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2020–21 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

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2020–21 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record7–10 (4–6 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Howland
  • Jason Kemp
  • Julian Boatner
Home arenaKaplan Arena
Seasons
2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 8 2   .800 13 7   .650
Northeastern 8 2   .800 10 9   .526
Charleston 6 4   .600 9 10   .474
Hofstra 8 6   .571 13 10   .565
Delaware 5 4   .556 7 8   .467
Drexel 4 5   .444 12 8   .600
William & Mary 4 6   .400 7 10   .412
Elon 4 7   .364 10 9   .526
Towson 3 9   .250 4 14   .222
UNC Wilmington 1 6   .143 7 10   .412
2021 CAA tournament winner


The 2020–21 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, led by second-year head coach Dane Fischer, play 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 2019–20 season 21–11, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in second place. They were upset by Elon in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jihar Williams 0 G 6'5" 201 Junior Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Frostburg State
Tyler Hamilton 2 G 6'4" 210 RS Senior Atlanta, Georgia Graduated
Bryce Barnes 5 G 5'11" 189 Senior Chicago, Illinois Graduated
Andy Van Vliet 11 F/C 7'0" 231 RS Senior Antwerp, Belgium Graduated
Nathan Knight 13 C 6'10" 253 Senior Syracuse, New York Declared for the NBA draft

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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:   247Sports: 251
  • 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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2020–21 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Kurt Samuels Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Alexandria, Virginia
G 1 Jake Milkereit 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bishop Lynch High School Dallas, Texas
G 4 Miodrag Dronjak 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Richard Bland College Kladovo, Serbia
G 5 Yuri Covington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr National Christian Academy Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
G 10 Rainers Hermanovskis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Riga Secondary School Nr.49 Smiltene, Latvia
G 11 Thornton Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Vermont Academy Glen Cove, New York
G 12 Luke Loewe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Fond du Lac High School Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
G 15 Miguel Ayesa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So National Top Sports Institute Madrid, Spain
F 21 Quinn Blair 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Dearborn Divine Child High School Livonia, Michigan
G/F 22 Thatcher Stone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Dexter Southfield School Medford, Massachusetts
G 23 Connor Kochera 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Saint Viator High School Arlington Heights, Illinois
G 24 Austin Washburn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Powhatan High School Powhatan, Virginia
F/C 30 Mehkel Harvey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Ocean View High School Huntington Beach, California
F 35 Ben Wight 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Thomas Worthington High School Columbus, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 28, 2020*
7:00 pm, ODUSports.com
at Old Dominion
Rivalry
L 78–86  0–1
Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
November 30, 2020*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at NC State Canceled Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
December 3, 2020*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Hampton Postponed Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
December 9, 2020*
7:00 pm
at Norfolk State Canceled Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall 
Norfolk, VA
December 14, 2020*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at George Washington W 85–84 OT 1–1
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
December 16, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hampton W 75–58  2–1
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
December 19, 2020*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
High Point L 49–71  2–2
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
December 22, 2020*
2:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 16 Virginia L 40–76  2–3
John Paul Jones Arena (250)
Charlottesville, VA
CAA regular season
January 2, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Hofstra L 56–61  2–4
(0–1)
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
January 3, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Hofstra L 73–82  2–5
(0–2)
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops
Delaware W 67–62  3–5
(1–2)
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
January 10, 2021
2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops
Delaware Postponed Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
January 16, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
at Drexel L 58–82  3–6
(1–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
at Drexel W 69–64  4–6
(2–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
Drexel L 64–79  4–7
(2–4)
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
January 23, 2021
1:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops
College of Charleston Postponed Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
January 24, 2021
1:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops
College of Charleston Postponed Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
January 30, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
at Towson W 84–74  5–7
(3–4)
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
January 31, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
at Towson W 75–74  6–7
(4–4)
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops
James Madison Postponed Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
February 7, 2021
2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops
James Madison Postponed Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
February 13, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
at UNC Wilmington Postponed Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
February 14, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
at UNC Wilmington Postponed Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
February 20, 2021
2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops
Elon L 54–75  6–8
(4–5)
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
February 22, 2021
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Elon L 54–73  6–9
(4–6)
Schar Center 
Elon, NC
CAA Tournament
March 6, 2021
7:00 pm, FloHoops
(7) vs. (10) UNC Wilmington
First round
W 73–60  7–9
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
March 7, 2021
6:00 pm, FloHoops
(7) vs. (2) Northeastern
Quarterfinals
L 47–63  7–10
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Elon Stuns William & Mary To Advance to Semifinals". Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports). March 8, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2021.