Fans are invited to W&M Athletics CAA Tournament Social at the team hotel on Thursday, March 7, night. The event will be held at The Delegate, located inside the Courtyard by Marriott, from 5-7 p.m. To RSVP for the event or any questions regarding the event, please contact Jenna Beattie, Director of Signature Events at
On game day, join fellow Tribe fans, the Tribe cheerleaders and pep band to send off the team on Friday morning. The sendoff will be at 11:30 a.m. from the team hotel, Courtyard by Marriott Washington Downtown/Convention Center (901 L Street NW, Washington, D.C, 20001).
A fan bus will be available at the team hotel to transport fans to the arena and back on Friday. The bus will leave the hotel at 12:45 p.m. for the Entertainment and Sports Arena before returning at 4:30 p.m. after the game.
- The Tribe is the No. 13 seed in the CAA Tournament for the first time. W&M is 1-0 all-time against the No. 12 seed in the CAA Tourney. The Green and Gold has won a game in seven of its last 10 CAA Tournaments.
- Friday will be the second meeting between the Tribe and Aggies this season and the first since Jan. 20. N.C. A&T won in Greensboro, 76-69. Friday's winner meets No. 5 Towson in the CAA Tournament Second Round on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
- All-time in the CAA Tournament, the No. 13 seed is 1-0 vs. the No. 12 seed with the first meetings happening last season.
- With his five 3-pointers vs. Hampton, junior
Gabe Dorsey set the Tribe's single-season 3-pointers made record. His 104 3-pointers eclipsed the mark of 102 set by Marcus Thornton in 2014-15. His total also ranks sixth nationally this season. Dorsey ranks eighth on the Tribe's career 3-pointers made list with 180 over his two seasons.
- Seven of the Tribe's 12 scholarship players have missed at least five games this season due to injury. In total, those seven players have combined to miss 112 games in 2023-24. Five of the seven have started this season. Since Dec. 1, the Tribe has played eight games with just seven available scholarship players.
- In each of the last two games W&M connected on double-digit 3-pointers. The Tribe hit 13 3-pointers at Elon on Feb. 29, before connecting on 15 in the win over Hampton on March 2. The Green and Gold has connected on double-digit 3-pointers in 12 games this season.
- The Tribe has relied on 3-point shooting this year. In total, 47.5% of the Tribe's field goal attempts come from 3-point range and 38% of its scoring is via 3-point field goals. Those numbers rank 13th and 24th nationally, according to KenPom.com. W&M is 17th nationally in 3-pointers attempted (27.5) and 46th in 3-pointers made per game (8.9).
- Sophomore
Chase Lowe has been a stat-sheet stuffer in 2023-24. As of March 4, he is one of 16 players nationally to average 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists per game. He is the only player in the CAA with those numbers. Lowe notched his fifth double-double of the season and third in CAA play with 13 points and 13 rebounds in the win over Hampton (March 2). He is one of five players in the CAA to rank among the top 25 in the league in scoring, rebounding and assists.
- As a team, the Tribe has hit the sixth most 3-pointers in program history with 275. The Green and Gold is just six shy of fifth place and seven away from fourth place. W&M's 8.87 3-pointers per game also ranks fifth in program history. The Tribe's 853 3-pointers attempted this season are a school record.
- Sophomore
Trey Moss has led the Tribe in scoring in six of the last eight games and is averaging 15.3 points per game during that stretch. He leads the team with six 20-point games this season, including W&M's most recent win over Hampton. Moss has scored in double figures in 24 of the Tribe's 31 games and ranks 15th in the CAA at 13.5 points per game. Earlier this season, he had a career-high 22 points against Drexel on Jan. 6.
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Gabe Dorsey continues to be one of the top shooters in the country. After ranking fourth in the country in 3-point % last season, he is currently seventh in 3-pointers per game (3.4), as of March 4. Dorsey is shooting 36.6% from distance this season, which ranks fourth in the CAA and 67th nationally.
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Gabe Dorsey is shooting 90.1% at the free throw line (73-of-81). According to KenPom.com, his FT% ranks 24th nationally. It is also fifth on the Tribe's single-season list.
- After battling injuries for much of the season, graduate student
Sean Houpt returned to the Tribe's starting lineup over the last three games. During that stretch, he is averaging 12 points per game and shooting 43.5% from 3-point range (10-of-23). He is coming off a 16-point performance on 5-of-9 from 3-point range in the win over Hampton. Houpt ranks 18th in the CAA at 1.7 3-pointers made per game.
- Over the last four games, junior
Caleb Dorsey is averaging 11.8 points per game, hitting 8-of-20 from 3-point range (40%) and 9-of-10 at the free throw line (90%). He made two 3-pointers in each of the last four contests and scored in double figures on three occasions, including back-to-back 14-point efforts against UNCW (Feb. 22) and at Stony Brook (Feb. 24). On the year, Dorsey has four double-doubles and ranks 15th in the CAA at 5.9 rebounds per game.
- Freshman
Tai Hamilton has provided the Tribe with a presence in the paint. Over the last 13 games, Hamilton is averaging 1.5 blocked shots per game. He posted a career-high three blocked shots at both N.C. A&T (Jan. 20) and Delaware (Feb. 10). Overall, he ranks 14th in the CAA at a block per game. His 22 blocked shots this season are the third most for a W&M freshman in school history.
