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1941–42 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

1941–42 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1941–42 record 15–9 (8–4 SoCon)
Head coach Dwight Steussey (3rd season)
Home arena Blow Gymnasium
Seasons
← 1940–41
1942–43 →
1941–42 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Duke 15 1   .938     22 2   .917
George Washington 8 3   .727     11 9   .550
Wake Forest 13 5   .722     16 8   .667
North Carolina State 9 4   .692     15 7   .682
William & Mary 8 4   .667     15 9   .625
South Carolina 8 4   .667     12 9   .571
North Carolina 9 5   .643     14 9   .609
Washington and Lee 7 7   .500     10 15   .400
Furman 7 8   .467     10 9   .526
Richmond 4 8   .333     9 9   .500
Virginia Tech 4 8   .333     10 10   .500
VMI 5 10   .333     7 11   .389
Maryland 3 8   .273     7 15   .318
Davidson 3 9   .250     12 13   .480
Clemson 2 10   .167     3 14   .176
The Citadel 1 12   .077     2 14   .125
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1942; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941–42 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1941–42 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the third year of head coach Dwight Steussey, the team finished the season 15–9 and 8–4 in the Southern Conference. This was the 37th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.

The Indians finished in a tie for 5th place in the conference and qualified for the 1942 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament hosted by North Carolina State University at the Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. For the second straight season, the Indians won their first-round game (against George Washington) before falling in the semifinal round (against hosts NC State).

The Indians played two teams for the first time this season: Fordham and Villanova.

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