- The Tribe hits the road for the second time this season, traveling down I-64 to take on Norfolk State. W&M and NSU were supposed to square off in Norfolk last season but the game was canceled due to COVID-19. The match-up with the Spartans will be the Tribe's first against a MEAC opponent since it recorded two wins over Hampton and Savannah State in 2017.
- Sophomore
Ben Wight has been the Tribe's leading scorer in each of the first two games of the season and ranks sixth in the CAA at 16 points per game. He tallied a career-high 18 points in the Tribe's opener at Wake Forest. According to KenPom.com, Wight leads the country in fouls drawn at 12.7 per 40 minutes. He is shooting 81% from the free throw line with 17 made free throws on 21 attempts. His make and attempt numbers lead the CAA and rank eighth and 12th in the nation, respectively. Wight also ranks 11th in the CAA in field goal % at 63.6 and 17th in rebounding (5.5).
- In just two games, freshman
Tyler Rice has proven to be one of the top assist men in not only the CAA, but the country. The rookie point guard leads the CAA at 7.5 assists per game. His assists total (15) ranks 18th nationally, while his assists per game is 13th in the country. According to KenPom.com, his assist rate of 52.5 is 12th nationally. In the opener at Wake Forest, Rice dished out nine assists which were the most for a Tribe freshman in a debut in program history. Overall, his nine assists were the second most for a Tribe freshman in school history.
- As a team, the Tribe ranks 15th nationally in assist rate, recording an assist on 69% of its made field goals. In the opener at Wake Forest, the Tribe dished out 17 assists on 22 made field goals.
- For the second-straight season, W&M ranks as one of the youngest teams in the country in terms of minutes played by underclassmen according to KenPom.com. After ranking as the 34th youngest team in the country according to website in 2020-21, the Tribe is the 15th youngest team this season, averaging just 1.05 years of experience, or just a little over a sophomore, based on minutes played. In the opening two games, W&M started four freshmen and sophomores in each contest and the two classes have accounted for 78.5% of the team's minutes (314-of-400) and 76% of its scoring (92-of-121).
- Through two games, the Tribe is averaging 9.5 steals per game, which ranks second in the CAA and 67th nationally. W&M tallied 10 steals at Wake Forest and followed up with nine vs. American. Sophomore
Connor Kochera and freshman
Tyler Rice each average two steals per game, which ranks fourth in the CAA.
- W&M will play seven of its first nine games away from Williamsburg in 2021. It has been a common theme for W&M over the last three years. Over head coach
Dane Fischer's first three seasons, the Tribe has played or is scheduled to play 23 of its 34 nonconference games away from Williamsburg. The Tribe has won 15 road games over the last two seasons, including a school-record 10 in 2019-20.
- Sophomore
Connor Kochera was selected to the Preseason All-CAA Second Team by vote of the league coaches, SIDs and media. Last year, Kochera became the fourth Tribe player to be named the CAA Rookie of the Year and just the second to be voted the VaSID State Rookie of the Year. He ranked 13th in the CAA in scoring (13.4) and 16th in rebounding (4.8).
- As a team, the Tribe was picked 10th in the preseason CAA standings for the second-straight year. Delaware was the preseason pick to win it. Last season, W&M finished seventh. In 2019-20, W&M was picked seventh in the preseason and finished second with a 13-5 league mark.
- Four former W&M players are either playing or coaching in the NBA. Nathan Knight '20 signed his second two-way NBA contract and is with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He saw action in 33 regular-season games, averaging 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game for the Eastern Conference Finalist Atlanta Hawks in 2020-21. Jim Moran '01 is an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons. Sean Sheldon '16 is the San Antonio Spurs head video coordinator, and Daniel Dixon '17 is the Charlotte Hornets' assistant video coordinator.
