2023–24 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

2023–24 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
2023–24 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	10–23 (4–14 CAA)
Head coach	Dane Fischer (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Howland; Julian Boatner; Jimmy Fenerty;
Home arena	Kaplan Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charleston †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
Drexel	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Hofstra	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
UNC Wilmington	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Towson	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Delaware	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Stony Brook	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Monmouth	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
Campbell	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Northeastern	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Elon	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
North Carolina A&T	5	–	13	.278	7	–	25	.219
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	10	–	23	.303
Hampton	3	–	15	.167	9	–	24	.273

† 2024 CAA tournament winner

The 2023–24 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, led by fifth-year head coach Dane Fischer, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season[edit]

The Tribe finished the 2022–23 season 13–20, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in eighth place.^[1] They defeated Elon in the second round of the CAA tournament,^[2] before falling to top-seeded Hofstra in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Anders Nelson	0	G	6'1"	172	Graduate Student	Edina, Minnesota	Graduated and signed with Starwings Basel
Tyler Rice	12	G	6'1"	183	Sophomore	Columbia, South Carolina	Transferred to East Tennessee State
Miguel Ayesa	15	G	6'5"	200	Senior	Madrid, Spain	Transferred to USC Upstate
Chris Mullins	24	G	6'3"	192	Graduate Student	Grand Prairie, Texas	Graduated
Ben Wight	35	F	6'9"	220	Junior	Columbus, Ohio	Transferred to Toledo

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Caleb Dorsey	0	F	6'8"	235	Junior	Westminster, Maryland	Transferred from Penn State.
Sean Houpt	7	G	6'4"	200	Graduate Student	Danville, Illinois	Transferred from Florida Tech.
Trey Moss	8	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Orlando, Florida	Transferred from USF.

2023 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jayden Lemond G	Marietta, Georgia	Blair Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 13, 2022
Jayden Lemond G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Tai Hamilton F	Charlotte, North Carolina	1 of 1 Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Apr 13, 2023
Tai Hamilton F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 105
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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[edit]

2023–24 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Caleb Dorsey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Penn State	Westminster, Maryland
G	1	Jake Milkereit	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Bishop Lynch High School	Dallas, Texas
G	2	Chase Lowe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	So	Weddington High School	Weddington, North Carolina
G	4	Matteus Case	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Providence	Pickering, Ontario
F	5	Noah Collier	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Pittsburgh	Mullica Hill, New Jersey
G	7	Sean Houpt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Florida Tech	Danville, Illinois
G	8	Trey Moss	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	South Florida	Orlando, Florida
G/F	11	Jack Karasinski	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	Catholic Central High School	Grand Rapids, Michigan
G	12	Jayden Lemond	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Blair Academy	Marietta, Georgia
G/F	21	Gabe Dorsey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Vanderbilt	Westminster, Maryland
F	22	Nick Evans	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Gonzaga	Alexandria, Virginia
F	24	Tai Hamilton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	1 of 1 Academy	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	25	Miles Hicks	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	So	St. Albans School	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
F	33	Charlie Williams	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Carmel High School	Carmel, Indiana

Head coach

Dane Fischer (Ithaca)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Howland (DePauw)
Julian Boatner (William & Mary)
Jimmy Fenerty (Dickinson)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		Regent	W 84–29	1–0	Kaplan Arena (3,267) Williamsburg, VA
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		American	W 75–56	2–0	Kaplan Arena (2,716) Williamsburg, VA
November 11, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	L 89–95	2–1	Charles E. Smith Center (1,754) Washington, D.C.
November 16, 2023* 9:00 pm, MWN		vs. Omaha Air Force Classic	L 83–89	2–2	Clune Arena (127) Colorado Springs, CO
November 17, 2023* 6:30 pm, MWN		at Air Force Air Force Classic	L 71–80 ^OT	2–3	Clune Arena (1,411) Colorado Springs, CO
November 19, 2023* 1:30 pm, MWN		vs. Lindenwood Air Force Classic	L 60–71	2–4	Clune Arena (126) Colorado Springs, CO
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		UMBC Black Out	W 96–81	3–4	Kaplan Arena (2,742) Williamsburg, VA
November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, HBCU+		at Norfolk State	L 62–96	3–5	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,079) Norfolk, VA
December 2, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+/Monumental		at Richmond	L 69–88	3–6	Robins Center (5,542) Richmond, VA
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Old Dominion Rivalry	W 84–79	4–6	Kaplan Arena (3,204) Williamsburg, VA
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		Virginia–Lynchburg	W 99–50	5–6	Kaplan Arena (2,551) Williamsburg, VA
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Pepperdine	L 59–71	5–7	Firestone Fieldhouse (207) Malibu, CA
December 30, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	L 65–77	5–8	Alumni Hall (1,597) Annapolis, MD
CAA regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Elon	W 77–70	6–8 (1–0)	Kaplan Arena (2,733) Williamsburg, VA
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops		Drexel	L 55–77	6–9 (1–1)	Kaplan Arena (3,286) Williamsburg, VA
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hampton	W 73–61	7–9 (2–1)	Hampton Convocation Center (1,372) Hampton, VA
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Stony Brook	L 59–63	7–10 (2–2)	Kaplan Arena (2,886) Williamsburg, VA
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Campbell	L 64–77	7–11 (2–3)	Kaplan Arena (2,748) Williamsburg, VA
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at North Carolina A&T	L 69–76	7–12 (2–4)	Corbett Sports Center (2,418) Greensboro, NC
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hofstra	L 55–64	7–13 (2–5)	Mack Sports Complex (1,376) Hempstead, NY
January 27, 2024 12:00 pm, FloHoops		at Northeastern	W 72–68	8–13 (3–5)	Matthews Arena (1,101) Boston, MA
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Delaware	L 53–81	8–14 (3–6)	Kaplan Arena (3,057) Williamsburg, VA
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops		Charleston	L 83–84	8–15 (3–7)	Kaplan Arena (5,062) Williamsburg, VA
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Monmouth	L 64–68	8–16 (3–8)	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,586) West Long Branch, NJ
February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, FloHoops		at Delaware	L 58–69	8–17 (3–9)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,651) Newark, DE
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Towson	L 52–61	8–18 (3–10)	Kaplan Arena (2,352) Williamsburg, VA
February 19, 2024 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Charleston	L 57–65	8–19 (3–11)	TD Arena (4,517) Charleston, SC
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		UNC Wilmington	L 65–81	8–20 (3–12)	Kaplan Arena (2,179) Williamsburg, VA
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, FloHoops		at Stony Brook	L 62–75	8–21 (3–13)	Island Federal Arena (2,340) Stony Brook, NY
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Elon	L 71–76	8–22 (3–14)	Schar Center (1,836) Elon, NC
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops		Hampton	W 85–73	9–22 (4–14)	Kaplan Arena (3,916) Williamsburg, VA
CAA tournament
March 8, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops	(13)	vs. (12) North Carolina A&T First round	W 79–62	10–22	Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
March 9, 2024 2:30 pm, FloHoops	(13)	vs. (5) Towson Second round	L 56–67	10–23	Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,883) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "W&M Routs Elon Behind 3-Point Shooting and Defense". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "William & Mary suffers bad loss to Hofstra in CAA quarterfinals, ends season 13-20 (7-11)". 13newsnow.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "William & Mary Tribe 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[2] "W&M Routs Elon Behind 3-Point Shooting and Defense". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[3] "William & Mary suffers bad loss to Hofstra in CAA quarterfinals, ends season 13-20 (7-11)". 13newsnow.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[4] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[5] "William & Mary Tribe 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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