# 2016–17 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 2016–17 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe were coached by 14th-year head coach Tony Shaver. The team played its home games at Kaplan Arena as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Tribe finished the season 17–14, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the CAA tournament, they defeated Elon in the quarterfinals before losing to UNC Wilmington in the semifinals. The Tribe did not participate in any postseason tournaments.
The season marked the 112th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary.

## Previous season

The Tribe finished the 2015–16 season 20–11, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated James Madison to advance to the semifinals of the CAA tournament where they lost Hofstra.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Terry Tarpey | 25 | G/F | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Stamford, CT | Graduated |
| Sean Sheldon | 31 | F | 6'9" | 256 | Senior | Traverse City, MI | Graduated |
| Hunter Seacat | 50 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Sophomore | Mooresville, NC | Transferred to Appalachian State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Matt Milon | 2 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Ovideo, FL | Boston College |
* Under NCAA transfer rules, Milon will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

### Recruiting Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nathan Knight #80 PF | Syracuse, NY | Kimball Union Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Oct 5, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| Justin Pierce SF | Glen Ellyn, IL | Glenbard West High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | |
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 13, 2016. ||||||

### Recruiting Class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jihar Williams SG | Baltimore, MD | Friends School of Baltimore | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 22, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Luke Loewe PG | Fond du Lac, WI | Fond du Lac High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 28, 2016 |
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 13, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11* 2:00 pm | | Bridgewater | W 96–44 | 1–0 | Kaplan Arena (2,404) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 14* 7:00 pm, RSN/CSN | | at No. 12 Louisville | L 58–91 | 1–1 | KFC Yum! Center (19,304) Louisville, KY |
| November 19* 7:00 pm | | Presbyterian | W 89–59 | 2–1 | Kaplan Arena (2,315) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 23* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 6 Duke | L 67–88 | 2–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 26* 4:00 pm | | Liberty | W 79–70 | 3–2 | Kaplan Arena (3,039) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 29* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | L 81–91 | 3–3 | McGuirk Arena (2,453) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| December 3* 4:00 pm | | at Hampton | L 69–79 | 3–4 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA |
| December 16* 7:00 pm | | Milligan | W 113–59 | 4–4 | Kaplan Arena (1,754) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 19* 7:00 pm | | Savannah State | W 112–85 | 5–4 | Kaplan Arena (1,377) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 22* 7:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | L 62–73 | 5–5 | Ryan Center (3,570) Kingston, RI |
| December 29* 7:00 pm | | at Old Dominion Rivalry | W 65–54 | 6–5 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,151) Norfolk, VA |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 31 2:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 64–84 | 6–6 (0–1) | Matthews Arena (960) Boston, MA |
| January 2 4:00 pm | | at Hofstra | W 95–93 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 (1–1) | Mack Sports Complex (1,702) Hempstead, NY |
| January 5 7:00 pm | | Elon | W 88–85 | 8–6 (2–1) | Kaplan Arena (2,177) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 7 4:00 pm | | Drexel Postponed to January 30 (Snow) | | | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| January 12 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | L 77–101 | 8–7 (2–2) | Trask Coliseum (4,889) Wilmington, NC |
| January 14 4:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 67–77 | 8–8 (2–3) | TD Arena (3,722) Charleston, SC |
| January 19 7:00 pm | | James Madison | W 73–72 | 9–8 (3–3) | Kaplan Arena (3,076) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 21 7:00 pm | | at Elon | L 62–71 | 9–9 (3–4) | Alumni Gym (1,446) Elon, NC |
| January 26 7:00 pm | | Delaware | W 82–58 | 10–9 (4–4) | Kaplan Arena (2,276) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 28 4:00 pm, CSN | | UNC Wilmington | W 96–78 | 11–9 (5–4) | Kaplan Arena (3,239) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 30 7:00 pm | | Drexel | W 108–85 | 12–9 (6–4) | Kaplan Arena (1,895) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 2 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | W 94–69 | 13–9 (7–4) | Kaplan Arena (2,134) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 4 4:00 pm, CSN | | at Towson | L 80–82 | 13–10 (7–5) | SECU Arena (3,431) Towson, MD |
| February 9 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 61–79 | 13–11 (7–6) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (533) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 11 2:00 pm, CSN | | College of Charleston | W 89–79 | 14–11 (8–6) | Kaplan Arena (5,107) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 16 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 92–95 $^{OT}$ | 14–12 (8–7) | JMU Convocation Center (2,854) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 18 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 85–64 | 15–12 (9–7) | Bob Carpenter Center (3,619) Newark, DE |
| February 23 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | L 82–96 | 15–13 (9–8) | Kaplan Arena (2,559) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 25 2:00 pm, CSN | | Towson | W 83–79 | 16–13 (10–8) | Kaplan Arena (3,425) Williamsburg, VA |
| CAA Tournament ||||||
| March 4 2:30 pm, CSN | (4) | vs. (5) Elon Quarterfinals | W 71–66 | 17–13 | North Charleston Coliseum (4,096) North Charleston, SC |
| March 5 2:00 pm, CSN | (4) | vs. (1) UNC Wilmington Semifinals | L 94–105 | 17–14 | North Charleston Coliseum (4,708) North Charleston, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||