- With CoVID-19 postponements, W&M and Delaware sit on opposites ends of the spectrum in that the Tribe has played all four of its league games at home so far, while the Blue Hens have played all five of theirs on the road. In the series, W&M has won 10 of the last 12 meetings with UD, including each of the last three.
- During the league portion of the schedule, sophomore
Yuri Covington leads the Green and Gold in scoring at 13 points per game, which also ranks 19th in the league. Over the four games, he is shooting 50% from the floor and 46.2% from 3-point range, which is 10th in the CAA. He erupted for a career-high 29 points against JMU, marking the most points for a Tribe reserve since Daniel Dixon had 36 off the bench at ODU in 2016.
- Graduate student
Brandon Carroll has produced his two best games as a member of the Tribe in the last two contests. He tallied 16 points, all in the second half and overtime, against JMU on 6-of-7 shooting. Carroll, who spent the previous two years at Florida Southern where he was an all-conference performer, notched 14 points and six rebounds vs. Towson. In CAA play, he is averaging 11.3 points per game and shooting 53.3% from the field. Those numbers rank 24th and 15th in the CAA, respectively.
- In two of the first three weeks of the CAA season, a Tribe freshman has been named the league's rookie of the week. Most recently,
Langdon Hatton was named the CAA Rookie of the Week on Jan. 17 after producing his first career double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds against JMU.
Julian Lewis garnered the honor on Jan. 3 after averaging 12.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in Tribe victories over Hofstra and Northeastern.
- Offensively, W&M has started to find its rhythm in CAA play. The Tribe has increased its production in scoring (73.5 points per game), field goal % (45.7) and 3-point % (33.7). W&M ranks fifth in CAA play in scoring. Those numbers are an improvement from the team's nonconference numbers of 61.4 points per game, 39.9 field goal % and 28.7 3-point %.
- 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 0.97 years of experience. W&M has started four freshmen and sophomores in each contest in 2021-22, including all five starters on seven occasions. The two classes have accounted for 78% of the team's minutes (2672-of-3425) and 79.1% of its scoring (864-of-1092).
- 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. Lewis is among the league's top six freshmen in all three categories at No. 6 in scoring (6.2), third in rebounding (4.2) and second in assists (2.4). Rice leads all rookies in assists (3.8) and is fifth in scoring (6.8), while Hatton is third in scoring (7.1) and second in rebounding (4.4).
- Sophomore
Connor Kochera, who is reigning CAA Rookie of the Year, ranks 26th in the league at 11.2 points per game. 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 11th in the CAA in steals (1.4) and ninth in minutes played (32.5).
- With its one-point wins over Hofstra and Northeastern, the Tribe started 2-0 in CAA play for the second time in three years under head coach
Dane Fischer. W&M started 2019-20 at 6-0 in the league. It marked the 12th time overall that W&M started 2-0 in the CAA and the fourth time in the last five years.
- Sophomore
Ben Wight has been the Tribe's most improved player in 2021-22. He ranks 30th in the CAA in scoring (10.6), while coming in 12th in the league in rebounding (5.5). Earlier this season, Wight scored 18 points at Wake Forest and posted his first career double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds at Navy. Wight ranks fifth in the CAA in field goal % (61.1) and fifth in offensive rebounding (2.8).
- Four former W&M players are either playing or coaching in the NBA. Nathan Knight '20, who signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the offseason, recently started his first career game on Dec. 27 vs. the Celtics and posted a 20 points and 111 rebounds. In 2020-21, he saw action in 33 games, averaging 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game for the Eastern Conference Finalist Atlanta Hawks. 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.
