# 2020–21 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 2020–21 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, led by second-year head coach Dane Fischer, play their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

## Previous season

The Tribe finished the 2019–20 season 21–11, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in second place. They were upset by Elon in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jihar Williams | 0 | G | 6'5" | 201 | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland | Transferred to Frostburg State |
| Tyler Hamilton | 2 | G | 6'4" | 210 | RS Senior | Atlanta, Georgia | Graduated |
| Bryce Barnes | 5 | G | 5'11" | 189 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois | Graduated |
| Andy Van Vliet | 11 | F/C | 7'0" | 231 | RS Senior | Antwerp, Belgium | Graduated |
| Nathan Knight | 13 | C | 6'10" | 253 | Senior | Syracuse, New York | Declared for the NBA draft |

### 2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 251 ||||||
| 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 28, 2020* 7:00 pm, ODUSports.com | | at Old Dominion Rivalry | L 78–86 | 0–1 | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at NC State | Canceled | Canceled | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| December 3, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Hampton | Postponed | Postponed | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| December 9, 2020* 7:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | Canceled | Canceled | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA |
| December 14, 2020* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at George Washington | W 85–84 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| December 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hampton | W 75–58 | 2–1 | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| December 19, 2020* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | High Point | L 49–71 | 2–2 | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| December 22, 2020* 2:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 16 Virginia | L 40–76 | 2–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (250) Charlottesville, VA |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Hofstra | L 56–61 | 2–4 (0–1) | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| January 3, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Hofstra | L 73–82 | 2–5 (0–2) | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops | | Delaware | W 67–62 | 3–5 (1–2) | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| January 10, 2021 2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops | | Delaware | Postponed | Postponed | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| January 16, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Drexel | L 58–82 | 3–6 (1–3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| January 17, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Drexel | W 69–64 | 4–6 (2–3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| January 23, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | Drexel | L 64–79 | 4–7 (2–4) | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| January 23, 2021 1:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops | | College of Charleston | Postponed | Postponed | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| January 24, 2021 1:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops | | College of Charleston | Postponed | Postponed | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Towson | W 84–74 | 5–7 (3–4) | SECU Arena Towson, MD |
| January 31, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Towson | W 75–74 | 6–7 (4–4) | SECU Arena Towson, MD |
| February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops | | James Madison | Postponed | Postponed | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| February 7, 2021 2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops | | James Madison | Postponed | Postponed | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| February 13, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | at UNC Wilmington | Postponed | Postponed | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC |
| February 14, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | at UNC Wilmington | Postponed | Postponed | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC |
| February 20, 2021 2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops | | Elon | L 54–75 | 6–8 (4–5) | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| February 22, 2021 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Elon | L 54–73 | 6–9 (4–6) | Schar Center Elon, NC |
| CAA Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2021 7:00 pm, FloHoops | (7) | vs. (10) UNC Wilmington First round | W 73–60 | 7–9 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA |
| March 7, 2021 6:00 pm, FloHoops | (7) | vs. (2) Northeastern Quarterfinals | L 47–63 | 7–10 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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