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

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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. 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	Rank#	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 No. 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.

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