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


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.[1] 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.

1978–79 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–17
Head coach
Home arenaWilliam & Mary Hall
Seasons
1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Syracuse   26 4   .867
Georgetown   24 5   .828
No. 6 DePaul   26 6   .813
No. 4 Notre Dame   24 6   .800
VCU   20 5   .800
Iona   23 6   .793
Detroit   22 6   .786
Tennessee State   20 6   .769
Old Dominion   23 7   .767
No. 10 Marquette   22 7   .759
Wagner   21 7   .750
Connecticut   21 8   .724
UNLV   21 8   .724
UNC Wilmington   19 8   .704
Boston College   21 9   .700
James Madison   18 8   .692
Rhode Island   20 9   .690
George Mason   17 8   .680
St. Bonaventure   19 9   .679
Illinois State   20 10   .667
St. John's   21 11   .656
Dayton   19 10   .655
Boston University   17 9   .654
Fairfield   17 9   .654
Georgia Tech   17 9   .654
Oral Roberts   17 10   .630
Holy Cross   17 11   .607
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Cleveland State   15 10   .600
Maine   14 10   .583
Army   14 11   .560
Denver   15 12   .556
South Carolina   15 12   .556
Stetson   15 12   .556
Siena   14 12   .538
St. Francis (NY)   14 12   .538
Navy   13 12   .520
Xavier   14 13   .519
Northeastern   13 13   .500
Saint Francis (PA)   13 13   .500
Robert Morris   13 14   .481
Southern Miss   13 14   .481
Air Force   12 13   .480
Long Island University   12 13   .480
Canisius   12 14   .462
Colgate   12 14   .462
Evansville   13 16   .448
East Carolina   12 15   .444
Loyola-Chicago   12 15   .444
Butler   11 16   .407
North Texas State   11 16   .407
Saint Peter's   10 15   .400
Campbell   10 16   .385
New Hampshire   10 16   .385
Providence   10 16   .385
Richmond   10 16   .385
Hawaii   10 17   .370
William & Mary   9 17   .346
Georgia Southern   9 18   .333
Fairleigh Dickinson   8 18   .308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee   8 18   .308
Vermont   8 18   .308
Northwestern State   7 19   .269
Fordham   7 22   .241
Catholic   6 20   .231
Arkansas-Little Rock   6 20   .231
Manhattan   6 20   .231
Niagara   6 20   .231
Portland State   6 21   .222
Baltimore   4 20   .167
Valparaiso   4 21   .160
Baptist   2 25   .074
Rankings from AP Poll

Starting in 1978, William & Mary athletic teams dropped the nickname Indians in favor of the Tribe.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
11/25/1978*
Delaware Valley W 86–64  1–0
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
11/27/1978*
Christopher Newport W 66–54  2–0
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
11/29/1978*
at West Virginia L 39–45  2–1
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
12/2/1978*
East Carolina W 60–54  3–1
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
12/9/1978*
at Virginia Tech L 59–84  3–2
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
12/29/1978*
vs. VCU
TD Invitational Tournament
L 43–60  3–3
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
12/30/1978*
vs. Richmond
TD Invitational Tournament
L 62–64 OT 3–4
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
1/3/1979*
Muhlenberg W 80–64  4–4
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
1/6/1979*
James Madison L 55–56  4–5
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
1/10/1979*
at Virginia L 56–95  4–6
William & Mary Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
1/13/1979*
at Richmond L 72–83  4–7
Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
1/16/1979*
Virginia Wesleyan W 67–62  5–7
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
1/20/1979*
at Old Dominion L 42–48  5–8
ODU Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, VA
1/24/1979*
at VCU L 46–67  5–9
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
1/27/1979*
South Carolina L 54–62  5–10
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
1/30/1979*
at East Carolina L 59–61 2OT 5–11
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, NC
2/1/1979*
Roanoke College W 44–43  6–11
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
2/3/1979*
Navy W 68–63  7–11
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
2/6/1979*
at James Madison L 57–70  7–12
 
Harrisonburg, VA
2/8/1979*
Davidson W 68–62 2OT 8–12
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
2/10/1979*
at American L 45–61  8–13
Cassell Center 
Washington, DC
2/12/1979*
Virginia Tech L 49–55  8–14
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
2/14/1979*
at No. 4 North Carolina L 60–85  8–15
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
2/17/1979*
Richmond W 68–64  9–15
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
2/21/1979*
Virginia L 40–44  9–16
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
2/24/1979*
Old Dominion L 56–57  9–17
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved December 24, 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.