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
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record15–9 (10–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium
Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (one game)
Seasons
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.[1]

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

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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.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2016.