2021–22 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 2021–22 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, led by third-year head coach Dane Fischer, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

2021–22 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record5–27 (4–14 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Howland
  • Nate Bollinger
  • Julian Boatner
Home arenaKaplan Arena
Seasons
2021–22 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Towson 15 3   .833 25 9   .735
UNC Wilmington 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Hofstra 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Drexel 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Delaware 10 8   .556 22 13   .629
Charleston 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Elon 7 11   .389 10 22   .313
James Madison* 6 12   .333 15 14   .517
William & Mary 4 14   .222 5 27   .156
Northeastern 2 16   .111 9 22   .290
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2022
2022 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Tribe finished the 2020–21 season 7–10, 4–6 in CAA play to finish in seventh place. They lost to Northeastern in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Miodrag Dronjak 4 G 6'3" 196 Senior Kladovo, Serbia Graduated
Luke Loewe 12 G 6'4" 188 Senior Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Graduate transferred to Minnesota
Thornton Scott 11 G 6'5" 185 Senior Glen Cove, New York Retired
Thatcher Stone 11 G/F 6'6" 200 Sophomore Medford, Massachusetts Left team, later transferred to Stonehill

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Brandon Carroll 4 G 6'7" 210 Graduate Student The Bronx Transferred from Florida Southern. Eligible to play immediately since Carroll graduated from Florida Southern.

2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Langdon Hatton
F
Georgetown, IN North Harrison High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 4, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Julian Lewis
SG
Ann Arbor, MI Huron High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 1, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tyler Rice
PG
Columbia, South Carolina Ridge View High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jun 24, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 242
  • 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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2021–22 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) So St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Alexandria, VA
G 1 Jake Milkereit 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bishop Lynch HS Dallas, TX
G 2 Julian Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Huron HS Ann Arbor, MI
G/F 4 Brandon Carroll 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Florida Southern Bronx, NY
G 5 Yuri Covington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So National Christian Academy Wilkes-Barre, PA
G 10 Rainers Hermanovskis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Riga Secondary School Nr.49 Smiltene, Latvia
G 12 Tyler Rice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Ridge View HS Columbia, SC
G 15 Miguel Ayesa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr National Top Sports Institute Madrid, Spain
F 21 Quinn Blair 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Dearborn Divine Child HS Livonia, MI
G 23 Connor Kochera 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Saint Viator HS Arlington Heights, IL
G 24 Austin Washburn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Powhatan HS Powhatan, VA
F/C 30 Mehkel Harvey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Ocean View HS Huntington Beach, CA
F 33 Langdon Hatton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr North Harrison HS Georgetown, IN
F 35 Ben Wight 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Thomas Worthington HS Columbus, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 22, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+
at Wake Forest L 59–77  0–1
LJVM Coliseum (3,710)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
American L 62–74  0–2
Kaplan Arena (2,799)
Williamsburg, VA
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm
at Norfolk State L 74–91  0–3
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,898)
Norfolk, VA
November 20, 2021*
5:00 pm
vs. Georgia State
Legends Classic at High Point
L 59–77  0–4
Qubein Center (1,570)
High Point, NC
November 21, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Howard
Legends Classic at High Point
L 76–82  0–5
Qubein Center (1,230)
High Point, NC
November 24, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Radford L 54–67  0–6
Dedmon Center (1,016)
Radford, VA
November 27, 2021*
4:00 pm, FloHoops
Mary Baldwin W 87–50  1–6
Kaplan Arena (1,614)
Williamsburg, VA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Navy L 56–75  1–7
Alumni Hall (889)
Annapolis, MD
December 4, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Davidson L 46–70  1–8
John M. Belk Arena (2,899)
Davidson, NC
December 7, 2021*
7:00 pm, FloHoops COX
Old Dominion
Rivalry
L 59–74  1–9
Kaplan Arena (2,286)
Williamsburg, VA
December 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, FloHoops COX
Hampton L 53–54  1–10
Kaplan Arena (2,007)
Williamsburg, VA
December 12, 2021*
1:00 pm, FloHoops
Fairfield L 47–70  1–11
Kaplan Arena (1,673)
Williamsburg, VA
December 22, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso L 66–88  1–12
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,125)
Valparaiso, IN
CAA regular season
December 29, 2021
7:00 pm, FloHoops COX
Hofstra W 63–62  2–12
(1–0)
Kaplan Arena (1,778)
Williamsburg, VA
December 31, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops COX
Northeastern W 71–70  3–12
(2–0)
Kaplan Arena (1,693)
Williamsburg, VA
January 15, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops COX
James Madison L 91–95 OT 3–13
(2–1)
Kaplan Arena (2,496)
Williamsburg, VA
January 17, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Towson L 69–91  3–14
(2–2)
Kaplan Arena (1,783)
Williamsburg, VA
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Delaware L 74–84  3–15
(2–3)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,560)
Newark, DE
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Drexel W 83–75  4–15
(3–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,710)
Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at College of Charleston
Rescheduled from January 11
L 73–74  4–16
(3–4)
TD Arena (3,230)
Charleston, SC
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Elon
Rescheduled from January 5
L 54–61  4–17
(3–5)
Schar Center (1,585)
Elon, NC
January 29, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops COX
Elon W 65–61  5–17
(4–5)
Kaplan Arena (2,472)
Williamsburg, VA
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops COX
College of Charleston L 61–84  5–18
(4–6)
Kaplan Arena (2,352)
Williamsburg, VA
February 5, 2022
4:00 pm, CBSSN
UNC Wilmington L 70–92  5–19
(4–7)
Kaplan Arena (3,885)
Williamsburg, VA
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Towson L 60–75  5–20
(4–8)
SECU Arena (1,683)
Towson, MD
February 12, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops
at James Madison L 55–69  5–21
(4–9)
Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,358)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 14, 2022
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at UNC Wilmington
Rescheduled from January 9
L 73–80 OT 5–22
(4–10)
Trask Coliseum (3,020)
Wilmington, NC
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Drexel L 57–72  5–23
(4–11)
Kaplan Arena (2,295)
Williamsburg, VA
February 19, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops COX
Delaware L 69–73  5–24
(4–12)
Kaplan Arena (3,132)
Williamsburg, VA
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Northeastern L 28–62  5–25
(4–13)
Matthews Arena (749)
Boston, MA
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Hofstra L 67–83  5–26
(4–14)
Mack Sports Complex (2,247)
Hempstead, NY
CAA Tournament
March 5, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops
(8) vs. (9) Northeastern
First Round
L 63–68 OT 5–27
Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,503)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2021.