1940–41 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

American college basketball season August 2023 December 2025 Basketball 1940–41 William & Mary Indians Southern Conference SoCon 15–10 8–3 Dwight Steussey 2nd Blow Gymnasium The 1940–41 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1940–41 season. Under the second year of head coach Dwight Steussey, the team finished the season 15–10 and 8–3 in the Southern Conference. This was the 36th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.William & Mary season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2014 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/william-mary/ January 26, 2014 The Indians finished in a tie for 2nd place in the conference and qualified for the 1941 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. This was the Indians' first-ever conference tournament appearance. Additionally, the team recorded the program's first-ever conference tournament victory with a win over Wake Forest in the first round. However, the Indians lost to Duke, the eventual champions, in the semifinals. The Indians played several teams for the first time this season, including Xavier, Miami (OH), and Bradley. Schedule no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006400; color:#FFD700;"| Regular season yes yes Langley Field Hampton, VA 36–33 1–0 yes yes Apprentice School Newport News, VA 47–33 2–0 12/17/1940 Clemson Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 33–22 3–0 (1–0) yes Xavier Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 50–61 3–1 12/20/1940 yes yes Miami (OH) Withrow Court Oxford, OH 40–43 3–2 yes yes Bradley Peoria, IL 36–59 3–3 yes Randolph–Macon Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 63–46 4–3 VMI Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 43–35 5–3 (2–0) yes VPI War Memorial Gymnasium Blacksburg, VA 54–51 6–3 (3–0) yes Washington and Lee Doremus Gymnasium Lexington, VA 29–35 6–4 (3–1) yes Hampden–Sydney Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 44–26 7–4 yes yes Virginia Memorial Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA 32–48 7–5 VMI Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 36–43 7–6 (3–2) yes yes Randolph–Macon Ashland, VA 43–36 8–6 2/3/1941 Richmond Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 37–32 9–6 (4–2) 2/7/1941 Furman Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 47–37 10–6 (5–2) VPI Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 52–50 11–6 (6–2) yes Virginia Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 40–41 11–7 2/14/1941 yes Maryland Ritchie Coliseum College Park, MD 58–40 12–7 (7–2) 2/15/1941 yes yes Navy Annapolis, MD 32–51 12–8 yes Hampden–Sydney Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 47–39 13–8 2/20/1941 yes Richmond Millhiser Gymnasium Richmond, VA 41–46 13–9 (7–3) Washington and Lee Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 34–32 OT 14–9 (8–3) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006400; color:#FFD700;"| Southern Conference Tournament 2/27/1941 yes Wake Forest Thompson Gym Raleigh, NC Quarterfinals 52–34 15–9 2/28/1941 yes Duke Thompson Gym Raleigh, NC Semifinals 42–57 15–10 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 December 22, 2014 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