- The Tribe travels to Philadelphia for the second-straight season to face Drexel. It marks the fifth-straight CAA opponent that W&M will only meet once in 2025-26. Since the 2006-07 season, W&M leads the series with Drexel at 19-17. The Tribe has won seven of its last 12 trips to the DAC dating back to 2014.
- Junior
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi has been on a tear with the start of CAA play. He ranks among the top 10 in the league in scoring (10th at 16.0), field goals % (seventh at 51.1%), 3-pointers made (fifth at 2.5), and 3-point % (fourth at 45.5%) in CAA games. Vahlberg Fasasi has scored in double figures in three-straight contests, including 22 against both Stony Brook (12/31) and at Charleston (1/5).
- Over the last two games, senior
Chase Lowe is averaging a double-double at 14.5 points and 10 rebounds per game. He recorded his seventh career double-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists at Charleston (1/5), before finishing with a team-high 15 points and nine rebounds at Monmouth (1/8). On the year, he ranks fifth in the CAA in assists (4.4) and 21st in rebounding (5.4).
- The Tribe recorded 14 steals and turned Charleston over 19 times on Monday night, converting those into 22 points. The 14 steals are the team's most against a DI opponent since 2001 when it had 15 at Fordham. On the year, the Tribe leads the CAA in both turnovers forced (15.6) and steals (8.8), while ranking 27th and 49th in the country, respectively. The Tribe averages 18.8 points per game off turnovers.
- The Tribe has jumped 104 spots from the preseason KenPom ratings, as of Jan. 9, to No. 127. The improvement is the 11th biggest in the country as W&M reached its highest rating since 2016. The Tribe, which currently ranks second in the CAA at No. 103 in the NET, reached as high as No. 50 earlier this season. It was the program's best mark since the tool was introduced in 2018-19.
- W&M has shot a higher % than its opponents in 12 of its 16 games, including all 11 wins. The Tribe has connected at least a 50% clip six times. As of Jan. 9, the Green and Gold ranks 37th nationally in 2-point % (58.1), 58th in effective field goal % (55.6), and 60th in field goal % (48.2). All three %'s lead the CAA.
- The Tribe possesses a balanced attack offensively with seven players averaging at least eight points per game, including four in double figures. In total 12 of the Tribe's 13 players that have seen action in 2025-26 have scored in double figures at least once and nine different players have led the team.
- W&M is once again among the fastest-paced teams in the country. According to KenPom.com (as of Jan. 9), the Tribe leads the country in fastest average length of possession on offense (13.4 seconds) and ranks third 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.
- Bench scoring has been a staple for head coach
Brian Earl's teams. This season, the Tribe is averaging 32.1 points per game from its reserves, which leads the CAA and ranks 41st in the country, as of Jan. 9. W&M's leading scorer has come off the bench in six of its 11 wins this season. Last year, 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 18.7 assists per game this season, which leads the CAA and ranks 19th in the country. The Tribe is 11th nationally in assist rate, assisting on 64.2% 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.
- Lowe reached a pair of career milestones with his 500th career rebound vs. ODU and his 250th assist at Duquesne. He ranks 17th in school history in assists (280) and is four away from 16th place. 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.
- 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). Daniel Dixon '17, who won an NBA title as an assistant with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2025, was named the head coach of the Oklahoma City Blue, the Thunder's NBA G-League affiliate, in August. Alums Chris Darnell '09 (Sacramento Kings) and Sean Sheldon (Utah Jazz) are also currently NBA assistant coaches.
