- While Hofstra leads the all-time series with the Tribe, the rivalry has been a close one recently with 10 of the last 15 games being decided by six points or less, including three OT contests. Hofstra and W&M meet to open CAA play for the third time in the last five years. Last season, the Pride won two games to kick off league action at home over W&M by scores of 61-56 and 82-73. In 2018-19, W&M downed Hofstra, 90-87, in Williamsburg on Dec. 30 to kick off CAA play.
- W&M opens the CAA slate at home for the seventh time in the last 10 years. The Tribe is just 16-21 all-time in CAA openers, but has won six of its last nine to start league play. W&M is 1-1 under head coach
Dane Fischer in league openers. The Green and Gold is 14-9 when its league opener comes inside Kaplan Arena, including wins in five of its last six openers at home.
-The Tribe's trio of freshmen -
Langdon Hatton,
Tyler Rice and
Julian Lewis - ranks among the top CAA rookies (players without previous college experience) in scoring, rebounding and assists. Hatton is fourth among league rookies in scoring (7.2) and second in rebounding (3.7), while Rice is sixth in points (6.3) and first in assists (3.8). Lewis is among the top league freshmen in all three categories, ranking ninth in scoring (5.3), second in rebounding (3.7) and third in assists (2.1).
- With two of its top guards, both point guards, out at Valparaiso, freshman
Julian Lewis stepped into the starting PG spot for the first time in his career. He tallied eight assists, the second-highest total for a Tribe freshman, and finished with seven points, three rebounds, two steals and a blocked shot in a career-high 31 minutes against the Beacons.
- Sophomore
Connor Kochera, who is reigning CAA Rookie of the Year, ranks among the top 20 in the CAA in both scoring and rebounding. He is 18th in the league at 11.8 points per game and 19th with 5.2 rebounds per contest. He scored a season-high 19 points vs. Fairfield and recorded his second career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Old Dominion. A preseason All-CAA Second Team pick, Kochera is ninth in the CAA in steals (1.5) and 13th in free throw % (70.3).
- 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 12th youngest team this season, averaging just 0.99 years of experience. W&M has started four freshmen and sophomores in each contest in 2021-22, including all five starters on six occasions. The two classes have accounted for 77.3% of the team's minutes (2011-of-2600) and 78.7% of its scoring (628-of-798).
- Sophomore
Ben Wight has been the Tribe's most improved player in 2021-22. He ranks 24th in the CAA in scoring (11.2), while coming in ninth in the league in rebounding (6.0). Earlier this season, Wight scored 18 points at Wake Forest and tallied a career-high 20 points vs. Mary Baldwin on Nov. 27. He also posted his first career double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds at Navy. Wight ranks fourth in the CAA in field goal % (58.7) and 14th in blocked shots (0.5).
- Freshman
Tyler Rice, who missed the Tribe's game at Valpo due to injury, has proven to be one of the top assist men in the CAA. The point guard ranks fifth in the CAA at 3.8 assists per game. His assist average is the second-best for a W&M freshman in program history. According to KenPom.com, his assist rate of 31.2 is 72nd 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. He scored a career-high 16 points on two occasions at Navy and against Old Dominion.
- Wight is one of the top rebounders in the CAA. He ranks third in the league in offensive rebounding at 3.1 per game and ninth in rebounding overall at six. Nationally, he is 44th in offensive rebounds per game and 53rd in offensive rebounding rate (13.8), according to KenPom.com. He pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds, including nine on the offensive end, at Navy.
- 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.
