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**William & Mary Tribe**

School Name:	College of William & Mary
Location:	Williamsburg, Virginia
Arena:	Kaplan Arena
Capacity:	8,600
Conference:	CAA
Head coach:	Tony Shaver

The William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represents The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Colonial Athletic Association and play their home games in Kaplan Arena.

1 Postseason berths
2 History
- 2.1 2008 season
- 2.2 2010 season
3 Coaches
- 3.1 Current staff
- 3.2 All-time head coaches
4 NCAA Records
- 4.1 Individual records
5 Player awards
6 Retired jerseys
7 Players in the NBA
8 External Links

Postseason berthsEdit

William & Mary is one of five original Division I teams in history to have never participated in the NCAA Tournament.^[1] When the NCAA split its classification into divisions in 1948–49, William & Mary was classified as a Division I school. Of all Division I schools today that were charter members of this new classification, only William & Mary, The Citadel, Northwestern, Army, and St. Francis (NY) have never reached the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at least once.

The closest effort by the Tribe to reach the NCAA Tournament was their 53-60 loss in the 2010 CAA Tournament Final to Old Dominion University. The Tribe also lost conference tournament finals in 1958, 1961, 1965, 1975, 1983, 2008 and 2010.

The only postseason playoff berths by the men's team were the 1983 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and the 2010 National Invitation Tournament. In 1983, William & Mary lost the opening game to the Virginia Tech Hokies, however, by a score of 85-79, while in 2010 they lost to North Carolina, 80–72.^[2]

HistoryEdit

Overall
Years of basketball	104
First season	1905–06
Head coaches (all-time)	30
All Games
All-time record	1075–1236
20+ win seasons	4 (1949, 1951, 1983, 2010)
Pre-Conference Games (1906–1936)
Record	225–173
Southern Conference Games (1937–1977)
Southern Conference Record / Overall	268–255 / 489–530
ECAC South Games (1978–1985)
ECAC South Record / Overall	24–9 / 119–101
ECAC Regular Season Championships	1 (1983)
CAA Games (1986–present)
CAA Record / Overall	128–251 / 235–424
CAA Regular Season Championships	1 (1998)
Accurate through end of 2008–09 season

2008 seasonEdit

The 2008 Men's basketball season was just another season for the Tribe, fifth in the Colonial Athletic Association and needing to win the tournament in order to have any chance at a postseason bid. It would have somewhat of a magical end, however, as the they became the first team ever, in NCAA history, to score 4 baskets in 4 conference tournament games, with less than 8 seconds left in each game: First round: David Schneider 3-pointer with less than a second left to beat Georgia State, 58-57(ironically enough, exactly one year earlier, this was how Georgia State beat William and Mary) Quarterfinals: Nathan Mann 3-pointer with 7.5 seconds left to beat Old Dominion, 63-60 Semifinals: Laimus Kisielius layup with 3 seconds left to beat VCU, 56-54. The Tribe fans stormed the Richmond Coliseum court. Championship Game: Danny Sumner 3-pointer with no time left(this had no effect on the outcome; the basket DID count, but George Mason had already won the game) made the final score 68-59 in favor of the Patriots.

2010 seasonEdit

Through February 17, 2010, the Tribe sported a 19-7 record, including upset road wins over heavily favored ACC opponents Wake Forest and Maryland. These wins and other impressive showings, including a hard-fought loss to Connecticut, garnered William and Mary votes in the AP and coaches' polls during several weeks early in the season.

After reaching the CAA Finals and ending their regular season with a 22-10 record (12-6, CAA), the Tribe earned its second NIT berth in school history.

CoachesEdit

Current staffEdit

Tony Shaver – Head Coach
Jonathan Holmes – Assistant Coach
Jamion Christian – Assistant Coach
Ben Wilkins – Assistant Coach

All-time head coachesEdit

Coach	Years	Conference W–L	Conference Win %	Overall W–L	Overall Win %	Conference Titles	NCAA Tourn. Appearances
Blanchard, Merrill J. !J. Merrill Blanchard	1905–06	000 !—	—	004–001 !4–1	.800	—	—
Withers, H. W. !H. W. Withers	1906–07	000 !—	—	001–004 !1–4	.200	—	—
Crawford, F. M. !F. M. Crawford	1907–11	000 !—	—	012–011 !12–11	.521	—	—
Young, William J. !William J. Young	1911–13	000 !—	—	010–006 !10–6	.625	—	—
Draper, Dexter W. !Dexter W. Draper	1913–16	000 !—	—	015–018 !15–18	.454	—	—
Hubbard, Samuel H. !Samuel H. Hubbard	1916–17	000 !—	—	004–009 !4–9	.308	—	—
Young, H. K. !H. K. Young	1917–18	000 !—	—	006–011 !6–11	.353	—	—
Geddy, Vernon M. !Vernon M. Geddy	1918–19	000 !—	—	003–006 !3–6	.333	—	—
Driver, James G. !James G. Driver	1919–23	000 !—	—	031–016 !31–16	.659	—	—
Tasker, J. Wilder !J. Wilder Tasker	1923–28	000 !—	—	050–039 !50–39	.561	—	—
Jones, L. Tucker !L. Tucker Jones	1928–29	000 !—	—	009–011 !9–11	.450	—	—
Kellison, John !John Kellison	1929–34	000 !—	—	059–030 !59–30	.662	—	—
Dowler, Thomas !Thomas Dowler	1934–36	000 !—	—	021–011 !21–11	.656	—	—
Dowler, Thomas !Thomas Dowler¹	1936–37	000–013 !0–13	.000	000–018 !0–18	.000	0	—
Dowler, Thomas !Thomas Dowler totals	1934–37	000-013 !0–13	.000	021–029 !21–29	.420	0	—
Kellison, John !John Kellison	1937–39	004–017 !4–17	.190	011–022 !11–22	.333	0	0
Kellison, John !John Kellison totals	1929–34, 37–39	004–017 !4–17	.190	070–033 !70–33	.679	0	0
Steussey, Dwight !Dwight Steussey	1939–43	028–016 !28–16	.636	054–039 !54–39	.580	0	0
McCray, Rube !Rube McCray	1943–45	004–007 !4–7	.363	017–021 !17–21	.447	0	0
Holt, Sam B. !Sam B. Holt	1945–46	005–005 !5–5	.500	010–010 !10–10	.500	0	0
Gallagher, Richard F. !Richard F. Gallagher	1946–47	006–006 !6–6	.500	014–012 !14–12	.538	0	0
Wilson, Bernard E. !Bernard E. Wilson	1947–51	043–020 !43–20	.682	080–040 !80–40	.666	0	0
Hooker, H. Lester !H. Lester Hooker	1951–52	010–006 !10–6	.625	015–013 !15–13	.536	0	0
Baird, Boydston H. !Boydston H. Baird	1952–57	035–041 !35–41	.460	051–073 !51–73	.411	0	0
Chambers, Bill !Bill Chambers	1957–66	069–063 !69–63	.522	113–110 !113–110	.507	0	0
Mitchell, Warren !Warren Mitchell	1966–72	033–037 !33–37	.471	058–098 !58–98	.372	0	0
Ashnault, Ed !Ed Ashnault	1972–74	010–012 !10–12	.454	019–035 !19–35	.352	0	0
Balanis, George !George Balanis	1974–77	021–012 !21–12	.636	047–039 !47–39	.546	0	0
Parkhill, Bruce !Bruce Parkhill²	1977–82	000 !?	000 !?	069–066 !69–66	.511	0	0
Parkhill, Bruce !Bruce Parkhill³	1982–83	009–000 !9–0	1.000	020–009 !20–9	.690	1	0
Parkhill, Bruce !Bruce Parkhill totals	1977–83	000 !?	000 !?	089–075 !89–75	.543	1	0
Parkhill, Barry !Barry Parkhill	1983–85	015–009 !15–9	.625	030–026 !30–26	.535	0	0
Parkhill, Barry !Barry Parkhill∞	1985–87	005–023 !5–23	.178	013–042 !13–42	.236	0	0
Parkhill, Barry !Barry Parkhill totals	1983–87	020–032 !20–32	.384	043–068 !43–68	.387	0	0
Swenson, Chuck !Chuck Swenson	1987–94	027–071 !27–71	.275	062–134 !62–134	.316	0	0
Woollum, Charlie !Charlie Woollum¥	1994–2000	039–052 !39–52	.351	069–084 !69–84	.423	1	0
Boyages, Rick !Rick Boyages	2000–03	021–031 !21–31	.403	033–052 !33–52	.388	0	0
Shaver, Tony !Tony Shaver‡	2003–present	033–076 !33–76	.302	065–113 !65–113	.367	0	0

¹ William & Mary joined the Southern Conference in 1936-37. It is also the only winless season in school history.
² Data unavailable for conference play from 1977-1982. Also in 1977-78, W&M switched to the ECAC South Conference.
³ Bruce Parkhill guided the Tribe to their first post-season berth in school history, the 1983 NIT Tournament.
∞ W&M, along with the rest of the ECAC South teams, joined the Colonial Athletic Association in the 1985-86 season, which it is still a member of today.
¥ Chuck Woollum guided the Tribe to their only CAA regular season championship in 1998 after finishing 13-3 in conference play.
‡ Tony Shaver guided the Tribe to their most recent conference tournament championship appearances in school history, the 2008 and 2010 CAA Championships.

NCAA RecordsEdit

Individual recordsEdit

Season	Record	Player	Notes
1952–53	Rebounds in a game (51)	Bill Chambers	February 14, 1953 against Virginia; rules changes since then make this record unlikely to be broken
Source:"2009-10 NCAA Men's Basketball Records: Individual and Team Collegiate Records". ncaa.org. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Collegiate.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-29.

Player awardsEdit

Southern Conference (1936–1977)Edit

SoCon Athlete of the Year

1961 – Jeff Cohen

SoCon Men’s Player of the Year

1961 – Jeff Cohen
1971 – Tom Jasper

All-Conference

1947 – Chet Giermak (2)
1949 – Chet Giermak (1)
1950 – Chet Giermak (1)
1951 – Perry Lewis (2)

– Ed McMillan (2)

1952 – Bill Chambers (2)
1953 – Bill Chambers (2)
1958 – Roy Lange (1)
1959 – Roy Lange (1)

– Jeff Cohen (2)

1960 – Jeff Cohen (1)

– Bev Vaughan (2)

1961 – Jeff Cohen
1963 – Roger Bergey (2)
1964 – Dave Hunter (2)
1966 – Ben Pomeroy (1)
1967 – Ben Pomeroy (1)

– Ron Panneton (2)

1968 – Bob Sherwood (1)
1970 – Bob Sherwood (2)
1971 – Tom Jasper (1)

– Steve Dodge (2)

1972 – Jeff Trammell (2)
1973 – Mike Arizin (2)
1974 – Mike Arizin (2)
1975 – Ron Satterthwaite (1)
1976 – John Lowenhaupt (1)

– Ron Satterthwaite (2)

1977 – John Lowenhaupt (2)

ECAC South (1978–1985)Edit

All-Conference

1981 – Mike Strayhorn (1)
1983 – Keith Cieplicki (1)

– Brant Weidner (1)

1984 – Keith Cieplicki (1)
1985 – Keith Cieplicki (1)

All-Star Team

1981 – Mike Strayhorn

Colonial Athletic Association (1986–present)Edit

Rookie of the Year

1990 – Thomas Roberts
2004 – Corey Cofield

All-Conference

1988 – Tim Trout (2)
1989 – Tom Bock (2)
1991 – Thomas Roberts (2)
1992 – Thomas Roberts (2)
1993 – Thomas Roberts (2)
1995 – Kurt Small (2)
1996 – David Cully (2)
1997 – Bobby Fitzgibbons (2)
1998 – Randy Bracy (1)

– Terence Jennings (2)

2000 – Jim Moran (2)
2001 – Jim Moran (2)
2002 – Mike Johnson (2)
2003 – Adam Hess (1)
2004 – Adam Hess (1)

– Corey Cofield (3)

2005 – Corey Cofield (3)
2007 – Adam Payton (3)
2008 – Laimis Kisielius (3)
2009 – David Schneider (3)
2010 – David Schneider (2)

– Quinn McDowell (3)

2011 – Quinn McDowell (3)

Retired jerseysEdit

William & Mary has retired five men's basketball jerseys in its program's history. Uniform numbers are not retired, only ceremonial jerseys. Banners depicting the all-time greats hang in the rafters of Kaplan Arena (the banner in white is for Lynn Norenberg, the only W&M women's basketball player to have a jersey retired).

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Banners hanging in Kaplan Arena that commemorate the 1983 NIT bid, Keith Cieplicki and Bill Chambers

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