# 2022–23 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 2022–23 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, led by fourth-year head coach Dane Fischer, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

## Previous season

The Tribe finished the 2021–22 season 5–27, 4–14 in CAA play, to finish in ninth place. In the CAA tournament, they were defeated by Northeastern in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Quinn Blair | 21 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Redshirt Senior | Livonia, MI | Graduated |
| Brandon Carroll | 4 | G/F | 6'7" | 210 | Graduate Student | The Bronx, NY | Graduated |
| Yuri Covington | 5 | G | 6'1" | 192 | Sophomore | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Transferred to UMass Lowell |
| Mehkel Harvey | 30 | F/C | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Huntington Beach, CA | Graduated |
| Langdon Hatton | 33 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Freshman | Georgetown, IN | Transferred to Bellarmine |
| Rainers Hermanovskis | 10 | G | 6'4" | 201 | Junior | Smiltene, Latvia | Left team |
| Connor Kochera | 23 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Sophomore | Arlington Heights, IL | Transferred to Davidson |
| Julian Lewis | 2 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Freshman | Ann Arbor, MI | Transferred to Miami University |
| Kurt Samuels Jr. | 0 | G | 6'5" | 230 | Sophomore | Alexandria, VA | Left team |
| Austin Washburn | 24 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Senior | Powhatan, VA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Matteus Case | 4 | G | 6'5" | 196 | Sophomore | Pickering, ON | Transferred from Providence |
| Noah Collier | 5 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Mullica Hill, NJ | Transferred from Pittsburgh |
| Gabe Dorsey | 21 | G/F | 6'6" | 215 | Sophomore | Westminster, MD | Transferred from Vanderbilt |
| Chris Mullins | 24 | G | 6'3" | 192 | Graduate student | Grand Prairie, TX | Transferred from Rice |
| Anders Nelson | 0 | G | 6'1" | 172 | Graduate Student | Edina, MN | Transferred from St. Thomas |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nick Evans F | Alexandria, VA | Gonzaga College High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 12, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Miles Hicks G | Upper Marlboro, MD | St. Albans School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 156 lb (71 kg) | Jun 12, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jack Karasinski G/F | Grand Rapids, MI | Catholic Central High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Chase Lowe G | Matthews, NC | Weddington High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | Apr 13, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Charlie Williams F | Carmel, IN | Carmel High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 10, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 173 ||||||
| 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops/Cox YurView | | Navy | L 59–74 | 0–1 | Kaplan Arena (3,772) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Mid-Atlantic Christian | W 116–40 | 1–1 | Kaplan Arena (1,693) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 13, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Virginia Tech | L 77–94 | 1–2 | Cassell Coliseum (7,936) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at American | L 64–71 | 1–3 | Bender Arena (1,204) Washington, D.C. |
| November 19, 2022* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops/Cox YurView | | Army William & Mary MTE | W 76–67 | 2–3 | Kaplan Arena (3,170) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 23, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops/Cox YurView | | Radford William & Mary MTE | W 62–51 | 3–3 | Kaplan Arena (1,776) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 25, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | L 64–80 | 3–4 | Petersen Events Center (5,649) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at NC State | L 64–85 | 3–5 | PNC Arena (10,029) Raleigh, NC |
| December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops/Cox YurView | | Richmond | W 58–57 | 3–6 | Kaplan Arena (3,179) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion Rivalry | L 62–72 | 4–6 | Chartway Arena (4,579) Norfolk, VA |
| December 10, 2022* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops/Cox YurView | | Norfolk State | L 53–67 | 4–7 | Kaplan Arena (2,541) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 18, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMBC | L 62–78 | 4–8 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,036) Catonsville, MD |
| December 21, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Randolph | W 90–56 | 5–8 | Kaplan Arena (1,822) Williamsburg, VA |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Drexel | L 56–66 | 5–9 (0–1) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,002) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Northeastern | W 69–66 | 6–9 (1–1) | Kaplan Arena (1,777) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Hofstra | L 62–75 | 6–10 (1–2) | Kaplan Arena (2,152) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops/Cox YurView | | Hampton | W 81–65 | 7–10 (2–2) | Kaplan Arena (2,015) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 14, 2023 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at UNC Wilmington | W 69–67 | 8–10 (3–2) | Trask Coliseum (4,571) Wilmington, NC |
| January 16, 2023 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at No. 18 College of Charleston | L 54–82 | 8–11 (3–3) | TD Arena (5,120) Charleston, SC |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Delaware | L 53–80 | 8–12 (3–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,192) Newark, DE |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | North Carolina A&T | L 86–90 | 8–13 (3–5) | Kaplan Arena (2,892) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Stony Brook | W 77–74 | 9–13 (4–5) | Kaplan Arena (2,616) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Towson | L 73–92 | 9–14 (4–6) | SECU Arena (2,325) Towson, MD |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Hampton | L 57–62 | 9–15 (4–7) | Hampton Convocation Center (1,112) Hampton, VA |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., FloHoops/Cox YurView | | UNC Wilmington | L 63–70 | 9–16 (4–8) | Kaplan Arena (5,053) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Elon | L 55–66 | 9–17 (4–9) | Schar Center (2,467) Elon, NC |
| February 13, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops/Cox YurView | | Towson | W 68–66 | 10–17 (5–9) | Kaplan Arena (2,005) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Stony Brook | L 66–71 | 10–18 (5–10) | Island Federal Arena (1,709) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 18, 2023 12:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Northeastern | L 57–69 | 10–19 (5–11) | Matthews Arena (1,011) Boston, MA |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Elon | W 73–60 | 11–19 (6–11) | Kaplan Arena (2,178) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Monmouth | W 74–62 | 12–19 (7–11) | Kaplan Arena (3,470) Williamsburg, VA |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2023 12:00 p.m., FloHoops | (8) | vs. (9) Elon Second round | W 73–51 | 13–19 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| March 5, 2023 12:00 p.m., FloHoops | (8) | vs. (1) Hofstra Quarterfinals | L 46–94 | 13–20 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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