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

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

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]

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

Schedule

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
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1976; Rankings from AP Poll
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

  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.
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