- The Tribe and Eagles square off for the first time since 2000 when they square off in the opening game of the Rock Hill Classic. The teams met in back-to-back seasons 24 years ago, and Winthrop won both including a 71-64 victory in Rock Hill, S.C., in January of 2000. The Eagles are the Tribe's second Big South foe on the road this season.
- In the Tribe's Nov. 12 win over Norfolk State, W&M held a decisive advantage from beyond the 3-point arc, outscoring the Spartans, 48-3. The Tribe attempted a school-record tying 46 3-pointers, equaling the mark from a double OT game at Liberty in 2008. W&M's 16 made 3-pointers against NSU ranked sixth on the program's single-game list.
- The Tribe used a balanced attack in the win over Norfolk State with only one player in double figures – 18 points from junior
Kyle Frazier. All 11 players who saw action scored, including 10 with five or more points. Adding to the Tribe's balanced nature this season, a different play has led the team in scoring over the first three games. Senior
Gabe Dorsey led the team with 16 points vs. Dickinson, while senior
Noah Collier and junior
Chase Lowe topped W&M with 15 each at Radford.
- W&M has used a deep rotation to start the season with 11 players seeing action in each of the first three contests. According to KenPom.com, W&M ranks 14th nationally in % of minutes played off the bench (41.4%). In total, 10 players are averaging double-digit minutes, nine are averaging at least 5.7 points per game and seven with at least three rebounds per game.
- Over half of W&M's points this season have come off the bench. The Tribe has scored 55.9% (137-of-245) of its points off the bench and is averaging 45.7 points per game from its reserves, which ranks seventh nationally and second in the CAA. In the win over Norfolk State, W&M reserves scored 51 of the team's 84 points. Last season,
Brian Earl's Cornell team led the nation at 36 points per game from reserves after coming in fifth at 30.4 points per game in 2022-23.
- Three-point shooting has been a key piece of head coach
Brian Earl's offenses, and it has proven true to start this season. W&M ranks third in % of field goal attempts coming from 3 (60.8%) according to KenPom.com, sixth nationally in 3-pointers attempted per game (37.3), 15th in 3-pointers made per game (12.3), and 16th in % of scoring from 3-pointers (46.6%). Earl's teams ranked among the top 10 nationally in 3-pointers made and attempted each of the last two years at Cornell.
- Earl's teams are known among the fastest paced and highest scoring in the country. According to KenPom.com, W&M ranks 46th nationally in shortest average possession length at 15.2 and 71st in the country in adjusted tempo (72.5). Over his last three years at Cornell, Earl's teams ranked among the top 25 nationally in adjusted tempo each of the last three years.
- The Tribe has registered 20 or more assists in two of its first three games. In its most recent win vs. Norfolk State, W&M tallied 22 helpers on its 30 made field goals, and more impressively, nine different players had two or more assists. On the year, W&M ranks 32nd nationally with 66% of its made field goal being assisted. The Tribe is averaging 17.7 assists per game, which ranks 67th nationally and second in the CAA.
- Senior
Gabe Dorsey was named to the Preseason All-CAA First Team by vote of the league coaches. He is the first Tribe player to earn preseason first team honors since Nathan Knight in 2019. Dorsey ranks third among returning players in the CAA at 14 points per game. He topped the Tribe with 16 points on 4-of-7 from 3-point range in just 14 minutes in the season-opener vs. Dickinson.
- Junior
Chase Lowe, who was recruited by
Brian Earl to Cornell before signing at W&M, was a honorable mention Preseason All-CAA selection. He was one of only 16 players in the country to average 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists per game in 2023-24. At Radford, Lowe led the team with 15 points.
- In his two seasons at W&M,
Gabe Dorsey has established himself as one of the top 3-point shooters in the country. Last season, he set school records for 3-pointers (113) and 3's made per game (3.42). Those numbers ranked fourth and sixth, respectively, in the country. In 2022-23, he was fourth nationally in 3FG% (44.4) and 18th in 3's made per game (3.04).
- A trio of former W&M players are currently on coaching staffs in the NBA and NBA G-League. Jim Moran '01 is in his ninth season as an NBA assistant coach and first with the Sacramento Kings. Sean Sheldon '16 is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Utah Jazz. Daniel Dixon '17 is in his second season as an assistant coach with the Oklahoma City Blue, the NBA G-League program of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
