2009–10 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

2009–10 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball

NIT, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2009–10 record	22–11 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach	Tony Shaver (7th year)
Assistant coach	Jamion Christian
Home arena	Kaplan Arena

	Conf				Overall
2009–10 CAA men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Northeastern	14	–	4	.778	20	–	13	.606
William & Mary	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
George Mason	12	–	6	.667	17	–	15	.531
VCU	11	–	7	.611	27	–	9	.750
Drexel	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Hofstra	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Towson	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Georgia State	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
UNCW	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
James Madison	4	–	14	.222	13	–	20	.394
Delaware	3	–	15	.167	7	–	24	.226


† 2010 CAA Tournament winner As of March 29, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented The College of William & Mary during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Tony Shaver's seventh season at William & Mary. The Tribe competed in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at Kaplan Arena. They finished the season 22–11, 12–6 in CAA play and lost in the championship game of the 2010 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to Old Dominion. They were invited to play in the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to North Carolina.

Preseason

In the CAA preseason polls, released October 20 in Washington, DC, William & Mary was predicted to finish tenth in the CAA.^[1] Sr. guard David Schneider was selected to the preseason all conference second team.

Roster

Source^[2]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
0	Steven Hess	6'10"	245	F	Sr.	Charlotte, NC, U.S.	Gaston Day School
1	Kendrix Brown	6'3"	205	G	So.	Norfolk, VA, U.S.	Norview HS
2	David Schneider	6'3"	190	G	Sr.	Phoenix, AZ, U.S.	Brophy Prep
11	Doug Howard II	5'9"	150	G	Fr.	Leesburg, VA, U.S.	Flint Hill School
13	Andrew Pavloff	6'9"	210	F	Fr.	Akron, OH, U.S.	Walsh Jesuit HS
20	Quinn McDowell	6'6"	212	G F	So.	Mason, OH, U.S.	Moeller HS
22	Danny Sumner	6'7"	225	F	Sr.	Fairfax, VA, U.S.	Paul VI Catholic High School
23	Kyle Gaillard	6'7"	210	F	Fr.	Huntersville, NC, U.S.	North Mecklenburg HS
24	Sean McCurdy	6'1"	184	G	Sr.	Jersey City, NJ, U.S.	St. Anthony HS Arkansas
31	Matt Rum	6'4"	180	G	Fr.	Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.	Loyola Blakefield
33	JohnMark Ludwick	6'8"	230	F	So.	San Antonio, TX, U.S.	Reagan HS UT San Antonio
45	Marcus Kitts	6'9"	230	F	Jr.	Holly Springs, NC, U.S.	Middle Creek

Schedule and results

Source^[3]

All times are Eastern

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/13/2009*	at #12 Connecticut	L 75–66	0–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,719)
11/15/2009*	at Harvard	L 87–85 ^3OT	0–2	Lavietes Pavilion (1,297)
11/19/2009*	Richmond	W 78–71	1–2	Kaplan Arena (2,104)
11/21/2009*	at Manhattan	W 75–70	2–2	Draddy Gymnasium (1,654)
11/25/2009*	Hampton	W 62–61	3–2	Kaplan Arena (1,687)
11/28/2009*	at Wake Forest	W 78–68	4–2	LJVM Coliseum (9,911)
12/2/2009*	Longwood	W 84–65	5–2	Kaplan Arena (1,958)
12/5/2009	VCU	W 75–74	6–2 (1–0)	Kaplan Arena (3,215)
12/19/2009*	Vassar	W 94–48	7–2	Kaplan Arena (2,215)
12/22/2009*	at Radford	W 70–68	8–2	Dedmon Center (5,361)
12/30/2009*	at Maryland	W 83–77	9–2	Comcast Center (16,418)
1/2/2010	at Hofstra	W 48–47	10–2 (2–0)	Mack Sports Complex (3,132)
1/4/2010	UNC Wilmington	L 62–61	10–3 (2–1)	Kaplan Arena (3,196)
1/6/2010	at Delaware	W 74–73 ^OT	11–3 (3–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,720)
1/9/2010	at Drexel	W 73–48	12–3 (4–1)	Daskalakis Center (6,957)
1/14/2010	James Madison	W 85–78	13–3 (5–1)	Kaplan Arena (3,072)
1/16/2010	Hofstra	W 73–66	14–3 (6–1)	Kaplan Arena (3,414)
1/20/2010	at VCU	L 81–59	14–4 (6–2)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,524)
1/23/2010	Old Dominion	L 58–55	14–5 (6–3)	Kaplan Arena (7,216)
1/27/2010	at James Madison	L 65–63	14–6 (6–4)	Convocation Center (3,496)
1/31/2010	Drexel	W 54–51	15–6 (7–4)	Kaplan Arena (2,645)
2/3/2010	at Old Dominion	L 61–42	15–7 (7–5)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,015)
2/6/2010	at Georgia State	W 59–56	16–7 (8–5)	GSU Sports Arena (2,347)
2/10/2010	Delaware	W 67–54	17–7 (9–5)	Kaplan Arena (2,586)
2/13/2010	Northeastern	W 53–52	18–7 (10–5)	Kaplan Arena (3,882)
2/16/2010	at George Mason	W 63–60	19–7 (11–5)	Patriot Center (5,539)
2/19/2010*	at Iona (ESPN Bracket Busters)	L 69–53	19–8	Hynes Athletic Center (2,611)
2/24/2010	Towson	L 83–77	19–9 (11–6)	Kaplan Arena (3,217)
2/27/2010	at UNC Wilmington	W 62–51	20–9 (12–6)	Trask Coliseum (3,014)
2010 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
3/6/2010	vs. James Madison (Quarterfinals)	W 70–65	21–9	Richmond Coliseum (5,461)
3/7/2010	vs. Northeastern (Semifinals)	W 47–45	22–9	Richmond Coliseum (11,200)
3/8/2010	vs. Old Dominion (Finals)	L 60–53	22–10	Richmond Coliseum (8,455)
2010 National Invitation Tournament
3/16/2010	at North Carolina (First Round)	L 80–72	22–11	Carmichael Arena (6,822)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

William & Mary Tribe men's basketball

Venues	Blow Gymnasium (1925–1971) Kaplan Arena at William & Mary Hall (1971–present)

Culture & lore	Records Retired jerseys Hershberger Award hoax Griffin Colonel Ebirt Scandal of 1951

People	Head coaches

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