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

1956–57 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1956–57 record 9–18 (7–11 SoCon)
Head coach Boydson Baird (5th season)
Home arena Blow Gymnasium
Seasons
← 1955–56
1957–58 →
1956–57 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
West Virginia 12 0   1.000     25 5   .833
Washington and Lee 10 3   .769     20 7   .741
Virginia Tech 12 5   .706     14 8   .636
Furman 7 5   .583     10 17   .370
Richmond 9 7   .563     15 11   .577
William & Mary 7 11   .389     9 18   .333
The Citadel 5 9   .357     11 14   .440
Davidson 4 8   .333     7 20   .259
George Washington 3 9   .250     3 21   .125
VMI 1 13   .071     4 22   .154
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1957; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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