2021–22 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

2021–22 CAA men's basketball standings
	*Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2022
	† 2022 CAA Tournament winner ;

2021–22 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
2021–22 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2021–22 record	5–27 (4–14 CAA)
Head coach	Dane Fischer (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Howland; Nate Bollinger; Julian Boatner;
Home arena	Kaplan Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, led by third-year head coach Dane Fischer, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season[]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Tribe finished the 2020–21 season 7–10, 4–6 in CAA play to finish in seventh place. They lost to Northeastern in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament.

Roster[]

2021–22 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)	So	St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School	Alexandria, VA
G	1	Jake Milkereit	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Bishop Lynch HS	Dallas, TX
G	2	Julian Lewis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Huron HS	Ann Arbor, MI
G/F	4	Brandon Carroll	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Florida Southern	Bronx, NY
G	5	Yuri Covington	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	So	National Christian Academy	Wilkes-Barre, PA
G	10	Rainers Hermanovskis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Riga Secondary School Nr.49	Smiltene, Latvia
G	12	Tyler Rice	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	Ridge View HS	Columbia, SC
G	15	Miguel Ayesa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Jr	National Top Sports Institute	Madrid, Spain
F	21	Quinn Blair	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Dearborn Divine Child HS	Livonia, MI
G	23	Connor Kochera	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Saint Viator HS	Arlington Heights, IL
G	24	Austin Washburn	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Powhatan HS	Powhatan, VA
F/C	30	Mehkel Harvey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Ocean View HS	Huntington Beach, CA
F	33	Langdon Hatton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	North Harrison HS	Georgetown, IN
F	35	Ben Wight	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Thomas Worthington HS	Columbus, OH

Head coach

Dane Fischer (Ithaca)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Howland (DePauw)
Julian Boatner (William & Mary)
Nate Bollinger (Millersville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 22, 2022

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at Wake Forest	L 59–77	0–1	LJVM Coliseum (3,710) Winston-Salem, NC
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		American	L 62–74	0–2	Kaplan Arena (2,799) Williamsburg, VA
November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm		at Norfolk State	L 74–91	0–3	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,898) Norfolk, VA
November 20, 2021* 5:00 pm		vs. Georgia State Legends Classic at High Point	L 59–77	0–4	Qubein Center (1,570) High Point, NC
November 21, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Howard Legends Classic at High Point	L 76–82	0–5	Qubein Center (1,230) High Point, NC
November 24, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	L 54–67	0–6	Dedmon Center (1,016) Radford, VA
November 27, 2021* 4:00 pm, FloHoops		Mary Baldwin	W 87–50	1–6	Kaplan Arena (1,614) Williamsburg, VA
December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	L 56–75	1–7	Alumni Hall (889) Annapolis, MD
December 4, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Davidson	L 46–70	1–8	John M. Belk Arena (2,899) Davidson, NC
December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops COX		Old Dominion	L 59–74	1–9	Kaplan Arena (2,286) Williamsburg, VA
December 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops COX		Hampton	L 53–54	1–10	Kaplan Arena (2,007) Williamsburg, VA
December 12, 2021* 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Fairfield	L 47–70	1–11	Kaplan Arena (1,673) Williamsburg, VA
December 22, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Valparaiso	L 66–88	1–12	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,125) Valparaiso, IN
CAA regular season
December 29, 2021 7:00 pm, FloHoops COX		Hofstra	W 63–62	2–12 (1–0)	Kaplan Arena (1,778) Williamsburg, VA
December 31, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops COX		Northeastern	W 71–70	3–12 (2–0)	Kaplan Arena (1,693) Williamsburg, VA
January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops COX		James Madison	L 91–95 ^OT	3–13 (2–1)	Kaplan Arena (2,496) Williamsburg, VA
January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Towson	L 69–91	3–14 (2–2)	Kaplan Arena (1,783) Williamsburg, VA
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Delaware	L 74–84	3–15 (2–3)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,560) Newark, DE
January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Drexel	W 83–75	4–15 (3–3)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,710) Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at College of Charleston Rescheduled from January 11	L 73–74	4–16 (3–4)	TD Arena (3,230) Charleston, SC
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Elon Rescheduled from January 5	L 54–61	4–17 (3–5)	Schar Center (1,585) Elon, NC
January 29, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops COX		Elon	W 65–61	5–17 (4–5)	Kaplan Arena (2,472) Williamsburg, VA
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops COX		College of Charleston	L 61–84	5–18 (4–6)	Kaplan Arena (2,352) Williamsburg, VA
February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, CBSSN		UNC Wilmington	L 70–92	5–19 (4–7)	Kaplan Arena (3,885) Williamsburg, VA
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Towson	L 60–75	5–20 (4–8)	SECU Arena (1,683) Towson, MD
February 12, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops		at James Madison	L 55–69	5–21 (4–9)	Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,358) Harrisonburg, VA
February 14, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at UNC Wilmington Rescheduled from January 9	L 73–80 ^OT	5–22 (4–10)	Trask Coliseum (3,020) Wilmington, NC
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Drexel	L 57–72	5–23 (4–11)	Kaplan Arena (2,295) Williamsburg, VA
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops COX		Delaware	L 69–73	5–24 (4–12)	Kaplan Arena (3,132) Williamsburg, VA
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Northeastern	L 28–62	5–25 (4–13)	Matthews Arena (749) Boston, MA
February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hofstra	L 67–83	5–26 (4–14)	Mack Sports Complex (2,247) Hempstead, NY
CAA Tournament
March 5, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops	(8)	vs. (9) Northeastern First Round	L 63–68 ^OT	5–27	Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,503) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

References[]

^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

[1] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

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Venues	Blow Gymnasium (1925–1971) Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (alternate; 1952–1965) Kaplan Arena (1971–present)
Culture & lore	Colonel Ebirt Griffin Scandal of 1951
People	Statistical leaders
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2021–22 CAA men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Towson	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
UNC Wilmington	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Hofstra	13	–	5	.722	21	–	11	.656
Drexel	10	–	8	.556	15	–	14	.517
Delaware †	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
Charleston	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Elon	7	–	11	.389	10	–	22	.313
James Madison*	6	–	12	.333	15	–	14	.517
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	5	–	27	.156
Northeastern	2	–	16	.111	9	–	22	.290
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2022

† 2022 CAA Tournament winner