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Bill Chambers (basketball)

American basketball player and coach

Summary

American basketball player and coach

Field	Value
name	Bill Chambers
number	32
position	Center
height_ft	6
height_in	4
birth_date
birth_place	Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Alexander City, Alabama, U.S.
high_school	E. C. Glass (Lynchburg, Virginia)
college	William & Mary (1950–1953)
draft_year	1953
draft_round	–
draft_pick	–
draft_team	Minneapolis Lakers
cyears1	1953–1954	cteam1 = Warwick HS
cyears2	1954–1957	cteam2 = Newport News HS
cyears3	1957–1966	cteam3 = William & Mary

NCAA record for rebounds in a game (51)
2× Second-team All-SoCon (1952, 1953)
No. 32 retired by William & Mary Tribe

William B. Chambers (December 13, 1930 – July 11, 2017) was an American college basketball player and coach for the William & Mary Tribe.

Playing career

High school

He attended E. C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia where he led his team to a state championship and an undefeated season (22–0) during his senior year.

William & Mary

Chambers then went on to play collegiately for the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia from 1950 to 1953. He earned all-state, All-Southern Conference and Helms All-American status while playing for the Tribe. On February 14 of his senior year, Chambers set an NCAA single game rebound record of 51 against the University of Virginia.

Chambers ended his William & Mary career with 1,456 points. He also set the Virginia schools' record for rebounds in a single season when he grabbed 509 in 1951–52. His jersey number (#32) was retired and now hangs in the rafters of Kaplan Arena.

NBA

In the 1953 NBA draft, Chambers was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers as their 11th pick. Despite the selection, he was cut by the Lakers during preseason.

Coaching career

In 1957, Chambers returned to his alma mater to coach his former team after several years of highly successful high school coaching. The most notable win during his tenure was on January 30, 1960, when his unranked Tribe defeated No. 4 West Virginia University 94–86. The win broke the Mountaineers' 56-game Southern Conference winning streak. For his accomplishments, Chambers has been inducted into the William & Mary Hall of Fame. In 1995, Chambers was also inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

Later years and death

After retiring from coaching in 1966, Chambers worked in sales and management for the Converse shoe company and later became a salesman of sporting goods in Florida. In 1990, he was appointed vice president of sales for Russell Athletic.

Chambers died on July 11, 2017, in Alexander City, Alabama, following a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 86.

References

[http://www.vshfm.com/hall/induct_chambers.html HOF Inductees 1995: Bill Chambers] {{Webarchive. link. (February 28, 2008 . Accessed March 19, 2008.)
link. (July 5, 2008 . Accessed March 19, 2008.)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20240727030434/http://www.ferrum.edu/athletics/VaSID/Records/Men's%20Division%201.doc Virginia Basketball Records: Men's Division I Individual Records]. Accessed March 19, 2008.
"2011-12 Tribe Men's Basketball Media Supplement". College of William & Mary.
O'Connor, John. (July 15, 2017). "Former W&M star Bill Chambers, NCAA record-holder with 51 rebounds in a game, dies". [[Richmond Times-Dispatch]].

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