1976–77 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

1976–77 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
1976–77 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	16–14 (7–4 SoCon)
Head coach	George Balanis (3rd season);
Captain	John Lowenhaupt
Home arena	William & Mary Hall
	Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

1976–77 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 VMI †	8	–	2	.800	26	–	4	.867
Furman	8	–	2	.800	18	–	10	.643
Appalachian State	8	–	4	.667	17	–	12	.586
William & Mary	7	–	4	.636	16	–	14	.533
East Carolina	3	–	9	.250	10	–	18	.357
Davidson	2	–	8	.200	5	–	22	.185
The Citadel	2	–	9	.182	8	–	19	.296
Chattanooga	0	–	0	–	27	–	5	.844
Western Carolina	0	–	0	–	8	–	16	.333
Marshall	0	–	0	–	8	–	19	.296

† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976–77 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under the third, and final, year of head coach George Balanis, the team finished the season 16–14 and 7–4 in the Southern Conference. This was the 72nd season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. This was William & Mary's final season in the Southern Conference before becoming an independent and eventually joining the Colonial Athletic Association.^[1]

The Indians finished in 4th place in the conference and qualified for the 1977 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, where they lost to East Carolina in an opening round game on campus at William & Mary Hall.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
11/29/1976*	Christopher Newport	W 105–51	1–0	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
12/1/1976*	Hampden–Sydney	W 92–67	2–0	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
12/4/1976	The Citadel	W 94–61	3–0 (1–0)	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
12/8/1976*	No. 11 Wake Forest	L 84–90 ^OT	3–1	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
12/11/1976	at Appalachian State	L 59–68	3–2 (1–1)	Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC
12/22/1976*	at UC Santa Barbara	W 78–65	4–2	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA
12/23/1976*	at No. 8 UCLA	L 55–59	4–3	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/27/1976*	at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	L 60–63	4–4	Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI
12/28/1976*	vs. Illinois Rainbow Classic	L 60–63	4–5	Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI
12/29/1976*	vs. Temple Rainbow Classic	W 68–65	5–5	Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI
1/8/1977	Appalachian State	W 68–63	6–5 (2–1)	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
1/10/1977*	at Virginia	W 71–65	7–5	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
1/12/1977	at VMI	L 79–92	7–6 (2–2)	Cormack Field House Lexington, VA
1/15/1977*	at Richmond	W 67–62	8–6	Robins Center Richmond, VA
1/18/1977	East Carolina	W 79–43	9–6 (3–2)	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
1/20/1977*	Queens College	W 91–41	10–6	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
1/22/1977	at Furman	L 83–88 ^OT	10–7 (3–3)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC
1/24/1977	at The Citadel	W 61–53	11–7 (4–3)	McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
1/26/1977*	Princeton	L 38–42	11–8	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
1/29/1977*	Navy	W 70–56	12–8	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
1/31/1977	at Davidson	L 52–69	12–9 (4–4)	Johnston Gym Davidson, NC
2/2/1977*	George Washington	W 83–70	13–9	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
2/5/1977*	Old Dominion	L 71–73	13–10	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
2/7/1977*	vs. West Virginia	L 58–69	13–11	Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV
2/10/1977	at East Carolina	W 70–66	14–11 (5–4)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
2/12/1977	Davidson	W 68–60	15–11 (6–4)	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
2/16/1977	No. 19 VMI	W 86–84	16–11 (7–4)	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
2/19/1977*	Richmond	L 77–78	16–12	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
2/21/1977*	at Old Dominion	L 68–82	16–13	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA
1977 Southern Conference Tournament
2/26/1977	(5) East Carolina Quarterfinals	L 76–79	16–14	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
*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 January 30, 2015.
^ "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2015.

[SR-1] "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2015.

[2] "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2015.

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