# 2018–19 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 2018–19 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, coached by 16th-year head coach Tony Shaver, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. Street & Smith's preseason basketball preview rated William & Mary with the toughest schedule in the CAA.

## Previous season

The Tribe finished the 2017–18 season 19–12, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Towson in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament before losing in the semifinals to College of Charleston.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jamison Glover | 1 | G | 6'0" | 195 | Senior | Haymarket, VA | Graduated |
| Tommy Papas | 5 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Plainfield, NJ | Graduated |
| Connor Burchfield | 10 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Concord, NC | Graduated |
| Cole Harrison | 15 | F | 6'11" | 252 | RS Senior | Brentwood, TN | Graduated |
| Oliver Tot | 21 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Bratislava, Slovakia | Graduated |
| Omar Mostafa | 24 | G | 6'2" | 204 | Sophomore | Saddle River, NJ | Left team |
| Amir Shafi | 33 | G/F | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Delran, NJ | Graduated |
| David Cohn | 34 | G | 6'2" | 168 | RS Senior | Elmhurst, IL | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Andy Van Vliet | 5 | F | 7'0" | 228 | Senior | Antwerp, Belgium | Wisconsin |
| Christian Clark | 24 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Chester, VA | Alabama |
* Under NCAA transfer rules, Andy Van Vliet will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season, and will have one year of remaining eligibility.

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| L.J. Owens #74 SG | Severna Park, MD | Severna Park High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71 ||||||
| Thornton Scott PG | Glen Cove, NY | Holy Trinity Diocesan High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 27, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Chase Audige PG | Coram, NY | The Hill School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 16, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Quinn Blair SF | Livonia, MI | Divine Child High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 16, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Mehkel Harvey PF | Huntington Beach, CA | Ocean View High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | May 7, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 159 ||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Cameron Brown SG | Greenbelt, MD | Eleanor Roosevelt High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Honors and awards
### Street & Smith's Preseason All Colonial

* Nathan Knight

### Athlon Sports Preseason All CAA 2nd Team

* Nathan Knight
* Justin Pierce

### Lindy's Sports Preseason All Conference 1st Team

* Nathan Knight

### Lindy's Sports Preseason Best Shooter

* Matt Milon

### Lindy's Sports Preseason Best NBA Prospect

* Nathan Knight

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | High Point | W 79–69 | 1–0 | Kaplan Arena (3,301) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 10, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Duquesne Gotham Classic | L 70–84 | 1–1 | Palumbo Center (2,534) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, NBCSC/ESPN3 | | at UIC Gotham Classic | L 95–100 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,409) Chicago, IL |
| November 17, 2018* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Notre Dame Gotham Classic | L 64–73 | 1–3 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,511) Notre Dame, IN |
| November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Radford Gotham Classic | L 72–81 | 1–4 | Kaplan Arena (3,370) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 24, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's A10–CAA Challenge | W 87–85 | 2–4 | Kaplan Arena (2,878) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Marshall | L 64–84 | 2–5 | Cam Henderson Center (6,187) Huntington, WV |
| December 1, 2018* 4:00 pm | | George Mason | L 84–87 | 2–6 | Kaplan Arena (3,332) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion Rivalry | L 53–71 | 2–7 | Ted Constant Center (6,501) Norfolk, VA |
| December 8, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at Hampton | W 76–71 | 3–7 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,543) Hampton, VA |
| December 16, 2018* 4:00 pm | | William Peace | W 106–89 | 4–7 | Kaplan Arena (3,140) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 5 Virginia | L 40–72 | 4–8 | John Paul Jones Arena (14,623) Charlottesville, VA |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2018 7:00 pm | | James Madison | W 79–74 | 5–8 (1–0) | Kaplan Arena (3,690) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 30, 2018 4:00 pm | | Towson | W 71–61 | 6–8 (2–0) | Kaplan Arena (3,346) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 56–58 | 6–9 (2–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,601) Newark, DE |
| January 5, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Drexel | W 84–66 | 7–9 (3–1) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (831) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | L 90–93 $^{3OT}$ | 7–10 (3–2) | Kaplan Arena (3,176) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 12, 2019 4:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 70–90 | 7–11 (3–3) | Kaplan Arena (3,367) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 19, 2019 4:00 pm | | Elon | L 71–76 | 7–12 (3–4) | Kaplan Arena (3,845) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | L 88–93 | 7–13 (3–5) | Trask Coliseum (3,889) Wilmington, NC |
| January 26, 2019 4:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 59–74 | 7–14 (3–6) | TD Arena (4,569) Charleston, SC |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm | | Drexel | W 75–69 | 8–14 (4–6) | Kaplan Arena (3,034) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 2, 2019 4:00 pm | | Delaware | W 84–63 | 9–14 (5–6) | Kaplan Arena (4,611) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 60–72 | 9–15 (5–7) | Matthews Arena (795) Boston, MA |
| February 9, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 87–93 | 9–16 (5–8) | Mack Sports Complex (4,208) Hempstead, NY |
| February 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Elon | W 84–74 | 10–16 (6–8) | Schar Center (2,651) Elon, NC |
| February 21, 2019 4:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 86–84 $^{OT}$ | 11–16 (7–8) | Kaplan Arena (3,658) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 23, 2019 4:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 71–63 | 12–16 (8–8) | Kaplan Arena (3,836) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Towson | W 67–65 | 13–16 (9–8) | SECU Arena (1,511) Towson, MD |
| March 2, 2019 4:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 70–66 | 14–16 (10–8) | JMU Convocation Center (3,814) Harrisonburg, VA |
| CAA Tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2019 2:30 pm | (4) | vs. (5) Delaware Quarterfinals | L 79–85 | 14–17 | North Charleston Coliseum (2,796) North Charleston, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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