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

2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
	† 2017 CAA Tournament winner ;

William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
2016–17 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record	17–14 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach	Tony Shaver (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Jonathan Holmes; Kotie Kimble; Austin Shaver;
Home arena	Kaplan Arena

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.

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Terry Tarpey	25	G/F	6'5"	210	Senior	Stamford, CT	Graduated
Sean Sheldon	31	F	6'9"	256	Senior	Traverse City, MI	Graduated
Hunter Seacat	50	F	6'9"	235	Sophomore	Mooresville, NC	Transferred to Appalachian State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Matt Milon	2	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Ovideo, FL	Boston 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
Nathan Knight #80 PF	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)
Justin Pierce SF	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

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jihar Williams SG	Baltimore, MD	Friends School of Baltimore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 22, 2016
Jihar Williams SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Luke Loewe PG	Fond du Lac, WI	Fond du Lac High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 28, 2016
Luke Loewe PG	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.

Roster

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Daniel Dixon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Langley/Fishburne	Great Falls, VA
G	1	Jamison Glover	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Battlefield	Haymarket, VA
G	2	Matt Milon (I)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Oviedo/Boston College	Oviedo, FL
G/F	4	Omar Prewitt	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Montgomery County	Mount Sterling, KY
G/F	5	Greg Malinowski	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Episcopal	Chantilly, VA
G	10	Connor Burchfield	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Concord	Concord, NC
G	11	Michael Schlotman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Munster	Munster, IN
F	13	Nathan Knight	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Nottingham/Kimball Union Academy	Syracuse, NY
G	21	Oliver Tot	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Kimball Union Academy	Bratislava, Slovakia
F	22	Paul Rowley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Loudoun Valley	Purcellville, VA
G/F	23	Justin Pierce	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Glenbard West	Glen Ellyn, IL
G	34	David Cohn	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	RS Jr	York/Colorado State	Elmhurst, IL
F	41	Jack Whitman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Lexington Catholic	Lexington, KY

Head coach

Tony Shaver (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Jonathan Holmes (North Carolina)
Kotie Kimble (Coastal Carolina)
Austin Shaver (Virginia)

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 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].

References

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William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Venues	Blow Gymnasium (1925–1971) Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (alternate; 1952–1965) Kaplan Arena (1971–present)
Culture & lore	Colonel Ebirt Griffin Hershberger Award hoax Scandal of 1951
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Wilmington †	15	–	3	.833	29	–	6	.829
College of Charleston	14	–	4	.778	25	–	10	.714
Towson	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Elon	10	–	8	.556	18	–	14	.563
William & Mary	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Northeastern	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Hofstra	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
James Madison	7	–	11	.389	10	–	23	.303
Delaware	5	–	13	.278	13	–	20	.394
Drexel	3	–	15	.167	9	–	23	.281

† 2017 CAA Tournament winner

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

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting Class of 2016

Recruiting Class of 2017

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References