WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's basketball wraps up a three-game homestand with a regional rival in Hampton on Wednesday night inside Kaplan Arena. The schools, separated by approximately 30 miles, play against one another for the first time in CAA play after the Pirates joined the league in July. The contest will be televised on Cox YurView in the state of Virginia.
The game will also be broadcast on FloHoops with Jay Colley and Bobby Dwyer on the call. Tribe fans can catch the action on the Tribe Sports Network with Andrew Phillips and Jeremy Martin on the call. Locally in Williamsburg, fans can listen in on The Tide 92.3 FM.
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W&M News and Notes
- W&M and Hampton meet for the 25th time in the last 28 seasons with the Tribe holding a 15-9 advantage in the series. Wednesday night marks the first time the programs will meet since the Pirates joined the CAA over the summer. Hampton snapped a four-game Tribe winning streak in the series last season. W&M holds a 9-4 advantage in Williamsburg and has won seven of the last eight vs. HU on its home court.
- In short order, sophomore
Gabe Dorsey has established himself as one of the top shooters in the country. He ranks 25th nationally in 3-point % (44.1) and 23rd in 3's per game (3.1). He leads the CAA in 3-point % and is second in 3-pointers made per game. Last time out, Dorsey set a career-high with seven 3-pointers against Hofstra, which ranked seventh on W&M single-season list.
- In CAA play, Dorsey is leading the Tribe in scoring at 14.3 points per game. He topped W&M in scoring in two of its three league games. He set a career-high with 21 points vs. Hofstra. Dorsey ranks 14th in league play in scoring and leads the league at 4.3 3-pointers made per game in conference action.
- W&M leads the CAA and 60th nationally in 3-point % (36.8). The Tribe is averaging 7.6 triples made per game. In CAA play, W&M is shooting 40% from 3 and averaging 8.7 triples per game, which ranks third in the league. The Tribe's numbers this season are a substantial improvement from the last two seasons, when W&M shot just 30.1% from distance and made 6.4 per game.
- Junior
Noah Collier nearly averages a double-double on the season at 9.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. He owns four double-doubles on the year, which ranks fourth in the CAA and 76th nationally. Collier also ranks fourth in the CAA and 58th nationally in rebounding. He twice posted a career-high 14 rebounds this season at UMBC and against Randolph.
- Defense has been a key to Tribe victories this season. In its six wins, W&M is allowing just 56.2 points per game. Overall, the Tribe ranks fifth in the CAA in scoring defense (68.7).
- Graduate student
Chris Mullins is the Tribe's best on-ball defender and has put those skills on display. In the Tribe's CAA win over Northeastern, he limited 6-7 Jahmyl Telfort to five points on 2-of-7 shooting. Telfort was a preseason All-CAA selection and entered the game averaging 17 points per game. In the Tribe's win over Richmond, he came up with a big defensive stop in the final seconds, forcing 6-7 wing Tyler Burton into a fade-away baseline jumper in the one-point win. On the year, Mullins ranks 10th in the CAA at 1.3 steals per game and is averaging two per contest in league play.
- The Tribe is averaging just 11.8 turnovers per game in 2022-23, which is a significant improvement from a season ago. W&M averaged 16.2 turnovers per game in 2021-22, the sixth-worst mark in the country. The Tribe ranks 75th nationally in fewest turnovers per game. After not having a single game of 10 or fewer turnovers last season, W&M has seven such games this season. The Tribe has turned the ball over fewer times than its opponents in eight games and is 5-3 in those contests.
- Graduate student guard
Anders Nelson has been a catalyst for the Tribe offense. He leads the CAA in assists per game (4.8) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3), ranking 50th and 77th nationally in those categories, respectively. Nelson ranks seventh in the country in assist rate (38.8), according to KenPom.com. Assist rate divides the number of assists by the field goals made by the player's teammates while he is on the court.
- Along with his ability to distribute, Nelson has been a key scorer for the Tribe this season, leading the team at 10.9 points per game. He has been even better over the last eight games, averaging 13.3 points per game and shooting 48.7% (19-of-39) from 3-point range.
- Rebounding, especially on the offensive end, has been a focus for the Tribe. W&M has outrebounded its opponents in seven games this season. Overall, the Tribe ranks sixth in the CAA in rebounding margin (+1.9) and second in offensive rebounding. The Tribe's 12.1 offensive rebounds per game are its most since 2006. W&M ranks 55th nationally in offensive rebounding.
- Four former Tribe standouts are in the NBA as either a player or a coach. 2020 graduate Nathan Knight, who was the National Mid-Major Player of the Year in 2020, signed a two-year deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the offseason. He spent last season with the Timberwolves after playing his rookie season with the Atlanta Hawks. Jim Moran '01 is in his second season as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons, while Sean Sheldon '16 joined the Utah Jazz as an assistant coach this offseason. Daniel Dixon '17 is an assistant coach with the Oklahoma City Blue, the NBA G-League program of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Another nine former Tribe players are currently playing professionally in Europe.
