- W&M has won the last three games in the series with N.C. A&T, including a 97-89 win in Williamsburg earlier this season. The Tribe makes just its second visit to A&T with its first coming in 2024.
- The Tribe won its 17th game vs. Northeastern on Thursday. It marks the 16th time in the 121-year history of the program that it has won 17 or more games in a season. Only 11 teams in program lore have won 18 games. Head coach
Brian Earl is the first W&M coach to win at least 17 games in his first two seasons.
- Junior
Reese Miller has been on a scoring tear as of late, averaging 15.6 points over the last six games. He is shooting 55.1% (38-of-69) from the field and 44% from 3 (11-of-25) during the stretch. He has scored in double figures in six of the last nine games, including two 20-plus point games. Miller, who scored a W&M career-high 26 at Campbell, is the Tribe's leading scorer at 12.1 per game, which ranks 21st in the CAA.
- W&M has had success at the free throw line this season. The Green and Gold ranks 29th nationally in free throws made (18.3) and 45th in free throw rate (41.6). The Tribe leads the CAA in free throw % (74.6) and ranks second in made free throws. W&M tied the school record with 34 free throws vs. Campbell on Jan. 31 and followed it up with 32 makes vs. Northeastern on Feb. 26.
- Graduate student
Jo'el Emanuel has scored in double figures in five of the last six games off the bench, averaging 12.7 points per game during the stretch. Emanuel sparked the Tribe to a win over Northeastern on Thursday behind a season-high 16 points. Over the last six games, he is shooting 52.4% (22-of-42) from the field and 78.4% (29-of-37) at the free throw line.
- The Tribe leads the CAA and ranks 33rd nationally at 83.6 points per game. W&M has scored over 90 points on seven occasions this season and are 6-1 in those contests. It would be just the fourth time that W&M has averaged 80+ points in school history and its current average would rank second.
- W&M has shot a higher % than its opponents in 19 of its 28 games. The Tribe has connected at a 50% clip or better on 10 occasions and is 8-2 in those contests. As of Feb. 27, the Green and Gold ranks 23rd nationally in 2-point % (57.9), 36th in field goal % (48.2), and 46th in effective field goal % (55.4). W&M leads the CAA in all three categories.
- W&M has been one of the best teams in the country in terms of sharing the basketball under head coach
Brian Earl. W&M is averaging 18.4 assists per game this season, which leads the CAA and ranks 12th in the country. W&M is also ninth nationally in assist rate, assisting on 64.5% of its field goals. The Tribe has dished out 20 or more assists on 11 occasions and is 10-1 in those games.
- Bench scoring has been a staple for
Brian Earl's teams. This season, the Tribe is averaging 33.9 points per game from its reserves, which leads the CAA and ranks 11th in the country, as of Feb. 27. W&M's leading scorer has come off the bench in eight of its 17 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 possesses a balanced attack offensively with eight players averaging seven 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 in a game, which is tied for the national lead.
- W&M is once again among the fastest-paced teams in the country. According to KenPom.com (as of Feb. 27), the Tribe leads the country in fastest average length of possession on offense (13.6 seconds) and ranks fifth in adjusted tempo (72.9). 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.
- With its pace, W&M ranks seventh nationally in fastbreak points per game at 17.2. The Tribe is 12-3 over the last two seasons under head coach
Brian Earl when scoring 20 or more fast break points in a game. In three of the last four seasons, Earl-coached team have ranked among the top 20 nationally in fast break points. W&M was 16th (14.4) last season in the category, while Cornell ranked second in 2022-23 (15.9).
- 2025 W&M alums
Gabe Dorsey (Slovakia),
Caleb Dorsey (Slovakia), and
Matteus Case (Albania) 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.
