# 2023–24 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 2023–24 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, led by fifth-year head coach Dane Fischer, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).

## Previous season

The Tribe finished the 2022–23 season 13–20, 7–11 in CAA play, to finish in eighth place. They defeated Elon in the second round of the CAA tournament, before falling to top-seeded Hofstra in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Anders Nelson | 0 | G | 6' 1" | 172 | Graduate student | Edina, MN | Graduated and signed with Starwings Basel |
| Tyler Rice | 12 | G | 6' 1" | 183 | Sophomore | Columbia, SC | Transferred to East Tennessee State |
| Miguel Ayesa | 15 | G | 6' 5" | 200 | Senior | Madrid, Spain | Transferred to USC Upstate |
| Chris Mullins | 24 | G | 6' 3" | 192 | Graduate student | Grand Prairie, TX | Graduated |
| Ben Wight | 35 | F | 6' 9" | 220 | Junior | Columbus, OH | Transferred to Toledo |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Caleb Dorsey | 0 | F | 6' 8" | 235 | Junior | Westminster, MD | Transferred from Penn State |
| Sean Houpt | 7 | G | 6' 4" | 200 | Graduate student | Danville, IL | Transferred from Florida Tech |
| Trey Moss | 8 | G | 6' 3" | 180 | Sophomore | Orlando, FL | Transferred from USF |

### 2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jayden Lemond G | Marietta, GA | Blair Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 13, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Tai Hamilton F | Charlotte, NC | 1 of 1 Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | Apr 13, 2023 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 105 ||||||
| 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops | | Regent | W 84–29 | 1–0 | Kaplan Arena (3,267) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | American | W 75–56 | 2–0 | Kaplan Arena (2,716) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 11, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 89–95 | 2–1 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,754) Washington, D.C. |
| November 16, 2023* 9:00 p.m., MWN | | vs. Omaha Air Force Classic | L 83–89 | 2–2 | Clune Arena (127) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 17, 2023* 6:30 p.m., MWN | | at Air Force Air Force Classic | L 71–80 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | Clune Arena (1,411) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 19, 2023* 1:30 p.m., MWN | | vs. Lindenwood Air Force Classic | L 60–71 | 2–4 | Clune Arena (126) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | UMBC Black Out | W 96–81 | 3–4 | Kaplan Arena (2,742) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., HBCU+ | | at Norfolk State | L 62–96 | 3–5 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,079) Norfolk, VA |
| December 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+/Monumental | | at Richmond | L 69–88 | 3–6 | Robins Center (5,542) Richmond, VA |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Old Dominion Rivalry | W 84–79 | 4–6 | Kaplan Arena (3,204) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Virginia–Lynchburg | W 99–50 | 5–6 | Kaplan Arena (2,551) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | L 59–71 | 5–7 | Firestone Fieldhouse (207) Malibu, CA |
| December 30, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Navy | L 65–77 | 5–8 | Alumni Hall (1,597) Annapolis, MD |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Elon | W 77–70 | 6–8 (1–0) | Kaplan Arena (2,733) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Drexel | L 55–77 | 6–9 (1–1) | Kaplan Arena (3,286) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Hampton | W 73–61 | 7–9 (2–1) | Hampton Convocation Center (1,372) Hampton, VA |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Stony Brook | L 59–63 | 7–10 (2–2) | Kaplan Arena (2,886) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Campbell | L 64–77 | 7–11 (2–3) | Kaplan Arena (2,748) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at North Carolina A&T | L 69–76 | 7–12 (2–4) | Corbett Sports Center (2,418) Greensboro, NC |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Hofstra | L 55–64 | 7–13 (2–5) | Mack Sports Complex (1,376) Hempstead, NY |
| January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Northeastern | W 72–68 | 8–13 (3–5) | Matthews Arena (1,101) Boston, MA |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Delaware | L 53–81 | 8–14 (3–6) | Kaplan Arena (3,057) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Charleston | L 83–84 | 8–15 (3–7) | Kaplan Arena (5,062) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Monmouth | L 64–68 | 8–16 (3–8) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,586) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Delaware | L 58–69 | 8–17 (3–9) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,651) Newark, DE |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Towson | L 52–61 | 8–18 (3–10) | Kaplan Arena (2,352) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 19, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Charleston | L 57–65 | 8–19 (3–11) | TD Arena (4,517) Charleston, SC |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | UNC Wilmington | L 65–81 | 8–20 (3–12) | Kaplan Arena (2,179) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Stony Brook | L 62–75 | 8–21 (3–13) | Island Federal Arena (2,340) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Elon | L 71–76 | 8–22 (3–14) | Schar Center (1,836) Elon, NC |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Hampton | W 85–73 | 9–22 (4–14) | Kaplan Arena (3,916) Williamsburg, VA |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | (13) | vs. (12) North Carolina A&T First round | W 79–62 | 10–22 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| March 9, 2024 2:30 p.m., FloHoops | (13) | vs. (5) Towson Second round | L 56–67 | 10–23 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,883) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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