- The Tribe is the No. 8 seed in the CAA Tournament for the 10th time and the second-straight season. W&M looks for its first win as the No. 8 seed and its first win over the No. 9 seed in the league tournament.
 
- W&M and Elon meet for the fourth time in the CAA Tournament. Elon is in its ninth year in the league after joining in 2014-15. The Tribe holds a 2-1 advantage in the league tourney, but the Phoenix upset W&M in the CAA Quarterfinals in the last meeting, 68-63, in 2020. The Tribe beat Elon in the quarterfinals during both the 2015 and 2017 tournaments.
 
- The Tribe and Phoenix meet for the third time in 22 days in the second round of the CAA Tournament on Saturday. Elon downed W&M, 66-55, at home on Feb. 11, before the Tribe topped the Phoenix in the last week of the regular season, 73-60, on Feb. 23 in Williamsburg. 
 
- All-time in the CAA Tournament, the No. 9 seed holds a 15-10 advantage vs. the No. 8 seed, but the eighth seed has defeated the No. 9 seed in seven of the last nine tournaments.
 
- W&M leads the all-time series with Elon at 18-8 and the teams split the season series with each winning on its home court in 2023.
 
- Over the last eight games, the Tribe is holding its opponents to just 65.8 points per game. During that stretch, W&M's defensive points per possession number is 1.02, an improvement over its season average. In its two victories last week, W&M produced points per possession numbers of less than 0.9. Both numbers were the best for the Tribe in CAA play, including 0.87 against Monmouth. W&M is 9-6 in 2022-23 when it holds opponents to less than 70 points.
 
- Junior forward Ben Wight has scored in double figures in six-straight games, including back-to-back 20-point performances. Over the last five games, he is averaging 17 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 57.4% from the floor. Wight led the Tribe to an upset win over Towson on Feb. 13, scoring 12 of his 20 points in the second half. He tallied a game-high 21 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds at Stony Brook. Wight posted a career-high tying three assists in the last two wins over Elon and Monmouth. On the year, he ranks in the CAA top 25 in both scoring (11.1) and rebounding (5.0).
 
- Senior Miguel Ayesa knocked down five 3-pointers and scored 15 points, a career-high against a Division I opponent, in each of the Tribe's last two wins over Elon and Monmouth. Over the last six games, he is averaging 8.5 points per game and hitting nearly three 3-pointers per contest. Ayesa, who has 103 career triples, connected on three or more 3-pointers in four of the Tribe's last six contests. Overall, he ranks third on the team in made 3-pointers (38) and is 16th in the CAA at 1.7 triples per contest.
 
- W&M ranks second in the CAA and 53rd nationally in 3-point % (36.8). The Tribe is averaging 7.6 3's made per game, which ranks fifth in the league. The Tribe's numbers this year are a substantial improvement from the last two seasons, when W&M shot just 30.1% from distance and made 6.4 per game. The Tribe's 3-point % ranks ninth in school history.
 
- W&M is averaging 12.3 turnovers per game in 2022-23, which is a significant improvement from a season ago. The Tribe averaged 16.2 turnovers per game in 2021-22, the sixth-worst mark in the country. After not having a single game of 10 or fewer turnovers last season, W&M has 12 such games this season. 
 
- With the Tribe down a pair of starters due to injury, sophomore Matteus Case has moved into the first five over the last five games. During that stretch, he is averaging 9.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, while shooting 50% from the field (15-of-30) and 3-point range (8-of-16). Case has scored in double figures in four of those five games, including a career-high 13 in the win over Monmouth. He was a perfect 3-of-3 from 3 and scored 11 points in a win over Towson and tallied a career-high eight rebounds vs. Elon.
 
- Over the last six games, the Tribe is shooting 75% from the free throw line (66-of-88). In its two most recent wins, the Green and Gold was 14-of-17 (82.4%) against Elon and 21-of-28 (75%) vs. Monmouth. This season, the Tribe is 9-7 in games that it shoots 70% or better from the free throw line.
 
- Graduate guard Anders Nelson has scored 20-plus points on four occasions this season and leads the Tribe in scoring at 11.3 points per contest, which ranks 22nd in the league. He scored a season-high 27 points vs. Stony Brook on Jan. 26 and more impressively was 8-of-8 from the field and 4-of-4 from 3. It marks the most made field goals without a miss for a Tribe player since 2004. Nelson, who has scored 1,776 points over his career, also had 25 points at Virginia Tech.
 
- In short order, sophomore Gabe Dorsey has established himself as one of the top shooters in the country. He ranks seventh nationally in 3-point % (44.4) and 22nd in 3's per game (3.04). He leads the CAA in both categories. Dorsey's 76 3-pointers this season rank eighth in Tribe history, while his 3.04 per game is third.
 
- The Tribe knocked down 11 3-pointers in its win over Monmouth on Feb. 25. It was the Tribe's fourth game of double-digit 3-pointers over the last 10 contests. In total, W&M has seven games with double-digit 3-pointers this season and is 4-3 in those contests. Over the last 10 games, the Tribe is shooting 40.5% from 3-point range and averaging 8.9 3-pointers made. On the season, the Tribe has made 236 3-pointers, which ranks 11th in school history. They are three away from 10th and five shy of ninth.
 
- Graduate student Chris Mullins has been a force defensively for the Tribe. His 44 steals this season rank 12th in program history since steals became an official stat in 1986 and the most since 2018. In CAA play, he is averaging 1.6 steals per game, which ranks fifth in the league. Mullins tied his career-high with five steals in the Tribe's win over Stony Brook and had four in the season finale vs. Monmouth.
 
- Along with his scoring, Nelson has been a catalyst for the Tribe offense as the team's starting point guard. He leads the CAA and ranks 46th nationally in assist rate (31.8). Assist rate divides the number of assists by the field goals made by the player's teammates while he is on the court. Nelson is fourth in the CAA in assists (4.4) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.8).
 
- Mullins ranks eighth in the CAA at 74.3% at the free throw line. He leads the Tribe in made free throws with 78. According to KenPom.com, Mullins ranks 34th nationally in free throw rate, which measures a player's ability to get the line relative to how often he attempts to score.
 
- Nelson has dished out 135 assists in his lone season in Williamsburg. The number ranks sixth on the Tribe's single-season list. His average of 4.4 per game is 11th in school annals. He is four away from fifth on the list and nine shy of fourth.
 
- The Tribe averages 20.6 points per game off the bench this season and is outscoring its opponents in bench production (20.6-19.0). The bench scoring average, which ranks fourth in the CAA, is W&M's highest since it averaged 24.5 points per game in 2016-17. The Tribe is also outscoring its opponents in bench points for the first time since 2019-20.
 
- Freshman Charlie Williams was named the CAA Rookie of the Week on Jan. 16. Williams made a huge impact off the bench in the win at UNCW, scoring a career-high 15 points to go with four rebounds. He 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.
 
- Junior forward Noah Collier ranks third in the CAA and 92nd nationally with seven double-doubles. He posted career-highs with 22 points and 16 rebounds vs. N.C. A&T on Jan. 21.  Collier also ranks fourth in the CAA at 8.2 rebounds per game. He has pulled down 10 or more rebounds in nine games this season.
 
- 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.
 
- In total, eight former Tribe players are currently playing professionally in Europe. The list includes  Marcus Thornton '15 (Fortitudo Kigili Bologna - Italy), Terry Tarpey '16 (Le Mans - France), Omar Prewitt '17 (Petkim Spor - Turkey), David Cohn '18 (Newcastle Eagles - England), Thomas Papas '18 (Mykonou - Greece), Matt Milon '19 (Fribourg Olympic – Switzerland), Justin Pierce '19 (KK Mornar-Barsko Zlato - Montenegro) and Andy Van Vliet '20 (Bnei Herzeliya - Israel). Last summer, Tarpey helped France to the silver medal at the European Championship and has the highest selling national team jersey in France.