1978–79 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

1978–79 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1978–79 record	9–17
Head coach	Bruce Parkhill (2nd year)
Home arena	William & Mary Hall

The 1978–79 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1978–79 season. Under the second year of head coach Bruce Parkhill, the team finished the season 9–17. This was the 74th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary.^[1] William & Mary's home games were played at William & Mary Hall. For the second consecutive season, the Tribe played as an Independent. As such, they did not quality for any postseason tournaments.

Starting in 1978, William & Mary athletic teams dropped the nickname Indians in favor of the Tribe.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Regular season
11/25/1978*	Delaware Valley	W 86–64	1–0	William & Mary Hall
11/27/1978*	Christopher Newport	W 66–54	2–0	William & Mary Hall
11/29/1978*	at West Virginia	L 39–45	2–1	WVU Coliseum
12/2/1978*	East Carolina	W 60–54	3–1	William & Mary Hall
12/9/1978*	at Virginia Tech	L 59–84	3–2	Cassell Coliseum
12/29/1978*	vs. VCU (TD Invitational Tournament)	L 43–60	3–3	Richmond Coliseum
12/30/1978*	vs. Richmond (TD Invitational Tournament)	L 62–64 ^OT	3–4	Richmond Coliseum
1/3/1979*	Muhlenberg	W 80–64	4–4	William & Mary Hall
1/6/1979*	James Madison	L 55–56	4–5	William & Mary Hall
1/10/1979*	at Virginia	L 56–95	4–6	William & Mary Hall
1/13/1979*	at Richmond	L 72–83	4–7	Robins Center
1/16/1979*	Virginia Wesleyan	W 67–62	5–7	William & Mary Hall
1/20/1979*	at Old Dominion	L 42–48	5–8	ODU Fieldhouse
1/24/1979*	at VCU	L 46–67	5–9	Richmond Coliseum
1/27/1979*	South Carolina	L 54–62	5–10	William & Mary Hall
1/30/1979*	at East Carolina	L 59–61 ^2OT	5–11	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
2/1/1979*	Roanoke College	W 44–43	6–11	William & Mary Hall
2/3/1979*	Navy	W 68–63	7–11	William & Mary Hall
2/6/1979*	at James Madison	L 57–70	7–12
2/8/1979*	Davidson	W 68–62 ^2OT	8–12	William & Mary Hall
2/10/1979*	at American	L 45–61	8–13	Cassell Center
2/12/1979*	Virginia Tech	L 49–55	8–14	William & Mary Hall
2/14/1979*	at #4 North Carolina	L 60–85	8–15	Carmichael Arena
2/17/1979*	Richmond	W 68–64	9–15	William & Mary Hall
2/21/1979*	Virginia	L 40–44	9–16	William & Mary Hall
2/24/1979*	Old Dominion	L 56–57	9–17	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 24, 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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