# 2019–20 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 2019–20 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, coached by 1st-year head coach Dane Fischer, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

## Previous season

The Tribe finished the 2018–19 season 14–17, 10–6 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Delaware.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Matt Milon | 2 | G | 6'5" | 195 | RS Junior | Oviedo, FL | Graduate transferred to UCF |
| L.J. Owens | 11 | G | 6'3" | 165 | Freshman | Annapolis, MD | Transferred to UMBC |
| Chase Audige | 15 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Freshman | Coram, NY | Transferred to Northwestern |
| Paul Rowley | 22 | F | 6'8" | 205 | RS Senior | Purcellville, VA | Graduated |
| Justin Pierce | 23 | G/F | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Glen Ellyn, IL | Graduate transferred to North Carolina |
| Christian Clark | 33 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Chester, VA | Walk-on; graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Tyler Hamilton | 2 | G | 6'4" | 205 | RS Senior | Atlanta, GA | Transferred from Penn. Will eligible to play immediately since Hamilton graduated from Penn. |
| Bryce Barnes | 5 | G | 5'11" | 172 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Transferred from Milwaukee. Will eligible to play immediately since Barnes graduated from UW Milwaukee. |

### 2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Miguel Ayesa SG | Madrid, Spain | National Top Sports Institute | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | May 16, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Rainers Hermanovskis SG | Smiltene, Latvia | BK Jēkabpils | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | Jun 9, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Thatcher Stone SF | Medford, MA | Dexter Southfield School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 24, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Ben Wight C | Worthington, OH | Thomas Worthington High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 16, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 287 ||||||
| 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. ||||||

### 2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2020) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Connor Kochera SF | Arlington Heights, IL | Saint Viator High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Jul 3, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Jake Milkereit SG | Dallas, TX | Bishop Lynch High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 25, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | W 70–56 | 1–0 | Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,292) High Point, NC |
| November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at American | W 79–70 | 2–0 | Bender Arena (1,018) Washington, D.C. |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wofford CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game | W 80–79 | 3–0 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,840) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, Cox Yurview | | Hampton | W 78–65 | 4–0 | Kaplan Arena (3,735) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, MASN2 | | at Oklahoma CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game | L 70–75 | 4–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,393) Norman, OK |
| November 21, 2019* 10:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game | L 50–81 | 4–2 | Maples Pavilion (2,502) Stanford, CA |
| November 26, 2019* 7:30 pm, FloSports | | Morehead State CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game | W 95–84 | 5–2 | Kaplan Arena (2,882) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 30, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Buffalo | L 77–88 | 5–3 | Alumni Arena (3,420) Amherst, NY |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, Cox Yurview | | Old Dominion Rivalry | W 63–46 | 6–3 | Kaplan Arena (3,371) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | W 62–58 | 7–3 | Alumni Hall (2,161) Fairfield, CT |
| December 15, 2019* 12:00 pm, FloSports | | Goucher | W 90–30 | 8–3 | Kaplan Arena (2,554) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 69–84 | 8–4 | Hagan Arena (1,513) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 22, 2019* 1:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Saint Francis (PA) D.C. Holiday Hoops fest Showcase | L 72–78 | 8–5 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Elon | W 74–73 | 9–5 (1–0) | Schar Center (1,923) Elon, NC |
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at Hofstra | W 88–61 | 10–5 (2–0) | Mack Sports Complex (1,725) Hempstead, NY |
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | at Northeastern | W 66–64 | 11–5 (3–0) | Matthews Arena (901) Boston, MA |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | UNC Wilmington | W 79–63 | 12–5 (4–0) | Kaplan Arena (3,328) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 11, 2020 2:00 pm, FloSports | | College of Charleston | W 67–56 | 13–5 (5–0) | Kaplan Arena (4,384) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at Delaware | W 77–68 | 14–5 (6–0) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,955) Newark, DE |
| January 18, 2020 2:00 pm, FloSports | | at Drexel | L 57–84 | 14–6 (6–1) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,587) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | James Madison | W 88–75 | 15–6 (7–1) | Kaplan Arena (4,429) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | Towson | L 58–70 | 15–7 (7–2) | Kaplan Arena (4,848) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at Northeastern | W 59–58 | 16–7 (8–2) | Kaplan Arena (3,405) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | Hofstra | L 60–83 | 16–8 (8–3) | Kaplan Arena (5,325) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at College of Charleston | L 50–68 | 16–9 (8–4) | TD Arena (4,186) Charleston, SC |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at UNC Wilmington | L 64–70 | 16–10 (8–5) | Trask Coliseum (4,155) Wilmington, NC |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Drexel | W 77–72 | 17–10 (9–5) | Kaplan Arena (3,590) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 pm, Cox Yurview | | Delaware | W 81–77 | 18–10 (10–5) | Kaplan Arena (5,090) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at Towson | W 61–51 | 19–10 (11–5) | SECU Arena (2,613) Towson, MD |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | at James Madison | W 78–74 | 20–10 (12–5) | JMU Convocation Center (3,125) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 pm, Cox Yurview | | Elon | W 86–79 | 21–10 (13–5) | Kaplan Arena (5,180) Williamsburg, VA |
| CAA Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2020 6:00 pm, FloHoops | (2) | vs. (7) Elon Quarterfinals | L 63–68 | 21–11 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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