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

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]

1977–78 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1977–78 record16–10
Head coach
Home arenaWilliam & Mary Hall
1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 DePaul    273  .900
No. 18 Detroit    254  .862
Illinois State    244  .857
No. 8 Marquette    244  .857
Pan American    224  .846
VCU    245  .828
Fairfield    225  .815
North Texas State    226  .786
Syracuse    226  .786
Rhode Island    247  .774
Providence    248  .750
Utah State    217  .750
Georgetown    238  .742
No. 6 Notre Dame    238  .742
Holy Cross    207  .741
Northeast Louisiana    207  .741
UNC Wilmington    197  .731
St. Bonaventure    218  .724
UNLV    208  .714
Virginia Tech    198  .704
James Madison    188  .692
Maine    178  .680
Army    199  .679
Dayton    1910  .655
St. Francis (NY)    169  .640
Iona    1710  .630
William & Mary    1610  .615
Air Force    1510  .600
Loyola (IL)    1611  .593
Mercer    1611  .593
Oklahoma City    1611  .593
Boston College    1511  .577
Butler    1511  .577
Saint Francis (PA)    1511  .577
South Carolina    1612  .571
Siena    1310  .565
Navy    1411  .560
Milwaukee    1512  .556
Niagara    1412  .538
Northeastern    1412  .538
Southern Mississippi    1312  .520
Portland State    1413  .519
Stetson    1413  .519
Oral Roberts    1314  .481
Xavier    1314  .481
Cleveland State    1213  .480
Tennessee State    1112  .478
Catholic    1214  .462
Georgia Southern    1215  .444
Northwestern State    1215  .444
Connecticut    1115  .423
Old Dominion    1115  .423
Vermont    1115  .423
Boston University    1015  .400
Hardin–Simmons    1016  .385
Campbell    915  .375
Centenary (LA)    1017  .370
Denver    1017  .370
Colgate    917  .346
East Carolina    917  .346
Long Island    818  .308
Saint Peter's    818  .308
Charleston Southern    819  .296
Samford    819  .296
Canisius    719  .269
Houston Baptist    719  .269
New Hampshire    719  .269
Wagner    719  .269
Evansville    13  .250
Fairleigh Dickinson    618  .250
Valparaiso    619  .240
Robert Morris    419  .174
Richmond    422  .154
Hawaii    126  .037
Rankings from AP Poll

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
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
11/25/1977*
vs. VCU
Spider Classic
W 55–44  1–0
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
11/26/1977*
vs. Saint Joseph's
Spider Classic
L 60–69  1–1
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
11/28/1977*
Christopher Newport W 86–68  2–1
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
11/30/1977*
West Virginia W 72–61  3–1
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
12/3/1977*
Radford W 72–61  4–1
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
12/7/1977*
No. 2 North Carolina W 78–75  5–1
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
12/9/1977*
vs. Cal State Fullerton
Cougar Classic
W 67–62  6–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
12/10/1977*
vs. Montana
Cougar Classic
W 61–60  7–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
12/28/1977*
at Stetson
Tangerine Bowl
W 61–60  8–1
Edmunds Center 
DeLand, Florida
12/29/1977*
vs. Rollins
Tangerine Bowl
W 79–66  9–1
Edmunds Center 
DeLand, Florida
1/7/1978*
East Carolina L 56–58  9–2
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
1/10/1978*
at Rutgers L 71–79  9–3
Rutgers Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
1/14/1978*
Richmond W 75–43  10–3
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
1/17/1978*
at East Carolina W 77–76  11–3
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
1/21/1978*
American L 67–73  11–4
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
1/25/1978*
at Davidson W 65–56  12–4
Johnston Gym 
Davidson, North Carolina
1/28/1978*
at Old Dominion L 63–64  12–5
ODU Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, Virginia
2/1/1978*
VCU L 62–73  12–6
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
2/4/1978*
George Mason W 94–73  13–6
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
2/7/1978*
at Navy W 70–62  14–6
Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, Maryland
2/11/1978*
James Madison L 66–68  14–7
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
2/15/1978*
vs. VMI L 59–60  14–8
Holland Hall Gymnasium 
Hampton, Virginia
2/18/1978*
at Richmond W 59–48  15–8
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
2/20/1978*
No. 17 Virginia L 49–62  15–9
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
2/22/1978*
at South Carolina L 54–67  15–10
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
2/25/1978*
Old Dominion W 75–64  16–10
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
*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 December 22, 2014.
  2. "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
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