1941–42 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1941–42 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1941–42 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the third year of head coach Dwight Steussey, the team finished the season 15–9 and 8–4 in the Southern Conference. This was the 37th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.

1941–42 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	15–9 (8–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Dwight Steussey (3rd season)
Home arena	Blow Gymnasium

The Indians finished in a tie for 5th place in the conference and qualified for the 1942 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament hosted by North Carolina State University at the Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. For the second straight season, the Indians won their first-round game (against George Washington) before falling in the semifinal round (against hosts NC State).

The Indians played two teams for the first time this season: Fordham and Villanova.

Schedule

1941–42 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Duke †	15	–	1		.938			22	–	2		.917
George Washington	8	–	3		.727			11	–	9		.550
Wake Forest	13	–	5		.722			16	–	8		.667
North Carolina State	9	–	4		.692			15	–	7		.682
William & Mary	8	–	4		.667			15	–	9		.625
South Carolina	8	–	4		.667			12	–	9		.571
North Carolina	9	–	5		.643			14	–	9		.609
Washington and Lee	7	–	7		.500			10	–	15		.400
Furman	7	–	8		.467			10	–	9		.526
Richmond	4	–	8		.333			9	–	9		.500
Virginia Tech	4	–	8		.333			10	–	10		.500
VMI	5	–	10		.333			7	–	11		.389
Maryland	3	–	8		.273			7	–	15		.318
Davidson	3	–	9		.250			12	–	13		.480
Clemson	2	–	10		.167			3	–	14		.176
The Citadel	1	–	12		.077			2	–	14		.125
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
*		at Langley Field	W 35–31	1–0	Hampton, Virginia
*		Randolph–Macon	W 52–28	2–0	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, Virginia
12/16/1941		Maryland	W 39–34	3–0 (1–0)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, Virginia
*		at Fordham	L 27–59	3–1	Rose Hill Gymnasium  The Bronx, New York
*		at Villanova	L 28–49	3–2	Jake Nevin Field House  Villanova, Pennsylvania
		at VMI	W 47–42	4–2 (2–0)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, Virginia
		at VPI	W 35–29	5–2 (3–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium  Blacksburg, Virginia
		at Washington and Lee	W 41–37	6–2 (4–0)	Doremus Gymnasium  Lexington, Virginia
1/13/1942		vs. Richmond	W 47–33	7–2 (5–0)	Cavalier Arena  Richmond, Virginia
*		Virginia	W 39–24	8–2	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, Virginia
*		Apprentice School	W 67–49	9–2	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, Virginia
*		Hampden–Sydney	W 65–35	10–2	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, Virginia
		VPI	L 39–45	10–3 (5–1)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, Virginia
2/2/1942		at Clemson	W 54–28	11–3 (6–1)	Clemson Field House  Clemson, South Carolina
2/6/1942		at Furman	L 35–37	11–4 (6–2)	Greenville, South Carolina
*		at Virginia	L 30–38	11–5	Memorial Gymnasium  Charlottesville, Virginia
2/13/1942		at Maryland	L 32–42	11–6 (6–3)	Ritchie Coliseum  College Park, Maryland
2/14/1942*		at Navy	W 42–40	12–6	Dahlgren Hall  Annapolis, Maryland
2/17/1942		Richmond	W 42–29	13–6 (7–3)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, Virginia
		Washington and Lee	L 27–31	13–7 (7–4)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, Virginia
		VMI	W 33–32	14–7 (8–4)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, Virginia
*		at Hampden–Sydney	L 47–49	14–8	Hampden Sydney, Virginia
Southern Conference Tournament
3/5/1942		vs. George Washington Quarterfinals	W 44–33	15–8	Thompson Gym  Raleigh, North Carolina
3/6/1942		vs. NC State Semifinals	L 53–54	15–9	Thompson Gym  Raleigh, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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