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

2020–21 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
2020–21 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	7–10 (4–6 CAA)
Head coach	Dane Fischer (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Howland; Jason Kemp; Julian Boatner;
Home arena	Kaplan Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
James Madison	8	–	2	.800	13	–	7	.650
Northeastern	8	–	2	.800	10	–	9	.526
Charleston	6	–	4	.600	9	–	10	.474
Hofstra	8	–	6	.571	13	–	10	.565
Delaware	5	–	4	.556	7	–	8	.467
Drexel †	4	–	5	.444	12	–	8	.600
William & Mary	4	–	6	.400	7	–	10	.412
Elon	4	–	7	.364	10	–	9	.526
Towson	3	–	9	.250	4	–	14	.222
UNC Wilmington	1	–	6	.143	7	–	10	.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.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jihar Williams	0	G	6'5"	201	Junior	Baltimore, Maryland	Transferred to Frostburg State
Tyler Hamilton	2	G	6'4"	210	RS Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	Graduated
Bryce Barnes	5	G	5'11"	189	Senior	Chicago, Illinois	Graduated
Andy Van Vliet	11	F/C	7'0"	231	RS Senior	Antwerp, Belgium	Graduated
Nathan Knight	13	C	6'10"	253	Senior	Syracuse, New York	Declared for the NBA draft

2020 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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[edit]

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Kurt Samuels Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School	Alexandria, Virginia
G	1	Jake Milkereit	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Bishop Lynch High School	Dallas, Texas
G	4	Miodrag Dronjak	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Sr	Richard Bland College	Kladovo, Serbia
G	5	Yuri Covington	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	National Christian Academy	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
G	10	Rainers Hermanovskis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	So	Riga Secondary School Nr.49	Smiltene, Latvia
G	11	Thornton Scott	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Vermont Academy	Glen Cove, New York
G	12	Luke Loewe	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Fond du Lac High School	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
G	15	Miguel Ayesa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	So	National Top Sports Institute	Madrid, Spain
F	21	Quinn Blair	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Dearborn Divine Child High School	Livonia, Michigan
G/F	22	Thatcher Stone	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Dexter Southfield School	Medford, Massachusetts
G	23	Connor Kochera	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Saint Viator High School	Arlington Heights, Illinois
G	24	Austin Washburn	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Powhatan High School	Powhatan, Virginia
F/C	30	Mehkel Harvey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Ocean View High School	Huntington Beach, California
F	35	Ben Wight	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Thomas Worthington High School	Columbus, Ohio

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
Last update: January 30, 2021

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (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 ^OT	1–1	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
December 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hampton	W 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 Hofstra	L 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		Delaware	Postponed		Kaplan 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 Drexel	W 69–64	4–6 (2–3)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Drexel	L 64–79	4–7 (2–4)	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
January 23, 2021 1:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops		College of Charleston	Postponed		Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
January 24, 2021 1:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops		College of Charleston	Postponed		Kaplan 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 Towson	W 75–74	6–7 (4–4)	SECU Arena Towson, MD
February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops		James Madison	Postponed		Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
February 7, 2021 2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops		James Madison	Postponed		Kaplan 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 Wilmington	Postponed		Trask 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 Elon	L 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]

References[edit]

^ "Elon Stuns William & Mary To Advance to Semifinals". Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports). March 8, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

[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.

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Venues	Blow Gymnasium (1925–1971) Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (alternate; 1952–1965) Kaplan Arena (1971–present)
Rivalries	Old Dominion
Culture & lore	Colonel Ebirt Griffin Hershberger Award hoax Scandal of 1951
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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