1947–48 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

1947–48 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
1947–48 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	13–10 (8–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Barney Wilson (1st season);
Home arena	Blow Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1946–47 1948–49 →

1947–48 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Carolina State †	12	–	0	1.000	29	–	3	.906
George Washington	13	–	3	.813	19	–	7	.731
North Carolina	11	–	4	.733	20	–	7	.741
Maryland	9	–	6	.600	11	–	14	.440
Davidson	10	–	7	.588	19	–	9	.679
Virginia Tech	7	–	5	.583	14	–	9	.609
Duke	8	–	6	.571	17	–	12	.586
Wake Forest	8	–	7	.533	18	–	11	.621
William & Mary	8	–	7	.533	13	–	10	.565
South Carolina	8	–	7	.533	12	–	11	.522
Washington and Lee	5	–	9	.357	7	–	17	.292
The Citadel	4	–	8	.333	8	–	9	.471
Richmond	4	–	9	.308	8	–	14	.364
Furman	3	–	10	.231	11	–	15	.423
Clemson	3	–	14	.176	6	–	17	.261
VMI	1	–	12	.077	3	–	16	.158

† Southern Conference Tournament winner

The 1947–48 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the first year of head coach Barney Wilson, the team finished the season 13–10 and 8–7 in the Southern Conference. This was the 43rd season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. William & Mary played its home games at Blow Gymnasium.^[1]

The Indians finished in a tie for 8th place in the conference and qualified for the 1948 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, hosted by Duke University at the Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, where the Indians defeated Wake Forest in the opening round before losing to NC State in the quarterfinals.

The Indians played two teams for the first time this season: American International and Western Maryland.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/6/1947	at The Citadel	W 64–41	1–0 (1–0)	The Citadel Armory Charleston, SC
12/8/1947	at Furman	L 50–51	1–1 (1–1)	Greenville, SC
*	Hampden–Sydney	L 36–37	1–2	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Western Maryland	W 75–49	2–2	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Virginia	W 51–33	3–2	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
	Wake Forest	L 52–61	3–3 (1–2)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Randolph–Macon	W 68–35	4–3	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
	VMI	W 53–39	5–3 (2–2)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
	at VPI	L 41–59	5–4 (2–3)	War Memorial Gymnasium Blacksburg, VA
	at Washington & Lee	L 56–61	5–5 (2–4)	Doremus Gymnasium Lexington, VA
1/17/1948	at Richmond	W 50–47	6–5 (3–4)	Blues Armory Richmond, VA
	The Citadel	W 50–34	7–5 (4–4)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
	George Washington	L 40–65	7–6 (4–5)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
2/5/1948	Duke	L 36–45	7–7 (4–6)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
	VPI	W 46–42	8–7 (5–6)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
	North Carolina	L 61–63	8–8 (5–7)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	at Boston University	L 61–71	8–9	Boston, MA
*	at American International	W 61–35	9–9	Springfield, MA
2/24/1948	Washington & Lee	W 71–47	10–9 (6–7)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
	at VMI	W 53–52	11–9 (7–7)	Cormack Field House Lexington, VA
2/28/1948	Richmond	W 52–47	12–9 (8–7)	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
1948 Southern Conference Tournament
3/2/1948	vs. Wake Forest First Round	W 61–56	13–9	Duke Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
3/3/1948	vs. NC State Quarterfinals	L 52–73	13–10	Duke Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[2]

References

^ "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
^ "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2015.

[SR-1] "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2015.

[2] "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2015.

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Venues	Blow Gymnasium (1925–1971) Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (alternate; 1952–1965) Kaplan Arena (1971–present)
Rivalries	Old Dominion
Culture & lore	Colonel Ebirt Griffin Hershberger Award hoax Scandal of 1951
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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