1975–76 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1975–76 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under the second year of head coach George Balanis, the team finished the season 15–13 and 8–3 in the Southern Conference. This was the 71st season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.

1975–76 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	15–13 (8–3 SoCon)
Head coach	George Balanis (2nd season)
MVP	John Lowenhaupt
Home arena	William & Mary Hall

1975–76 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VMI†	9	–	3		.750			22	–	10		.688
William & Mary	8	–	3		.727			15	–	13		.536
Richmond	7	–	7		.500			14	–	14		.500
East Carolina	7	–	7		.500			11	–	15		.423
Appalachian State	6	–	6		.500			13	–	14		.481
The Citadel	6	–	7		.462			10	–	17		.370
Furman	5	–	7		.417			9	–	18		.333
Davidson	1	–	9		.100			5	–	21		.192
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Indians finished in 2nd place in the conference and qualified for the 1976 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina. William & Mary defeated Furman in the first round before falling to third-seeded Richmond in the semifinals.

Season notes

• John Lowenhaupt was named to the First Team All-Southern Conference
• Ron Satterthwaite was named to the Second Team All-Southern Conference

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 29		Appalachian State	W 68–48	1–0 (1–0)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
December 1*		Eastern Connecticut State	W 75–55	2–0	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
December 4*		at George Washington	L 69–76	2–1	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, DC
December 8		The Citadel	W 70–61	3–1 (2–0)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
December 9*		at Wake Forest	L 69–82	3–2	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
December 11*		Dickinson	W 61–56	4–2	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
January 3*		Wagner	W 80–52	5–2	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
January 5*		at Iona	L 64–67 OT	5–3	Hynes Athletic Center  New Rochelle, NY
January 6*		at Princeton	L 43–64	5–4	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
January 10*		Washington College	W 105–60	6–4	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
January 13*		at Old Dominion	L 73–77	6–5	ODU Fieldhouse  Norfolk, VA
January 17		East Carolina	W 79–43	7–5 (3–0)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
January 19*		Virginia	L 60–80	7–6	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
January 20		at No. 20 VMI	L 78–84	7–7 (3–1)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 24		at Furman	W 80–68	8–7 (4–1)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
January 28*		at Virginia Tech	L 79–105	8–8	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
January 31		Richmond	L 72–80	8–9 (4–2)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
February 3		at East Carolina	W 56–54	9–9 (5–2)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
February 5*		Old Dominion	W 74–61	10–9	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
February 7		VMI	W 68–62	11–9 (6–2)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
February 11*		Virginia Tech	L 48–50	11–10	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
February 14		at Davidson	W 75–73	12–10 (7–2)	Johnston Gym  Davidson, NC
February 16		at The Citadel	L 62–64	12–11 (7–3)	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
February 19*		Pratt	W 70–56	13–11	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
February 25		at Richmond	W 107–102	14–11 (8–3)	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
February 25*		No. 3 Rutgers	L 90–100	14–12	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
1977 Southern Conference Tournament
February 28		(7) Furman Quarterfinals	W 70–57	15–12	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
March 3		(3) Richmond Semifinals	L 78–84	15–13	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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