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

William & Mary Indians men's basketball
1977–78 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1977–78 record	16–10
Head coach	Bruce Parkhill (1st year)
Home arena	William & Mary Hall
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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, VA
11/26/1977*	vs. Saint Joseph's Spider Classic	L 60–69	1–1	Robins Center Richmond, VA
11/28/1977*	Christopher Newport	W 86–68	2–1	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
11/30/1977*	West Virginia	W 72–61	3–1	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
12/3/1977*	Radford	W 72–61	4–1	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
12/7/1977*	#2 North Carolina	W 78–75	5–1	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
12/9/1977*	vs. Cal State Fullerton Cougar Classic	W 67–62	6–1	Marriott Center Provo, UT
12/10/1977*	vs. Montana Cougar Classic	W 61–60	7–1	Marriott Center Provo, UT
12/28/1977*	at Stetson Tangerine Bowl	W 61–60	8–1	Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
12/29/1977*	vs. Rollins Tangerine Bowl	W 79–66	9–1	Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
1/7/1978*	East Carolina	L 56–58	9–2	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
1/10/1978*	at Rutgers	L 71–79	9–3	Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
1/14/1978*	Richmond	W 75–43	10–3	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
1/17/1978*	at East Carolina	W 77–76	11–3	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
1/21/1978*	American	L 67–73	11–4	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
1/25/1978*	at Davidson	W 65–56	12–4	Johnston Gym Davidson, NC
1/28/1978*	at Old Dominion	L 63–64	12–5	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA
2/1/1978*	VCU	L 62–73	12–6	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
2/4/1978*	George Mason	W 94–73	13–6	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
2/7/1978*	at Navy	W 70–62	14–6	Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD
2/11/1978*	James Madison	L 66–68	14–7	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
2/15/1978*	vs. VMI	L 59–60	14–8	Holland Hall Gymnasium Hampton, VA
2/18/1978*	at Richmond	W 59–48	15–8	Robins Center Richmond, VA
2/20/1978*	#17 Virginia	L 49–62	15–9	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
2/22/1978*	at South Carolina	L 54–67	15–10	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
2/25/1978*	Old Dominion	W 75–64	16–10	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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