# 1952–53 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1952–53 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the first year of head coach Boydson Baird, the team finished the season 10–13 and 6–13 in the Southern Conference. This was the 48th 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 12th place in the conference and failed to qualify for the Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, the first such occurrence since 1947.

## Program notes

* On February 14, 1953, Bill Chambers set the NCAA record for highest single game rebound total (51) in a game against Virginia,
* Boydson Baird came to William & Mary after three seasons at Davidson, where he had a 24–53 record.
* Bill Chambers was named to the second team all-Southern Conference for the second straight season.
* Following the 1952–53 season, seven of William & Mary's Southern Conference co-members departed for the new Atlantic Coast Conference: Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, and Wake Forest.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 12/3/1952 | at George Washington | L 79–90 | 0–1 (0–1) | Washington, DC |
| 12/4/1952 | at Maryland | L 61–64 | 0–2 (0–2) | Ritchie Coliseum College Park, MD |
| | at Washington and Lee | W 87–62 | 1–2 (1–2) | Doremus Gymnasium Lexington, VA |
| 12/13/1952* | at Virginia | W 87–71 | 2–2 | Memorial Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA |
| 12/17/1952 | West Virginia | L 100–101 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 (1–3) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| * | Winston–Salem Bullets | W 82–63 | 3–3 | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| | at Clemson | L 71–81 | 3–4 (1–4) | Clemson Field House Clemson, SC |
| 1/3/1953 | at Furman | L 78–85 | 3–5 (1–5) | Old Textile Hall Greenville, SC |
| * | Hampden–Sydney | W 74–65 | 4–5 | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| | VMI | W 88–64 | 5–5 (2–5) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 1/13/1953 | No. 8 NC State | L 58–62 | 5–6 (2–6) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 1/17/1953 | at Richmond | L 78–82 | 5–7 (2–7) | Benedictine High School Gymnasium Richmond, VA |
| | VPI | W 91–74 | 6–7 (3–7) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| | at VMI | W 88–54 | 7–7 (4–7) | Cormack Field House Lexington, VA |
| 2/7/1953 | at No. 15 NC State | L 71–101 | 7–8 (4–8) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| 2/10/1953 | vs. Wake Forest | L 76–78 | 7–9 (4–9) | Norfolk, VA |
| 2/14/1953* | Virginia | W 105–84 | 8–9 | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/17/1953 | Maryland | L 57–79 | 8–10 (4–10) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/19/1953 | No. 18 Duke | W 85–82 $^{OT}$ | 9–10 (5–10) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/21/1953 | Washington and Lee | W 94–73 | 10–10 (6–10) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| | at VPI | L 74–75 | 10–11 (6–11) | War Memorial Gymnasium Blacksburg, VA |
| | George Washington | L 63–70 | 10–12 (6–12) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/28/1953 | Richmond | L 70–76 | 10–13 (6–13) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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