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1939–40 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

1939–40 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1939–40 record 13–10 (6–5 SoCon)
Head coach Dwight Steussey (1st season)
Home arena Blow Gymnasium
Seasons
← 1938–39
1940–41 →
1939–40 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Duke 13 2   .867     19 7   .731
North Carolina 11 2   .846     23 3   .885
Washington and Lee 7 3   .700     13 5   .722
Wake Forest 10 5   .667     13 9   .591
Maryland 7 5   .583     14 9   .609
Clemson 9 7   .563     9 12   .429
Richmond 5 4   .556     11 6   .647
The Citadel 6 5   .545     8 9   .471
William & Mary 6 5   .545     12 11   .522
Furman 4 6   .400     11 11   .500
North Carolina State 5 10   .333     8 11   .421
Davidson 4 11   .267     8 13   .381
South Carolina 3 10   .231     5 13   .278
VMI 2 9   .182     3 12   .200
Virginia Tech 1 9   .100     4 15   .211
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1940; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939–40 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1939–40 season. Under the first year of head coach Dwight Steussey, the team finished the season 13–10 and 6–5 in the Southern Conference. This was the 35th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.

The Indians finished in a tie for 8th in the conference and did not quality for the 1940 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.

William & Mary played its first overtime game in program history in February 1940 against Washington and Lee in a 33–36 loss. Additionally, the Indians played several teams for the first time this season, including St. Francis (NY), Seton Hall, The Citadel, and Furman.

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