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2018–19 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

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2018–19 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record14–17 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jonathan Holmes
  • Austin Shaver
  • Julian Boatner
Home arenaKaplan Arena
Seasons
2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Northeastern 14 4   .778 23 11   .676
Charleston 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
William & Mary 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Delaware 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Drexel 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Elon 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
James Madison 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
Towson 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
UNC Wilmington 5 13   .278 10 23   .303
2019 CAA tournament winner

The 2018–19 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, coached by 16th-year head coach Tony Shaver, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. Street & Smith's preseason basketball preview rated William & Mary with the toughest schedule in the CAA.[1]

Previous season

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The Tribe finished the 2017–18 season 19–12, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Towson in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament before losing in the semifinals to College of Charleston.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jamison Glover 1 G 6'0" 195 Senior Haymarket, VA Graduated
Tommy Papas 5 G 6'3" 195 Senior Plainfield, NJ Graduated
Connor Burchfield 10 G 6'4" 180 Senior Concord, NC Graduated
Cole Harrison 15 F 6'11" 252 RS Senior Brentwood, TN Graduated
Oliver Tot 21 G 6'6" 200 Senior Bratislava, Slovakia Graduated
Omar Mostafa 24 G 6'2" 204 Sophomore Saddle River, NJ Left team
Amir Shafi 33 G/F 6'4" 210 Senior Delran, NJ Graduated
David Cohn 34 G 6'2" 168 RS Senior Elmhurst, IL Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Andy Van Vliet 5 F 7'0" 228 Senior Antwerp, Belgium Wisconsin
Christian Clark 24 F 6'6" 210 Senior Chester, VA Alabama
  • Under NCAA transfer rules, Andy Van Vliet will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season, and will have one year of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
L.J. Owens
#74 SG
Severna Park, MD Severna Park High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Apr 25, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 71
Thornton Scott
PG
Glen Cove, NY Holy Trinity Diocesan High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 27, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Chase Audige
PG
Coram, NY The Hill School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 16, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Quinn Blair
SF
Livonia, MI Divine Child High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 16, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Mehkel Harvey
PF
Huntington Beach, CA Ocean View High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 7, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 159
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cameron Brown
SG
Greenbelt, MD Eleanor Roosevelt High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 9, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2018–19 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jihar Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Friends School of Baltimore Baltimore, MD
G 1 Thornton Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Holy Trinity HS Glen Cove, NY
G 2 Matt Milon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Oviedo HS/Boston College Oviedo, FL
F 5 Andy Van Vliet (I) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr Antwerp Giants/Wisconsin Antwerp, Belgium
G 11 L.J. Owens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Severn School Annapolis, MD
G 12 Luke Loewe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Fond du Lac HS Fond du Lac, WI
C 13 Nathan Knight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Nottingham HS/Kimball Union Academy Syracuse, NY
G 15 Chase Audige 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr The Hill School Coram, NY
G/F 21 Quinn Blair 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Divine Child HS Livonia, MI
F 22 Paul Rowley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Loudoun Valley HS Purcellville, VA
G/F 23 Justin Pierce 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Glenbard West HS Glen Ellyn, IL
F 30 Mehkel Harvey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Ocean View HS Huntington Beach, CA
F 33 Christian Clark (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Thomas Dale HS/Alabama Chester, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 6, 2018

Honors and awards

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Street & Smith's Preseason All Colonial

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  • Nathan Knight[2]

Athlon Sports Preseason All CAA 2nd Team

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  • Nathan Knight[3]
  • Justin Pierce

Lindy's Sports Preseason All Conference 1st Team

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  • Nathan Knight[4]

Lindy's Sports Preseason Best Shooter

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  • Matt Milon

Lindy's Sports Preseason Best NBA Prospect

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  • Nathan Knight

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018*
7:00 pm
High Point W 79–69  1–0
Kaplan Arena (3,301)
Williamsburg, VA
November 10, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne
Gotham Classic
L 70–84  1–1
Palumbo Center (2,534)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, NBCSC/ESPN3
at UIC
Gotham Classic
L 95–100 OT 1–2
Credit Union 1 Arena (2,409)
Chicago, IL
November 17, 2018*
12:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Notre Dame
Gotham Classic
L 64–73  1–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,511)
Notre Dame, IN
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm
Radford
Gotham Classic
L 72–81  1–4
Kaplan Arena (3,370)
Williamsburg, VA
November 24, 2018*
4:00 pm
Saint Joseph's
A10–CAA Challenge
W 87–85  2–4
Kaplan Arena (2,878)
Williamsburg, VA
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Marshall L 64–84  2–5
Cam Henderson Center (6,187)
Huntington, WV
December 1, 2018*
4:00 pm
George Mason L 84–87  2–6
Kaplan Arena (3,332)
Williamsburg, VA
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Old Dominion
Rivalry
L 53–71  2–7
Ted Constant Center (6,501)
Norfolk, VA
December 8, 2018*
4:00 pm
at Hampton W 76–71  3–7
Hampton Convocation Center (3,543)
Hampton, VA
December 16, 2018*
4:00 pm
William Peace W 106–89  4–7
Kaplan Arena (3,140)
Williamsburg, VA
December 22, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 5 Virginia L 40–72  4–8
John Paul Jones Arena (14,623)
Charlottesville, VA
CAA regular season
December 28, 2018
7:00 pm
James Madison W 79–74  5–8
(1–0)
Kaplan Arena (3,690)
Williamsburg, VA
December 30, 2018
4:00 pm
Towson W 71–61  6–8
(2–0)
Kaplan Arena (3,346)
Williamsburg, VA
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm
at Delaware L 56–58  6–9
(2–1)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,601)
Newark, DE
January 5, 2019
4:00 pm
at Drexel W 84–66  7–9
(3–1)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (831)
Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm
Hofstra L 90–93 3OT 7–10
(3–2)
Kaplan Arena (3,176)
Williamsburg, VA
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm
Northeastern L 70–90  7–11
(3–3)
Kaplan Arena (3,367)
Williamsburg, VA
January 19, 2019
4:00 pm
Elon L 71–76  7–12
(3–4)
Kaplan Arena (3,845)
Williamsburg, VA
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 88–93  7–13
(3–5)
Trask Coliseum (3,889)
Wilmington, NC
January 26, 2019
4:00 pm
at College of Charleston L 59–74  7–14
(3–6)
TD Arena (4,569)
Charleston, SC
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm
Drexel W 75–69  8–14
(4–6)
Kaplan Arena (3,034)
Williamsburg, VA
February 2, 2019
4:00 pm
Delaware W 84–63  9–14
(5–6)
Kaplan Arena (4,611)
Williamsburg, VA
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm
at Northeastern L 60–72  9–15
(5–7)
Matthews Arena (795)
Boston, MA
February 9, 2019
4:00 pm
at Hofstra L 87–93  9–16
(5–8)
Mack Sports Complex (4,208)
Hempstead, NY
February 16, 2019
7:00 pm
at Elon W 84–74  10–16
(6–8)
Schar Center (2,651)
Elon, NC
February 21, 2019
4:00 pm
College of Charleston W 86–84 OT 11–16
(7–8)
Kaplan Arena (3,658)
Williamsburg, VA
February 23, 2019
4:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 71–63  12–16
(8–8)
Kaplan Arena (3,836)
Williamsburg, VA
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm
at Towson W 67–65  13–16
(9–8)
SECU Arena (1,511)
Towson, MD
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm
at James Madison W 70–66  14–16
(10–8)
JMU Convocation Center (3,814)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA Tournament
March 10, 2019
2:30 pm
(4) vs. (5) Delaware
Quarterfinals
L 79–85  14–17
North Charleston Coliseum (2,796)
North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ Street & Smith's College Basketball. 2018–19: 178. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Street & Smith's College Basketball. 2018–19: 178. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Athlon Sports College Basketball. 2018–19: 136. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ Lindy's Sports College Basketball. 2018–19: 181. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule".