2014–15 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 2014–15 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe were led by twelfth year head coach Tony Shaver. The team played its home games at Kaplan Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). This was the 110th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary. They finished the season 20–13, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in a four way tie for the CAA regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA tournament where they lost to Northeastern. As a regular season champion, and #1 seed in their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Tulsa.

2014–15 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
CAA regular season co-champions
NIT, First round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	20–13 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach	Tony Shaver (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Jonathan Holmes Kotie Kimble Austin Shaver
Home arena	Kaplan Arena

2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
William & Mary	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
UNC Wilmington	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Northeastern †	12	–	6		.667			23	–	12		.657
James Madison	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Hofstra	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Delaware	9	–	9		.500			10	–	20		.333
Drexel	9	–	9		.500			11	–	19		.367
Elon	6	–	12		.333			15	–	18		.455
Towson	5	–	13		.278			12	–	20		.375
College of Charleston	3	–	15		.167			9	–	24		.273
† 2015 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The team will look to improve upon their 20–12 (10–6 CAA) record from the 2013–14 season that saw the team fall just short of a conference championship in a 75–74 loss to Delaware in the championship game of the 2014 CAA men's basketball tournament. William & Mary will look to earn their first postseason bid since 2010.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Julian Boatner	2	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Bloomington, Indiana	Graduated
Ben Whitlatch	5	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Bloomington, Indiana	Graduated
Brandon Britt	12	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Chesapeake, Virginia	Graduated
Tim Rusthoven	22	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Winfield, Illinois	Graduated
Kyle Gaillard	23	F	6'8"	220	Senior	Huntersville, North Carolina	Graduated
Fred Heldring	24	F	6'9"	245	Senior	Winnetka, Illinois	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
David Cohn	34	G	6'2"	170	Sophomore	Elmhurst, Illinois	Transferred from Colorado State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cohn will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting Class of 2014

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Oliver Tot SF	Meriden, New Hampshire	Kimball Union Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 14, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
Connor Burchfield SG	Concord, North Carolina	Concord High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 17, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Greg Malinowski SG	Alexandria, Virginia	Episcopal High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 12, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Paul Rowley SF	Purcellville, Virginia	Loudoun Valley High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 24, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 2, 2014.

Recruiting Class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Hunter Seacat SF	Mooresville, North Carolina	Lake Norman High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 8, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 2, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Daniel Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Langley/Fishburne Great Falls, Virginia G 3 Marcus Thornton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Bishop McNamara Upper Marlboro, Maryland G/F 4 Omar Prewitt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Montgomery County Mount Sterling, Kentucky G 5 Greg Malinowski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Episcopal Chantilly, Virginia G 10 Connor Burchfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Concord Concord, North Carolina G 11 Michael Schlotman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Munster Munster, Indiana G 21 Oliver Tot 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Kimball Union Academy Bratislava, Slovakia F 22 Paul Rowley  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Loudoun Valley Purcellville, Virginia G 25 Terry Tarpey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Fairfield Prep Stamford, Connecticut F 31 Sean Shelton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Saint Francis Catholic Traverse City, Michigan G 34 David Cohn  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So York Colorado State Elmhurst, Illinois F 41 Jack Whitman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Lexington Catholic Lexington, Kentucky F 43 Tom Schalk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Apple Valley Burnsville, Minnesota	Head coach Tony Shaver (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Jonathan Holmes (North Carolina) Kotie Kimble (Coastal Carolina) Austin Shaver (Virginia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Program notes

• On December 19, 2014, head coach Tony Shaver won his 500th career NCAA game after the Tribe defeated Washington College, 86–46.
• On January 10, 2015, junior guard Terry Tarpey recorded the first triple double in program history (in its 110th season) during William & Mary's 81–73 win against James Madison. Tarpey had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.
• On January 14, 2015, William & Mary recorded the largest comeback win in program history against UNC Wilmington, winning 76–72, after trailing by 22 points earlier in the game.
• On February 25, 2015, Marcus Thornton scored his 2,053rd career point in a 65–50 win against Towson, thus breaking the previous record (2,052) set by Chet Giermak during the 1949–50 season. It was the longest-standing career points record (65 years) for any NCAA program at the time.
• On June 25, 2015, Thornton was selected in the 2015 NBA draft, taken in the second round (45th overall) to the Boston Celtics. He was the first William & Mary player drafted since Keith Cieplicki in 1985 (7th round, 161st overall), but the first to do so in the NBA's modern draft format (only two rounds).

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 14* 6:00 pm, SECN		at No. 7 Florida	L 45–68	0–1	O'Connell Center (10,861) Gainesville, Florida
November 18* 7:00 pm		Howard	W 56–49	1–1	Kaplan Arena (2,312) Williamsburg, Virginia
November 20* 7:00 pm		Bluefield	W 100–57	2–1	Kaplan Arena (1,380) Williamsburg, Virginia
November 22* 8:00 pm		at Rice	W 69–65	3–1	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,195) Houston, Texas
November 25* 4:30 pm		Western Illinois	W 83–49	4–1	Kaplan Arena (1,913) Williamsburg, Virginia
November 29* 7:00 pm		Wofford	W 66–62	5–1	Kaplan Arena (2,689) Williamsburg, Virginia
December 3* 7:00 pm		at Richmond	L 67–68	5–2	Robins Center (4,684) Richmond, Virginia
December 6* 7:00 pm		at High Point	L 63–66	5–3	Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,750) High Point, North Carolina
December 19* 7:00 pm		Washington College	W 86–46	6–3	Kaplan Arena (1,452) Williamsburg, Virginia
December 22* 7:00 pm		at Old Dominion Rivalry	L 62–69	6–4	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,796) Norfolk, Virginia
December 30* 7:00 pm, RSN		at No. 19 North Carolina	L 64–86	6–5	Dean Smith Center (20,053) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conference regular season
January 3 2:00 pm, CSN		College of Charleston	W 75–45	7–5 (1–0)	Kaplan Arena ( 2,291) Williamsburg, Virginia
January 5 7:00 pm		at Drexel	W 73–47	8–5 (2–0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,051) Philadelphia
January 8 8:00 pm, ASN		at Elon	L 79–85	8–6 (2–1)	Alumni Gym (1,384) Elon, North Carolina
January 10 4:00 pm		James Madison	W 81–73	9–6 (3–1)	Kaplan Arena (3,446) Williamsburg, Virginia
January 14 7:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 76–72	10–6 (4–1)	Kaplan Arena (1,873) Williamsburg, Virginia
January 17 12:00 pm, CSN		at Towson	W 85–72	11–6 (5–1)	SECU Arena (1,889) Towson, Maryland
January 21 7:00 pm		at Delaware	L 80–84	11–7 (5–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,819) Newark, Delaware
January 24 2:00 pm, NBCSN		Northeastern	W 78–62	12–7 (6–2)	Kaplan Arena (5,053) Williamsburg, Virginia
January 28 7:00 pm		Hofstra	W 100–79	13–7 (7–2)	Kaplan Arena (2,919) Williamsburg, Virginia
January 31 4:00 pm, CSN		at James Madison	W 84–65	14–7 (8–2)	JMU Convocation Center (4,133) Harrisonburg, Virginia
February 5 7:30 pm		at College of Charleston	L 72–80	14–8 (8–3)	TD Arena (3,305) Charleston, South Carolina
February 7 8:00 pm, ASN		at UNC Wilmington	W 56–53	15–8 (9–3)	Trask Coliseum (5,088) Wilmington, North Carolina
February 11 7:00 pm		Elon	W 77–58	16–8 (10–3)	Kaplan Arena (2,735) Williamsburg, Virginia
February 14 2:30 pm, NBCSN		Delaware	L 70–73	16–9 (10–4)	Kaplan Arena (4,185) Williamsburg, Virginia
February 18 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 64–75	16–10 (10–5)	Matthews Arena (927) Boston
February 22 4:30 pm, NBCSN		at Hofstra	W 80–78	17–10 (11–5)	Mack Sports Complex (3,148) Hempstead, New York
February 25 7:00 pm		Towson	W 65–50	18–10 (12–5)	Kaplan Arena (3,227) Williamsburg, Virginia
February 28 2:00 pm, CSN		Drexel	L 66–80	18–11 (12–6)	Kaplan Arena (5,312) Williamsburg, Virginia
CAA Tournament
March 7 12:00 pm, CSN		vs. Elon Quarterfinals	W 72–59	19–11	Royal Farms Arena (3,762) Baltimore
March 8 2:30 pm, NBCSN		vs. Hofstra Semifinals	W 92–91 2OT	20–11	Royal Farms Arena (3,703) Baltimore, Maryland
March 9 7:00 pm, NBCSN		vs. Northeastern Championship game	L 61–72	20–12	Royal Farms Arena (5,721) Baltimore, Maryland
NIT
March 17* 8:15 pm, ESPN3	No. (7)	at (2) Tulsa First round	L 67–70	20–13	Reynolds Center (2,547) Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

See also

• 2014–15 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team