# 1964–65 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1964–65 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Under the eighth year of head coach Bill Chambers, the team finished the season 12–13 and 6–8 in the Southern Conference.
William & Mary played most of its home games on campus at Blow Gymnasium, with one home game played off campus at the Norfolk Municipal Auditorium in Norfolk, Virginia. This was the 60th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.
The Indians finished in sixth place in the conference and qualified for the 1965 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, held at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. William & Mary defeated The Citadel in the first round and VPI in the second round before falling, in double overtime, to fourth-seeded West Virginia in the championship game (67–70).
The Indians did not participate in a post-season tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 1* | at Virginia | L 58–72 | 0–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA |
| December 3* | Hampden–Sydney | W 98–70 | 1–1 | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| December 5* | East Carolina | W 86–72 | 2–1 | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| December 8 | George Washington | W 54–44 | 3–1 (1–0) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| December 11 | Furman | L 64–65 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 (1–1) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| December 14 | at West Virginia | L 63–72 | 3–1 (2–1) | Stansbury Hall Morgantown, WV |
| December 17 | VMI | W 66–63 | 4–1 (3–1) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| December 21* | at Georgia Tech | L 73–91 | 4–2 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| December 29* | at Texas Western Sun Carnival Classic | L 50–56 | 4–3 | Memorial Gymnasium El Paso, TX |
| December 30* | vs. Texas Christian Sun Carnival Classic | L 71–76 | 4–4 | Memorial Gymnasium El Paso, TX |
| January 2 | vs. Davidson | L 57–77 | 4–5 (3–2) | Charlotte, NC |
| January 5 | The Citadel | L 64–70 | 4–6 (3–3) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| January 9 | at George Washington | L 50–56 | 4–7 (3–4) | Fort Myer Gymnasium Fort Myer, VA |
| January 11 | VPI | L 75–89 | 4–8 (3–5) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| January 16 | at Richmond | W 61–59 | 5–8 (4–5) | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| January 30* | vs. East Carolina | W 61–58 | 6–8 | Norfolk Municipal Auditorium Norfolk, VA |
| February 1 | at Furman | W 68–64 | 7–8 (5–5) | Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC |
| February 3 | at The Citadel | W 79–70 | 8–8 (6–5) | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| February 10 | at VMI | L 57–61 | 8–9 (6–6) | VMI Field House Lexington, VA |
| February 13* | Pittsburgh | W 63–61 | 9–9 | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| February 16 | at VPI | L 57–76 | 9–10 (6–7) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| February 20 | Richmond | W 87–77 | 10–10 (7–7) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 1965 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament ||||||
| February 25 | vs. (3) The Citadel Quarterfinals | W 68–60 | 11–10 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| February 26 | vs. (2) VPI Semifinals | W 70–59 | 12–10 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| February 27 | vs. (4) West Virginia Championship | L 67–70 $^{2OT}$ | 12–11 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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