1962–63 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1962–63 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Under the sixth year of head coach Bill Chambers, the team finished the season 15–9 and 10–5 in the Southern Conference.

1962–63 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	15–9 (10–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Bill Chambers (6th season)
Home arena	Blow Gymnasium Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (one game)

1962–63 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
West Virginia †	11	–	2		.846			23	–	8		.742
Davidson	8	–	3		.727			20	–	7		.741
William & Mary	10	–	5		.667			15	–	9		.625
Furman	9	–	6		.600			14	–	14		.500
George Washington	6	–	6		.500			8	–	15		.348
Virginia Tech	6	–	6		.500			12	–	12		.500
VMI	6	–	10		.375			6	–	15		.286
Richmond	3	–	13		.188			7	–	18		.280
The Citadel	2	–	10		.167			3	–	20		.130
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

William & Mary played most of its home games on campus at Blow Gymnasium, with one home game played off campus at the Norfolk Municipal Auditorium in Norfolk, Virginia. This was the 58th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.

The Indians finished in 3rd place in the conference and qualified for the 1963 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, held at the Richmond Arena. Third-seeded William & Mary, however, fell to sixth-seeded VPI in the first round.

The Indians did not participate in a post-season tournament.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 1		at George Washington	L 50–60	0–1 (0–1)	Fort Myer Gymnasium  Fort Myer, VA
December 4*		Hampden–Sydney	W 77–64	1–1	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
December 8		at VPI	L 71–77	1–2 (0–2)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
December 11*		Virginia	W 71–69	2–2	Memorial Gymnasium  Charlottesville, VA
December 14*		at Pittsburgh Steel Bowl	L 56–66	2–3	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, PA
December 15*		vs. Boston College Steel Bowl	L 53–66	2–4	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, PA
December 17		Furman	L 55–56	2–5 (0–3)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
December 28*		vs. Lehigh UR Invitational	W 73–58	3–5	Richmond Arena  Richmond, VA
December 29*		at Richmond UR Invitational	W 76–59	4–5	Richmond Arena  Richmond, VA
January 2		at Davidson	L 70–73	4–6 (0–4)	Johnston Gym  Davidson, NC
January 3		at Furman	W 70–68	5–6 (1–4)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
January 5		at Richmond	L 55–59	5–7 (1–5)	Richmond Arena  Richmond, VA
January 8		The Citadel	W 83–69	6–7 (2–5)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
January 10		VPI	W 78–63	7–7 (3–5)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
January 15		VMI	W 80–71	8–7 (4–5)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
January 30		Davidson	W 70–63	9–7 (5–5)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
February 4*		at No. 6 Georgia Tech	L 49–50	9–8	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
February 7		at The Citadel	W 82–69	10–8 (6–5)	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
February 9		vs. West Virginia	W 75–72	11–8 (7–5)	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium  Norfolk, VA
February 11*		East Carolina	W 81–65	12–8	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
February 15		at VMI	W 75–65	13–8 (8–5)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 19		George Washington	W 79–75	14–8 (9–5)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
February 23		Richmond	W 75–39	15–8 (10–5)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
1963 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament
February 28		at (6) VPI Quarterfinals	L 72–74	15–9	Richmond Arena  Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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