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

2019–20 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
2019–20 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	21–11 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach	Dane Fischer (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Howland; Jason Kemp; Julian Boatner;
Home arena	Kaplan Arena
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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.

2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Previous season

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

Departures

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

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

College recruiting information
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
Miguel Ayesa SG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Rainers Hermanovskis SG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Thatcher Stone SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Ben Wight C	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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

College recruiting information (2020)
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
Connor Kochera SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Jake Milkereit SG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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

Dane Fischer (Ithaca)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Howland (DePauw)
Jason Kemp (UW–La Crosse)
Julian Boatner (William & Mary)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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

^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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