1949–50 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team


The 1949–50 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the third year of head coach Barney Wilson, the team finished the season 23–9 and 12–4 in the Southern Conference. This was the 45th 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]

1949–50 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Cincinnati Invitational Tournament
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record23–9 (12–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainChet Giermak
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium
Seasons
1949–50 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 NC State 12 2   .857 27 6   .818
William & Mary 12 4   .750 23 9   .719
George Washington 12 4   .750 17 8   .680
South Carolina 12 5   .706 13 9   .591
North Carolina 13 6   .684 17 12   .586
Virginia Tech 9 5   .643 16 9   .640
Wake Forest 11 8   .579 14 16   .467
Duke 9 7   .563 15 15   .500
Clemson 8 8   .500 10 10   .500
Davidson 6 12   .333 10 16   .385
Furman 4 8   .333 9 12   .429
Washington and Lee 4 9   .308 8 12   .400
Maryland 5 13   .278 7 18   .280
Richmond 4 13   .235 8 16   .333
The Citadel 2 10   .167 4 16   .200
VMI 2 11   .154 4 17   .190
1950 Southern Conference tournament winner
As of April 30, 1950
Rankings from AP Poll

The Indians finished in a tie for 2nd place in the conference and qualified as the #2 seed for the 1950 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, hosted by Duke University at the Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, where the Indians defeated North Carolina in the quarterfinals before losing against Duke in the semifinals.

For the second straight year, William & Mary was invited to participate in the 1950 Cincinnati Invitational Tournament, where the Indians lost their first game against Cincinnati but defeated Morris Harvey in their second.

Program notes

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  • The Indians won their first ever game against a ranked opponent (and first against an AP Top 10 team) when they defeated #8 NC State on February 7, 1950, at Blow Gymnasium.
  • Senior center Chet Giermak was named to the first team All-Southern Conference for the second straight year. Furthermore, Giermak ended the season with the school record for career points at 2,052 (a record that was not surpassed until 2015, broken by Marcus Thornton). He was also named a second team All-American by Collier's Magazine. Following the season, Giermak was drafted by the Rochester Royals of the NBA. William & Mary would eventually retire his number (#32) and honor him with a banner in William & Mary Hall.
  • This was the second of three consecutive 20-win seasons for William & Mary, all under head coach Barney Wilson, the only such streak in program history.
  • The Indians played eight teams for the first time this season: Colby, Pensacola, John Carroll, Akron, Bowling Green, Siena, Cincinnati, and Morris Harvey/Charleston (WV).

Schedule

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1949–50 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 NC State 12 2   .857 27 6   .818
William & Mary 12 4   .750 23 9   .719
George Washington 12 4   .750 17 8   .680
South Carolina 12 5   .706 13 9   .591
North Carolina 13 6   .684 17 12   .586
Virginia Tech 9 5   .643 16 9   .640
Wake Forest 11 8   .579 14 16   .467
Duke 9 7   .563 15 15   .500
Clemson 8 8   .500 10 10   .500
Davidson 6 12   .333 10 16   .385
Furman 4 8   .333 9 12   .429
Washington and Lee 4 9   .308 8 12   .400
Maryland 5 13   .278 7 18   .280
Richmond 4 13   .235 8 16   .333
The Citadel 2 10   .167 4 16   .200
VMI 2 11   .154 4 17   .190
1950 Southern Conference tournament winner
As of April 30, 1950
Rankings from AP Poll
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/6/1949*
at Colby W 69–53  1–0
 
Waterville, ME
*
Pensacola W 72–52  2–0
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
12/10/1949*
Quantico Marines W 72–51  3–0
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Randolph–Macon W 73–46  4–0
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
12/16/1949*
at John Carroll L 54–64  4–1
 
University Heights, OH
*
at Akron W 53–49  5–1
Akron Armory 
Akron, OH
*
at Bowling Green L 58–74  5–2
 
Bowling Green, OH
12/30/1949*
at Seton Hall W 65–47  6–2
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
*
at Siena L 50–57  6–3
 
Loudonville, NY

at Wake Forest W 48–34  7–3 (1–0)
Gore Gymnasium 
Wake Forest, NC

Washington and Lee W 80–56  8–3 (2–0)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1/10/1950
at Maryland W 56–52  9–3 (3–0)
Ritchie Coliseum 
College Park, MD
1/12/1950
at No. 9 NC State L 58–72  9–4 (3–1)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC

Wake Forest L 49–61  9–5 (3–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

at VMI W 68–43  10–5 (4–2)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
*
Hampden–Sydney W 70–67 OT 11–5
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1/21/1950*
Maryland W 64–56  12–5 (5–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

George Washington W 58–50  13–5 (6–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/4/1950
at Richmond W 50–47  14–5 (7–2)
Blues Armory 
Richmond, VA
2/7/1950
No. 8 NC State W 54–50  15–5 (8–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

VPI W 64–50  16–5 (9–2)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

North Carolina L 48–52  16–6 (9–3)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

at Washington and Lee W 70–57  17–6 (10–3)
Doremus Gymnasium 
Lexington, VA

VMI W 74–57  18–6 (11–3)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

at VPI L 52–54  18–7 (11–4)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
Blacksburg, VA
2/21/1950*
at Roanoke W 53–50  19–7
 
Roanoke, VA
2/25/1950
Richmond W 81–54  20–7 (12–4)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
*
Virginia W 76–58  21–7
Norfolk City Auditorium 
Norfolk, VA
1950 Southern Conference Tournament
3/1/1950
vs. (5) North Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 50–43  22–7
Duke Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
3/2/1950
vs. (8) Duke
Semifinals
L 50–60  22–8
Duke Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
1950 Cincinnati Invitational Tournament
3/13/1950
vs. Cincinnati L 44–80  22–9
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, OH

vs. Morris Harvey W 68–59  23–9
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, OH
*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. 2014. Retrieved February 3, 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.