William & Mary Tribe

William & Mary Tribe

School Name:	College of William & Mary
Location:	Williamsburg, Virginia
Arena:	Kaplan Arena
Capacity:	8,600
Conference:	CAA
Head coach:	Tony Shaver

The William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represents The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Colonial Athletic Association and play their home games in Kaplan Arena.

Postseason berths

William & Mary is one of five original Division I teams in history to have never participated in the NCAA Tournament. When the NCAA split its classification into divisions in 1948–49, William & Mary was classified as a Division I school. Of all Division I schools today that were charter members of this new classification, only William & Mary, The Citadel, Northwestern, Army, and St. Francis (NY) have never reached the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at least once.

The closest effort by the Tribe to reach the NCAA Tournament was their 53-60 loss in the 2010 CAA Tournament Final to Old Dominion University. The Tribe also lost conference tournament finals in 1958, 1961, 1965, 1975, 1983, 2008 and 2010.

The only postseason playoff berths by the men's team were the 1983 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and the 2010 National Invitation Tournament. In 1983, William & Mary lost the opening game to the Virginia Tech Hokies, however, by a score of 85-79, while in 2010 they lost to North Carolina, 80–72.

History

Overall
Years of basketball	104
First season	1905–06
Head coaches (all-time)	30
All Games
All-time record	1075–1236
20+ win seasons	4 (1949, 1951, 1983, 2010)
Pre-Conference Games (1906–1936)
Record	225–173
Southern Conference Games (1937–1977)
Southern Conference Record / Overall	268–255 / 489–530
ECAC South Games (1978–1985)
ECAC South Record / Overall	24–9 / 119–101
ECAC Regular Season Championships	1 (1983)
CAA Games (1986–present)
CAA Record / Overall	128–251 / 235–424
CAA Regular Season Championships	1 (1998)
Accurate through end of 2008–09 season

2008 season

The 2008 Men's basketball season was just another season for the Tribe, fifth in the Colonial Athletic Association and needing to win the tournament in order to have any chance at a postseason bid. It would have somewhat of a magical end, however, as the they became the first team ever, in NCAA history, to score 4 baskets in 4 conference tournament games, with less than 8 seconds left in each game: First round: David Schneider 3-pointer with less than a second left to beat Georgia State, 58-57(ironically enough, exactly one year earlier, this was how Georgia State beat William and Mary) Quarterfinals: Nathan Mann 3-pointer with 7.5 seconds left to beat Old Dominion, 63-60 Semifinals: Laimus Kisielius layup with 3 seconds left to beat VCU, 56-54. The Tribe fans stormed the Richmond Coliseum court. Championship Game: Danny Sumner 3-pointer with no time left(this had no effect on the outcome; the basket DID count, but George Mason had already won the game) made the final score 68-59 in favor of the Patriots.

2010 season

Through February 17, 2010, the Tribe sported a 19-7 record, including upset road wins over heavily favored ACC opponents Wake Forest and Maryland. These wins and other impressive showings, including a hard-fought loss to Connecticut, garnered William and Mary votes in the AP and coaches' polls during several weeks early in the season.

After reaching the CAA Finals and ending their regular season with a 22-10 record (12-6, CAA), the Tribe earned its second NIT berth in school history.

Coaches

Current staff

• Tony Shaver – Head Coach
• Jonathan Holmes – Assistant Coach
• Jamion Christian – Assistant Coach
• Ben Wilkins – Assistant Coach

All-time head coaches

Coach	Years	Conference W–L	Conference Win %	Overall W–L	Overall Win %	Conference Titles	NCAA Tourn. Appearances
J. Merrill Blanchard	1905–06	—	—	4–1	.800	—	—
H. W. Withers	1906–07	—	—	1–4	.200	—	—
F. M. Crawford	1907–11	—	—	12–11	.521	—	—
William J. Young	1911–13	—	—	10–6	.625	—	—
Dexter W. Draper	1913–16	—	—	15–18	.454	—	—
Samuel H. Hubbard	1916–17	—	—	4–9	.308	—	—
H. K. Young	1917–18	—	—	6–11	.353	—	—
Vernon M. Geddy	1918–19	—	—	3–6	.333	—	—
James G. Driver	1919–23	—	—	31–16	.659	—	—
J. Wilder Tasker	1923–28	—	—	50–39	.561	—	—
L. Tucker Jones	1928–29	—	—	9–11	.450	—	—
John Kellison	1929–34	—	—	59–30	.662	—	—
Thomas Dowler	1934–36	—	—	21–11	.656	—	—
Thomas Dowler¹	1936–37	0–13	.000	0–18	.000	0	—
Thomas Dowler totals	1934–37	0–13	.000	21–29	.420	0	—
John Kellison	1937–39	4–17	.190	11–22	.333	0	0
John Kellison totals	1929–34, 37–39	4–17	.190	70–33	.679	0	0
Dwight Steussey	1939–43	28–16	.636	54–39	.580	0	0
Rube McCray	1943–45	4–7	.363	17–21	.447	0	0
Sam B. Holt	1945–46	5–5	.500	10–10	.500	0	0
Richard F. Gallagher	1946–47	6–6	.500	14–12	.538	0	0
Bernard E. Wilson	1947–51	43–20	.682	80–40	.666	0	0
H. Lester Hooker	1951–52	10–6	.625	15–13	.536	0	0
Boydston H. Baird	1952–57	35–41	.460	51–73	.411	0	0
Bill Chambers	1957–66	69–63	.522	113–110	.507	0	0
Warren Mitchell	1966–72	33–37	.471	58–98	.372	0	0
Ed Ashnault	1972–74	10–12	.454	19–35	.352	0	0
George Balanis	1974–77	21–12	.636	47–39	.546	0	0
Bruce Parkhill²	1977–82	?	?	69–66	.511	0	0
Bruce Parkhill³	1982–83	9–0	1.000	20–9	.690	1	0
Bruce Parkhill totals	1977–83	?	?	89–75	.543	1	0
Barry Parkhill	1983–85	15–9	.625	30–26	.535	0	0
Barry Parkhill∞	1985–87	5–23	.178	13–42	.236	0	0
Barry Parkhill totals	1983–87	20–32	.384	43–68	.387	0	0
Chuck Swenson	1987–94	27–71	.275	62–134	.316	0	0
Charlie Woollum¥	1994–2000	39–52	.351	69–84	.423	1	0
Rick Boyages	2000–03	21–31	.403	33–52	.388	0	0
Tony Shaver‡	2003–present	33–76	.302	65–113	.367	0	0

¹ William & Mary joined the Southern Conference in 1936-37. It is also the only winless season in school history.
² Data unavailable for conference play from 1977-1982. Also in 1977-78, W&M switched to the ECAC South Conference.
³ Bruce Parkhill guided the Tribe to their first post-season berth in school history, the 1983 NIT Tournament.
∞ W&M, along with the rest of the ECAC South teams, joined the Colonial Athletic Association in the 1985-86 season, which it is still a member of today.
¥ Chuck Woollum guided the Tribe to their only CAA regular season championship in 1998 after finishing 13-3 in conference play.
‡ Tony Shaver guided the Tribe to their most recent conference tournament championship appearances in school history, the 2008 and 2010 CAA Championships.

NCAA Records

Individual records

Season Record Player Notes 1952–53 Rebounds in a game (51) Bill Chambers February 14, 1953 against Virginia; rules changes since then make this record unlikely to be broken Source:"2009-10 NCAA Men's Basketball Records: Individual and Team Collegiate Records". ncaa.org. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Collegiate.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-29.  Player awards Southern Conference (1936–1977) SoCon Athlete of the Year 1961 – Jeff Cohen SoCon Men’s Player of the Year 1961 – Jeff Cohen 1971 – Tom Jasper All-Conference 1947 – Chet Giermak (2) 1949 – Chet Giermak (1) 1950 – Chet Giermak (1) 1951 – Perry Lewis (2) – Ed McMillan (2) 1952 – Bill Chambers (2) 1953 – Bill Chambers (2) 1958 – Roy Lange (1) 1959 – Roy Lange (1) – Jeff Cohen (2) 1960 – Jeff Cohen (1) – Bev Vaughan (2) 1961 – Jeff Cohen 1963 – Roger Bergey (2) 1964 – Dave Hunter (2) 1966 – Ben Pomeroy (1) 1967 – Ben Pomeroy (1) – Ron Panneton (2) 1968 – Bob Sherwood (1) 1970 – Bob Sherwood (2) 1971 – Tom Jasper (1) – Steve Dodge (2) 1972 – Jeff Trammell (2) 1973 – Mike Arizin (2) 1974 – Mike Arizin (2) 1975 – Ron Satterthwaite (1) 1976 – John Lowenhaupt (1) – Ron Satterthwaite (2) 1977 – John Lowenhaupt (2) ECAC South (1978–1985) All-Conference 1981 – Mike Strayhorn (1) 1983 – Keith Cieplicki (1) – Brant Weidner (1) 1984 – Keith Cieplicki (1) 1985 – Keith Cieplicki (1) All-Star Team 1981 – Mike Strayhorn Colonial Athletic Association (1986–present) Rookie of the Year 1990 – Thomas Roberts 2004 – Corey Cofield All-Conference 1988 – Tim Trout (2) 1989 – Tom Bock (2) 1991 – Thomas Roberts (2) 1992 – Thomas Roberts (2) 1993 – Thomas Roberts (2) 1995 – Kurt Small (2) 1996 – David Cully (2) 1997 – Bobby Fitzgibbons (2) 1998 – Randy Bracy (1) – Terence Jennings (2) 2000 – Jim Moran (2) 2001 – Jim Moran (2) 2002 – Mike Johnson (2) 2003 – Adam Hess (1) 2004 – Adam Hess (1) – Corey Cofield (3) 2005 – Corey Cofield (3) 2007 – Adam Payton (3) 2008 – Laimis Kisielius (3) 2009 – David Schneider (3) 2010 – David Schneider (2) – Quinn McDowell (3) 2011 – Quinn McDowell (3) Retired jerseys William & Mary has retired five men's basketball jerseys in its program's history. Uniform numbers are not retired, only ceremonial jerseys. Banners depicting the all-time greats hang in the rafters of Kaplan Arena (the banner in white is for Lynn Norenberg, the only W&M women's basketball player to have a jersey retired). Template:Col-3 File:W&M retired jerseys 1.jpg Banners hanging in Kaplan Arena that commemorate the 1983 NIT bid, Keith Cieplicki and Bill Chambers Template:Col-3 Retired Jerseys #32 Bill Chambers #14 Keith Cieplicki #52 Jeff Cohen #32 Chet Giermak #42 John Lowenhaupt Template:Col-3 File:W&M retired jerseys 2.jpg From left: Chet Giermak, John Lowenhaupt, Jeff Cohen and Lynn Norenberg

Players in the NBA

Although William & Mary has had numerous players drafted to the NBA, only two have ever actually played in a regular season game:

• Andy Duncan – Rochester Royals (1948–50); Boston Celtics (1950–51)
• Brant Weidner – San Antonio Spurs (1983–84)

External Links

• Official athletics site