1961–62 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1961–62 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Under the fifth year of head coach Bill Chambers, the team finished the season 7–17 and 5–11 in the Southern Conference.

1961–62 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–17 (5–11 SoCon)
Head coach	Bill Chambers (5th season)
Home arena	Blow Gymnasium Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (one game)
Seasons ← 1960–61 1962–63 →

1961–62 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
West Virginia †	12	–	1		.923			24	–	6		.800
Virginia Tech	9	–	3		.750			19	–	6		.760
Furman	8	–	5		.615			15	–	12		.556
George Washington	6	–	7		.462			9	–	15		.375
Davidson	5	–	6		.455			14	–	11		.560
VMI	6	–	8		.429			9	–	11		.450
The Citadel	4	–	8		.333			8	–	15		.348
Richmond	5	–	11		.313			6	–	21		.222
William & Mary	5	–	11		.313			7	–	17		.292
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

William & Mary played its home games on campus at Blow Gymnasium, with one home game played at the Norfolk Municipal Auditorium in Norfolk, Virginia. This was the 57th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.^[1]

The Indians finished in 8th place in the conference and failed to qualified for the 1962 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, held at the Richmond Arena. William & Mary did not participate in a post-season tournament.

Program notes

• William & Mary played three teams for the first time this year: Texas Tech, Texas, and Loyola–New Orleans.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 2		at West Virginia	L 53–69	0–1 (0–1)	Stansbury Hall  Morgantown, WV
December 5		at The Citadel	L 76–83	0–2 (0–2)	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
December 6*		at Georgia Tech	L 56–72	0–3	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
December 9		George Washington	W 86–55	1–3 (1–2)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
December 12*		Virginia	W 71–63	2–3	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
December 15*		East Carolina	W 81–60	3–3	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
December 28*		at Texas Tech	L 70–91	3–4	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, TX
December 29*		at Texas	L 71–84	3–5	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, TX
January 2		at Furman	L 76–77	3–6 (1–3)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
January 3		at Davidson	L 47–62	3–7 (1–4)	Johnston Gym  Davidson, NC
January 6		at Richmond	L 65–73	3–8 (1–5)	Richmond Arena  Richmond, VA
January 11		The Citadel	W 71–58	4–8 (2–5)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
January 13		VPI	L 49–63	4–9 (2–6)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
January 16		at VMI	L 71–74	4–10 (2–7)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 27		vs. West Virginia	L 61–70	4–11 (2–8)	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium  Norfolk, VA
January 31		Furman	W 79–67	5–11 (3–8)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
February 3		Davidson	L 54–61	5–12 (3–9)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
February 6*		at Memphis State	L 63–73	5–13	Memorial Fieldhouse  Memphis, TN
February 7*		at Loyola–New Orleans	L 62–67	5–14	The Field House  New Orleans, LA
February 10*		at Navy	L 59–71	5–15	Dahlgren Hall  Annapolis, MD
February 14		at VPI	L 65–104	5–16 (3–10)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
February 17		VMI	W 102–84	6–16 (4–10)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
February 20		at George Washington	L 84–92	6–17 (4–11)	Fort Myer Gymnasium  Fort Myer, VA
February 24		Richmond	W 54–49	7–17 (5–11)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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