# 2012–13 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 2012–13 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented The College of William & Mary during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, led by tenth year head coach Tony Shaver, played their home games at Kaplan Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the regular season 13–16 overall and 7–11 in CAA conference play to finish in eighth place. They lost to James Madison in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament. Following the season, sophomore guard Marcus Thornton was named to the second team all-CAA while junior forward Tim Rusthoven was named to the third team all-CAA.

## Preseason

The CAA coaches preseason poll, released on October 16, predicted William & Mary to finish in ninth place in the CAA. Guard Marcus Thornton, a sophomore, was selected to the preseason all conference second team.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 2 | Julian Boatner | 6'2" | 185 | G | Jr. | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | Bloomington High School North |
| 3 | Marcus Thornton | 6'4" | 170 | G | So. | Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States | Bishop McNamara High School |
| 4 | Matt Rum | 6'4" | 205 | G | Sr. | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Loyola Blakefield |
| 5 | Ben Whitlatch | 6'1" | 170 | G | Jr. | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | Bloomington High School South |
| 11 | Doug Howard II | 5'9" | 160 | G | Sr. | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | Flint Hill School |
| 12 | Brandon Britt | 6'1" | 182 | G | Jr. | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | Atlantic Shores Christian School |
| 13 | Andrew Pavloff | 6'9" | 240 | F | Sr. | Akron, Ohio, United States | Walsh Jesuit High School |
| 22 | Tim Rusthoven | 6'9" | 230 | F | Jr. | Winfield, Illinois, United States | Wheaton Academy |
| 23 | Kyle Gaillard | 6'8" | 220 | F | Jr. | Huntersville, North Carolina, United States | North Mecklenburg High School |
| 24 | Fred Heldring | 6'9" | 240 | F | Jr. | Winnetka, Illinois, United States | Menomonee Falls High School |
| 25 | Terry Tarpey | 6'5" | 185 | G | Fr. | Stamford, Connecticut, United States | Fairfield College Preparatory School |
| 30 | Brett Goodloe | 6'4" | 190 | G | Sr. | Staunton, Virginia, United States | St. Anne's-Belfield School |
| 31 | Sean Sheldon | 6'9" | 225 | F | Fr. | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | St. Francis High School |
| 43 | Tom Schalk | 6'8" | 210 | F | So. | Burnsville, Minnesota, United States | Apple Valley High School |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:30 pm | Hampton | W 69–51 | 1–0 | Kaplan Arena (3,351) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Liberty | W 71–59 | 2–0 | Vines Center (3,049) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 11/17/2012* 7:00 pm | at High Point | W 83–61 | 3–0 | Millis Center (1,734) High Point, North Carolina |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm, NBCSN | Miami (OH) | L 59–72 | 3–1 | Kaplan Arena (3,851) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 11/23/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wake Forest | L 57–63 | 3–2 | LJVM Coliseum (7,264) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | at Richmond | L 78–86 $^{2OT}$ | 3–3 | Robins Center (4,052) Richmond, Virginia |
| 12/01/2012 7:00 pm | Old Dominion | W 71–62 | 4–3 (1–0) | Kaplan Arena (3,106) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 12/06/2012* 7:00 pm | Howard | W 78–69 | 5–3 | Kaplan Arena (2,315) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 12/08/2012* 2:00 pm | at Radford | W 60–55 | 6–3 | Dedmon Center (1,573) Radford, Virginia |
| 12/21/2012* 7:00 pm | Salisbury | W 82–49 | 7–3 | Kaplan Arena (3,326) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 12/29/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Purdue | L 66–73 | 7–4 | Mackey Arena (10,185) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 1/02/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Vanderbilt | L 50–64 | 7–5 | Memorial Gymnasium (9,965) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 1/05/2013 2:00 pm, CSNMA | George Mason | L 66–73 | 7–6 (1–1) | Kaplan Arena (3,506) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 1/09/2013 7:00 pm | at Towson | L 86–99 $^{2OT}$ | 7–7 (1–2) | Tiger Arena (1,008) Towson, Maryland |
| 1/12/2013 4:00 pm | at Hofstra | L 59–70 | 7–8 (1–3) | Mack Sports Complex (2,119) Hempstead, New York |
| 1/16/2013 7:00 pm | at Georgia State | L 58–74 | 7–9 (1–4) | GSU Sports Arena (2,350) Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1/19/2013 2:00 pm, CSNMA | Drexel | L 48–59 | 7–10 (1–5) | Kaplan Arena (3,215) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 1/23/2013 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | L 91–95 $^{2OT}$ | 7–11 (1–6) | Matthews Arena (1,004) Boston |
| 1/26/2013 7:00 pm | Towson | W 63–56 | 8–11 (2–6) | Kaplan Arena (3,091) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 1/30/2013 7:00 pm | at Delaware | L 56–66 | 8–12 (2–7) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,413) Newark, Delaware |
| 2/02/2013 12:00 pm, CSNMA | Hofstra | W 72–59 | 9–12 (3–7) | Kaplan Arena (3,031) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 2/06/2013 7:00 pm | at James Madison | L 71–81 | 9–13 (3–8) | James Madison University Convocation Center (2,821) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 2/11/2013 7:00 pm | Northeastern | L 64–68 | 9–14 (3–9) | Kaplan Arena (2,275) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 2/13/2013 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 92–86 | 10–14 (4–9) | Kaplan Arena (2,332) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 2/16/2013 12:00 pm, CSNMA | at Old Dominion | W 74–62 | 11–14 (5–9) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,872) Norfolk, Virginia |
| 2/18/2013 7:00 pm | Georgia State | W 75–63 | 12–14 (6–9) | Kaplan Arena (2,275) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 2/23/2013 4:00 pm, CSNMA | at George Mason | L 58–60 | 12–15 (6–10) | Patriot Center (6,215) Fairfax, Virginia |
| 2/27/2013 7:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | W 73–72 | 13–15 (7–10) | Trask Coliseum (3,468) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 3/02/2013 6:00 pm | James Madison | L 67–69 | 13–16 (7–11) | Kaplan Arena (3,276) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 2013 CAA men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/09/2013 8:30 pm, CSN | vs. James Madison Quarterfinals | L 67–72 | 13–17 | Richmond Coliseum (4,655) Richmond, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||