1955–56 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

American college basketball season August 2023 December 2025 Basketball 1955–56 William & Mary Indians Southern Conference SoCon 12–14 9–7 Boydson Baird 4th Blow Gymnasium The 1955–56 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the fourth year of head coach Boydson Baird, the team finished the season 12–14, 9–7 in the Southern Conference. This was the 51st season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. William & Mary played its home games at Blow Gymnasium.William & Mary season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/william-mary/ February 19, 2015 The Indians finished in 5th place in the conference and qualified for the 1956 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, held at the Richmond Arena. However, for the second consecutive year William & Mary fell to Richmond in the quarterfinals. Program notes William & Mary played one team for the first time this season: Rhode Island. Schedule no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006400; color:#FFD700;"| Regular season George Washington Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 75–81 0–1 (0–1) 12/8/1955 yes yes Maryland Cole Field House College Park, MD 51–52 0–2 yes Hampden–Sydney Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 76–69 1–2 12/28/1955 yes yes Rhode Island Richmond Arena Richmond, VA UR Invitational 100–69 2–2 12/29/1955 yes yes Richmond Richmond Arena Richmond, VA UR Invitational 60–72 2–3 12/30/1955 yes yes Seton Hall Richmond Arena Richmond, VA UR Invitational 55–80 2–4 1/2/1956 yes yes Tennessee Alumni Memorial Gym Knoxville, TN 93–83 3–4 1/3/1956 yes Vanderbilt 4 Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 80–89 3–5 Washington and Lee Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 79–70 4–5 (1–1) 1/9/1956 Furman Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 92–81 5–5 (2–1) 1/14/1956 yes Richmond Richmond Arena Richmond, VA 53–75 5–6 (2–2) yes VPI War Memorial Gymnasium Blacksburg, VA 66–57 6–6 (3–2) yes VMI Cormack Field House Lexington, VA 81–72 7–6 (4–2) 1/21/1956 yes yes NC State 3 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 71–90 7–7 yes Davidson Johnston Gym Davidson, NC 85–75 8–7 (5–2) 2/4/1956 yes Furman Old Textile Hall Greenville, SC 85–109 8–8 (5–3) yes yes North Carolina 12 Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, NC 63–115 8–9 VMI Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 89–78 9–9 (6–3) 2/13/1956 yes West Virginia Norfolk, VA 90–105 9–10 (6–4) yes George Washington Washington, DC 69–81 9–11 (6–5) yes Washington and Lee Doremus Gymnasium Lexington, VA 57–70 9–12 (6–6) 2/20/1956 VPI Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 79–74 10–12 (7–6) 2/22/1956 yes West Virginia WVU Field House Morgantown, WV 88–97 10–13 (7–7) Davidson Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 77–67 11–13 (8–7) 2/25/1956 Richmond Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA 79–77 12–13 (9–7) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006400; color:#FFD700;"| 1956 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament 3/1/1956 yes (4) Richmond Richmond Arena Richmond, VA Quarterfinals 62–79 12–14 SourceWilliam & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Records Year-by-year records College of William & Mary 2015 http://www.tribeathletics.com/fls/25100/data_import/files/mbb/history/yby.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=25100 February 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210015121/http://www.tribeathletics.com/fls/25100/data_import/files/mbb/history/yby.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=25100 2015-02-10 dead References Category:William & Mary Tribe men's basketball seasons William and Mary Indians William and Mary Indians Men's Basketball Team William and Mary Indians Men's Basketball Team