William & Mary Tribe men's basketball

The William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represents the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) and play their home games in Kaplan Arena. Former Cornell Head Coach Brian Earl was hired as the 32nd coach in school history following the dismissal of Coach Dane Fischer. Tony Shaver served as the head coach from 2003–2019 and leads the school in all-time wins for a coach.

Postseason berths

NIT results The Tribe have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament three times. Their combined record is 0–3.

1983 First Round Virginia Tech L 79–85 2010 First Round North Carolina L 72–80 2015 First Round Tulsa L 67–70

NCAA tournament results None (have never qualified)

The Tribe (an original Division I team since the NCAA division classification began for the 1956–57 season and retroactively recognized as a de facto Division I team since the Associated Press started classifying teams as either major programs or small colleges in 1948) are one of 42 Division I programs to have never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.Wall Street Journal blog: March Madness Claims New Victims. Accessed March 18, 2008. Of all Division I schools today that were charter members of this new classification, only William & Mary, The Citadel, and Army have never reached the NCAA men's basketball tournament at least once. (St. Francis Brooklyn was also part of this group before it discontinued all athletics in 2023.) The closest effort by the Tribe to reach the NCAA tournament was a 75–74 loss in the 2014 CAA Tournament Final to Delaware. The Tribe also lost conference tournament championships in 1958, 1961, 1965, 1975, 1983, 2008, 2010, and 2015, now having gone 0–9 in NCAA tournament berth-clinching games.

Recent seasons

Rivalries William & Mary's traditional rivals have included in-state opponents Old Dominion University, James Madison University, the University of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, and George Mason University. However, of these teams, none are still members of the CAA. The Richmond Spiders, VCU Rams, and George Mason Patriots have all moved on to the Atlantic 10 Conference while the Old Dominion Monarchs left for Conference USA in 2013 and the James Madison Dukes left for the Sun Belt Conference in 2022. Some of these teams are maintained as part of William & Mary's out of conference schedule each year along with other Virginia schools like Virginia, Virginia Tech, Hampton, Radford, VMI, and Liberty.

Series records Records through the 2019–20 season Opponent Match Ups Record (Pct.) Last Game Richmond 200 97–103 () December 3, 2014 VMI 118 77–41 (.653) November 27, 2013 Virginia Tech 117 41–76 () December 17, 2005 James Madison 98 49–49 () February 22, 2020 Old Dominion 91 23–68 () December 3, 2019 Virginia 81 29–52 () December 22, 2018 George Mason 68 28–40 () December 1, 2018 VCU 51 12–39 (.235) February 1, 2012

Statistical leaders

NCAA records Individual Bill Chambers – single game rebound total (51); occurred on February 14, 1953 vs. Virginia (rules changes since then make this record unlikely to be broken)

Accolades

Southern Conference (1936–1977) Season Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Coach of the Year First Team All-SoCon Second Team All-SoCon Third Team All-SoCon Rookie of the Year1936–37N/A1937–38N/A1938–39N/A1939–40N/A1940–41N/A1941–42N/A1942–43N/A1943–44N/A1944–45N/A1945–46N/A1946–47N/AChet Giermak1947–48N/A1948–49N/AChet Giermak1949–50N/AChet Giermak (2)1950–51N/APerry LewisEd McMillan1951–52Bill Chambers1952–53Bill Chambers (2)1953–541954–551955–561956–571957–58Roy Lange1958–59Roy Lange (2)Jeff Cohen1959–60Jeff CohenBen Vaughan1960–61Jeff CohenJeff Cohen (2)1961–621962–63Roger Bergey1963–64Dave Hunter1964–651965–66Ben Pomeroy1966–67Ben Pomeroy (2)Ron Panneton1967–68Bob Sherwood1968–691969–70Bob Sherwood1970–71Tom JasperTom JasperSteve Dodge1971–72Jeffrey Trammell1972–73Mike Arizin1973–74Mike Arizin (2)1974–75Ron Satterthwaite1975–76John LowenhauptRon Satterthwaite1976–77John Lowenhaupt

ECAC South (1977–1982) William & Mary joined the CAA, its current conference, in 1982–83. The CAA's predecessor was the ECAC South, which existed between 1977–78 and 1984–85. The CAA recognizes the 1982–83 through 1984–85 seasons as part of its basketball history but not any earlier. The CAA was formally founded in 1982–83 as the ECAC South Basketball League. It was renamed the Colonial Athletic Association in 1985–86 when it added championships in other sports, and the Coastal Athletic Association in 2023 (although a number of members maintain ECAC affiliation in some sports). Season Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Coach of the Year First Team All-ECAC Second Team All-ECAC Third Team All-ECAC Rookie of the Year1977–781978–791979–801980–81Mike Strayhorn1981–82

Colonial/Coastal Athletic Association (1982–present) Season Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Coach of the Year First Team All-CAA Second Team All-CAA Third Team All-CAA Rookie of the Year1982–83Bruce ParkhillKeith Cieplicki,Brant Weidner1983–84Keith Cieplicki (2)1984–85Keith Cieplicki (3)1985–861986–871987–88Tim Trout 1988–89Tom Bock1989–90Thomas Roberts1990–91Thomas Roberts1991–92Thomas Roberts (2)1992–93Thomas Roberts (3)1993–941994–95Kurt Small1995–96David Cully1996–97Bobby Fitzgibbons1997–98Charlie WoollumRandy BracyTerence Jennings1998–991999–00Jim Moran2000–01Jim Moran (2)2001–02Mike Johnson2002–03Adam Hess2003–04Adam Hess (2)Corey CofieldCorey Cofield2004–05Corey Cofield (2)2005–062006–07Adam Payton2007–08Tony Shaver Laimis Kisielius2008–09David Schneider2009–10Tony Shaver (2)David SchneiderQuinn McDowell2010–11Quinn McDowell (2)2011–122012–13Marcus ThorntonTim Rusthoven2013–14Marcus ThorntonTim RusthovenOmar Prewitt2014–15Marcus ThorntonTerry TarpeyMarcus Thornton (2)Terry TarpeyOmar Prewitt2015–16Terry Tarpey (2)Omar PrewittTerry Tarpey (2)2016–17Daniel DixonOmar Prewitt (2)2017–18Nathan KnightDavid Cohn,Justin Pierce2018–19Nathan Knight (2)Justin Pierce (2)2019–20Nathan KnightNathan KnightDane FischerNathan Knight (3)Andy Van Vliet2020–21Luke LoeweConnor Kochera2021–222022–232023–242024–25Gabe Dorsey2025–26

Retired jerseys

William & Mary has retired six men's basketball jerseys in its program's history. Uniform numbers are not retired, only ceremonial jerseys. Banners depicting the all-time greats hang in the rafters of Kaplan Arena (the banner in white is for Lynn Norenberg, the only W&M women's basketball player to have a jersey retired). There also hang banners which commemorate their 1983 National Invitation Tournament and 2010 National Invitation Tournament bids.

Players in the NBA This section is for William & Mary players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason NBA game. Andy Duncan – Rochester Royals, Boston Celtics (1947–1951) Nathan Knight – Atlanta Hawks (2020–2021), Minnesota Timberwolves (2021–2023) Brant Weidner – San Antonio Spurs (1983–1984)

Players in international leagues Matteus Case - Bristol Flyers David Cohn – PS Karlsruhe Lions Caleb Dorsey - KK Kansai Helios Domžale Gabe Dorsey - BK Patrioti Levice Jo'el Emanuel Cheshire Phoenix Sean Houpt - Pully Lausanne Foxes Nathan Knight – Bnei Herzliya Basket Kyle Pulliam - BC Slovan Bratislava Anders Nelson — BK Ogre Terry Tarpey — Paris Basketball Marcus Thornton – FC Argeș Pitești Andy Van Vliet – Rostock Seawolves

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