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

The 2018–19 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, coached by 16th-year head coach Tony Shaver, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. Street & Smith's preseason basketball preview rated William & Mary with the toughest schedule in the CAA.^[1]

2018–19 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	14–17 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach	Tony Shaver (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Jonathan Holmes Austin Shaver Julian Boatner
Home arena	Kaplan Arena
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

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

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	Graduated
Tommy Papas	5	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Plainfield, NJ	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	Left team
Amir Shafi	33	G/F	6'4"	210	Senior	Delran, NJ	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	Wisconsin
Christian Clark	24	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Chester, VA	Alabama

• Under NCAA transfer rules, Andy Van Vliet will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season, and will have one year of remaining eligibility.

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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 159
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
	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 (I) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr Antwerp Giants/Wisconsin 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 C 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) Fr 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

Honors and awards

Street & Smith's Preseason All Colonial

• Nathan Knight^[2]

Athlon Sports Preseason All CAA 2nd Team

• Nathan Knight^[3]
• Justin Pierce

Lindy's Sports Preseason All Conference 1st Team

• Nathan Knight^[4]

Lindy's Sports Preseason Best Shooter

• Matt Milon

Lindy's Sports Preseason Best NBA Prospect

• Nathan Knight

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018* 7:00 pm		High Point	W 79–69	1–0	Kaplan Arena (3,301) Williamsburg, VA
November 10, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne Gotham Classic	L 70–84	1–1	Palumbo Center (2,534) Pittsburgh, PA
November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, NBCSC/ESPN3		at UIC Gotham Classic	L 95–100 OT	1–2	Credit Union 1 Arena (2,409) Chicago, IL
November 17, 2018* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Notre Dame Gotham Classic	L 64–73	1–3	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,511) Notre Dame, IN
November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm		Radford Gotham Classic	L 72–81	1–4	Kaplan Arena (3,370) Williamsburg, VA
November 24, 2018* 4:00 pm		Saint Joseph's A10–CAA Challenge	W 87–85	2–4	Kaplan Arena (2,878) Williamsburg, VA
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Marshall	L 64–84	2–5	Cam Henderson Center (6,187) Huntington, WV
December 1, 2018* 4:00 pm		George Mason	L 84–87	2–6	Kaplan Arena (3,332) Williamsburg, VA
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion Rivalry	L 53–71	2–7	Ted Constant Center (6,501) Norfolk, VA
December 8, 2018* 4:00 pm		at Hampton	W 76–71	3–7	Hampton Convocation Center (3,543) Hampton, VA
December 16, 2018* 4:00 pm		William Peace	W 106–89	4–7	Kaplan Arena (3,140) Williamsburg, VA
December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 5 Virginia	L 40–72	4–8	John Paul Jones Arena (14,623) Charlottesville, VA
CAA regular season
December 28, 2018 7:00 pm		James Madison	W 79–74	5–8 (1–0)	Kaplan Arena (3,690) Williamsburg, VA
December 30, 2018 4:00 pm		Towson	W 71–61	6–8 (2–0)	Kaplan Arena (3,346) Williamsburg, VA
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm		at Delaware	L 56–58	6–9 (2–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,601) Newark, DE
January 5, 2019 4:00 pm		at Drexel	W 84–66	7–9 (3–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (831) Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2019 7:00 pm		Hofstra	L 90–93 3OT	7–10 (3–2)	Kaplan Arena (3,176) Williamsburg, VA
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm		Northeastern	L 70–90	7–11 (3–3)	Kaplan Arena (3,367) Williamsburg, VA
January 19, 2019 4:00 pm		Elon	L 71–76	7–12 (3–4)	Kaplan Arena (3,845) Williamsburg, VA
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 88–93	7–13 (3–5)	Trask Coliseum (3,889) Wilmington, NC
January 26, 2019 4:00 pm		at College of Charleston	L 59–74	7–14 (3–6)	TD Arena (4,569) Charleston, SC
January 31, 2019 7:00 pm		Drexel	W 75–69	8–14 (4–6)	Kaplan Arena (3,034) Williamsburg, VA
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm		Delaware	W 84–63	9–14 (5–6)	Kaplan Arena (4,611) Williamsburg, VA
February 7, 2019 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 60–72	9–15 (5–7)	Matthews Arena (795) Boston, MA
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 87–93	9–16 (5–8)	Mack Sports Complex (4,208) Hempstead, NY
February 16, 2019 7:00 pm		at Elon	W 84–74	10–16 (6–8)	Schar Center (2,651) Elon, NC
February 21, 2019 4:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 86–84 OT	11–16 (7–8)	Kaplan Arena (3,658) Williamsburg, VA
February 23, 2019 4:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 71–63	12–16 (8–8)	Kaplan Arena (3,836) Williamsburg, VA
February 28, 2019 7:00 pm		at Towson	W 67–65	13–16 (9–8)	SECU Arena (1,511) Towson, MD
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm		at James Madison	W 70–66	14–16 (10–8)	JMU Convocation Center (3,814) Harrisonburg, VA
CAA Tournament
March 10, 2019 2:30 pm	(4)	vs. (5) Delaware Quarterfinals	L 79–85	14–17	North Charleston Coliseum (2,796) North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[5]

References

1. Street & Smith's College Basketball. 2018–19: 178. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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3. Athlon Sports College Basketball. 2018–19: 136. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. Lindy's Sports College Basketball. 2018–19: 181. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule".