes yes Louisville Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY 47–70 5–3 12/21/1950 yes yes Cincinnati 17 Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH 60–89 5–4 12/22/1950 yes yes Morris Harvey Charleston, WV 55–54 6–4 1/6/1951 Washington and Lee Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 76–55 7–4 (3–1) 1/8/1951 Furman Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 65–37 8–4 (4–1) 1/12/1951 yes NC State 7 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 54–61 8–5 (4–2) 1/13/1951 yes Wake Forest Gore Gymnasium Wake Forest, NC 50–72 8–6 (4–3) 1/15/1951 Duke Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 74–57 9–6 (5–3) 1/17/1951 Washington and Lee Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 73–65 10–6 (6–3) 1/20/1951 Richmond Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 64–46 11–6 (7–3) 2/2/1951 VPI Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 73–67 12–6 (8–3) 2/3/1951 NC State 8 Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 88–78 13–6 (9–3) 2/6/1951 yes Duke Duke Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 54–61 13–7 (9–4) 2/9/1951 yes George Washington Washington, DC 62–66 13–8 (9–5) 2/10/1951 VMI Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 87–67 14–8 (10–5) 2/13/1951 yes Virginia Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 78–48 15–8 2/17/1951 Maryland Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 55–50 16–8 (11–5) 2/19/1951 yes VPI War Memorial Gymnasium Blacksburg, VA 77–82 16–9 (11–6) 2/20/1951 yes VMI Cormack Field House Lexington, VA 76–43 17–9 (12–6) 2/24/1951 yes Richmond Grays Armory Richmond, VA 76–58 18–9 (13–6) 3/6/1951 yes yes Georgetown Uline Arena Washington, DC 75–64 20–10 3/7/1951 yes Villanova Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 59–87 20–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006400; color:#FFD700;"| 1951 Southern Conference Tournament 3/1/1951 yes (2) West Virginia Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Quarterfinals 88–67 19–9 3/3/1951 yes (5) Duke Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Semifinals 69–71 19–10 Source2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide Year-by-year records College of William & Mary 2013 http://www.tribeathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=25100&ATCLID=209294887 February 3, 2015 References Category:William & Mary Tribe men's basketball seasons William and Mary Indians William and Mary Indians Men's Basketball Team William and Mary Indians Men's Basketball Team