- Saturday's match-up with Mary Baldwin marks the 14th year in the last 15 that the Tribe has faced a non-Division I opponent. Over that stretch, W&M has won those games by an average margin of 38.8 points. The Tribe scored at a 93 points per game clip in those contests, including nearly 100 points since 2014-15.
- After missing two games following an injury in the closing minutes against American, senior
Quinn Blair returned and made a massive impact in the Tribe's game against Howard. Coming off the bench, Blair scored a career-high 22 points in just 20 minutes on 7-of-8 shooting, including a pair of 3s, and 6-of-6 at the FT line. Blair has scored in double figures in his last three games and is averaging a team-best 12 points per game on the year.
- In each of the last two games, freshman
Langdon Hatton has scored in doubles figures and is averaging 14 points per game over that stretch and shooting 64.7% (11-of-17) from the floor. He tallied a career-high 17 points to go with a team-high five rebounds at Radford on Wednesday.
- For the second-straight season, W&M ranks as one of the youngest teams in the country according to KenPom.com. After being the 34th youngest team in 2020-21, the Tribe is the 17th youngest team this season, averaging just 1.07 years of experience based on minutes played. W&M started four freshmen and sophomores in each contest in 2021-22, including all five starters on two occasions. The two classes have accounted for 74.7% of the team's minutes (896-of-1200) and 72.1% of its scoring (277-of-384).
- Sophomore
Ben Wight is one of three Tribe players averaging in double figures and leads the team in rebounding at 5.3 per game. He ranks 21st in the CAA in scoring at 11.2 points per game and 15th in rebounding. He tallied a career-high 18 points in the Tribe's opener at Wake Forest. Wight also ranks eighth in the CAA in field goal % at 59.5 and offensive rebounding (2.5).
- Sophomore
Connor Kochera has started to return to form after being slowed recovering from an injury during the preseason. At the Legends Classic, Kochera averaged 15 points per game, knocking down 5-of-9 from 3-point range in the two contests. The reigning CAA Rookie of the Year currently ranks sixth in the CAA in 3-point shooting (47.6%) and 25th in scoring (10.5).
- Graduate student
Brandon Carroll leads the CAA and ranks 47th nationally in blocked shots per game at 2.0. He blocked five shots in the Tribe's game at Norfolk State. His five rejections are the most in a game by a CAA player this season.
- Freshman
Tyler Rice has proven to be one of the top assist men in the CAA. The point guard ranks second in the CAA at 4.2 assists per game. According to KenPom.com, his assist rate of 32.6 is 76th 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.
- As a team, the Tribe ranks 15th nationally in assist rate, recording an assist on 63.5% of its made field goals. In the opener at Wake Forest, the Tribe dished out 17 assists on 22 made field goals and added 17 assist at Norfolk State. W&M is averaging 14.2 assists per game, which ranks fifth in the CAA.
- W&M is averaging 7.3 steals per game, which ranks fifth in the CAA. Over the entire season, the steals average would ranked as the seventh-best in school history. Rice is tied for the CAA lead at two steals per game, while Kochera ranks seventh in the league at 1.7 per contest.
- According to KenPom.com, Wight ranks 37th nationally in fouls drawn at 7.1 per 40 minutes. His free throws made (22) ranks second in the CAA and 82nd nationally.
- At Norfolk State, the Tribe knocked down 13 3-pointers and shot 39.4% from downtown. The 13 made 3-pointers equaled the most W&M has hit from beyond the arc under head coach
Dane Fischer. The Tribe also made 13 against Morehead State in Kaplan Arena in 2019. It marked the eighth time W&M hit double-digit 3-pointers under Fischer and the Tribe is 5-3 in those games.
- 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.
