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

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

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	Rank^#	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

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.