1950–51 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

1950–51 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record20–11 (13–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium
Seasons
1950–51 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 North Carolina State † 13 – 1   .929 30 – 7   .811
West Virginia 9 – 3   .750 18 – 9   .667
Clemson 9 – 4   .692 11 – 7   .611
William & Mary 13 – 6   .684 20 – 11   .645
Duke 13 – 6   .684 20 – 13   .606
Virginia Tech 9 – 5   .643 19 – 10   .655
South Carolina 12 – 7   .632 13 – 12   .520
Maryland 11 – 8   .579 15 – 10   .600
North Carolina 9 – 8   .529 12 – 15   .444
Wake Forest 8 – 9   .471 16 – 14   .533
George Washington 8 – 9   .471 12 – 12   .500
Richmond 5 – 10   .333 7 – 14   .333
Washington and Lee 5 – 13   .278 8 – 17   .320
VMI 3 – 11   .214 3 – 18   .143
Davidson 5 – 15   .250 7 – 19   .269
The Citadel 2 – 7   .222 6 – 11   .353
Furman 1 – 13   .071 3 – 20   .130
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1950–51 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the fourth, and final, year of head coach Barney Wilson, the team finished the season 20–11 and 13–6 in the Southern Conference. This was the 46th 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 4th place in the conference and qualified as the #4 seed for the 1951 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, hosted by North Carolina State University at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina, where the Indians defeated West Virginia in the quarterfinals before losing against Duke in the semifinals.

After appearances in the Cincinnati Invitational Tournament the previous two seasons, William & Mary did not qualify for a post-season tournament this year. The Indians' next post-season appearance would not come until 1983.

Program notes

  • This was the third of three consecutive 20-win seasons for William & Mary, all under head coach Barney Wilson. This was the only such streak in program history. The Indians' next 20-win season would not come until 1982–83.
  • The Indians played four teams for the first time this season: St. John's (NY), Marshall, Louisville, and West Virginia.

Schedule

1950–51 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 North Carolina State † 13 – 1   .929 30 – 7   .811
West Virginia 9 – 3   .750 18 – 9   .667
Clemson 9 – 4   .692 11 – 7   .611
William & Mary 13 – 6   .684 20 – 11   .645
Duke 13 – 6   .684 20 – 13   .606
Virginia Tech 9 – 5   .643 19 – 10   .655
South Carolina 12 – 7   .632 13 – 12   .520
Maryland 11 – 8   .579 15 – 10   .600
North Carolina 9 – 8   .529 12 – 15   .444
Wake Forest 8 – 9   .471 16 – 14   .533
George Washington 8 – 9   .471 12 – 12   .500
Richmond 5 – 10   .333 7 – 14   .333
Washington and Lee 5 – 13   .278 8 – 17   .320
VMI 3 – 11   .214 3 – 18   .143
Davidson 5 – 15   .250 7 – 19   .269
The Citadel 2 – 7   .222 6 – 11   .353
Furman 1 – 13   .071 3 – 20   .130
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/2/1950*
 vs. St. John's (NY) L 47–63  0–1
 Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
12/6/1950*
 at Randolph–Macon W 78–38  1–1
  
Ashland, VA
12/9/1950
 Wake Forest W 71–49  2–1 (1–0)
 Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
12/11/1950
 at Maryland L 41–48  2–2 (1–1)
 Ritchie Coliseum 
College Park, MD
12/14/1950*
 Hampden–Sydney W 70–46  3–2
 Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
12/16/1950
 Davidson W 65–49  4–2 (2–1)
 Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
12/19/1950*
 at Marshall W 56–38  5–2
 Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse 
Huntington, WV
12/20/1950*
 at Louisville L 47–70  5–3
 Jefferson County Armory 
Louisville, KY
12/21/1950*
 at No. 17 Cincinnati L 60–89  5–4
 Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, OH
12/22/1950*
 at Morris Harvey W 55–54  6–4
  
Charleston, WV
1/6/1951
 Washington and Lee W 76–55  7–4 (3–1)
 Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1/8/1951
 Furman W 65–37  8–4 (4–1)
 Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1/12/1951
 at No. 7 NC State L 54–61  8–5 (4–2)
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
1/13/1951
 at Wake Forest L 50–72  8–6 (4–3)
 Gore Gymnasium 
Wake Forest, NC
1/15/1951
 Duke W 74–57  9–6 (5–3)
 Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1/17/1951
 Washington and Lee W 73–65  10–6 (6–3)
 Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1/20/1951
 Richmond W 64–46  11–6 (7–3)
 Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/2/1951
 VPI W 73–67  12–6 (8–3)
 Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/3/1951
 No. 8 NC State W 88–78  13–6 (9–3)
 Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/6/1951
 at Duke L 54–61  13–7 (9–4)
 Duke Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
2/9/1951
 at George Washington L 62–66  13–8 (9–5)
  
Washington, DC
2/10/1951
 VMI W 87–67  14–8 (10–5)
 Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/13/1951*
 Virginia W 78–48  15–8
 Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/17/1951
 Maryland W 55–50  16–8 (11–5)
 Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/19/1951
 at VPI L 77–82  16–9 (11–6)
 War Memorial Gymnasium 
Blacksburg, VA
2/20/1951
 at VMI W 76–43  17–9 (12–6)
 Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
2/24/1951
 at Richmond W 76–58  18–9 (13–6)
 Grays Armory 
Richmond, VA
3/6/1951*
 at Georgetown W 75–64  20–10
 Uline Arena 
Washington, DC
3/7/1951*
 Villanova L 59–87  20–11
 Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1951 Southern Conference Tournament
3/1/1951
 vs. (2) West Virginia
Quarterfinals 		W 88–67  19–9
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
3/3/1951
 vs. (5) Duke
Semifinals 		L 69–71  19–10
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2015.