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.[1]

1975–76 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record15–13 (8–3 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPJohn Lowenhaupt
Home arenaWilliam & Mary Hall
Seasons
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

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Schedule

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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.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2016.