1955–56 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team

1955–56 William & Mary Indians men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record12–14 (9–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaBlow Gymnasium
1955–56 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
George Washington102 .833197  .731
No. 20 West Virginia102 .833219  .700
Virginia Tech107 .5881411  .560
Richmond86 .5711613  .552
William & Mary97 .5631214  .462
Furman77 .5001216  .429
Davidson57 .4171015  .400
Washington and Lee58 .3851216  .429
VMI311 .214419  .174
The Citadel010 .000219  .095
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955–56 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the fourth year of head coach Boydson Baird, the team finished the season 12–14, 9–7 in the Southern Conference. This was the 51st 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 5th place in the conference and qualified for the 1956 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, held at the Richmond Arena. However, for the second consecutive year William & Mary fell to Richmond in the quarterfinals.