1978–79 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

1978–79 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1978–79 record	9–17
Head coach	Bruce Parkhill (2nd year)
Home arena	William & Mary Hall

The 1978–79 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1978–79 season. Under the second year of head coach Bruce Parkhill, the team finished the season 9–17. This was the 74th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary.^[1] William & Mary's home games were played at William & Mary Hall. For the second consecutive season, the Tribe played as an Independent. As such, they did not quality for any postseason tournaments.

Starting in 1978, William & Mary athletic teams dropped the nickname Indians in favor of the Tribe.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular season
11/25/1978*	Delaware Valley	W 86–64	1–0	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
11/27/1978*	Christopher Newport	W 66–54	2–0	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
11/29/1978*	at West Virginia	L 39–45	2–1	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
12/2/1978*	East Carolina	W 60–54	3–1	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
12/9/1978*	at Virginia Tech	L 59–84	3–2	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
12/29/1978*	vs. VCU TD Invitational Tournament	L 43–60	3–3	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
12/30/1978*	vs. Richmond TD Invitational Tournament	L 62–64 ^OT	3–4	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
1/3/1979*	Muhlenberg	W 80–64	4–4	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
1/6/1979*	James Madison	L 55–56	4–5	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
1/10/1979*	at Virginia	L 56–95	4–6	William & Mary Hall Charlottesville, VA
1/13/1979*	at Richmond	L 72–83	4–7	Robins Center Richmond, VA
1/16/1979*	Virginia Wesleyan	W 67–62	5–7	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
1/20/1979*	at Old Dominion	L 42–48	5–8	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA
1/24/1979*	at VCU	L 46–67	5–9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
1/27/1979*	South Carolina	L 54–62	5–10	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
1/30/1979*	at East Carolina	L 59–61 ^2OT	5–11	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
2/1/1979*	Roanoke College	W 44–43	6–11	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
2/3/1979*	Navy	W 68–63	7–11	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
2/6/1979*	at James Madison	L 57–70	7–12	Harrisonburg, VA
2/8/1979*	Davidson	W 68–62 ^2OT	8–12	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
2/10/1979*	at American	L 45–61	8–13	Cassell Center Washington, DC
2/12/1979*	Virginia Tech	L 49–55	8–14	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
2/14/1979*	at #4 North Carolina	L 60–85	8–15	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
2/17/1979*	Richmond	W 68–64	9–15	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
2/21/1979*	Virginia	L 40–44	9–16	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
2/24/1979*	Old Dominion	L 56–57	9–17	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[2]

References

↑ "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
↑ "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

William & Mary Tribe men's basketball

Venues	Blow Gymnasium (1925–1971) Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (alternate; 1952–1965) Kaplan Arena at William & Mary Hall (1971–present)

Culture & lore	Records Retired jerseys Hershberger Award hoax Griffin Colonel Ebirt Scandal of 1951

People	Head coaches

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