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

1977–78 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
1977–78 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	16–10
Head coach	Bruce Parkhill (1st season);
Home arena	William & Mary Hall
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 DePaul		–		–	27	–	3	.900
No. 18 Detroit		–		–	25	–	4	.862
Illinois State		–		–	24	–	4	.857
No. 8 Marquette		–		–	24	–	4	.857
Pan American		–		–	22	–	4	.846
VCU		–		–	24	–	5	.828
Fairfield		–		–	22	–	5	.815
North Texas State		–		–	22	–	6	.786
Syracuse		–		–	22	–	6	.786
Rhode Island		–		–	24	–	7	.774
Providence		–		–	24	–	8	.750
St. John's		–		–	21	–	7	.750
Utah State		–		–	21	–	7	.750
Georgetown		–		–	23	–	8	.742
No. 6 Notre Dame		–		–	23	–	8	.742
Holy Cross		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Northeast Louisiana		–		–	20	–	7	.741
UNC Wilmington		–		–	19	–	7	.731
St. Bonaventure		–		–	21	–	8	.724
UNLV		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Virginia Tech		–		–	19	–	8	.704
James Madison		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Maine		–		–	17	–	8	.680
Army		–		–	19	–	9	.679
Dayton		–		–	19	–	10	.655
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Iona		–		–	17	–	10	.630
William & Mary		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Air Force		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Loyola (IL)		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Mercer		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Oklahoma City		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Seton Hall		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Boston College		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Butler		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	15	–	11	.577
South Carolina		–		–	16	–	12	.571
Siena		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Navy		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Milwaukee		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Niagara		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Northeastern		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Southern Mississippi		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Portland State		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Stetson		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Oral Roberts		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Xavier		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Cleveland State		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Tennessee State		–		–	11	–	12	.478
Catholic		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Manhattan		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Georgia Southern		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Northwestern State		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Connecticut		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Old Dominion		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Vermont		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Boston University		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Campbell		–		–	9	–	15	.375
Centenary (LA)		–		–	10	–	17	.370
Denver		–		–	10	–	17	.370
Colgate		–		–	9	–	17	.346
East Carolina		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Fordham		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Long Island		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Saint Peter's		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Baptist		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Samford		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Canisius		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Houston Baptist		–		–	7	–	19	.269
New Hampshire		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Wagner		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Evansville		–		–	1	–	3	.250
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	6	–	18	.250
Valparaiso		–		–	6	–	19	.240
Robert Morris		–		–	4	–	19	.174
Richmond		–		–	4	–	22	.154
Hawaii		–		–	1	–	26	.037

Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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	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

^ "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
^ "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

[SR-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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v t e William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Venues	Blow Gymnasium (1925–1971) Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (alternate; 1952–1965) Kaplan Arena (1971–present)
Rivalries	Old Dominion
Culture & lore	Colonel Ebirt Griffin Hershberger Award hoax Scandal of 1951
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25