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W&M hosts a Green Out on Thursday night vs. Northeastern.

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Green Out Thursday Night vs. Northeastern

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Sitting atop the Colonial Athletic Association standings, William & Mary men's basketball continues its homestand when it hosts a GREEN OUT vs. Northeastern on Thursday night. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on FloHoops.

The Tribe will be wearing their green uniforms at home and all fans are ask to sport green to cheer on W&M. The first 1,000 students in attendance will receive a free green t-shirt.

The Tribe's remaining nine CAA games will be streamed on FloHoops. A FloHoops subscription is $12.50 per month or $95.88 per year ($7.99 per month) and provides access to 130 CAA men's basketball games, as well as special features.

Tribe fans can catch the men's basketball action over the William & Mary Sports Network with Jay Colley and Charlie Woollum on the call. The Tide 92.3 FM is the flagship stations of the William & Mary Sports Network and the audio is also available over the Web via the Tune-In app.

It's never to early to make plans for March, find out the latest on the Tribe's headquarters, tickets and more for the CAA Championship, March 7-10, in Washington, D.C. 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), and Instagram (WMTribeMBB).
  Game Day Information - Game 23 vs. Northeastern
When:   Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 7 PM
Where:   Williamsburg, Va. | Campus Map | Visit Campus
Venue:   Kaplan Arena | Seating Chart
Multimedia:   FloHoops | Live Stats | Listen Online
Tickets:   Information | Buy Online
Game Notes:   William & Mary | Northeastern
Season Stats:   William & Mary | Northeastern | CAA
Highlights:   TowsonJMUat Drexel
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Hashtags  #GoTribe | #OurStateOurTribe | #CAAHoops

W&M News and Notes
- The Tribe won its 15th game on Jan. 23 vs. James Madison, marking the 29th time in school history that W&M reached the total. Jan. 23 is the second earliest date that W&M won its 15th game in a season, trailing only the 1948 team which posted its 15th win on Jan. 17. 
 
- W&M appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 for the fourth-straight week on Monday, coming in at No. 23. The Tribe was the lone CAA team in the rankings.
 
- W&M sits atop the CAA standings at 7-2.  The Tribe opened CAA play with six-straight wins for just the second time in school history. The Tribe completed the 1982-83 season at 9-0 in the ECAC South, which was the precursor to the CAA. It marked just the second time in the last 87 years and fourth overall that the Tribe started league play at 6-0 or better and just.
 
- The 15 wins for head coach Dane Fischer and the Tribe are tied with four others for the most among programs with coaches in their first seasons, along with Eric Musselman (Arkansas), Todd Golden (San Francisco), Mark Pope (BYU) and Eric Henderson (South Dakota State), as of Jan. 27. Jeff Goodman of Stadium had Fischer seventh on his power rankings for national coach of the year in early January. NCAA.com writer Mike Lopresti ranked Fischer No. 8 on the list of first-year head coaches, and ESPN's Jeff Borzello listed him among three coaches in his Mid-Major surprises as part of his first-year coaching scorecard.
 
- In the win over JMU on Jan. 23, the Tribe had a couple of record-book worthy performances. Senior Andy Van Vliet became just the third player to block eight shots in a game at W&M, a total that ranks fourth in program history. As a team, the Tribe rejected a season-high 12 shots, which is the eighth-best total in W&M lore. The Green and Gold now leads the CAA in blocked shots at 3.9 per contest. Sophomore Thornton Scott dished out a career-high 11 assists, which was the sixth-most in Tribe history.
 
- Senior Nathan Knight add to his list of accolades on Jan. 17 being named one of 30 national candidates for the Senior CLASS Award, which recognizes excellence in community, classroom, character and competition. He was named to the mid-season watch lists for CollegeInsider.com's Lute Olsen National Player of the Year and Lou Henson Mid-Major Player of the Year awards on Jan. 7. He was also selected to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List by the USBWA on Dec. 6. For the second-straight year, Knight was one of 20 players named to the preseason watch list for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year award after being one of five finalists in 2019.
 
- Offensively in CAA games, the Tribe leads the league in offensive efficiency (110.0), field goal % (48.5) 2-point % (56.7) and effective field goal % (55.3). Overall, W&M ranks 14th nationally in effective field goal % (54.8), 28th in field goal % (47.2) and 69th in 3-point % (35.8) and free throw % (74.2). 
 
- Freshman Miguel Ayesa was a perfect 4-of-4 from 3 in the win at Delaware on Jan. 16. It tied a school record, which Ayesa equaled at Wofford as well. He is one of only two players in W&M history, along with Daniel Dixon '17, to have multiple games of four made 3's without a miss. He ranks sixth in the CAA play at 44.4% (12-of-27) from 3.
 
- Knight, who was listed among the top 25 players in the country by ESPN.com recently, owns double-doubles in six of his last eight games and leads the country with 16 on the year. He is one of two players nationally averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. Knight is 15th in the country in rebounding (10.4) and 17th in scoring (20.5). He ranks fifth, among players with a 28% or higher usage rate, in offensive rating according to KenPom.com (116.2).
 
- Knight and Andy Van Vliet have been double trouble for Tribe opponents. They are one of only two pairs of teammates in the country averaging 14 points and eight rebounds per game. Knight and Van Vliet are also one of only two pairs of teammates in the country with at least eight double-doubles apiece. Van Vliet is 33rd nationally at eight double-doubles. They have both tallied a double-double in the same game six times.
 
- Junior Luke Loewe is enjoying a breakout season. He leads the CAA in 3-point % (46.2) and ranks fourth in field goal % (55.7). According to KenPom.com, he is 16th nationally in 3-point % in DI games (48.8), 12th in effective field goal % (66.7) and 17th in true shooting % (67.3). Loewe has nearly tripled his scoring average from last season to 11.1. 
 
- After missing nine games due to injury, sophomore Thornton Scott returned with the start of CAA play. He is averaging 6.6 points and 4.9 assists per game in 26.2 minutes since returning. In league games, Scott leads the CAA in assists and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2). W&M is 11-2 this season with Scott in the lineup.
 
- Loewe has been impressive defensively to start CAA play.  As the primary defender, he held three of the CAA's top-four scoring guards – Grant Riller (21.9), Northeastern's Jordan Roland (21.6) and Hofstra's Desure Buie (19.1) – to just 9-of-40 shooting (22.5%) and an average of nine points per game in three Tribe wins.
 
- W&M leads the country with eight road wins. The Tribe became the first program in CAA history to start 3-0 with all three wins on the road. It marked the sixth time in program history that Green and Gold picked up eight road wins, which ranks second in W&M history. The Tribe tied a school record with three-straight road wins to open the year.
 
- Knight is one of just two current D1 players with 1,900 career points and 800 career rebounds. This season, the 6-10 center moved into the program's top 10 in both scoring (4th at 1930 points) and rebounding (5th at 855). He is one of only two players in program history, along with Jeff Cohen (1958-61), to rank among the top 10 in both categories. He ranks 11th among active D1 players in scoring, eighth in rebounding and sixth in blocked shots.
 
- Knight was named the CAA Player of the Week a league-high third time on Jan. 6. He averaged 21 points and 9.7 rebounds per game during the three CAA road wins. Knight, who previously earned honors on Dec. 2 and Dec. 9, tied the program record of six career honors previously held by former All-American Marcus Thornton '15.

 
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Players Mentioned

Nathan  Knight

#13 Nathan Knight

F/C
6' 10"
Senior
Luke  Loewe

#12 Luke Loewe

G
6' 4"
Junior
Thornton Scott

#1 Thornton Scott

G
6' 4"
Sophomore
Andy Van Vliet

#11 Andy Van Vliet

F/C
7' 0"
Senior
Miguel  Ayesa

#15 Miguel Ayesa

G
6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nathan  Knight

#13 Nathan Knight

6' 10"
Senior
F/C
Luke  Loewe

#12 Luke Loewe

6' 4"
Junior
G
Thornton Scott

#1 Thornton Scott

6' 4"
Sophomore
G
Andy Van Vliet

#11 Andy Van Vliet

7' 0"
Senior
F/C
Miguel  Ayesa

#15 Miguel Ayesa

6' 4"
Freshman
G