# 1954–55 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1954–55 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the third year of head coach Boydson Baird, the team finished the season 11–14, 7–5 in the Southern Conference. This was the 50th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. William & Mary played its home games at Blow Gymnasium.
The Indians finished in 6th place in the conference and qualified for the 1955 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, held at the Richmond Arena. However, William & Mary fell to Richmond in the quarterfinals.

## Program notes

* William & Mary played two teams for the first time this season: Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
* The Indians competed in their first-ever regular season tournament or invitational when they took part in the UR Invitational, hosted by the University of Richmond, at Richmond Arena in December 1954.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 12/1/1954* | NC State | L 97–111 | 0–1 | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/4/1954 | at Furman | W 103–101 | 1–1 (1–0) | Old Textile Hall Greenville, SC |
| 12/6/1954* | at Tennessee | L 79–91 | 1–2 | Alumni Memorial Gym Knoxville, TN |
| * | Hampden–Sydney | W 108–76 | 2–2 | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| * | North Carolina | W 79–76 | 3–2 | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/17/1954* | at Seton Hall | L 89–109 | 3–3 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| 12/28/1954* | vs. Boston University UR Invitational | W 84–74 | 4–3 | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| 12/29/1954* | vs. No. 9 George Washington UR Invitational | L 53–65 | 4–4 | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| * | vs. VPI UR Invitational | W 82–67 | 5–4 | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| 1/3/1955* | at Vanderbilt | L 61–86 | 5–5 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| 1/5/1955* | at Navy | L 56–77 | 5–6 | Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD |
| | Washington and Lee | W 78–73 | 6–6 (2–0) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| | at No. 8 George Washington | L 65–79 | 6–7 (2–1) | Washington, DC |
| 1/15/1955 | at No. 13 Richmond | L 71–92 | 6–8 (2–2) | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| | at VPI | W 75–69 | 7–8 (3–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium Blacksburg, VA |
| | at VMI | W 88–68 | 8–8 (4–2) | Cormack Field House Lexington, VA |
| 2/5/1955* | No. 12 Maryland | L 62–67 | 8–9 | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| | VPI | W 105–73 | 9–9 (5–2) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/9/1955* | No. 7 NC State | L 99–126 | 9–10 | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/12/1955 | VMI | W 89–66 | 10–10 (6–2) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/14/1955 | vs. West Virginia | L 81–95 | 10–11 (6–3) | Parkersburg, WV |
| | Washington and Lee | L 67–86 | 10–12 (6–4) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| | at No. 10 George Washington | L 76–119 | 10–13 (6–5) | Washington, DC |
| 2/26/1955 | at Richmond | W 93–78 | 11–13 (7–5) | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| 1955 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament ||||||
| 3/3/1955 | vs. (3) Richmond Quarterfinals | L 75–90 | 11–14 | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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