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

2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
	† 2021 CAA Tournament winner ; As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
2020–21 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2020–21 record	6–7 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Dane Fischer (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Howland; Jason Kemp; Julian Boatner;
Home arena	Kaplan Arena

The 2020–21 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represents 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.[1]

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	F	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
Connor Kochera SF	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
Jake Milkereit SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Kurt Samuels Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School	Alexandria, Virginia
G	1	Jake Milkereit	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Bishop Lynch High School	Dallas, Texas
G	4	Miodrag Dronjak	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Sr	Richard Bland College	Kladovo, Serbia
G	5	Yuri Covington	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	National Christian Academy	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
G	10	Rainers Hermanovskis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	So	Riga Secondary School Nr.49	Smiltene, Latvia
G	11	Thornton Scott	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Vermont Academy	Glen Cove, New York
G	12	Luke Loewe	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Fond du Lac High School	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
G	15	Miguel Ayesa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	So	National Top Sports Institute	Madrid, Spain
F	21	Quinn Blair	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Dearborn Divine Child High School	Livonia, Michigan
G/F	22	Thatcher Stone	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Dexter Southfield School	Medford, Massachusetts
G	23	Connor Kochera	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Saint Viator High School	Arlington Heights, Illinois
G	24	Austin Washburn	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Powhatan High School	Powhatan, Virginia
F/C	30	Mehkel Harvey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Ocean View High School	Huntington Beach, California
F	35	Ben Wight	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Thomas Worthington High School	Columbus, Ohio

Head coach

Dane Fischer (Ithaca)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Howland (DePauw)
Jason Kemp (Wisconsin–La Crosse)
Julian Boatner (William & Mary)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 28, 2020* 7:00 pm, ODUSports.com	at Old Dominion	L 78–86	0–1	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, ACCN	at NC State	Canceled		Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
December 3, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Hampton	Postponed		Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
December 9, 2020* 7:00 pm	at Norfolk State	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		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		Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
January 24, 2021 1:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops	College of Charleston	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		Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
February 7, 2021 2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops	James Madison	Postponed		Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
February 13, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops	at UNC Wilmington	Postponed		Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
February 14, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops	at UNC Wilmington	Postponed		Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Elon			Schar Center Elon, NC
February 20, 2021 2:00 pm, Cox Yurview/FloHoops	Elon			Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
February 27, 2021 Noon, Cox Yurview/FloHoops	Northeastern			Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
February 28, 2021 Noon, Cox Yurview/FloHoops	Northeastern			Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

"Elon Stuns William & Mary To Advance to Semifinals". Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports). March 8, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

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[1] "Elon Stuns William & Mary To Advance to Semifinals". Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports). March 8, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Venues	Blow Gymnasium (1925–1971) Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (alternate; 1952–1965) Kaplan Arena (1971–present)
Culture & lore	Colonel Ebirt Griffin Hershberger Award hoax Scandal of 1951
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northeastern	7	–	1	.875	8	–	6	.571
James Madison	5	–	1	.833	10	–	5	.667
Hofstra	8	–	4	.667	12	–	7	.632
Charleston	5	–	3	.625	7	–	8	.467
Delaware	5	–	4	.556	7	–	7	.500
William & Mary	4	–	4	.500	6	–	7	.462
Drexel	3	–	5	.375	8	–	7	.533
Towson	2	–	8	.200	3	–	12	.200
UNC Wilmington	1	–	5	.167	7	–	8	.467
Elon	0	–	5	.000	3	–	6	.333

† 2021 CAA Tournament winner As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll