- W&M and Charleston have split the 18 meetings since the Cougars joined the league in 2014. CofC won on a buzzer beater over the Tribe, 74-73, in Charleston last season. W&M rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit and took a 1-point lead with nine seconds remaining on a
Ben Wight putback.
- Monday's game at Charleston is the second of a three-games-in-six-days road trip for the Tribe. W&M is one of only four CAA teams with a three-game road trip in league play this season and the only program that must do it in a six-day stretch. The Tribe won the first game of the trip at UNCW, 69-67, on Saturday.
- Freshman
Charlie Williams made a big impact off the bench in W&M's win at UNCW, scoring a career-high 15 points to go with four rebounds. After not seeing the court since Dec. 31, Williams scored 12 first-half points with the Tribe's starting front court of
Noah Collier and
Ben Wight limited to 11 total minutes due to foul trouble. Williams was 11-of-12 at the free throw line vs. UNCW. It marked the fifth most made free throws for a freshman nationally this season and the most for a rookie forward.
- The Tribe turned in its best defensive performance of the season in the win at UNCW. W&M held the Seahawks to 37.8% shooting, its best against a DI opponent this season. More impressive, the Tribe limited UNCW to 21.7% shooting in the second half and without a field goal over the game's final five minutes.
- The Tribe was called for 35 fouls in its win at UNCW on Saturday. It marked the third most in school history – the most in a win – and tied for the most in the country this season. W&M is the first team in college basketball over the last five years to win a game in regulation when committing 35 or more fouls.
- In short order, sophomore
Gabe Dorsey has established himself as one of the top shooters in the country. He ranks 19th nationally in 3-point % (44.5), 27th in 3's per game (2.9) and 39th in effective FG% (63.5). He leads the CAA in 3-point % and is second in triples per game. Dorsey set a career-high with seven 3-pointers against Hofstra, which ranked seventh on W&M's single-season list.
- In CAA play, the Tribe leads the league in 3-point % defense, limiting opponents to 26.7% (28-of-105) and just 5.6 per game. The defense is an improvement from the non-conference season when Tribe opponents shot 36% (100-of-278) from 3 and averaged 7.7 triples per game.
- W&M ranks second in the CAA and 74th nationally in 3-point % (36.2). The Tribe is averaging 7.2 triples made per game. 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 9.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. He owns five double-doubles on the year, which ranks second in the CAA and 59th nationally. He is third in the CAA and 58th nationally in rebounding.
- The Tribe bench has started to come on strong in league action. W&M has outscored its opponents off the bench in four of the last six games, including three of its five in CAA contests. The Tribe held an 18-2 advantage in its most recent win over Hampton and scored 25 off the bench in the win at UNCW.
- W&M turned the ball over just nine time against a UNCW team that leads the CAA in turnover margin. On the year, the Tribe is averaging just 11.8 turnovers per game in 2022-23, which is a significant improvement from a season ago. The Green and Gold averaged 16.2 turnovers per game in 2021-22, the sixth-worst mark in the country. The Tribe ranks 83rd nationally in fewest turnovers per game. After not having a single game of 10 or fewer turnovers last season, W&M has eight such games this season.
- Graduate guard
Anders Nelson has been a catalyst for W&M's offense. He leads the CAA in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2) and ranks second in assists (4.7). He ranks 79th and 59th nationally in those categories, respectively. Nelson is 12th in the country in assist rate (36.7), 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.
- Dorsey and Nelson have increased their scoring in CAA play and rank among the top 20 in the league. Dorsey leads the way averaging 12.6 points per game in CAA action, which is 18th, while Nelson is two spots back at 12.4 per contest.
- 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.
