1916–17 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

The 1916–17 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1916–17 season. Under the first (and only) year of head coach Samuel H. Hubbard, the team finished the season with a 4–9 record. This was the 12th season in program history for William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.

1916–17 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	4–9
Head coach	Samuel H. Hubbard (1st season)

1916–17 NCAA men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Navy		–			–			11	–	0		1.000
Montana State		–			–			20	–	2		.909
Louisiana State		–			–			20	–	2		.909
Canisius		–			–			9	–	1		.900
Creighton		–			–			18	–	2		.900
Virginia Tech		–			–			17	–	2		.895
Georgia		–			–			8	–	1		.889
North Dakota		–			–			8	–	1		.889
Brigham Young		–			–			14	–	2		.875
The Citadel		–			–			6	–	1		.857
Penn State		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Arizona		–			–			10	–	2		.833
Trinity		–			–			20	–	4		.833
Seton Hall		–			–			13	–	3		.813
Syracuse		–			–			13	–	3		.813
Clemson		–			–			8	–	2		.800
Colgate		–			–			15	–	4		.789
Lehigh		–			–			15	–	4		.789
Indiana State		–			–			13	–	4		.765
Oklahoma State		–			–			11	–	4		.733
Dayton		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Duquesne		–			–			7	–	3		.700
Michigan State		–			–			11	–	5		.688
Boston		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Georgetown		–			–			8	–	4		.667
Pittsburgh		–			–			12	–	6		.667
Tennessee		–			–			10	–	5		.667
Bradley		–			–			10	–	6		.625
Oklahoma		–			–			13	–	8		.619
Notre Dame		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Ole Miss		–			–			11	–	7		.611
Wake Forest		–			–			9	–	6		.600
Virginia		–			–			7	–	5		.583
St. John's (NY)		–			–			11	–	8		.579
North Carolina		–			–			5	–	4		.556
North Carolina State		–			–			10	–	8		.556
Butler		–			–			7	–	6		.538
Temple		–			–			10	–	9		.526
Auburn		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Idaho		–			–			8	–	8		.500
Utah		–			–			3	–	3		.500
West Virginia		–			–			8	–	8		.500
Wyoming		–			–			4	–	4		.500
Manhattan		–			–			7	–	8		.467
South Carolina		–			–			7	–	8		.467
Rutgers		–			–			4	–	5		.444
Alabama		–			–			6	–	8		.429
Buffalo		–			–			6	–	8		.429
Connecticut		–			–			4	–	6		.400
Kentucky		–			–			4	–	6		.400
Southern California		–			–			8	–	12		.400
William & Mary		–			–			4	–	9		.308
Niagara		–			–			2	–	5		.286
Army		–			–			3	–	8		.273
Cincinnati		–			–			3	–	8		.273
Vanderbilt		–			–			3	–	8		.273
Montana		–			–			4	–	11		.267
Texas Christian		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Wichita State		–			–			2	–	11		.154
Ohio		–			–			2	–	14		.125
Arizona State		–			–			0	–	1		.000
Rankings from AP Poll

William & Mary played in-state rival Virginia Tech for the first time during 1917.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
*		Union Theological Seminary	W 30–20	1–0	Williamsburg, VA
*		Randolph–Macon	W 29–22	2–0	Williamsburg, VA
2/7/1917*		Richmond	L 16–28	1–2	Williamsburg, VA
*		Hampden–Sydney	L 16–39	2–2	Williamsburg, VA
2/21/1917*		at Richmond	L 17–37	2–3	Richmond, VA
*		Randolph–Macon	L 12–21	2–4	Williamsburg, VA
*		Fairmont A.C.	W 37–23	3–4	Williamsburg, VA
*		Hampden–Sydney	L 23–35	3–5	Williamsburg, VA
*		Parkhill A.C.	L 24–29	3–6	Williamsburg, VA
*		Lynchburg A.C.	W 45–14	4–6	Williamsburg, VA
*		Roanoke College	L 8–54	4–7	Williamsburg, VA
*		VPI	L 10–39	4–8	Williamsburg, VA
*		VMI	L 20–42	4–9	Williamsburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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