2015–16 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 2015–16 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe were led by thirteenth year head coach Tony Shaver. The team played its home games at Kaplan Arena and remained members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). This was the 111th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary. They finished the season 20–11, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost Hofstra. Despite again securing twenty wins for the season, the Tribe failed to secure back-to-back postseason tournament bids for the first time in program history. Along with the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons, this was only the second time in program history that William & Mary won twenty games during three consecutive seasons.

2015–16 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record20–11 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jonathan Holmes
  • Kotie Kimble
  • Austin Shaver
Home arenaKaplan Arena
2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Hofstra144 .778  2410  .706
UNC Wilmington144 .778  258  .758
Towson117 .611  2013  .606
James Madison117 .611  2111  .656
William & Mary117 .611  2011  .645
Northeastern99 .500  1815  .545
College of Charleston810 .444  1714  .548
Elon711 .389  1616  .500
Drexel315 .167  625  .194
Delaware216 .111  723  .233
2016 CAA Tournament winner

Previous season

The team tried to improve upon their 20–13 (12–6 CAA) record from the 2014–15 season that saw the team fall short, for the second straight year, of a conference championship with a 61–72 loss to Northeastern in the championship game of the 2015 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The Tribe ultimately received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Tulsa. The Tribe also saw the graduation of the program's all-time leading scorer, Marcus Thornton. Thornton, who was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the second round of the 2015 NBA draft, is currently playing for the Sydney Kings in the Australian National Basketball League.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Tom Schalk43F6'8"200SeniorBurnsville, MinnesotaGraduated
Marcus Thornton3G6'4"185SeniorUpper Marlboro, MarylandGraduated/2015 NBA draft

Recruiting Class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Hunter Seacat
SF
Mooresville, North Carolina Lake Norman High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-09-02.

    Roster

    2015–16 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Daniel Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrLangley/Fishburne Great Falls, Virginia
    G 1 Jamison Glover 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoBattlefield Haymarket, Virginia
    G/F 4 Omar Prewitt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrMontgomery County Mount Sterling, Kentucky
    G/F 5 Greg Malinowski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoEpiscopal Chantilly, Virginia
    G 10 Connor Burchfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoConcord Concord, North Carolina
    G 11 Michael Schlotman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoMunster Munster, Indiana
    G 21 Oliver Tot 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoKimball Union Academy Bratislava, Slovakia
    F 22 Paul Rowley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrLoudoun Valley Purcellville, Virginia
    G/F 25 Terry Tarpey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrFairfield Prep Stamford, Connecticut
    F 31 Sean Shelton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)256 lb (116 kg) SrSaint Francis Catholic Traverse City, Michigan
    G 34 David Cohn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoYork
    Colorado State
    Elmhurst, Illinois
    F 41 Jack Whitman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoLexington Catholic Lexington, Kentucky
    F 50 Hunter Seacat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrLake Norman Mooresville, North Carolina
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    [1]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 13, 2015*
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at NC State W 86–68  1–0
    PNC Arena (16,377)
    Raleigh, North Carolina
    November 17, 2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Liberty W 70–59  2–0
    Vines Center (2,102)
    Lynchburg, Virginia
    November 19, 2015*
    7:00 pm
    Washington Adventist W 85–60  3–0
    Kaplan Arena (1,822)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    November 21, 2015*
    2:00 pm
    at Dayton L 66–69  3–1
    UD Arena (12,796)
    Dayton, Ohio
    November 25, 2015*
    7:00 pm
    Hampton W 86–67  4–1
    Kaplan Arena (2,330)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    November 28, 2015*
    4:00 pm
    at Howard L 77–79  4–2
    Burr Gymnasium (954)
    Washington, D.C.
    December 1, 2015*
    7:00 pm
    Old Dominion W 55–48  5–2
    Kaplan Arena (3,256)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    December 5, 2015*
    2:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3
    at No. 10 Virginia L 52–67  5–3
    John Paul Jones Arena (14,105)
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    December 18, 2015*
    7:00 pm
    Mary Washington W 94–64  6–3
    Kaplan Arena (1,462)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    December 21, 2015*
    7:00 pm
    High Point W 78–75 OT 7–3
    Kaplan Arena (1,388)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    December 29, 2015*
    7:30 pm
    Central Michigan W 88–84  8–3
    Kaplan Arena (3,313)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    CAA regular season
    December 31, 2015
    4:00 pm
    Towson L 69–76  8–4
    (0–1)
    Kaplan Arena (2,531)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    January 2, 2016
    4:00 pm
    College of Charleston W 78–70  9–4
    (1–1)
    Kaplan Arena (2,873)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    January 7, 2016
    7:00 pm
    at Drexel W 72–63  10–4
    (2–1)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,107)
    Philadelphia
    January 9, 2016
    4:00 pm
    Northeastern W 78-60  11-4
    (3-1)
    Kaplan Arena (3,626)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    January 14, 2016
    7:00 pm
    at College of Charleston W 63–61  12–4
    (4–1)
    TD Arena (3,069)
    Charleston, South Carolina
    January 16, 2016
    2:00 pm, ASN
    at UNC Wilmington L 94–97 OT 12–5
    (4–2)
    Trask Coliseum (4,211)
    Wilmington, North Carolina
    January 21, 2016
    7:00 pm
    Elon W 89–67  13–5
    (5–2)
    Kaplan Arena (3,278)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    January 23, 2016
    4:00 pm, CSN
    at Hofstra L 63–91  13–6
    (5–3)
    Hofstra Arena (894)
    Hempstead, New York
    January 28, 2016
    7:00 pm
    at Delaware W 94–79  14–6
    (6–3)
    Bob Carpenter Center (2,311)
    Newark, Delaware
    January 30, 2016
    4:00 pm, CSN
    James Madison W 68–62  15–6
    (7–3)
    Kaplan Arena (3,681)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    February 4, 2016
    7:00 pm, CSN
    at Northeastern W 86–77  16–6
    (8–3)
    Matthews Arena (1,416)
    Boston
    February 6, 2016
    2:30 pm, NBCSN
    Delaware
    Gold Rush/Charter Day
    W 90–64  17–6
    (9–3)
    Kaplan Arena (6,028)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    February 11, 2016
    7:00 pm
    Hofstra L 80-86  17–7
    (9–4)
    Kaplan Arena (3,259)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    February 13, 2016
    4:00 pm, CSN
    at Towson L 82–99  17–8
    (9–5)
    SECU Arena (2,334)
    Towson, Maryland
    February 18, 2016
    7:00 pm
    UNC Wilmington W 87–69  18–8
    (10–5)
    Kaplan Arena (3,148)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    February 20, 2016
    4:00 pm, CSN
    Drexel L 69–74  18–9
    (10–6)
    Kaplan Arena (3,948)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    February 25, 2016
    7:00 pm
    at Elon W 75–65  19–9
    (11–6)
    Alumni Gym (1,632)
    Elon, North Carolina
    February 27, 2016
    2:30 pm, NBCSN
    at James Madison L 65–71  19–10
    (11–7)
    JMU Convocation Center (3,646)
    Harrisonburg, Virginia
    CAA Tournament
    March 5, 2016
    2:30 pm, CSN
    vs. James Madison
    Quarterfinals
    W 79–64  20–10
    Royal Farms Arena (3,904)
    Baltimore
    March 6, 2016
    1:00 pm, NBCSN
    vs. Hofstra
    Semifinals
    L 67–70  20–11
    Royal Farms Arena (3,643)
    Baltimore
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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