# 1976–77 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1976–77 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under the third, and final, year of head coach George Balanis, the team finished the season 16–14 and 7–4 in the Southern Conference. This was the 72nd season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. This was William & Mary's final season in the Southern Conference before becoming an independent and eventually joining the Colonial Athletic Association.
The Indians finished in 4th place in the conference and qualified for the 1977 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, where they lost to East Carolina in an opening round game on campus at William & Mary Hall.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/29/1976* | Christopher Newport | W 105–51 | 1–0 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/1/1976* | Hampden–Sydney | W 92–67 | 2–0 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/4/1976 | The Citadel | W 94–61 | 3–0 (1–0) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/8/1976* | No. 11 Wake Forest | L 84–90 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/11/1976 | at Appalachian State | L 59–68 | 3–2 (1–1) | Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC |
| 12/22/1976* | at UC Santa Barbara | W 78–65 | 4–2 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/23/1976* | at No. 8 UCLA | L 55–59 | 4–3 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/27/1976* | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | L 60–63 | 4–4 | Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/28/1976* | vs. Illinois Rainbow Classic | L 60–63 | 4–5 | Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/29/1976* | vs. Temple Rainbow Classic | W 68–65 | 5–5 | Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI |
| 1/8/1977 | Appalachian State | W 68–63 | 6–5 (2–1) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 1/10/1977* | at Virginia | W 71–65 | 7–5 | University Hall Charlottesville, VA |
| 1/12/1977 | at VMI | L 79–92 | 7–6 (2–2) | Cormack Field House Lexington, VA |
| 1/15/1977* | at Richmond | W 67–62 | 8–6 | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| 1/18/1977 | East Carolina | W 79–43 | 9–6 (3–2) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 1/20/1977* | Queens College | W 91–41 | 10–6 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 1/22/1977 | at Furman | L 83–88 $^{OT}$ | 10–7 (3–3) | Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC |
| 1/24/1977 | at The Citadel | W 61–53 | 11–7 (4–3) | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| 1/26/1977* | Princeton | L 38–42 | 11–8 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 1/29/1977* | Navy | W 70–56 | 12–8 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 1/31/1977 | at Davidson | L 52–69 | 12–9 (4–4) | Johnston Gym Davidson, NC |
| 2/2/1977* | George Washington | W 83–70 | 13–9 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/5/1977* | Old Dominion | L 71–73 | 13–10 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/7/1977* | vs. West Virginia | L 58–69 | 13–11 | Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV |
| 2/10/1977 | at East Carolina | W 70–66 | 14–11 (5–4) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| 2/12/1977 | Davidson | W 68–60 | 15–11 (6–4) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/16/1977 | No. 19 VMI | W 86–84 | 16–11 (7–4) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/19/1977* | Richmond | L 77–78 | 16–12 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/21/1977* | at Old Dominion | L 68–82 | 16–13 | ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA |
| 1977 Southern Conference Tournament ||||||
| 2/26/1977 | (5) East Carolina Quarterfinals | L 76–79 | 16–14 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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