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

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2020–21 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
William & Mary Athletics logo.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record7–10 (4–6 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Howland
  • Jason Kemp
  • Julian Boatner
Home arena Kaplan Arena
Seasons
  2019–20
2021–22  
2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
James Madison 82 .800137  .650
Northeastern 82 .800109  .526
Charleston 64 .600910  .474
Hofstra 86 .5711310  .565
Delaware 54 .55678  .467
Drexel45 .444128  .600
William & Mary 46 .400710  .412
Elon 47 .364109  .526
Towson 39 .250414  .222
UNC Wilmington 16 .143710  .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.

Contents

Previous season

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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jihar Williams0G6'5"201Junior Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Frostburg State
Tyler Hamilton2G6'4"210RS Senior Atlanta, Georgia Graduated
Bryce Barnes5G5'11"189Senior Chicago, Illinois Graduated
Andy Van Vliet 11F/C7'0"231RS Senior Antwerp, Belgium Graduated
Nathan Knight 13C6'10"253Senior Syracuse, New York Declared for the NBA draft

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Connor Kochera
SF
Arlington Heights, ILSaint Viator High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)N/AJul 3, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Jake Milkereit
SG
Dallas, TXBishop Lynch High School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)Sep 25, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/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

2020–21 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0Kurt Samuels Jr.6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)230 lb(104 kg)Fr St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Alexandria, Virginia
G 1Jake Milkereit6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)200 lb(91 kg)Fr Bishop Lynch High School Dallas, Texas
G 4Miodrag Dronjak6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)196 lb(89 kg)Sr Richard Bland College Kladovo, Serbia
G 5Yuri Covington6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)192 lb(87 kg)FrNational Christian Academy Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
G 10Rainers Hermanovskis6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)201 lb(91 kg)SoRiga Secondary School Nr.49 Smiltene, Latvia
G 11Thornton Scott6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)185 lb(84 kg)Jr Vermont Academy Glen Cove, New York
G 12Luke Loewe6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)186 lb(84 kg)Sr Fond du Lac High School Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
G 15Miguel Ayesa6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)201 lb(91 kg)SoNational Top Sports Institute Madrid, Spain
F 21Quinn Blair6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)225 lb(102 kg)Jr Dearborn Divine Child High School Livonia, Michigan
G/F 22Thatcher Stone6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)200 lb(91 kg)So Dexter Southfield School Medford, Massachusetts
G 23Connor Kochera6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)200 lb(91 kg)Fr Saint Viator High School Arlington Heights, Illinois
G 24Austin Washburn6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)175 lb(79 kg)Jr Powhatan High School Powhatan, Virginia
F/C 30Mehkel Harvey6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)225 lb(102 kg)Jr Ocean View High School Huntington Beach, California
F 35Ben Wight6 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

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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 OT1–1
Charles E. Smith Center  
Washington, D.C.
December 16, 2020*
6:00 pm,  ESPN+
at HamptonW 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 HofstraL 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
DelawarePostponedKaplan 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 DrexelW 69–64 4–6
(2–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
DrexelL 64–79 4–7
(2–4)
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
January 23, 2021
1:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops
College of Charleston PostponedKaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
January 24, 2021
1:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops
College of CharlestonPostponedKaplan 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 TowsonW 75–74 6–7
(4–4)
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops
James Madison PostponedKaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
February 7, 2021
2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops
James MadisonPostponedKaplan 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 WilmingtonPostponedTrask 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 ElonL 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]

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References

  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.