2014–15 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

2014–15 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball

CAA regular season co-champions
NIT, First round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2014–15 record	20–13 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach	Tony Shaver (12th year)
Assistant coach	Jonathan Holmes
Assistant coach	Kotie Kimble
Assistant coach	Austin Shaver
Home arena	Kaplan Arena

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
William & Mary	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
UNC Wilmington	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Northeastern †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
James Madison	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Hofstra	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Delaware	9	–	9	.500	10	–	20	.333
Drexel	9	–	9	.500	11	–	19	.367
Elon	6	–	12	.333	15	–	18	.455
Towson	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
College of Charleston	3	–	15	.167	9	–	24	.273

† 2015 CAA Tournament winner

The 2014–15 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe were led by twelfth year head coach Tony Shaver. The team played its home games at Kaplan Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). This was the 110th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary. They finished the season 20–13, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in a four way tie for the CAA regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA Tournament where they lost to Northeastern. As a regular season champion, and #1 seed in their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Tulsa.

Previous season

The team will look to improve upon their 20–12 (10–6 CAA) record from the 2013–14 season that saw the team fall just short of a conference championship in a 75–74 loss to Delaware in the championship game of the 2014 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament. William & Mary will look to earn their first postseason bid since 2010.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Julian Boatner	2	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Bloomington, IN	Graduated
Ben Whitlatch	5	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Bloomington, IN	Graduated
Brandon Britt	12	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Chesapeake, VA	Graduated
Tim Rusthoven	22	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Winfield, IL	Graduated
Kyle Gaillard	23	F	6'8"	220	Senior	Huntersville, NC	Graduated
Fred Heldring	24	F	6'9"	245	Senior	Winnetka, IL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
David Cohn	34	G	6'2"	170	Sophomore	Elmhurst, IL	Transferred from Colorado State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cohn will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting Class of 2014

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Oliver Tot SF	Meriden, NH	Kimball Union Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 14, 2014
Oliver Tot SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65
Connor Burchfield SG	Concord, NC	Concord High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 17, 2013
Connor Burchfield SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Greg Malinowski SG	Alexandria, VA	Episcopal High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 12, 2013
Greg Malinowski SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Paul Rowley SF	Purcellville, VA	Loudoun Valley High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 24, 2013
Paul Rowley SF	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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-09-02.

Recruiting Class of 2015

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Hunter Seacat SF	Mooresville, NC	Lake Norman High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 8, 2014
Hunter Seacat SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-09-02.

Roster

2014–15 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Dixon, DanielDaniel Dixon	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Langley/Fishburne	Great Falls, VA
1.5 !G	3	Thornton, MarcusMarcus Thornton	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bishop McNamara	Upper Marlboro, MD
2.5 !G/F	4	Prewitt, OmarOmar Prewitt	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Montgomery County	Mount Sterling, KY
1.5 !G	5	Malinowski, OmarOmar Malinowski	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Episcopal	Chantilly, VA
1.5 !G	10	Burchfield, ConnorConnor Burchfield	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Concord	Concord, NC
1.5 !G	11	Schlotman, MichaelMichael Schlotman	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Munster	Munster, IN
1.5 !G	21	Tot, OliverOliver Tot	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 198 lb (90 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kimball Union Academy	Bratislava, Slovakia
3.5 !F	22	Rowley, PaulPaul Rowley	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Loudoun Valley	Purcellville, VA
1.5 !G	25	Tarpey, TerryTerry Tarpey	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fairfield Prep	Stamford, CT
3.5 !F	31	Shelton, SeanSean Shelton	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Saint Francis Catholic	Traverse City, MI
1.5 !G	34	Cohn, DavidDavid Cohn	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	York Colorado State	Elmhurst, IL
3.5 !F	41	Whitman, JackJack Whitman	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Lexington Catholic	Lexington, KY
3.5 !F	43	Schalk, TomTom Schalk	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Apple Valley	Burnsville, MN

Head coach

Tony Shaver (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Jonathan Holmes (North Carolina)
Kotie Kimble (Coastal Carolina)
Austin Shaver (Virginia)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Program notes

On December 19, 2014, head coach Tony Shaver won his 500th career NCAA game after the Tribe defeated Washington College, 86–46.
On January 10, 2015, junior guard Terry Tarpey recorded the first triple double in program history (in its 110th season) during William & Mary's 81–73 win against James Madison. Tarpey had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.
On January 14, 2015, William & Mary recorded the largest comeback win in program history against UNC Wilmington, winning 76–72, after trailing by 22 points earlier in the game.
On February 25, 2015, Marcus Thornton scored his 2,053rd career point in a 65–50 win against Towson, thus breaking the previous record (2,052) set by Chet Giermak during the 1949–50 season. It was the longest-standing career points record (65 years) for any NCAA program at the time.

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 14*		at #7 Florida	L 45–68	0–1	O'Connell Center (10,861)
November 18*		Howard	W 56–49	1–1	Kaplan Arena (2,312)
November 20*		Bluefield	W 100–57	2–1	Kaplan Arena (1,380)
November 22*		at Rice	W 69–65	3–1	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,195)
November 25*		Western Illinois	W 83–49	4–1	Kaplan Arena (1,913)
November 29*		Wofford	W 66–62	5–1	Kaplan Arena (2,689)
December 3*		at Richmond	L 67–68	5–2	Robins Center (4,684)
December 6*		at High Point	L 63–66	5–3	Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,750)
December 19*		Washington College	W 86–46	6–3	Kaplan Arena (1,452)
December 22*		at Old Dominion	L 62–69	6–4	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,796)
December 30*		at #19 North Carolina	L 64–86	6–5	Dean Smith Center (20,053)
Conference regular season
January 3		College of Charleston	W 75–45	7–5 (1–0)	Kaplan Arena ( 2,291)
January 5		at Drexel	W 73–47	8–5 (2–0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,051)
January 8		at Elon	L 79–85	8–6 (2–1)	Alumni Gym (1,384)
January 10		James Madison	W 81–73	9–6 (3–1)	Kaplan Arena (3,446)
January 14		UNC Wilmington	W 76–72	10–6 (4–1)	Kaplan Arena (1,873)
January 17		at Towson	W 85–72	11–6 (5–1)	SECU Arena (1,889)
January 21		at Delaware	L 80–84	11–7 (5–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,819)
January 24		Northeastern	W 78–62	12–7 (6–2)	Kaplan Arena (5,053)
January 28		Hofstra	W 100–79	13–7 (7–2)	Kaplan Arena (2,919)
January 31		at James Madison	W 84–65	14–7 (8–2)	JMU Convocation Center (4,133)
February 5		at College of Charleston	L 72–80	14–8 (8–3)	TD Arena (3,305)
February 7		at UNC Wilmington	W 56–53	15–8 (9–3)	Trask Coliseum (5,088)
February 11		Elon	W 77–58	16–8 (10–3)	Kaplan Arena (2,735)
February 14		Delaware	L 70–73	16–9 (10–4)	Kaplan Arena (4,185)
February 18		at Northeastern	L 64–75	16–10 (10–5)	Matthews Arena (927)
February 22		at Hofstra	W 80–78	17–10 (11–5)	Hofstra Arena (3,148)
February 25		Towson	W 65–50	18–10 (12–5)	Kaplan Arena (3,227)
February 28		Drexel	L 66–80	18–11 (12–6)	Kaplan Arena (5,312)
CAA Tournament
March 7		vs. Elon (Quarterfinals)	W 72–59	19–11	Royal Farms Arena (3,762)
March 8		vs. Hofstra (Semifinals)	W 92–91 ^2OT	20–11	Royal Farms Arena (3,703)
March 9		vs. Northeastern (Championship game)	L 61–72	20–12	Royal Farms Arena (5,721)
NIT
March 17*	#(7)	at (2) Tulsa (First round)	L 67–70	20–13	Reynolds Center (2,547)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

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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2014–15 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting Class of 2014

Recruiting Class of 2015

Roster

Program notes

Schedule

See also

References