WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William & Mary men's basketball returns to the friendly confines of Kaplan Arena for a pre-Thanksgiving meeting with in-state foe Hampton on Wednesday night as part of a Tribe hoop doubleheader. The Tribe men take on the Pirates at 7:30 p.m. with the women squaring off with American at 5 p.m. Both games will be broadcast for FREE in HD on Tribe Athletics TV via Stretch Internet.

Tribe fans can also catch the action over the Tribe Radio Network with Jay Colley and Charlie Woollum on the call. The Tide 92.3 FM and 107.9 Bach FM are the flagship stations of the Tribe Radio Network and the audio is also available over the Web at TribeAthletics.com.

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News and Notes
 - Wednesday will mark the 18th meetings between the Hampton Roads teams in the last 21 years. The Tribe leads the all-time series at 10-7, but Hampton won the last meeting, 77-69, in 2013.
 
- W&M sports an 8-2 record during the month of November over the last two seasons.
 
- A key to the Tribe's success in 2015-16 has been its defense. The Green and Gold leads the CAA in scoring defense (60.4) and defensive 3-point percentage (24.7).
 
- The Tribe is averaging 19.5 points and 10.8 rebounds per game off the bench. W&M outscored each of its first three opponents in benching points and is 11-2 when scoring more than its foes off the bench over the last two seasons.
 
- Junior Omar Prewitt has scored in double figures in each of the first four games, including a season-high 22 points against Washington Adventist. He ranks eighth in the CAA at 16.3 points per game.
 
- In each of the last three games, senior Sean Sheldon scored in double figure, the longest stretch of his career. He ranks 24th in the CAA at 11.5 points per game.
 
- W&M has scored double-digit points on the fastbreak in three of its first four games. The Tribe is averaging 13 points per game on the break, and they are 21-6 (.778) over the last three years when scoring 10 or more on the break.
 
Scouting Hampton
Hampton enters the match-up with the Tribe on a two-game winning streak at 2-1. After a 102-95 setback at Winthrop to open the year, the Pirates notched a 61-48 road win at American, before upending Appalachian State, 82-61, in its home opener on Nov. 20. HU was picked second in the MEAC during the preseason after winning the league championship last season, its second under head coach Edward Joyner, Jr.
 
As a team, Hampton is averaging 79.3 points per game, while outrebounding its opponents by 11 per contest. HU is shooting 45.2 percent from the field and 34 percent from 3-point range on the year, while opponents are shooting 42.6 percent overall and 35.7 percent from 3 against the Pirates.
 
A quartet of Hampton players average in double figures led by Quinton Chievous and Reginal Johnson, Jr., at 15 points per game. Chievous, who played last season with the Pirates after transferring from Tennessee, averages a double-double with 14.3 rebounds per game. He turned in an impressive opening game performance with 29 points and 23 rebounds at Winthrop. Johnson, a transfer from Miami (Ohio), also leads the team at 3.3 assists per game. Brian Darden adds 13.7 points per game, while Lawrence Cooks chipped in 10.3. Darden is the Pirates top 3-point shooter at 43.8 percent.
 
Wednesday will be the 18th meeting in the last 21 years between the Tribe and Pirates. W&M leads the all-time series at 10-7, including a 6-3 mark in Williamsburg, but HU won the last meeting, 77-69, in Hampton during the 2013-14 season. The teams have split the last six meetings, but W&M has won the last four in Williamsburg.
 
Winning in November
The month of November has been a good one for Tribe basketball recently. Over the last two years, the Green and Gold has won eight of its 10 games in November. After a season-opening loss at Florida last season, W&M won five straight games to end the month in 2014. This season, the Tribe is off to a 3-1 start in November, including its season-opening win at N.C. State.
 
On the Defensive
A key to the Tribe's successful start to the 2015-16 season campaign has been its improved play on the defensive end. The Green and Gold has limited opponents to 60.4 points per game through the first four along with shooting percentages of 40.4 from the field and 24.7 from 3-point range. According to the statistical website KenPom.com, the Tribe possesses a defensive efficiency rating of 100.8 and ranks No. 135 nationally in the category, as of Nov. 23. It is the Tribe's best efficiency rating since 2002 and its highest national ranking in the category. W&M leads the CAA in scoring defense and defensive 3-point percentage, while coming in third in field goal percentage defense. Nationally, the Green and Gold ranks 25th in defensive 3-point percentage and 73rd in scoring defense, as of Nov. 22.
 
Chairman of the Boards
Senior Terry Tarpey pulled down his 600th career rebound at Dayton on Saturday. He became the 16th player in Tribe history with 600 career rebounds. As of Nov. 22, Tarpey ranked 38th nationally among active Division I players and No. 1 among Colonial Athletic Association players. His 603 career rebounds are 16th in W&M history. Along with his 600 career rebounds, Tarpey reached the 200 career assist mark in the win over Washington Adventist. He ranks 24th in Tribe history in assists (206) and is one of only two players, along with John Lowenhaupt, who played for W&M from 1975-78 and has his number retired, with 600 career rebounds and 200 career assists. Tarpey ranks fifth in the CAA in rebounding (7.3) and 12th in assists (2.8).
           
W&M Career Rebounding List

1.	Jeff Cohen	1679	1958-61
2.	Bill Chambers	1270	1951-53
3.	Ben Pomeroy	886	1965-67
4.	John Mahoney	869	1952-55
5.	David Cully	783	1993-96
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10.	Thomas Roberts	655	1990-93
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13.	Martin Morris	629	1963-65
14.	Ben Blocker	626	1989-92
15.	Kevin Richardson	605	1982-85
16.	Terry Tarpey	603	2013-

Shoeless Showdown on Dec. 1
For the fourth straight year, C&F Bank, Chick-fil-A and William & Mary athletics will partner together for the Shoeless Showdown on Tuesday, Dec. 1, when the Tribe hosts in-state rival Old Dominion. C&F Bank and Chick-fil-A have teamed up to raise awareness for children and adults in the area in need of shoes. Fans that donate a new pair of shoes (children or adult) at the game, will receive a free ticket to the contest. In addition, each person donating a new pair of shoes will get a ticket to either the upcoming Tribe home games Mary Washington on Dec. 18 or High Point on Dec. 21, a coupon for a free Chick-fil-A sandwich and a $10 voucher toward a new C&F checking account. To show support, the Tribe coaching staff will coach barefoot. All shoes will be donated to the Williamsburg Salvation Army. Donations are also accepted at any C&F Bank in the Williamsburg area.
 
Prewitt Scoring
During each season of his career, junior Omar Prewitt has seen an increase in his scoring, and the early returns in 2015-16 are no different. After leading the Tribe in scoring in wins at Liberty (16) and against Washington Adventist (22), the 6-7 wing is averaging 16.3 points per game, which ranks eighth in the CAA. Prewitt is W&M's active leader with 874 career points, which ranks 157th nationally among active Division I players (as of Nov. 22) and eighth in the CAA. His career scoring average of 12.7 points per game is 54th among active Division I players. He is only 126 points away from becoming the 38th player in program annals with 1,000 career points and the 11th under head coach Tony Shaver, which is the most for a W&M head coach. Prewitt averaged 11.4 points per game as a freshman on the way to earning CAA Rookie of the Year honors, before tallying an average of 13.5 last season, which ranked fourth in the CAA among returning players this season. During the 2014-15 campaign, he twice scored 30 or more points, including a career-high 33 points in the Tribe's CAA semifinal win over Hofstra.