# 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.
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.
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 | 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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