# 2021–22 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 2021–22 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, led by third-year head coach Dane Fischer, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Tribe finished the 2020–21 season 7–10, 4–6 in CAA play to finish in seventh place. They lost to Northeastern in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Miodrag Dronjak | 4 | G | 6'3" | 196 | Senior | Kladovo, Serbia | Graduated |
| Luke Loewe | 12 | G | 6'4" | 188 | Senior | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | Graduate transferred to Minnesota |
| Thornton Scott | 11 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Senior | Glen Cove, New York | Retired |
| Thatcher Stone | 11 | G/F | 6'6" | 200 | Sophomore | Medford, Massachusetts | Left team, later transferred to Stonehill |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Brandon Carroll | 4 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Graduate Student | The Bronx | Transferred from Florida Southern. Eligible to play immediately since Carroll graduated from Florida Southern. |

### 2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Langdon Hatton F | Georgetown, IN | North Harrison High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Sep 4, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Julian Lewis SG | Ann Arbor, MI | Huron High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Tyler Rice PG | Columbia, South Carolina | Ridge View High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | Jun 24, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 242 ||||||
| 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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Wake Forest | L 59–77 | 0–1 | LJVM Coliseum (3,710) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | American | L 62–74 | 0–2 | Kaplan Arena (2,799) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 74–91 | 0–3 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,898) Norfolk, VA |
| November 20, 2021* 5:00 pm | | vs. Georgia State Legends Classic at High Point | L 59–77 | 0–4 | Qubein Center (1,570) High Point, NC |
| November 21, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Howard Legends Classic at High Point | L 76–82 | 0–5 | Qubein Center (1,230) High Point, NC |
| November 24, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 54–67 | 0–6 | Dedmon Center (1,016) Radford, VA |
| November 27, 2021* 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | Mary Baldwin | W 87–50 | 1–6 | Kaplan Arena (1,614) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Navy | L 56–75 | 1–7 | Alumni Hall (889) Annapolis, MD |
| December 4, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Davidson | L 46–70 | 1–8 | John M. Belk Arena (2,899) Davidson, NC |
| December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops COX | | Old Dominion Rivalry | L 59–74 | 1–9 | Kaplan Arena (2,286) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops COX | | Hampton | L 53–54 | 1–10 | Kaplan Arena (2,007) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 12, 2021* 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | Fairfield | L 47–70 | 1–11 | Kaplan Arena (1,673) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 22, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | L 66–88 | 1–12 | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,125) Valparaiso, IN |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2021 7:00 pm, FloHoops COX | | Hofstra | W 63–62 | 2–12 (1–0) | Kaplan Arena (1,778) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 31, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops COX | | Northeastern | W 71–70 | 3–12 (2–0) | Kaplan Arena (1,693) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops COX | | James Madison | L 91–95 $^{OT}$ | 3–13 (2–1) | Kaplan Arena (2,496) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Towson | L 69–91 | 3–14 (2–2) | Kaplan Arena (1,783) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Delaware | L 74–84 | 3–15 (2–3) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,560) Newark, DE |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Drexel | W 83–75 | 4–15 (3–3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,710) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at College of Charleston Rescheduled from January 11 | L 73–74 | 4–16 (3–4) | TD Arena (3,230) Charleston, SC |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Elon Rescheduled from January 5 | L 54–61 | 4–17 (3–5) | Schar Center (1,585) Elon, NC |
| January 29, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops COX | | Elon | W 65–61 | 5–17 (4–5) | Kaplan Arena (2,472) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops COX | | College of Charleston | L 61–84 | 5–18 (4–6) | Kaplan Arena (2,352) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | UNC Wilmington | L 70–92 | 5–19 (4–7) | Kaplan Arena (3,885) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Towson | L 60–75 | 5–20 (4–8) | SECU Arena (1,683) Towson, MD |
| February 12, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | at James Madison | L 55–69 | 5–21 (4–9) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,358) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 14, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at UNC Wilmington Rescheduled from January 9 | L 73–80 $^{OT}$ | 5–22 (4–10) | Trask Coliseum (3,020) Wilmington, NC |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Drexel | L 57–72 | 5–23 (4–11) | Kaplan Arena (2,295) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops COX | | Delaware | L 69–73 | 5–24 (4–12) | Kaplan Arena (3,132) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Northeastern | L 28–62 | 5–25 (4–13) | Matthews Arena (749) Boston, MA |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Hofstra | L 67–83 | 5–26 (4–14) | Mack Sports Complex (2,247) Hempstead, NY |
| CAA Tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops | (8) | vs. (9) Northeastern First Round | L 63–68 $^{OT}$ | 5–27 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,503) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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