1915–16 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

1915–16 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1915–16 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
1915–16 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1915–16 record	7–4
Head coach	Dexter W. Draper (3rd season);
	Seasons ← 1914–15 1916–17 →

The 1915–16 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1915–16 season. Under the third year of head coach Dexter W. Draper, the team finished the season with a 7–4 record.^[1] This was the 11th season in program history for William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.

Program notes[]

It was during the 1916 season that William & Mary sports teams were first referred to as the Indians.^[2]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
*	Union Theological Seminary	L 35–38	0–1	Williamsburg, VA
*	Richmond Howitzers	W 59–30	1–1	Williamsburg, VA
*	Richmond Blues	W 56–25	2–1	Williamsburg, VA
2/9/1916*	Richmond	W 38–33	3–1	Williamsburg, VA
2/16/1916*	at Richmond	W 33–22	4–1	Richmond, VA
*	Randolph–Macon	W 24–22	5–1	Williamsburg, VA
*	Hampden–Sydney	W 41–30	6–1	Williamsburg, VA
*	Randolph–Macon	L 23–31	6–2	Williamsburg, VA
*	Hampden–Sydney	W 25–15	7–2	Williamsburg, VA
*	Delaware	L 33–37	7–3	Williamsburg, VA
*	VMI	L 18–45	7–4	Williamsburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[3]

^ "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
^ "History of W&M Mascots and Nicknames". wm.edu/. The College of William & Mary. 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
^ "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

v t William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Venues	Blow Gymnasium (1925–1971) Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (alternate; 1952–1965) Kaplan Arena (1971–present)
Culture & lore	Colonel Ebirt Griffin Scandal of 1951
People	Statistical leaders
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 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1982–83 1997–98 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

1915–16 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona		–		–	5	–	0	1.000
North Dakota State		–		–	18	–	0	1.000
Tennessee		–		–	12	–	0	1.000
Utah		–		–	11	–	0	1.000
Allegheny		–		–	10	–	1	.909
Wake Forest		–		–	16	–	2	.889
Pittsburgh		–		–	15	–	2	.882
Seton Hall		–		–	13	–	2	.867
Navy		–		–	12	–	2	.857
Dayton		–		–	11	–	2	.846
Virginia		–		–	11	–	2	.846
New Mexico		–		–	9	–	2	.818
Virginia Tech		–		–	12	–	3	.800
Vanderbilt		–		–	11	–	3	.786
Colgate		–		–	14	–	4	.778
Duquesne		–		–	7	–	2	.778
Georgia		–		–	7	–	2	.778
Alabama		–		–	13	–	4	.765
Notre Dame		–		–	9	–	3	.750
Syracuse		–		–	9	–	3	.750
Oklahoma		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Louisville		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Penn State		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Mississippi State		–		–	11	–	5	.688
The Citadel		–		–	4	–	2	.667
North Carolina		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Buffalo		–		–	7	–	4	.636
William & Mary		–		–	7	–	4	.636
Connecticut		–		–	5	–	3	.625
Georgetown		–		–	9	–	6	.600
Louisiana State		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Indiana State		–		–	7	–	2	.778
Kentucky		–		–	8	–	6	.571
Temple		–		–	7	–	6	.538
Ohio		–		–	8	–	7	.533
Akron		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Brigham Young		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Michigan State		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Oklahoma State		–		–	7	–	8	.467
Duke		–		–	9	–	11	.450
Bradley		–		–	8	–	10	.444
Butler		–		–	3	–	4	.429
Rutgers		–		–	3	–	4	.429
Army		–		–	5	–	7	.417
Niagara		–		–	4	–	6	.400
South Carolina		–		–	4	–	6	.400
Ole Miss		–		–	4	–	7	.364
St. John's (NY)		–		–	5	–	10	.333
Wabash		–		–	4	–	8	.333
Manhattan		–		–	4	–	9	.308
North Carolina State		–		–	2	–	5	.286
Auburn		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Clemson		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Texas Christian		–		–	1	–	3	.250
Stanford		–		–	2	–	9	.182
Idaho		–		–	1	–	12	.077


Rankings from AP Poll