WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary men's basketball team hosts a WhiteOut on Thursday evening, welcoming CAA foe Elon to Kaplan Arena. Fans are encouraged to wear white to the game, and the first 1,000 students will receive a FREE WhiteOut T-Shirt. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. The teams meet for the second time in the last 12 days after the Tribe downed the Phoenix, 80-73, at Elon on Jan. 20.

Along with the WhiteOut, the Tribe will celebrate Hometown Heroes Night on Thursday. From teachers to EMTs, all Hometown Heroes can purchase discounted $6 admission. Click HERE to check out all the promotions for Thursday and all upcoming Tribe men's basketball home games.

The contest will be broadcast online at Tribe Athletics TV via Stretch Internet. Tribe fans can catch the men's basketball 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.

Catch up with the Tribe through social media. Fans can keep up with W&M men's basketball by following the program on social media as well. Be sure to check out the Tribe on Twitter (@WMTribeMBB), Facebook (WMTribeMBB), Instagram (WMTribeMBB) and Snapchat (TribeMensHoops).
 

W&M News and Notes
- W&M is tied for first place in the CAA standings with Charleston and Northeastern at 7-3. The Tribe has been in first place for 33 of the 34 days of CAA play after the program's best CAA start at 5-0.
 
- The Green and Gold leads the all-time series with Elon at 12-2, including a seven of the nine tilts since the Phoenix joined the CAA in 2014-15. The Tribe won two of three meetings between the teams last season and tallied an 80-73 win in Alumni Gym 12 days ago.
 
- Over the last four seasons, the Tribe is 44-8 (.846) at home, including a 7-2 mark this season. Over the last two years, the Green and Gold is averaging 91.8 points per game at home, while shooting 54.1 percent from the field and 45.3 percent from 3-point range with 11.1 3-pointers per game.
 
- Over the last five years, the Tribe is the winningest program in the CAA in terms of league wins (50) and overall winning percentage (61.5). W&M's 91 wins over the last five years are just one behind Towson's league-leading 92. The Tigers have played nine more games than the Tribe during that stretch. 
 
- With his nine assists at UNCW, senior David Cohn became W&M's all-time leader in career assists, surpassing the previous mark of 409 held by Scott Coval (1983-86). Cohn ranks 25th among active Division I players in career assists with 446 after playing his freshman season at Colorado State. Cohn leads the CAA and ranks 14th nationally at 6.4 assists per game. His 2017-18 assists total of 134 is fifth on the Tribe's singles-season list and only 35 off the school-record mark of 168 held by Coval in 1985.
 
- The Tribe is the best shooting team in the country, ranking among the top 10 at all three levels. W&M leads the country in 3-point (44.2) percentage, while ranking second in free throw shooting (79.5) and 10th in field goal percentage (50.8). W&M is the only team in the country to rank among the top 20 in all three shooting categories. No team in NCAA history has shot 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from 3-point range and 80 percent from the free throw line in the same season.
 
- Sophomore Justin Pierce enjoyed a standout week, averaging 25 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. He erupted for a career-high 27 points on 5-of-9 from 3-point range to go along with 14 rebounds at Towson for his fifth double-double of the year. Pierce followed that up by scoring 16 of his team-high 23 in the second half of a win at UNCW. He ranks among the CAA leaders in nine different categories, including fourth in rebounding at 8.8 per contest, which is also 51st nationally. Twice this season, he pulled down 17 rebounds in a game, becoming just the second player to accomplish the feat since 1973.
 
- The Tribe leads the CAA and ranks fifth nationally with seven road wins. The seven road wins rank sixth in W&M history, and it marks the 11th time the Tribe has won seven or more road games in a season. Four of those seasons have come under head coach Tony Shaver, including three of the last five seasons.
 
- W&M connected on double-digit 3-pointers in each of the last three games and are 9-2 this season when accomplishing the feat. W&M has hit 15 or more 3-pointers in game on eight occasions in 2017-18. Prior to 2017-18, the Tribe hit the mark nine times and 15 of W&M's 17 occasions have come under head coach Tony Shaver. The Tribe ranks eighth nationally at 11.2 3-pointers per game. 
 
- Sophomore Nathan Knight was named to the Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch list, which annually recognizes the nation's top Division I mid-major player. He ranks sixth in the CAA and 87th nationally at 18.5 points per game to go along with 7.8 rebounds. Knight, who is a two-time CAA Player of the Week, ranks 64th nationally with seven double-doubles, including three of the 30-point, 10-rebound variety and four in CAA play.
 
- According to advanced statistical website KenPom.com, the Tribe ranks sixth nationally in effective field goal percentage (58.8) and 41st in adjusted offensive efficiency  (113.9). W&M has been in the top 60 in adjusted offensive efficiency each of the previous four seasons with a high of No. 31 in 2015. W&M has ranked among the top 25 in effective field goal percentage each of the last six seasons, including as high as No. 6 in both 2013-14 and 2014-15.
 
- W&M is averaging 85 points per game, which leads the CAA and ranks 15th nationally. The scoring average would be the highest in the CAA since 1996 (Mason at 90.6). The Tribe owns a school-record four 100-point games in 2017-18, including a school-record 126 vs. Milligan. W&M scored the most points on the road in program history with 108 at Savannah State.
 
- Senior Connor Burchfield is the top 3-point shooter in country both this season and over his career. He currently leads the nation at 52.4 percent from long range, while ranking 29th in 3-pointers made (3.1). Burchfield is the active NCAA Division I career leader at 50.7 percent from 3-point range. His 155 career 3-pointers rank 10th in Tribe history, while his 65 triples this season are 13th in program lore.