# 1956–57 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1956–57 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Under the fifth, and final, year of head coach Boydson Baird, the team finished the season 9–18, 7–11 in the Southern Conference. This was the 52nd 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 6th place in the conference and qualified for the 1957 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, held at the Richmond Arena. However, William & Mary fell to VPI in the quarterfinals.

## Program notes

* William & Mary played two teams for the first time this season: Lafayette and Columbia.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/30/1956 | The Citadel | W 87–74 | 1–0 (1–0) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/1/1956* | Hampden–Sydney | W 98–81 | 2–0 | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/3/1956 | The Citadel | W 82–74 | 3–0 (2–0) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/6/1956 | at Washington and Lee | L 72–79 | 3–1 (2–1) | Doremus Gymnasium Lexington, VA |
| 12/8/1956 | George Washington | W 89–85 | 4–1 (3–1) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/11/1956 | at Furman | L 66–69 | 4–2 (3–2) | Old Textile Hall Greenville, SC |
| 12/15/1956* | at Villanova | L 73–81 | 4–3 | Villanova Field House Villanova, PA |
| 12/27/1956* | vs. Lafayette UR Invitational | L 72–85 | 4–4 | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| 12/28/1956* | vs. Columbia UR Invitational | L 78–93 | 4–5 | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| 12/29/1956* | vs. Davidson UR Invitational | W 72–63 | 5–5 | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| 1/1/1957* | at No. 12 Tennessee | L 68–81 | 5–6 | Alumni Memorial Gym Knoxville, TN |
| 1/2/1957* | at No. 9 Vanderbilt | L 65–80 | 5–7 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| 1/5/1957 | at Davidson | W 80–67 | 6–7 (4–2) | Johnston Gym Davidson, NC |
| 1/8/1957* | No. 2 North Carolina | L 61–71 | 6–8 | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 1/12/1957 | at Richmond | W 80–67 | 6–9 (4–3) | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| 1/14/1957 | vs. No. 15 West Virginia | L 72–81 | 6–10 (4–4) | Norfolk, VA |
| 1/18/1957 | VPI | W 72–70 | 7–10 (5–4) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/2/1957 | Davidson | L 77–86 | 7–11 (5–5) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/4/1957 | Furman | L 78–80 | 7–12 (5–6) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/9/1957 | at George Washington | L 77–79 | 7–13 (5–7) | Uline Arena Washington, DC |
| 12/14/1957 | VMI | W 83–66 | 8–13 (6–7) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/16/1957 | at VPI | L 83–94 | 8–14 (6–8) | War Memorial Gymnasium Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/18/1957 | at VMI | W 65–58 | 9–14 (7–8) | Cormack Field House Lexington, VA |
| 12/22/1957 | Washington and Lee | L 58–80 | 9–15 (7–9) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/25/1957 | at West Virginia | L 57–80 | 9–16 (7–10) | WVU Field House Morgantown, WV |
| 3/2/1957 | Richmond | L 73–82 | 9–17 (7–11) | Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA |
| 1957 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament ||||||
| 3/7/1957 | vs. (3) VPI Quarterfinals | L 56–64 | 9–18 | Richmond Arena Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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