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

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.
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

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| | George Washington | L 75–81 | 0–1 (0–1) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/8/1955* | at Maryland | L 51–52 | 0–2 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| * | Hampden–Sydney | W 76–69 | 1–2 | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/28/1955* | vs. Rhode Island UR Invitational | W 100–69 | 2–2 | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| 12/29/1955* | at Richmond UR Invitational | L 60–72 | 2–3 | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| 12/30/1955* | vs. Seton Hall UR Invitational | L 55–80 | 2–4 | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| 1/2/1956* | at Tennessee | W 93–83 | 3–4 | Alumni Memorial Gym Knoxville, TN |
| 1/3/1956* | No. 4 Vanderbilt | L 80–89 | 3–5 | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| | Washington and Lee | W 79–70 | 4–5 (1–1) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 1/9/1956 | Furman | W 92–81 | 5–5 (2–1) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 1/14/1956 | at Richmond | L 53–75 | 5–6 (2–2) | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| | at VPI | W 66–57 | 6–6 (3–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium Blacksburg, VA |
| | at VMI | W 81–72 | 7–6 (4–2) | Cormack Field House Lexington, VA |
| 1/21/1956* | at No. 3 NC State | L 71–90 | 7–7 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| | at Davidson | W 85–75 | 8–7 (5–2) | Johnston Gym Davidson, NC |
| 2/4/1956 | at Furman | L 85–109 | 8–8 (5–3) | Old Textile Hall Greenville, SC |
| * | at No. 12 North Carolina | L 63–115 | 8–9 | Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, NC |
| | VMI | W 89–78 | 9–9 (6–3) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/13/1956 | vs. West Virginia | L 90–105 | 9–10 (6–4) | Norfolk, VA |
| | at George Washington | L 69–81 | 9–11 (6–5) | Washington, DC |
| | at Washington and Lee | L 57–70 | 9–12 (6–6) | Doremus Gymnasium Lexington, VA |
| 2/20/1956 | VPI | W 79–74 | 10–12 (7–6) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/22/1956 | at West Virginia | L 88–97 | 10–13 (7–7) | WVU Field House Morgantown, WV |
| | Davidson | W 77–67 | 11–13 (8–7) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/25/1956 | Richmond | W 79–77 | 12–13 (9–7) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 1956 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament ||||||
| 3/1/1956 | vs. (4) Richmond Quarterfinals | L 62–79 | 12–14 | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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