The Tribe bench celebrates a big play during the team's home wins over Old Dominion on Nov. 30.

Men's Basketball Wraps Up Noncon Slate vs. Radford on Thursday Night

12/17/2025 12:21:00 PM

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's basketball closes out the nonconference portion of the schedule at home against in-state foe Radford on Thursday night. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on MASN2 with Jay Colley and Brandon Britt '14 on the call.

The contest will also be streamed on FloCollege. Fans can also listen into the radio broadcast on the Tribe Sports Network with Andrew Phillips and Bobby Dwyer on the call. The broadcast will be available on The Tide 92.3 FM in Williamsburg, the flagship station of the Tribe Sports Network.

Catch up with the Tribe through social media. Fans can keep up with W&M men's basketball by following the program on social media as well. Be sure to check out the Tribe on Twitter (@WMTribeMBB), Facebook (WMTribeMBB), and Instagram (WMTribeMBB).

Clear Bag Policy and Metal Detectors
Furthering its commitment to a first class and secure environment at home athletic events, William & Mary will implement the use of walk-through metal detectors at the entrances to athletic venues (both ticketed and non-ticketed events) beginning in the fall of 2025. This enhanced security method mirrors standard practice at most major professional and intercollegiate athletic events throughout the country and compliments the Clear Bag Policy already in place. Fans will proceed through metal detectors prior to having their tickets scanned or entering a venue for non-tickets events. Entrants will not need to remove items such as belts, cell phones, coins, jackets, jewelry, watches, wallets, shoes or other small objects. If additional screening is necessary, security staff will ask the individual to proceed to a secondary screening area, where they will be asked to divest themselves of certain items and pass through again until clear.

Game Day Information - Game 12 vs. Radford
When:	Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, 7 PM
Where:	Williamsburg, Va. \| Kaplan Arena
TV:	MASN2 \| Find MASN2
Multimedia:	FloCollege \| Live Stats \| Listen Online
Promotions:	Schedule
Program:	View \| Flip Card
Game Notes:	William & Mary \| RU \| CAA
Season Stats:	William & Mary \| RU \| CAA
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Hashtags:	#GoTribe \| #CAAHoops

W&M News and Notes

- W&M and Radford meet for the fourth time in the last five years. RU won the most recent meeting last season at home, while the Tribe won the last contest in Kaplan Arena, 62-51, in 2022.

- In five of its eight wins, the Tribe shot 50% or better from field, including a 64.7% clip in the win over Abilene Christian on Nov. 25, which was the best for a Tribe team against a DI opponent since 2015. On the year, the Green and Gold ranks 21st nationally in 2-point % (60.3) and 35th in effective field goal % (57.5)and field goal % (49.8), as of Dec. 17.

- W&M has jumped 105 spots in the KenPom ratings, as of Dec. 17, to No. 126. The improvement is the fourth biggest in the country and the rating is W&M's best since 2016. The Tribe is also currently 72nd in the NCAA NET Rankings, as of Dec. 16, which is the best in the CAA. W&M reached as high as No. 50 this season, which is the program's highest standing since the tool was introduced in 2018-19. The Tribe has played a schedule that ranks as the 57th most difficult in the country according to KenPom.com.

- The Tribe sits at 8-3 heading into its final nonconference game on Thursday night. It marks the 11th time W&M's 88 years of conference affiliation that it won eight or more games in nonconference play. The program owns nine wins on six occasions with the last such occasions coming in 1982-83.

- A number of players have stepped up their production over the last four contests. Juniors Kilian Brockhoff and Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi are both averaging 17 points per game over the last four. Brockhoff is shooting 61.1% from the field and 50% from 3 (10-of-20), while Vahlberg Fasasi is shooting 52%. Graduate students Cade Haskins and Jo'el Emanuel are averaging 13.5 and 11.8 points per game, respectively. Haskins is shooting 45.8% (11-of-24) from 3. Senior Chase Lowe is the fifth Tribe player averaging in double figures over the stretch at 11 per game to go along with team-bests of 5.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.

- Lowe reached a pair of career milestones recently with his 500th career rebound vs. ODU and his 250th assist at Duquesne. He ranks 21st in school history in assists (256) and is just three shy of 20th place Nathan Mann '08. Lowe is one of just six players in school history with 500 rebounds and 250 assists, joining an elite list of John Lowenhaupt '78, David Schneider '10, Omar Prewitt '17, Terry Tarpey '16, and Nathan Knight '20.

- The Tribe possesses a balanced attack offensively with eight players averaging 7.5 points per game or more, including four in double figures. At least four players have scored in double digits in nine of the Tribe's 11 games, including six on two occasions, and seven different players have led the team in scoring.

- W&M is once again among the fastest-paced teams in the country. According to KenPom.com (as of Dec. 17), the Tribe leads the country in fastest average length of possession on offense (13.5 seconds) and ranks fourth 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.

- W&M has been turning over opponents at a significant rate and converting those into points this season. The Tribe leads the CAA and ranks 20th nationally in forced turnovers per game (16.4), while averaging 20.1 points per game off turnovers. W&M leads the CAA and ranks 45th nationally in steals at 9.1 per game.

- Bench scoring has been a staple for head coach Brian Earl's teams. This season, the Tribe is averaging 32.4 points per game from its reserves, which ranks 51st in the country, as of Dec. 17. W&M ranks 26th nationally in % of minutes off the bench (41.4) according to KenPom.com. 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).

- 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 20 assists per game this season, which leads the CAA and ranks eighth in the country. The Tribe is fifth nationally in assist rate, assisting on 68.6% 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.

- 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.

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