1955–56 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1955–56 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the fourth year of head coach Boydson Baird, the team finished the season 12–14, 9–7 in the Southern Conference. This was the 51st season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. William & Mary played its home games at Blow Gymnasium.[1]

1955–56 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1955–56 record12–14 (9–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium
1955–56 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
George Washington102 .833  197  .731
No. 20 West Virginia102 .833  219  .700
Virginia Tech107 .588  1411  .560
Richmond86 .571  1613  .552
William & Mary97 .563  1214  .462
Furman77 .500  1216  .429
Davidson57 .417  1015  .400
Washington and Lee58 .385  1216  .429
VMI311 .214  419  .174
The Citadel010 .000  219  .095
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1956; Rankings from AP Poll

The Indians finished in 5th place in the conference and qualified for the 1956 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, held at the Richmond Arena. However, for the second consecutive year William & Mary fell to Richmond in the quarterfinals.

Program notes

  • William & Mary played one team for the first time this season: Rhode Island.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season

George Washington L 75–81  0–1 (0–1)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
12/8/1955*
at Maryland L 51–52  0–2
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
*
Hampden–Sydney W 76–69  1–2
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
12/28/1955*
vs. Rhode Island
UR Invitational
W 100–69  2–2
Richmond Arena 
Richmond, VA
12/29/1955*
at Richmond
UR Invitational
L 60–72  2–3
Richmond Arena 
Richmond, VA
12/30/1955*
vs. Seton Hall
UR Invitational
L 55–80  2–4
Richmond Arena 
Richmond, VA
1/2/1956*
at Tennessee W 93–83  3–4
Alumni Memorial Gym 
Knoxville, TN
1/3/1956*
No. 4 Vanderbilt L 80–89  3–5
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA

Washington and Lee W 79–70  4–5 (1–1)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1/9/1956
Furman W 92–81  5–5 (2–1)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1/14/1956
at Richmond L 53–75  5–6 (2–2)
Richmond Arena 
Richmond, VA

at VPI W 66–57  6–6 (3–2)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
Blacksburg, VA

at VMI W 81–72  7–6 (4–2)
Cormack Field House 
Lexington, VA
1/21/1956*
at No. 3 NC State L 71–90  7–7
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC

at Davidson W 85–75  8–7 (5–2)
Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
2/4/1956
at Furman L 85–109  8–8 (5–3)
Old Textile Hall 
Greenville, SC
*
at No. 12 North Carolina L 63–115  8–9
Woollen Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, NC

VMI W 89–78  9–9 (6–3)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/13/1956
vs. West Virginia L 90–105  9–10 (6–4)
 
Norfolk, VA

at George Washington L 69–81  9–11 (6–5)
 
Washington, DC

at Washington and Lee L 57–70  9–12 (6–6)
Doremus Gymnasium 
Lexington, VA
2/20/1956
VPI W 79–74  10–12 (7–6)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/22/1956
at West Virginia L 88–97  10–13 (7–7)
WVU Field House 
Morgantown, WV

Davidson W 77–67  11–13 (8–7)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
2/25/1956
Richmond W 79–77  12–13 (9–7)
Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
1956 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament
3/1/1956
vs. (4) Richmond
Quarterfinals
L 62–79  12–14
Richmond Arena 
Richmond, VA
*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. 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  2. "William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-10. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
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