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

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 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2019–20 record21–11 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Howland
  • Jason Kemp
  • Julian Boatner
Home arenaKaplan Arena
2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Hofstra144 .778  268  .765
William & Mary135 .722  2111  .656
Towson126 .667  1913  .594
Delaware117 .611  2211  .667
Charleston117 .611  1714  .548
Northeastern99 .500  1716  .515
Elon711 .389  1321  .382
Drexel612 .333  1419  .424
UNC Wilmington513 .278  1022  .313
James Madison216 .111  921  .300
2020 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Matt Milon2G6'5"195RS JuniorOviedo, FLGraduate transferred to UCF
L.J. Owens11G6'3"165FreshmanAnnapolis, MDTransferred to UMBC
Chase Audige15G6'4"190RS FreshmanCoram, NYTransferred to Northwestern
Paul Rowley22F6'8"205RS SeniorPurcellville, VAGraduated
Justin Pierce23G/F6'6"215JuniorGlen Ellyn, ILGraduate transferred to North Carolina
Christian Clark33F6'6"205SeniorChester, VAWalk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Tyler Hamilton2G6'4"205RS SeniorAtlanta, GATransferred from Penn. Will eligible to play immediately since Hamilton graduated from Penn.
Bryce Barnes5G5'11"172SeniorChicago, ILTransferred from Milwaukee. Will eligible to play immediately since Barnes graduated from UW Milwaukee.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    2020 recruiting class

    Roster

    2019–20 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Jihar Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)201 lb (91 kg) JrFriends School of Baltimore Baltimore, MD
    G 1 Thornton Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)177 lb (80 kg) SoHoly Trinity HS Glen Cove, NY
    G 2 Tyler Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrCheshire Academy
    Penn
    Atlanta, GA
    G 4 Miodrag Dronjak (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrVirginia Beach Friends School
    Richard Bland College
    Kladovo, Serbia
    G 5 Bryce Barnes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)189 lb (86 kg) SrBogan 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 SrAntwerp Giants
    Wisconsin
    Antwerp, Belgium
    G 12 Luke Loewe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)188 lb (85 kg) JrFond du Lac HS Fond du Lac, WI
    F 13 Nathan Knight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)253 lb (115 kg) SrNottingham HS/Kimball Union Academy Syracuse, NY
    G 15 Miguel Ayesa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrNational Top Sports Institute Madrid, Spain
    F 21 Quinn Blair 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)218 lb (99 kg) RS SoDivine Child HS Livonia, MI
    G/F 22 Thatcher Stone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrDexter Southfield School Medford, MA
    G 24 Austin Washburn (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)168 lb (76 kg) SoPowhatan HS Powhatan, VA
    F/C 30 Mehkel Harvey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)221 lb (100 kg) RS SoOcean View HS Huntington Beach, CA
    F 35 Ben Wight 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrThomas Worthington HS Columbus, OH
    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 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 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.

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