W&M News and Notes
- While Drexel leads the all-time series, W&M is 14-10 against the Dragons since 2007. The Tribe has also won seven of the last 11 meetings, including an 84-66 victory in Philadelphia earlier this season.
- In CAA play, the Tribe's 3-point production has increased. After shooting just 31.7 percent from 3 and hitting 7.9 triples per game through the non-conference season, the Tribe's numbers have jumped to 36 percent and 9.6 3-pointers per contest in league action, which ranks second in the CAA. W&M is also scoring 38.6 percent of its points in CAA play on 3-pointers compared to just 32 percent in the non-conference.
- Junior
Nathan Knight recorded a double-double in four of his last six games and is averaging 22.8 points, 10.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists per contest during that stretch. He is the only player in the CAA to rank among the top 10 in the league in scoring (third at 19.6), rebounding (seventh at 7.8) and assists (7th at 3.6). He ranks third in the league with 11 20-point games and two 30-point contests. Earlier this season, he became the 40th player in school history to score 1,000 career points. His scoring average ranks 53rd nationally.
- Freshman
Chase Audige has come on strong in CAA play, including a career-high 24 points at UNCW on Jan. 24. In league action, he has started all nine games and leads rookies in scoring (12.4) and rebounding (4.9). Audige is also dishing out 2.9 assists per game and shooting 42.1 percent from 3-point range in CAA play. His scoring average has increased to 9.9 points per game, which is 27th in the league and third among rookies.
- W&M, which has led the CAA five of the last six years, once again tops the league in assists at 17 per game in 2018-19. That number also ranks 20th nationally. The Tribe is seventh in the country according to KenPom.com in assists percentage, recording an assist on 63.4 percent of its field goals. W&M has ranked among the top 50 in the category in 10 of head coach
Tony Shaver's 16 seasons, including each of the last four. The Tribe ranks 17th nationally in total assists (358) and is closing in on the program's seventh-straight year with 400 assists.
- In CAA play, junior
Matt Milon leads the league at 3.8 3-pointers per game and is averaging 15.2 points per contest. He has scored in double figures in 11 of the Tribe's last 13 games, including eight of nine CAA contests. Milon ranks 48th nationally in 3-pointers per game (3.0) and 85th in 3-point percentage (.387). Among active NCAA DI players, his 42.5 career 3-point percentage ranks 27th nationally.
- Twice this season, Audige was named the CAA Rookie of the Week. He garnered the honor on Nov. 26 and Dec. 31. Audige is one of four CAA players to earn the league's top rookie honor on multiple occasions this season and the first W&M player since Omar Prewitt in 2013-14. Fellow freshman
L.J. Owens earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors on Nov. 12. It marked the first time since 2004-05 that multiple Tribe players have earned the weekly award in the same season.
- The Tribe dished out 20 or more assists on four occasions in league action and is averaging 18.6 per game in CAA play. In total, W&M has dished out 20 or more assists on seven occasions this season and is 5-2 in those contests. Over the last nine seasons, the Green and Gold is 42-4 when dishing out 20 or more assists in a game.
- Junior
Justin Pierce ranks among the national leaders in both double-doubles and rebounding. He is fourth in the CAA and 48th nationally in double-doubles (7). Pierce ranks 47th nationally at 8.9 rebounds per game and 24th in defensive rebounding (7.2).
- Knight moved into second on the Tribe's career blocked shots list last week. His 143 career blocks trails only David Cully's (1993-96) total of 248. Knight's career total ranks 31st among active NCAA DI players. He leads the CAA at 2.0 blocks per game this season, which is also 45th nationally. Knight is up to 2.7 per game in CAA play.
- As a team, W&M leads the CAA in blocked shots at 4.4 per game, which also ranks 52nd nationally. In CAA play, the Tribe is blocking 5.1 shots per game. W&M has ranked among the top three in the league each of the previous four years, including leading the CAA in 2016-17.
- Knight ranks among the national leaders in a number of statistical categories. He is 23rd in field goals made (151), 33rd in field goals percentage (.581), 37th in total points (411), 39th in total blocks (41), 45th in blocked shots per game (2.0) and free throws made (100), 48th in double-doubles (7) and 53rd in scoring (19.6).
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Paul Rowley was named one of 30 candidates for the 2018-19 Senior CLASS Award®. The award recognized DI seniors with notable achievements in four categories (community, classroom, character and competition). W&M is one of three schools (out of 353 in DI) to have both a men's and women's player recognized as Bianca Boggs was also honored. Rowley, a second-year law student who graduated magna cum lade in just three years with a double major in finance and computer science, is the third Tribe player to be named a candidate, joining Quinn McDowell '12 and Omar Prewitt '17. The 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award will be named in February.
- Knight was named one of 21 players nationally to the Watch List for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award presented by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The 6-10 center was selected to the CollegeInsider.com Lou Henson Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List and was an NBC Sports Preseason Mid-Major All-America Second Team in September.
