- The Tribe travels to the Sunshine State to take part in the Jacksonville Classic presented by Just Play Solutions, Nov. 24-25. In the 10-team MTE, W&M faces UTEP (Nov. 24) and Abilene Christian (Nov. 25). It marks the Tribe's first visit to Florida since traveling to UCF in 2017 and its first to Jacksonville since winning at North Florida, 68-45, in 2007.
- Thanks to its win at Bowling Green on Nov. 19, the Tribe is one of only 27 teams nationally with two road wins this season, as of Nov. 22. The two road wins rank second nationally behind only Troy, who has three. W&M's win at Bowling Green was its first over the Mid-American Conference on the road in school history. The Tribe's strength of schedule, which has included four of six games on the road, ranks 43rd nationally according to KenPom.com.
- The Tribe has a balanced attack with nine players averaging at least six points per game, including seven at eight per contest. In total, the Tribe's rotation of 10 players averages 13 or more minutes. At least four players have scored in double figures in five of W&M's first six games. In total, 10 players have scored 10 or more points in a game this year and five different players have led them in scoring.
- Senior
Chase Lowe and sophomore
Ryan Jackson, Jr. are among the top shooting players in the country inside the 3-point arc according to KenPom.com. Against Division I competition, Lowe ranks 47th nationally at 80% (8-of-10) in 2-point %, while Jackson, Jr. is 55th at 78.6% (11-of-14).
- The Tribe has been turning over opponents at a significant rate and converting those into points. W&M leads the CAA and ranks 59th nationally in forced turnovers per game (16.0), while averaging 20.7 points per game off turnovers.
- Bench scoring has been a staple for head coach
Brian Earl's teams. This season, the Tribe is scoring 47.6% (249-of-523) of its points off the bench. W&M is averaging 41.5 points per game from its reserves, which ranks 13th nationally, as of Nov. 22. Last season, the Tribe ranked eighth nationally in bench scoring (31.9) after Earl's final Cornell team led the country in 2023-24 (36.0).
- W&M is once again among the fastest-paced teams in the country. According to KenPom.com (as of Nov. 22), the Tribe leads the country in fastest average length of possession on offense (13.2 seconds) and ranks sixth in adjusted tempo (75.2). Last season, the Tribe ranked third in fastest average length of possession (14.9) and 18th in adjusted tempo (71.5). In each of the last five seasons,
Brian Earl-coached teams have ranked top 5 nationally in average possession length and top 25 in adjusted tempo.
- The Tribe is averaging 9.3 steals per game this season, which leads the CAA and ranks 56th nationally. Senior
Kyle Pulliam and junior
Kilian Brockhoff are 17th in the CAA at 1.3 steals per game. In its first season under Earl in 2024-25, W&M finished with its most steals since 1981 and fourth most in program history at 232.
- The Tribe has also been one of the best teams in the country in terms of sharing the basketball under Earl. W&M is averaging 19.8 assists per game this season, which leads the CAA and ranks 23rd in the country. The Tribe is 12th nationally in assist rate, assisting on 68.4% of its made field goals. A season ago, W&M was 10th nationally in assist rate (62%) and 25th nationally at 16.5 assists per game.
Brian Earl-coached teams have ranked in the top 33 nationally in assist rate each of the last five years.
- The Tribe was picked fourth in the preseason CAA poll by vote of the league head coaches in early October. It marks the highest W&M has been selected in the preseason since it was also fourth in 2018-19. The 2025 CAA regular season champion Towson was the preseason favorite to win the league just ahead of reigning CAA Tournament Champion UNCW and Charleston.
- Lowe, a two-year starter, was one of five players named to the Preseason All-CAA Second Team, while Pulliam was one of seven selected to the honorable mention list. Lowe ranks 11th in the CAA this season in assists per game (3.5), while Pulliam leads the Tribe at 11.7 points per game.
- 2025 W&M alums
Gabe Dorsey (Slovakia),
Caleb Dorsey (Slovakia), and
Matteus Case (Portugal) signed professional contracts in Europe. In total, 10 former Tribe standouts are playing professionally overseas, including Miguel Ayesa (Spain), David Cohn (Germany), Nathan Knight (South Korea), Anders Nelson (Romania), Terry Tarpey (France), Marcus Thornton (Romania), and Andy Van Vliet (Germany).
- W&M alum Daniel Dixon '17 was named the head coach of the Oklahoma City Blue, the NBA G-League affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder in August. Dixon, who was an All-CAA First Team selection in 2017, won an NBA Championship as an assistant coach with the OKC Thunder last season. In 2024, he won an NBA G-League Championship as an assistant with the Blue.
