RICHMOND, Va.- The William & Mary men's basketball program will play a program record five regular season games on national television during the 2026-27 season, as the Coastal Athletic Association unveiled its broadcast slate on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Tribe will compete in five of the league's 24 regular season nationally televised telecasts on CBS Sports Network, Four of the five games on CBSSN will be held at Kaplan Arena, which marks the highest total of televised contests in the league. The five regular season games ties Hofstra and College of Charleston for second most in the conference and only trails UNCW (6). 

The remaining 11 Tribe men's basketball home contests will be streamed on FloCollege and to view all tip times, click here. Five select men's games and 10 women's contests will be air on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network. 

Five men's contests against Bowling Green (Nov. 17), Elon (Jan. 2), Hampton (Jan. 14), Campbell (Jan. 16), Northeastern (Jan. 30) and Monmouth (Feb. 18) will air on the regional sports network.

On the women's side, home tilts against- Longwood (Nov. 28), Campbell (Jan. 1), College of Charleston (Jan. 10), Hampton (Jan. 15), Hofstra (Jan. 22), Elon (Jan. 24), North Carolina A&T (Feb. 7), Northeastern (Feb. 19), UNCW (Feb. 26) and Towson (Feb. 28) will all be broadcast on MASN. 

The remaining contests will be streamed on FloCollege. To view all the women's basketball tip times, click here. 

W&M will kick-off the CAA's CBS Sports Network slate and close out 2026 when it welcomes Drexel for a 2 p.m. tip-off on New Year's Eve. 
On Jan. 18, the Tribe will head down south to North Carolina to take on UNCW for a 7 p.m. start on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. W&M swept the reigning CAA Regular Season Champions last season for the first time since the 2017-18 campaign. 

As the month turns to February, the Tribe will host back-to-back home games on CBSSN. W&M will take on UNCW at 6 p.m. on Feb. 4 and will welcome College of Charleston for a 12 p.m. start on Feb. 6. 

The Tribe will finish out its regular season network television slate on Feb. 25 when it faces Towson in Williamsburg at 6:30 p.m. 

The 2027 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament Semifinals (March 8) and Championship game (March 9) will air on CBS Sports Network from CareFirst Arena in Washington D.C. 

Head Coach Brian Earl enters his third season leading the Tribe coming off a 20-win campaign in 2025-26. Over his first two seasons in Williamsburg, Earl has compiled a 37-27 overall record with his win total tying for the most in program history by a a W&M head coach during his first two campaigns. 

Earl's fast-paced tempo has revolutionized the Tribe offensively, ranking seventh nationally in adjusted tempo and first in possession length (13.7) in 2025-26, according to KenPom. 

W&M welcomes back two returners in veteran guards in Ethan Connery and Colin Lamine Ndaw. Additionally, the Tribe brought in a class of 13 talented newcomers including seven Division I transfers- Josh Baldwin (Cornell), Tre Blassingame (Idaho), ZZ Clark (UC Santa Barbara), Nilavan Daniels (Providence), Jayden Forsythe (West Virginia), Jesse McIntosh (South Dakota) and Stas Sivka (George Mason). A group of three highly decorated junior college prospects in Brian Carter Jr., Will Feagles and Gavin Ward, a Division II transfer in John Roland and a pair of freshman Nick Byrd and Chris Richards round out the 2026-27 roster. 

Women's Basketball Head Coach Erin Dickerson Davis enters her fifth season leading William & Mary.  The 2025 CAA Champions return 12 players from last year's squad including its three top scorers- Cassidy Geddes, Monet Dance and Natalie Fox. 

Season tickets for both men's and women's basketball for the highly-anticipated 2026-27 season are still available. To purchase visit TribeAtlhetics.com/Tickets, e-mail tribetickets@wm.edu or call the box office at 757-221-3340 to secure your seat today. Additionally, men's basketball flex voucher cards, women's basketball flex vouchers cards and  mini plans are on  sale now. 

The 2026-27 Basketball Tip-Off Event will be held on October 16th from 6-8 p.m., to register click here.