WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's basketball heads to Annapolis, Md., to take on former Colonial Athletic Association rival Navy on Wednesday night. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. from Alumni Hall, and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.
Tribe fans can also catch the men's basketball action over the Tribe Sports Network with Jay Colley on the call. Locally in Williamsburg, fans can listen in on The Tide 92.3 FM.
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- Navy and W&M are former Colonial Athletic Association rivals as the Midshipmen were among the founding members of the league before departing in 1991. The Tribe travels to Annapolis for the first time since 2006 and just the second time this millennium. W&M looks for its first win in Annapolis since 1993.
- Since returning from injury, senior
Quinn Blair has made an major impact. After suffering an injury late in the second half against American, Blair returned to the lineup with a career-high 22 points on 7-of-8 shooting in 20 minutes against Howard on Nov. 21. Over the last three games since returning, he is averaging 14.3 points per game and shooting 69.6% (16-of-23) from the field and 50% (4-of-8) from 3-point range. He has scored in double figures in each of his last four games and on the year, ranks second on the team at 11.8 points per game.
- 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 19th youngest team this season, averaging just 1.07 years of experience. 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 73.6% of the team's minutes (1030-of-1400) and 73% of its scoring (344-of-471).
- Sophomore
Ben Wight, who scored a career-high 20 points vs. Mary Baldwin, leads the Tribe in scoring (12.4) and rebounding (5.4). He ranks 13th in the CAA in scoring and 14th in rebounding. He also tallied a career-high 18 points in the Tribe's opener at Wake Forest. Wight ranks fourth in the CAA in field goal % at 61.2 and fifth in offensive rebounding (2.6).
- Over the Tribe's last four games, sophomore
Connor Kochera is averaging 14.3 points per game. He turned in a strong all-around performance in the Tribe's first win of the season over Mary Baldwin, tallying a season-high 18 points to go with five rebounds and career-highs of seven assists and six steals. His six steals marked the most for a W&M player since Terry Tarpey had six at Drexel in 2016. The reigning CAA Rookie of the Year currently ranks eighth in the CAA in 3-point shooting (44%) and 19th in scoring (11.6).
- Freshman bigman
Langdon Hatton has scored in double figures in three-straight games. During the stretch, he is averaging 12.7 points per game. Hatton scored a career-high 17 points on 7-of-11 from the floor at Radford. For the year, the rookie forward ranks fourth on the team in scoring at 8.7 points per game and second in rebounding at 4.4 per contest. He ranks 10th in the CAA in field goal % at 55.8.
- 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 4.3 assists per game. According to KenPom.com, his assist rate of 32.6 is 66th 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 13th 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 14.9 assists per game, which ranks second in the CAA.
- W&M is averaging 8.1 steals per game this season, which ranks fourth in the CAA and 97th nationally. As a team, the Tribe has averaged eight or more steals per game during only three seasons (1976, 1980 and 1981). Kochera leads the CAA and ranks 47th nationally at 2.3 steals per game, while Rice is sixth in the league at 1.7 per contest.
- 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.
