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

American college basketball season August 2023 December 2025 Basketball 1976–77 William & Mary Indians Southern Conference SoCon 16–14 7–4 George Balanis 3rd John Lowenhaupt William & Mary Hall 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.William & Mary season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2014 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/william-mary/ January 30, 2015 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 no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006400; color:#FFD700;"| Regular season 11/29/1976 yes Christopher Newport William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 105–51 1–0 12/1/1976 yes Hampden–Sydney William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 92–67 2–0 12/4/1976 The Citadel William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 94–61 3–0 (1–0) 12/8/1976 yes Wake Forest 11 William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 84–90 OT 5,100 3–1 12/11/1976 yes Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC 59–68 3–2 (1–1) 12/22/1976 yes yes UC Santa Barbara Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA 78–65 4–2 12/23/1976 yes yes UCLA 8 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 55–59 4–3 12/27/1976 yes yes Hawaii Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 60–63 4–4 12/28/1976 yes yes Illinois Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 60–63 4–5 12/29/1976 yes yes Temple Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 68–65 5–5 1/8/1977 Appalachian State William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 68–63 6–5 (2–1) 1/10/1977 yes yes Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, VA 71–65 7–5 1/12/1977 yes VMI Cormack Field House Lexington, VA 79–92 7–6 (2–2) 1/15/1977 yes yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 67–62 8–6 1/18/1977 East Carolina William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 79–43 9–6 (3–2) 1/20/1977 yes Queens College William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 91–41 10–6 1/22/1977 yes Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC 83–88 OT 10–7 (3–3) 1/24/1977 yes The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC 61–53 11–7 (4–3) 1/26/1977 yes Princeton William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 38–42 11–8 1/29/1977 yes Navy William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 70–56 12–8 1/31/1977 yes Davidson Johnston Gym Davidson, NC 52–69 12–9 (4–4) 2/2/1977 yes George Washington William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 83–70 13–9 2/5/1977 yes Old Dominion William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 71–73 13–10 2/7/1977 yes yes West Virginia Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV 58–69 13–11 2/10/1977 yes East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC 70–66 14–11 (5–4) 2/12/1977 Davidson William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 68–60 15–11 (6–4) 2/16/1977 VMI 19 William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 86–84 16–11 (7–4) 2/19/1977 yes Richmond William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 77–78 16–12 2/21/1977 yes yes Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 68–82 16–13 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006400; color:#FFD700;"| 1977 Southern Conference Tournament 2/26/1977 (5) East Carolina William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA Quarterfinals 76–79 16–14 Source2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide Year-by-year records College of William & Mary 2013 http://www.tribeathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=25100&ATCLID=209294887 January 30, 2015 References Category:William & Mary Tribe men's basketball seasons William and Mary Indians William and Mary Indians Men's Basketball Team William