1978–79 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

American college basketball season August 2023 December 2025 1978–79 William & Mary Tribe Basketball 150 Independent 9–17 Bruce Parkhill 2nd William & Mary Hall The 1978–79 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1978–79 season. Under the second year of head coach Bruce Parkhill, the team finished the season 9–17. This was the 74th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary.William & Mary season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2014 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/william-mary/ December 24, 2014 William & Mary's home games were played at William & Mary Hall. For the second consecutive season, the Tribe played as an Independent. As such, they did not quality for any postseason tournaments. Starting in 1978, William & Mary athletic teams dropped the nickname Indians in favor of the Tribe. Schedule no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006400; color:#FFD700;"| Regular season 11/25/1978 yes Delaware Valley William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 86–64 1–0 11/27/1978 yes Christopher Newport William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 66–54 2–0 11/29/1978 yes yes 1978 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 39–45 2–1 12/2/1978 yes 1978 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 60–54 3–1 12/9/1978 yes yes Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA 59–84 3–2 12/29/1978 yes yes VCU Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA TD Invitational Tournament 43–60 3–3 12/30/1978 yes yes 1978 men Richmond Spiders Richmond Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA TD Invitational Tournament 62–64 OT 3–4 1/3/1979 yes Muhlenberg William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 80–64 4–4 1/6/1979 yes James Madison William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 55–56 4–5 1/10/1979 yes yes 1978 men Virginia Cavaliers Virginia William & Mary Hall Charlottesville, VA 56–95 4–6 1/13/1979 yes yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 72–83 4–7 1/16/1979 yes Virginia Wesleyan William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 67–62 5–7 1/20/1979 yes yes 1977 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 42–48 5–8 1/24/1979 yes yes VCU Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA 46–67 5–9 1/27/1979 yes South Carolina William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 54–62 5–10 1/30/1979 yes yes East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC 59–61 2OT 5–11 2/1/1979 yes Roanoke College William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 44–43 6–11 2/3/1979 yes Navy William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 68–63 7–11 2/6/1979 yes yes James Madison Harrisonburg, VA 57–70 7–12 2/8/1979 yes Davidson William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 68–62 2OT 8–12 2/10/1979 yes yes American Cassell Center Washington, DC 45–61 8–13 2/12/1979 yes Virginia Tech William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 49–55 8–14 2/14/1979 yes yes North Carolina 4 Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC 60–85 8–15 2/17/1979 yes Richmond William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 68–64 9–15 2/21/1979 yes Virginia William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 40–44 9–16 2/24/1979 yes Old Dominion William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 56–57 9–17 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 December 22, 2014 References Category:William & Mary Tribe men's basketball seasons William And Mary William and Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Team William and Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Team