2016–17 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 2016–17 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe were coached by 14th-year head coach Tony Shaver. The team played its home games at Kaplan Arena as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Tribe finished the season 17–14, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the CAA Tournament, they defeated Elon in the quarterfinals before losing to UNC Wilmington in the semifinals. The Tribe did not participate in any postseason tournaments.

2016–17 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record17–14 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jonathan Holmes
  • Kotie Kimble
  • Austin Shaver
Home arenaKaplan Arena
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Wilmington153 .833  296  .829
College of Charleston144 .778  2510  .714
Towson117 .611  2013  .606
Elon108 .556  1814  .563
William & Mary108 .556  1714  .548
Northeastern810 .444  1516  .484
Hofstra711 .389  1517  .469
James Madison711 .389  1023  .303
Delaware513 .278  1320  .394
Drexel315 .167  923  .281
2017 CAA Tournament winner

The season marked the 112th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary.

Previous season

The Tribe finished the 2015–16 season 20–11, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated James Madison to advance to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost Hofstra.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Terry Tarpey25G/F6'5"210SeniorStamford, CTGraduated
Sean Sheldon31F6'9"256SeniorTraverse City, MIGraduated
Hunter Seacat50F6'9"235SophomoreMooresville, NCTransferred to Appalachian State

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Matt Milon2G6'4"200SophomoreOvideo, FLBoston College
  • Under NCAA transfer rules, Milon will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nathan Knight
#80 PF
Syracuse, NY Kimball Union Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Oct 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Justin Pierce
SF
Glen Ellyn, IL Glenbard West High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg)  
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.

    Recruiting Class of 2017

    Roster

    2016–17 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Daniel Dixon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrLangley/Fishburne Great Falls, VA
    G 1 Jamison Glover 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrBattlefield Haymarket, VA
    G 2 Matt Milon (I)  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoOviedo/Boston College Oviedo, FL
    G/F 4 Omar Prewitt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrMontgomery County Mount Sterling, KY
    G/F 5 Greg Malinowski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrEpiscopal Chantilly, VA
    G 10 Connor Burchfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)177 lb (80 kg) JrConcord Concord, NC
    G 11 Michael Schlotman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrMunster Munster, IN
    F 13 Nathan Knight 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) FrNottingham/Kimball Union Academy Syracuse, NY
    G 21 Oliver Tot 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrKimball Union Academy Bratislava, Slovakia
    F 22 Paul Rowley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoLoudoun Valley Purcellville, VA
    G/F 23 Justin Pierce 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrGlenbard West Glen Ellyn, IL
    G 34 David Cohn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)168 lb (76 kg) RS JrYork/Colorado State Elmhurst, IL
    F 41 Jack Whitman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrLexington Catholic Lexington, KY
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 11*
    2:00 pm
    Bridgewater W 96–44  1–0
    Kaplan Arena (2,404)
    Williamsburg, VA
    November 14*
    7:00 pm, RSN/CSN
    at No. 12 Louisville L 58–91  1–1
    KFC Yum! Center (19,304)
    Louisville, KY
    November 19*
    7:00 pm
    Presbyterian W 89–59  2–1
    Kaplan Arena (2,315)
    Williamsburg, VA
    November 23*
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    at No. 6 Duke L 67–88  2–2
    Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    November 26*
    4:00 pm
    Liberty W 79–70  3–2
    Kaplan Arena (3,039)
    Williamsburg, VA
    November 29*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Central Michigan L 81–91  3–3
    McGuirk Arena (2,453)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    December 3*
    4:00 pm
    at Hampton L 69–79  3–4
    Hampton Convocation Center (3,123)
    Hampton, VA
    December 16*
    7:00 pm
    Milligan W 113–59  4–4
    Kaplan Arena (1,754)
    Williamsburg, VA
    December 19*
    7:00 pm
    Savannah State W 112–85  5–4
    Kaplan Arena (1,377)
    Williamsburg, VA
    December 22*
    7:00 pm
    at Rhode Island L 62–73  5–5
    Ryan Center (3,570)
    Kingston, RI
    December 29*
    7:00 pm
    at Old Dominion W 65–54  6–5
    Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,151)
    Norfolk, VA
    CAA regular season
    December 31
    2:00 pm
    at Northeastern L 64–84  6–6
    (0–1)
    Matthews Arena (960)
    Boston, MA
    January 2
    4:00 pm
    at Hofstra W 95–93 OT 7–6
    (1–1)
    Hofstra Arena (1,702)
    Hempstead, NY
    January 5
    7:00 pm
    Elon W 88–85  8–6
    (2–1)
    Kaplan Arena (2,177)
    Williamsburg, VA
    January 7
    4:00 pm
    Drexel
    Postponed to January 30 (Snow)
    Kaplan Arena 
    Williamsburg, VA
    January 12
    7:00 pm
    at UNC Wilmington L 77–101  8–7
    (2–2)
    Trask Coliseum (4,889)
    Wilmington, NC
    January 14
    4:00 pm
    at College of Charleston L 67–77  8–8
    (2–3)
    TD Arena (3,722)
    Charleston, SC
    January 19
    7:00 pm
    James Madison W 73–72  9–8
    (3–3)
    Kaplan Arena (3,076)
    Williamsburg, VA
    January 21
    7:00 pm
    at Elon L 62–71  9–9
    (3–4)
    Alumni Gym (1,446)
    Elon, NC
    January 26
    7:00 pm
    Delaware W 82–58  10–9
    (4–4)
    Kaplan Arena (2,276)
    Williamsburg, VA
    January 28
    4:00 pm, CSN
    UNC Wilmington W 96–78  11–9
    (5–4)
    Kaplan Arena (3,239)
    Williamsburg, VA
    January 30
    7:00 pm
    Drexel W 108–85  12–9
    (6–4)
    Kaplan Arena (1,895)
    Williamsburg, VA
    February 2
    7:00 pm
    Northeastern W 94–69  13–9
    (7–4)
    Kaplan Arena (2,134)
    Williamsburg, VA
    February 4
    4:00 pm, CSN
    at Towson L 80–82  13–10
    (7–5)
    SECU Arena (3,431)
    Towson, MD
    February 9
    7:00 pm
    at Drexel L 61–79  13–11
    (7–6)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (533)
    Philadelphia, PA
    February 11
    2:00 pm, CSN
    College of Charleston W 89–79  14–11
    (8–6)
    Kaplan Arena (5,107)
    Williamsburg, VA
    February 16
    7:00 pm
    at James Madison L 92–95 OT 14–12
    (8–7)
    JMU Convocation Center (2,854)
    Harrisonburg, VA
    February 18
    7:00 pm
    at Delaware W 85–64  15–12
    (9–7)
    Bob Carpenter Center (3,619)
    Newark, DE
    February 23
    7:00 pm
    Hofstra L 82–96  15–13
    (9–8)
    Kaplan Arena (2,559)
    Williamsburg, VA
    February 25
    2:00 pm, CSN
    Towson W 83–79  16–13
    (10–8)
    Kaplan Arena (3,425)
    Williamsburg, VA
    CAA Tournament
    March 4
    2:30 pm, CSN
    (4) vs. (5) Elon
    Quarterfinals
    W 71–66  17–13
    North Charleston Coliseum (4,096)
    North Charleston, SC
    March 5
    2:00 pm, CSN
    (4) vs. (1) UNC Wilmington
    Semifinals
    L 94–105  17–14
    North Charleston Coliseum (4,708)
    North Charleston, SC

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time

    Source[1][2].

    See also

    References

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