William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
The William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represents the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Colonial Athletic Association and play their home games in Kaplan Arena. William and Mary Coach, Dane Fischer was hired as the 31st coach in school history following the dismissal of Coach Tony Shaver. Shaver served as the head coach from 2003-2019 and leads the school in all-time wins for a coach.
Postseason berths
NIT results
The Tribe have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament three times. Their combined record is 0–3.NCAA results
- None
Recent seasons
Rivalries
William & Mary's traditional rivals have included in-state opponents Old Dominion University, James Madison University, the University of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, and George Mason University. However, of these teams, only the James Madison Dukes are still members of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Richmond Spiders, VCU Rams, and George Mason Patriots have all moved on to the Atlantic 10 Conference while the Old Dominion Monarchs left for Conference USA in 2013. Some of these teams are maintained as part of William & Mary's out of conference schedule each year along with other Virginia schools like Virginia, Virginia Tech, Hampton, Radford, VMI, and Liberty.Series records
- Records through the 2019–20 season
| Opponent | Match Ups | Record | Last Game |
| Richmond | 200 | 97–103 | Dec. 3, 2014 |
| VMI | 118 | 77–41 | Nov. 27, 2013 |
| Virginia Tech | 117 | 41–76 | Dec. 17, 2005 |
| James Madison | 98 | 49–49 | Feb. 22, 2020 |
| Old Dominion | 91 | 23–68 | Dec. 3, 2019 |
| Virginia | 81 | 29–52 | Dec. 22, 2018 |
| George Mason | 68 | 28–40 | Dec. 1, 2018 |
| VCU | 51 | 12–39 | Feb. 1, 2012 |
Program records
Through the 2017–18 season, March 5Career leaders
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Field goal percentage (min. 475 attempts)
Free throw percentage (min. 200 attempts)
Three-point field goal percentage (min. 200 attempts)
Blocks
Steals
Single-season leaders
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Field goal percentage (min. 200 attempts)
Free throw percentage (min. 80 attempts)
Three-point field goal percentage (min. 75 attempts)
Blocks
Steals
NCAA records
;Individual- Bill Chambers, highest single game rebound total, 51, February 14, 1953 vs. Virginia
- In 2009–10, they became the first team in NCAA history to score baskets in four consecutive conference tournament games with less than eight seconds remaining in each game
Accolades
Southern Conference (1936–1977)
ECAC South (1977–1982)
William & Mary joined the Colonial Athletic Association, its current conference, in 1982–83. The CAA's predecessor was the ECAC South, which existed between 1977–78 and 1984–85. The CAA recognizes the 1982–83 through 1984–85 seasons as part of its basketball history but not any earlier. The CAA was formally founded in 1982–83 as the ECAC South Basketball League. It was renamed the Colonial Athletic Association in 1985–86 when it added championships in other sports.| Season | Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Coach of the Year | First Team All-ECAC | Second Team All-ECAC | Third Team All-ECAC | Rookie of the Year |
| 1977–78 | |||||||
| 1978–79 | |||||||
| 1979–80 | |||||||
| 1980–81 | Mike Strayhorn | ||||||
| 1981–82 |