1977–78 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

1977–78 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1977–78 record	16–10
Head coach	Bruce Parkhill (1st year)
Home arena	William & Mary Hall

The 1977–78 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1977–78 season. Under the first year of head coach Bruce Parkhill, the team finished the season 16–10. This was the 73rd season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.^[1]

After playing as members of the Southern Conference for the previous 41 season, William & Mary became an Independent.

Additionally, this was the final season of William & Mary's athletics teams bearing the Indian nickname. The following season, the college's athletic teams became the Tribe.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Regular season
11/25/1977*	vs. VCU (Spider Classic)	W 55–44	1–0	Robins Center
11/26/1977*	vs. Saint Joseph's (Spider Classic)	L 60–69	1–1	Robins Center
11/28/1977*	Christopher Newport	W 86–68	2–1	William & Mary Hall
11/30/1977*	West Virginia	W 72–61	3–1	William & Mary Hall
12/3/1977*	Radford	W 72–61	4–1	William & Mary Hall
12/7/1977*	#2 North Carolina	W 78–75	5–1	William & Mary Hall
12/9/1977*	vs. Cal State Fullerton (Cougar Classic)	W 67–62	6–1	Marriott Center
12/10/1977*	vs. Montana (Cougar Classic)	W 61–60	7–1	Marriott Center
12/28/1977*	at Stetson (Tangerine Bowl)	W 61–60	8–1	Edmunds Center
12/29/1977*	vs. Rollins (Tangerine Bowl)	W 79–66	9–1	Edmunds Center
1/7/1978*	East Carolina	L 56–58	9–2	William & Mary Hall
1/10/1978*	at Rutgers	L 71–79	9–3	Rutgers Athletic Center
1/14/1978*	Richmond	W 75–43	10–3	William & Mary Hall
1/17/1978*	at East Carolina	W 77–76	11–3	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
1/21/1978*	American	L 67–73	11–4	William & Mary Hall
1/25/1978*	at Davidson	W 65–56	12–4	Johnston Gym
1/28/1978*	at Old Dominion	L 63–64	12–5	ODU Fieldhouse
2/1/1978*	VCU	L 62–73	12–6	William & Mary Hall
2/4/1978*	George Mason	W 94–73	13–6	William & Mary Hall
2/7/1978*	at Navy	W 70–62	14–6	Halsey Field House
2/11/1978*	James Madison	L 66–68	14–7	William & Mary Hall
2/15/1978*	vs. VMI	L 59–60	14–8	Holland Hall Gymnasium
2/18/1978*	at Richmond	W 59–48	15–8	Robins Center
2/20/1978*	#17 Virginia	L 49–62	15–9	William & Mary Hall
2/22/1978*	at South Carolina	L 54–67	15–10	Carolina Coliseum
2/25/1978*	Old Dominion	W 75–64	16–10	William & Mary Hall
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[2]

References

↑ "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
↑ "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

William & Mary Tribe men's basketball

Venues	Blow Gymnasium (1925–1971) Kaplan Arena at William & Mary Hall (1971–present)

Culture & lore	Records Retired jerseys Hershberger Award hoax Griffin Colonel Ebirt Scandal of 1951

People	Head coaches

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