# 1975–76 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1975–76 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under the second year of head coach George Balanis, the team finished the season 15–13 and 8–3 in the Southern Conference. This was the 71st season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.
The Indians finished in 2nd place in the conference and qualified for the 1976 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina. William & Mary defeated Furman in the first round before falling to third-seeded Richmond in the semifinals.

## Season notes

* John Lowenhaupt was named to the First Team All-Southern Conference
* Ron Satterthwaite was named to the Second Team All-Southern Conference

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 29 | Appalachian State | W 68–48 | 1–0 (1–0) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| December 1* | Eastern Connecticut State | W 75–55 | 2–0 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| December 4* | at George Washington | L 69–76 | 2–1 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, DC |
| December 8 | The Citadel | W 70–61 | 3–1 (2–0) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| December 9* | at Wake Forest | L 69–82 | 3–2 | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 11* | Dickinson | W 61–56 | 4–2 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| January 3* | Wagner | W 80–52 | 5–2 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| January 5* | at Iona | L 64–67 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY |
| January 6* | at Princeton | L 43–64 | 5–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ |
| January 10* | Washington College | W 105–60 | 6–4 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| January 13* | at Old Dominion | L 73–77 | 6–5 | ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA |
| January 17 | East Carolina | W 79–43 | 7–5 (3–0) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| January 19* | Virginia | L 60–80 | 7–6 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| January 20 | at No. 20 VMI | L 78–84 | 7–7 (3–1) | Cormack Field House Lexington, VA |
| January 24 | at Furman | W 80–68 | 8–7 (4–1) | Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC |
| January 28* | at Virginia Tech | L 79–105 | 8–8 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| January 31 | Richmond | L 72–80 | 8–9 (4–2) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| February 3 | at East Carolina | W 56–54 | 9–9 (5–2) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| February 5* | Old Dominion | W 74–61 | 10–9 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| February 7 | VMI | W 68–62 | 11–9 (6–2) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| February 11* | Virginia Tech | L 48–50 | 11–10 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| February 14 | at Davidson | W 75–73 | 12–10 (7–2) | Johnston Gym Davidson, NC |
| February 16 | at The Citadel | L 62–64 | 12–11 (7–3) | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| February 19* | Pratt | W 70–56 | 13–11 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| February 25 | at Richmond | W 107–102 | 14–11 (8–3) | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| February 25* | No. 3 Rutgers | L 90–100 | 14–12 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 1977 Southern Conference Tournament ||||||
| February 28 | (7) Furman Quarterfinals | W 70–57 | 15–12 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| March 3 | (3) Richmond Semifinals | L 78–84 | 15–13 | Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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