# 2024–25 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 2024–25 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, led by first-year head coach Brian Earl, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

## Previous season

The Tribe finished the 2023–24 season 10–23, 4–14 in CAA play to finish in 13th place. They defeated North Carolina A&T in the first round of the CAA tournament, before falling to Towson in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jake Milkereit | 1 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Dallas, Texas | Graduated |
| Sean Houpt | 7 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Graduate Student | Danville, Illinois | Graduated |
| Trey Moss | 8 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | Orlando, Florida | Transferred to George Washington |
| Jack Karasinski | 11 | G/F | 6'7" | 215 | Sophomore | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Transferred to Bellarmine |
| Jayden Lemond | 12 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Freshman | Marietta, Georgia | Transferred to Binghamton |
| Tai Hamilton | 24 | G/F | 6'10" | 195 | Freshman | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | Transferred to Winthrop |
| Charlie Williams | 33 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Sophomore | Carmel, Indiana | Transferred to Lipscomb |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Kyle Frazier | 7 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | Matthews, North Carolina | Transferred from Belmont Abbey |
| Malachi Ndur | 10 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Graduate Student | St. Thomas, Ontario | Transferred from Brown |
| Kyle Pulliam | 12 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Junior | Silver Spring, Maryland | Transferred from St. Thomas Aquinas |
| Keller Boothby | 24 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Graduate Student | Plano, Texas | Transferred from Cornell |
| Finn Lally | 43 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Junior | Hamilton, New Zealand | Transferred from Trinidad State |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaiah Mbeng G | Potomac, Maryland | Winston Churchill High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Colin Ndaw G | Dakar, Senegal | IMG Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Luke Kinkade G | Naperville, Illinois | Neuqua Valley High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Ryan Jackson Jr. G/F | Mesa, Arizona | AZ Compass Prep School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Dickinson | W 84–36 | 1–0 | Kaplan Arena (2,152) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 77–89 | 1–1 | Dedmon Center (1,211) Radford, VA |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Norfolk State | W 84–73 | 2–1 | Kaplan Arena (2,210) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 15, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop Rock Hill Classic | L 85–86 | 2–2 | Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (777) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 16, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. North Carolina Central Rock Hill Classic | L 76–78 | 2–3 | Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (1,597) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 17, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Georgia Southern Rock Hill Classic | W 102–87 | 3–3 | Rock Hill Sports & Event Center Rock Hill, SC |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at NC State | L 61–84 | 3–4 | Lenovo Center (13,219) Raleigh, NC |
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 76–79 | 3–5 | Holmes Center (2,852) Boone, NC |
| December 2, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion Rivalry | L 83–88 | 3–6 | Chartway Arena (4,563) Norfolk, VA |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Virginia Lynchburg | W 109–55 | 4–6 | Kaplan Arena (1,719) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Richmond | W 93–87 | 5–6 | Kaplan Arena (2,393) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 22, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VCU | L 70–90 | 5–7 | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| December 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | Navy | W 82–76 | 6–7 | Kaplan Arena (3,077) Williamsburg, VA |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Hofstra | W 74–56 | 7–7 (1–0) | Mack Sports Complex (1,992) Hempstead, NY |
| January 4, 2025 12:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Stony Brook | W 83–76 | 8–7 (2–0) | Stony Brook Arena (2,031) Stony Brook, NY |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Elon | W 78–65 | 9–7 (3–0) | Kaplan Arena (2,018) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | North Carolina A&T | W 81–78 | 10–7 (4–0) | Kaplan Arena (2,641) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Hampton | W 67–64 | 11–7 (5–0) | Hampton Convocation Center (1,654) Hampton, VA |
| January 20, 2025 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UNC Wilmington | L 74–85 | 11–8 (5–1) | Trask Coliseum (5,200) Wilmington, NC |
| January 23, 2025 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | Hampton | W 94–83 | 12–8 (6–1) | Kaplan Arena (3,019) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | Monmouth | W 78–73 | 13–8 (7–1) | Kaplan Arena (4,688) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Campbell | L 55–96 | 13–9 (7–2) | Gore Arena (1,459) Buies Creek, NC |
| February 3, 2025 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Charleston | W 90–75 | 14–9 (8–2) | Kaplan Arena (3,461) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Drexel | L 66–86 | 14–10 (8–3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,085) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Delaware | L 64–74 | 14–11 (8–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,405) Newark, DE |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Hofstra | W 61–60 | 15–11 (9–4) | Kaplan Arena (2,855) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | Drexel | W 72–59 | 16–11 (10–4) | Kaplan Arena (5,103) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 22, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Elon | W 79–70 | 17–11 (11–4) | Schar Center (2,102) Elon, NC |
| February 24, 2025 6:00 pm, FloHoops | | UNC Wilmington | L 70–79 | 17–12 (11–5) | Kaplan Arena (3,464) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Towson | L 73–88 | 17–13 (11–6) | TU Arena (4,750) Towson, MD |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | Northeastern | L 68–70 | 17–14 (11–7) | Kaplan Arena (4,355) Williamsburg, VA |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2025 2:30 pm, FloHoops | (4) | vs. (12) Delaware Quarterfinals | L 78–100 | 17–15 | CareFirst Arena (2,878) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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