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The Tribe huddles up before tip-off against Northeastern.
Jim Agnew

Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball Heads to UNCW on Saturday Night

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's basketball closes out the Colonial Athletic Association's Southern road swing at UNCW on Saturday night. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. from Trask Coliseum and the contest will be broadcast on FloHoops.

The Tribe's remaining six 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 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 26 at UNCW
When:   Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, 7 PM
Where:   Wilmington, N.C. | Campus Map | About UNCW
Venue:   Trask ColiseumSeating Chart
Multimedia:   FloHoops | Live Stats | Listen Online
Tickets:   Information | Buy Online
Game Notes:   William & Mary | UNCW
Season Stats:   William & Mary | UNCW | CAA
Highlights:   Charleston  |  Hofstra  |  Northeastern
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W&M News and Notes
- The Tribe won its 16th game on Jan. 30, marking the 20th time in school history it reached the total. The 16 wins rank 14th in program history. W&M has won 17 games on 13 occasions and the total ranks 11th in school lore.
 
- For the second-straight season, senior Nathan Knight was named one of 10 national finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year presented by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday. In 2019, Knight went on to be one of five finalists for the honor, which will be named in March.
 
- Knight added to his list of accolades on Wednesday being named one of 10 national finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, which recognizes excellence in community, classroom, character and competition. He is only the second Tribe player and first since Quinn McDowell '12 to be named a finalist for the prestigious honor.
 
- The 16 wins for head coach Dane Fischer and the Tribe are tied for the second-most among programs with coaches in their first seasons, as Feb. 5. He is one of seven first-year coaches with 16 or more wins this season. Jeff Goodman of Stadium rated Fischer seventh in his power rankings for national coach of the year in early January.
 
- On Thursday, Knight not only turned in his nation-leading 19th double-double, but he turned a noteworthy stat line. He produced just the ninth game in the last decade where a player posted 28 points, 18 rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds. Knight ranks 10th in the country in rebounding (10.9) and 15th in scoring (20.6). He is fifth, among players with a 28% or higher usage rate, in offensive rating according to KenPom.com (115.5).
 
- Offensively, W&M ranks 38th nationally in 2-point field goal % (53.1), 47th in free throw % (75.3), 50th in effective field goal % (52.9) and 70th in field goal % (45.8).  
 
- Knight is currently the only player in the country averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds per game this season. He would be the first Tribe player since Bob Sherwood in 1968 to produce such a season and the first CAA player since Kenny Sanders in 1988 to do so.
 
- W&M held Northeastern to 58 points in its victory on Jan. 30. The Tribe has held seven CAA foes in its 12 league games to less than 70 points. This season, the Tribe is 11-1 when holding teams to less than 70 points and 9-0 when teams fail to shoot 40% from the field.
 
- The Tribe's bench has picked up its scoring production in CAA play, outscoring the opposition in eight of 12 league games. During the conference ledger, W&M holds a 14.7 to 10.4 points per game advantage off the bench. By contrast, the Tribe was outscored off the bench in 10 of its 13 nonconference games and the opposition held a 14.3-13.3 advantage in bench scoring.
 
- With his career-high 18 rebounds against Charleston, Knight reached 900 career rebounds, surpassing Ben Pomeroy '67 to move into third place on the Tribe's career list. He is only six points away from 2,000 for his career and only nine shy of passing Jeff Cohen '61 for third place on the career scoring list. Knight is the only active NCAA DI player with 1,900 career points and 900 career rebounds.
 
- 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. In CAA play, he ranks 13th in the CAA at 40.5% (15-of-37) from 3.
 
- 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 13 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 51st nationally at eight double-doubles and 81st in rebounding (8.6). They 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 % (44.6) and ranks fifth in field goal % (53.1). According to KenPom.com, he is 17th nationally in 3-point % in DI games (46.5), 28th in effective field goal % (63.7) and 35th in true shooting % (64.6). Loewe has more than doubled his scoring from last season to 10.5.   
 
- W&M ranks second in 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 W&M picked up eight road wins, which ranks second in program history. The Tribe tied a school record with three-straight road wins to open the year.
 
- In 17 of its 25 games, the Tribe has outrebounded its opponent and W&M is 13-4 in those contests. The Tribe leads the CAA and ranks 72nd nationally in rebounding margin (+4.3). W&M leads the CAA in defensive rebounding % (76.5) and ranks second in defensive rebounds per game (27.8), which rank 27th and 43rd in the country.
 
- The university unveiled plans on Feb. 1 for a reimagined W&M Athletics Complex. The $57-million project includes a revitalize Kaplan Arena and a 36,000-square-foot Sports Performance Center, featuring a strength and conditioning area, a sports medicine space and practice facility. The majority of $41 million already committed was provided by leadership gifts from Katie Garrett Boehly '95 and Todd Boehly '96, as well as Jennifer Tepper Mackesy '91 and D. Scott Mackesy '91. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2020 and conclude in fall 2022.
 
- Knight list of honors this season includes being 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 and being selected to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List by the USBWA on Dec. 6. Knight is also a CAA-best three-time league player of the week in 2019-20 and was a preseason All-CAA First Team pick.
 
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Players Mentioned

Nathan  Knight

#13 Nathan Knight

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6' 10"
Senior
Luke  Loewe

#12 Luke Loewe

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6' 4"
Junior
Andy Van Vliet

#11 Andy Van Vliet

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Senior
Miguel  Ayesa

#15 Miguel Ayesa

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6' 4"
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Players Mentioned

Nathan  Knight

#13 Nathan Knight

6' 10"
Senior
F/C
Luke  Loewe

#12 Luke Loewe

6' 4"
Junior
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Andy Van Vliet

#11 Andy Van Vliet

7' 0"
Senior
F/C
Miguel  Ayesa

#15 Miguel Ayesa

6' 4"
Freshman
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