1927–28 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

1927–28 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
1927–28 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Virginia Conference champion
Conference	Virginia Conference
Record	15–5 (9–0 Virginia)
Head coach	J. Wilder Tasker (5th season);
Home arena	Blow Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1926–27 1928–29 →

1927–28 Virginia Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
William & Mary	9	–	0	1.000	15	–	5	.750
Randolph–Macon	7	–	2	.778	17	–	9	.654
Richmond	7	–	3	.700	11	–	5	.688
Hampden–Sydney	4	–	7	.364	6	–	10	.375
Roanoke	2	–	4	.333	3	–	6	.333
Emory and Henry	1	–	2	.333	12	–	5	.706
Elon	1	–	2	.333	9	–	12	.429
Lynchburg	2	–	8	.200		–		–
Bridgewater	0	–	5	.000	4	–	10	.286

The 1927–28 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of Virginia Conference during the 1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by J. Wilder Tasker in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Indians compiled an overall record of 15–5 with a mark of 9–0 in conference play, winning the Virginia Conference title.^[1]^[2] This was the 23rd season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
*	Medical College of Virginia	W 40–17	1–0	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Catholic University	W 24–17	2–0	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Medical College of Virginia	W 40–17	3–0	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Catholic University	L 24–36	3–1	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
12/17/1927*	at Navy	L 20–48	3–2	Annapolis, MD
*	Roanoke College	W 35–23	4–2	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Lynchburg College	W 48–14	5–2	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	George Washington	L 33–34	5–3	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
1/17/1928*	Richmond	W 25–22	6–3	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Emory & Henry	W 23–16	7–3	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Steven's Tech	W 30–29	8–3	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Wake Forest	W 48–24	9–3	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
2/4/1928*	Richmond	W 41–27	10–3	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Guilford College	W 28–25	11–3	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Wake Forest	W 42–28	12–3	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Elon College	W 36–28	13–3	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Guilford College	L 23–33	13–4	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Hampden–Sydney	W 36–26	14–4	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Lynchburg College	W 55–24	15–4	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*	Brooklyn Polytech	W 50–19	16–4	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[3]

References

^ "Silverman Leader In Point Scoring". The Evening Leader. Staunton, Virginia. Associated Press. March 1, 1928. p. 3. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 24, 2014.

[1] "Silverman Leader In Point Scoring". The Evening Leader. Staunton, Virginia. Associated Press. March 1, 1928. p. 3. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[SR-2] "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.

[3] "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2014.

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v t e William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Venues	Blow Gymnasium (1925–1971) Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (alternate; 1952–1965) Kaplan Arena (1971–present)
Rivalries	Old Dominion
Culture & lore	Colonel Ebirt Griffin Hershberger Award hoax Scandal of 1951
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

1927–28 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

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