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2019–20 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

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2019–20 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record21–11 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Howland
  • Jason Kemp
  • Julian Boatner
Home arenaKaplan Arena
Seasons
2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
William & Mary 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Towson 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
Delaware 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Charleston 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Northeastern 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Elon 7 11   .389 13 21   .382
Drexel 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
UNC Wilmington 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
James Madison 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
2020 CAA tournament winner

The 2019–20 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, coached by 1st-year head coach Dane Fischer, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

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The Tribe finished the 2018–19 season 14–17, 10–6 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Delaware.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Matt Milon 2 G 6'5" 195 RS Junior Oviedo, FL Graduate transferred to UCF
L.J. Owens 11 G 6'3" 165 Freshman Annapolis, MD Transferred to UMBC
Chase Audige 15 G 6'4" 190 RS Freshman Coram, NY Transferred to Northwestern
Paul Rowley 22 F 6'8" 205 RS Senior Purcellville, VA Graduated
Justin Pierce 23 G/F 6'6" 215 Junior Glen Ellyn, IL Graduate transferred to North Carolina
Christian Clark 33 F 6'6" 205 Senior Chester, VA Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Tyler Hamilton 2 G 6'4" 205 RS Senior Atlanta, GA Transferred from Penn. Will eligible to play immediately since Hamilton graduated from Penn.
Bryce Barnes 5 G 5'11" 172 Senior Chicago, IL Transferred from Milwaukee. Will eligible to play immediately since Barnes graduated from UW Milwaukee.

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Miguel Ayesa
SG
Madrid, Spain National Top Sports Institute 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) May 16, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Rainers Hermanovskis
SG
Smiltene, Latvia BK Jēkabpils 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jun 9, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Thatcher Stone
SF
Medford, MA Dexter Southfield School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 24, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ben Wight
C
Worthington, OH Thomas Worthington High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 16, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 287
  • 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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Connor Kochera
SF
Arlington Heights, IL Saint Viator High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Jul 3, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jake Milkereit
SG
Dallas, TX Bishop Lynch High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 25, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   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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2019–20 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) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Friends School of Baltimore Baltimore, MD
G 1 Thornton Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Holy Trinity HS Glen Cove, NY
G 2 Tyler Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Cheshire Academy
Penn
Atlanta, GA
G 4 Miodrag Dronjak (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Virginia Beach Friends School
Richard Bland College
Kladovo, Serbia
G 5 Bryce Barnes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Bogan HS
Milwaukee
Chicago, IL
G 10 Rainers Hermanovskis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr   Smiltene, Latvia
F/C 11 Andy Van Vliet 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 231 lb (105 kg) RS Sr Antwerp Giants
Wisconsin
Antwerp, Belgium
G 12 Luke Loewe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Fond du Lac HS Fond du Lac, WI
C 13 Nathan Knight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Sr Nottingham HS/Kimball Union Academy Syracuse, NY
G 15 Miguel Ayesa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr National Top Sports Institute Madrid, Spain
F 21 Quinn Blair 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS So Divine Child HS Livonia, MI
G/F 22 Thatcher Stone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dexter Southfield School Medford, MA
G 24 Austin Washburn (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Powhatan HS Powhatan, VA
F/C 30 Mehkel Harvey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) RS So Ocean View HS Huntington Beach, CA
F 35 Ben Wight 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Thomas Worthington HS Columbus, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at High Point W 70–56  1–0
Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,292)
High Point, NC
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm
at American W 79–70  2–0
Bender Arena (1,018)
Washington, D.C.
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wofford
CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game
W 80–79  3–0
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,840)
Spartanburg, SC
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, Cox Yurview
Hampton W 78–65  4–0
Kaplan Arena (3,735)
Williamsburg, VA
November 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, MASN2
at Oklahoma
CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game
L 70–75  4–1
Lloyd Noble Center (6,393)
Norman, OK
November 21, 2019*
10:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford
CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game
L 50–81  4–2
Maples Pavilion (2,502)
Stanford, CA
November 26, 2019*
7:30 pm, FloSports
Morehead State
CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game
W 95–84  5–2
Kaplan Arena (2,882)
Williamsburg, VA
November 30, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Buffalo L 77–88  5–3
Alumni Arena (3,420)
Amherst, NY
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, Cox Yurview
Old Dominion
Rivalry
W 63–46  6–3
Kaplan Arena (3,371)
Williamsburg, VA
December 8, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fairfield W 62–58  7–3
Alumni Hall (2,161)
Fairfield, CT
December 15, 2019*
12:00 pm, FloSports
Goucher W 90–30  8–3
Kaplan Arena (2,554)
Williamsburg, VA
December 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's L 69–84  8–4
Hagan Arena (1,513)
Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2019*
1:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Saint Francis (PA)
D.C. Holiday Hoops fest Showcase
L 72–78  8–5
Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
CAA regular season
December 30, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Elon W 74–73  9–5
(1–0)
Schar Center (1,923)
Elon, NC
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at Hofstra W 88–61  10–5
(2–0)
Mack Sports Complex (1,725)
Hempstead, NY
January 4, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
at Northeastern W 66–64  11–5
(3–0)
Matthews Arena (901)
Boston, MA
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
UNC Wilmington W 79–63  12–5
(4–0)
Kaplan Arena (3,328)
Williamsburg, VA
January 11, 2020
2:00 pm, FloSports
College of Charleston W 67–56  13–5
(5–0)
Kaplan Arena (4,384)
Williamsburg, VA
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at Delaware W 77–68  14–5
(6–0)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,955)
Newark, DE
January 18, 2020
2:00 pm, FloSports
at Drexel L 57–84  14–6
(6–1)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,587)
Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
James Madison W 88–75  15–6
(7–1)
Kaplan Arena (4,429)
Williamsburg, VA
January 25, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
Towson L 58–70  15–7
(7–2)
Kaplan Arena (4,848)
Williamsburg, VA
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at Northeastern W 59–58  16–7
(8–2)
Kaplan Arena (3,405)
Williamsburg, VA
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
Hofstra L 60–83  16–8
(8–3)
Kaplan Arena (5,325)
Williamsburg, VA
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at College of Charleston L 50–68  16–9
(8–4)
TD Arena (4,186)
Charleston, SC
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at UNC Wilmington L 64–70  16–10
(8–5)
Trask Coliseum (4,155)
Wilmington, NC
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
Drexel W 77–72  17–10
(9–5)
Kaplan Arena (3,590)
Williamsburg, VA
February 15, 2020
4:00 pm, Cox Yurview
Delaware W 81–77  18–10
(10–5)
Kaplan Arena (5,090)
Williamsburg, VA
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at Towson W 61–51  19–10
(11–5)
SECU Arena (2,613)
Towson, MD
February 22, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
at James Madison W 78–74  20–10
(12–5)
JMU Convocation Center (3,125)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 29, 2020
4:00 pm, Cox Yurview
Elon W 86–79  21–10
(13–5)
Kaplan Arena (5,180)
Williamsburg, VA
CAA Tournament
March 8, 2020
6:00 pm, FloHoops
(2) vs. (7) Elon
Quarterfinals
L 63–68  21–11
Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[1]

References

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