# 2009–10 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 2009–10 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented The College of William & Mary during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Tony Shaver's seventh season at William & Mary. The Tribe competed in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at Kaplan Arena. They finished the season 22–11, 12–6 in CAA play and lost in the championship game of the 2010 CAA men's basketball tournament to Old Dominion. They were invited to play in the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to North Carolina.

## Preseason

In the CAA preseason polls, released October 20 in Washington, D.C., William & Mary was predicted to finish tenth in the CAA. Sr. guard David Schneider was selected to the preseason all conference second team.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 0 | Steven Hess | 6'10" | 245 | F | Sr. | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Gaston Day School |
| 1 | Kendrix Brown | 6'3" | 205 | G | So. | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Norview HS |
| 2 | David Schneider | 6'3" | 190 | G | Sr. | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Brophy Prep |
| 11 | Doug Howard II | 5'9" | 150 | G | Fr. | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | Flint Hill School |
| 13 | Andrew Pavloff | 6'9" | 210 | F | Fr. | Akron, Ohio, United States | Walsh Jesuit HS |
| 20 | Quinn McDowell | 6'6" | 212 | G F | So. | Mason, Ohio, United States | Moeller HS |
| 22 | Danny Sumner | 6'7" | 225 | F | Sr. | Fairfax, Virginia, United States | Paul VI Catholic High School |
| 23 | Kyle Gaillard | 6'7" | 210 | F | Fr. | Huntersville, North Carolina, United States | North Mecklenburg HS |
| 24 | Sean McCurdy | 6'1" | 184 | G | Sr. | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States | St. Anthony HS Arkansas |
| 31 | Matt Rum | 6'4" | 180 | G | Fr. | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States | Loyola Blakefield |
| 33 | JohnMark Ludwick | 6'8" | 230 | F | So. | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Reagan HS UT San Antonio |
| 45 | Marcus Kitts | 6'9" | 230 | F | Jr. | Holly Springs, North Carolina, United States | Middle Creek |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Eastern
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/13/2009* 7:30pm, SNY WCTX | at No. 12 Connecticut | L 66–75 | 0–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,719) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 11/15/2009* 2:00pm | at Harvard | L 85–87 $^{3OT}$ | 0–2 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,297) Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| 11/19/2009* 7:00pm | Richmond | W 78–71 | 1–2 | Kaplan Arena (2,104) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 11/21/2009* 2:00pm | at Manhattan | W 75–70 | 2–2 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,654) Riverdale, New York |
| 11/25/2009* 7:00pm | Hampton | W 62–61 | 3–2 | Kaplan Arena (1,687) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 11/28/2009* 7:00pm | at Wake Forest | W 78–68 | 4–2 | LJVM Coliseum (9,911) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 12/2/2009* 7:00pm | Longwood | W 84–65 | 5–2 | Kaplan Arena (1,958) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 12/5/2009 12:00pm, CSN-Washington | VCU | W 75–74 | 6–2 (1–0) | Kaplan Arena (3,215) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 12/19/2009* 1:00pm | Vassar | W 94–48 | 7–2 | Kaplan Arena (2,215) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 12/22/2009* 7:00pm | at Radford | W 70–68 | 8–2 | Dedmon Center (5,361) Radford, Virginia |
| 12/30/2009* 7:30pm, CSN-Washington | at Maryland | W 83–77 | 9–2 | Comcast Center (16,418) College Park, Maryland |
| 1/2/2010 4:00pm | at Hofstra | W 48–47 | 10–2 (2–0) | Mack Sports Complex (3,132) Hempstead, New York |
| 1/4/2010 7:00pm | UNC Wilmington | L 61–62 | 10–3 (2–1) | Kaplan Arena (3,196) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 1/6/2010 7:00pm | at Delaware | W 74–73 $^{OT}$ | 11–3 (3–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,720) Newark, Delaware |
| 1/9/2010 4:00pm | at Drexel | W 73–48 | 12–3 (4–1) | Daskalakis Center (6,957) Philadelphia |
| 1/14/2010 7:00pm, CSN-Washington | James Madison | W 85–78 | 13–3 (5–1) | Kaplan Arena (3,072) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 1/16/2010 7:00pm | Hofstra | W 73–66 | 14–3 (6–1) | Kaplan Arena (3,414) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 1/20/2010 7:30pm | at VCU | L 59–81 | 14–4 (6–2) | Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,524) Richmond, Virginia |
| 1/23/2010 7:00pm, WSKY | Old Dominion | L 55–58 | 14–5 (6–3) | Kaplan Arena (7,216) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 1/27/2010 7:00pm | at James Madison | L 63–65 | 14–6 (6–4) | Convocation Center (3,496) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 1/31/2010 5:30pm | Drexel | W 54–51 | 15–6 (7–4) | Kaplan Arena (2,645) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 2/3/2010 7:00pm | at Old Dominion | L 42–61 | 15–7 (7–5) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,015) Norfolk, Virginia |
| 2/6/2010 6:00pm | at Georgia State | W 59–56 | 16–7 (8–5) | GSU Sports Arena (2,347) Atlanta |
| 2/10/2010 7:00pm | Delaware | W 67–54 | 17–7 (9–5) | Kaplan Arena (2,586) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 2/13/2010 7:00pm | Northeastern | W 53–52 | 18–7 (10–5) | Kaplan Arena (3,882) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 2/16/2010 7:00pm, MASN | at George Mason | W 63–60 | 19–7 (11–5) | Patriot Center (5,539) Fairfax, Virginia |
| 2/19/2010* 9:00pm, ESPNU | at Iona ESPN BracketBusters | L 53–69 | 19–8 | Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, New York |
| 2/24/2010 7:00pm | Towson | L 77–83 | 19–9 (11–6) | Kaplan Arena (3,217) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 2/27/2010 8:00pm | at UNC Wilmington | W 62–51 | 20–9 (12–6) | Trask Coliseum (3,014) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 2010 CAA men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/6/2010 9:06pm, CSN-NE | vs. James Madison Quarterfinals | W 70–65 | 21–9 | Richmond Coliseum (5,461) Richmond, Virginia |
| 3/7/2010 5:30pm, CSN-NE | vs. Northeastern Semifinals | W 47–45 | 22–9 | Richmond Coliseum (11,200) Richmond, Virginia |
| 3/8/2010 7:00pm, ESPN | vs. Old Dominion Finals | L 53–60 | 22–10 | Richmond Coliseum (8,455) Richmond, Virginia |
| 2010 National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 3/16/2010 9:30pm, ESPN | at North Carolina First Round | L 72–80 | 22–11 | Carmichael Arena (6,822) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||