2018–19 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hofstra	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
Northeastern †	14	–	4	.778	23	–	11	.676
Charleston	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
William & Mary	10	–	8	.556	14	–	17	.452
Delaware	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Drexel	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Elon	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
James Madison	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Towson	6	–	12	.333	10	–	22	.313
UNC Wilmington	5	–	13	.278	10	–	23	.303

† 2019 CAA tournament winner

The 2018–19 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represents the College of William & Mary during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe are coached by 16th-year head coach Tony Shaver and play their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Tribe finished the 2017–18 season 19–12, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Towson in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament before losing in the semifinals to College of Charleston.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jamison Glover	1	G	6'0"	195	Senior	Haymarket, VA	Walk-on; graduated
Tommy Papas	5	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Plainfield, NJ	Walk-on; graduated
Connor Burchfield	10	G	6'4"	180	Senior	Concord, NC	Graduated
Cole Harrison	15	F	6'11"	252	RS Senior	Brentwood, TN	Graduated
Oliver Tot	21	G	6'6"	200	Senior	Bratislava, Slovakia	Graduated
Omar Mostafa	24	G	6'2"	204	Sophomore	Saddle River, NJ	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Amir Shafi	33	G/F	6'4"	210	Senior	Delran, NJ	Walk-on; graduated
David Cohn	34	G	6'2"	168	RS Senior	Elmhurst, IL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Andy Van Vliet	5	F	7'0"	228	Senior	Antwerp, Belgium	Transferred from Wisconsin. Under NCAA transfer rules, Van Vliet will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Christian Clark	24	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Chester, VA	Transferred from Alabama. Will be eligible to play. Will join the team as a walk-on.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
L.J. Owens #74 SG	Severna Park, MD	Severna Park High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Apr 25, 2017
L.J. Owens #74 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Thornton Scott PG	Glen Cove, NY	Holy Trinity Diocesan High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 27, 2017
Thornton Scott PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Chase Audige PG	Coram, NY	The Hill School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 16, 2017
Chase Audige PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Quinn Blair SF	Livonia, MI	Divine Child High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 16, 2017
Quinn Blair SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Mehkel Harvey PF	Huntington Beach, CA	Ocean View High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 7, 2018
Mehkel Harvey PF	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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cameron Brown SG	Greenbelt, MD	Eleanor Roosevelt High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 9, 2018
Cameron Brown SG	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.

Roster

2018–19 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jihar Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Friends School of Baltimore	Baltimore, MD
G	1	Thornton Scott	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	Holy Trinity HS	Glen Cove, NY
G	2	Matt Milon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Oviedo HS/Boston College	Oviedo, FL
F	5	Andy Van Vliet	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Sr	Antwerp Giants	Antwerp, Belgium
G	11	L.J. Owens	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Severn School	Annapolis, MD
G	12	Luke Loewe	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	So	Fond du Lac HS	Fond du Lac, WI
F	13	Nathan Knight	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Nottingham HS/Kimball Union Academy	Syracuse, NY
G	15	Chase Audige	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	The Hill School	Coram, NY
G/F	21	Quinn Blair	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Divine Child HS	Livonia, MI
F	22	Paul Rowley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Loudoun Valley HS	Purcellville, VA
G/F	23	Justin Pierce	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Glenbard West HS	Glen Ellyn, IL
F	30	Mehkel Harvey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Ocean View HS	Huntington Beach, CA
F	33	Christian Clark (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Thomas Dale HS/Alabama	Chester, VA

Head coach

Tony Shaver (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Jonathan Holmes (North Carolina)
Austin Shaver (Virginia)
Julian Boatner (William & Mary)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 6, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm	High Point	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Nov 10, 2018* 5:00 pm	at Duquesne Gotham Classic	Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 15, 2018* 7:00 pm	at UIC Gotham Classic	UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Nov 17, 2018* 12:00 pm	at Notre Dame Gotham Classic	Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm	Radford Gotham Classic	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Nov 24, 2018* 4:00 pm	Saint Joseph's	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Marshall	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm	George Mason	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Dec 5, 2018*	at Old Dominion	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Dec 8, 2018* 4:00 pm	at Hampton	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
Dec 16, 2018* 4:00 pm	William Peace	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra	at Virginia	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
CAA regular season
Dec 28, 2018 7:00 pm	James Madison	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Dec 30, 2018 4:00 pm	Towson	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm	at Delaware	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
Jan 5, 2019 4:00 pm	at Drexel	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm	Hofstra	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm	Northeastern	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Jan 19, 2019 4:00 pm	Elon	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm	at UNC Wilmington	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm	at College of Charleston	TD Arena Charleston, SC
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm	Drexel	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm	Delaware	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm	at Northeastern	Matthews Arena Boston, MA
Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm	at Hofstra	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm	at Elon	Schar Center Elon, NC
Feb 21, 2019 4:00 pm	College of Charleston	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm	UNC Wilmington	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm	at Towson	SECU Arena Towson, MD
Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm	at James Madison	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
CAA Tournament
Mar 9, 2019– Mar 12, 2019	vs.	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[1]

References

^ https://tribeathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=417&path=mbball

[1] ttps://tribeathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=417&path=mbball

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