2025–26 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team
| 2025–26 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball | |
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Jacksonville Classic co-champions | |
| Conference | Coastal Athletic Association |
| Record | 8–3 (0–0 CAA) |
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| Home arena | Kaplan Arena |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 CAA tournament winner As of December 18, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represents the College of William & Mary during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, led by second-year head coach Brian Earl, play their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).
Previous season
The Tribe finished the 2024–25 season 17–15, 11–7 in CAA play, to finish in fourth place.[1] After having a double bye in the CAA tournament, the team lost to Delaware in their first tournament game played.[2]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Caleb Dorsey | 0 | G | 6' 8" | 230 | Senior | Westminster, MD | Graduated |
| Isaiah Mbeng | 1 | G | 6' 1" | 175 | Freshman | Potomac, MD | Transferred to East Carolina |
| Matteus Case | 4 | G | 6' 5" | 183 | Senior | Pickering, ON | Entered the Transfer Portal |
| Noah Collier | 5 | F | 6' 8" | 215 | Senior | Mullica Hill, NJ | Transferred to La Salle |
| Malachi Ndur | 10 | F | 6' 8" | 225 | Graduate student | Marietta, GA | Graduated |
| Luke Kinkade | 12 | G | 6' 1" | 185 | Freshman | Naperville, IL | Left team |
| Gabe Dorsey | 21 | F | 6' 6" | 215 | Senior | Westminster, MD | Graduated |
| Nick Evans | 22 | F | 6' 8" | 215 | Senior | Alexandria, VA | Graduated |
| Keller Boothby | 22 | F | 6' 8" | 215 | Graduate student | Plano, TX | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Reese Miller | 0 | G | 6' 5" | 165 | Junior | Round Rock, TX | Transferred from Blinn College |
| Cade Haskins | 1 | F | 6' 6" | 220 | Graduate student | Minneapolis, MN | Transferred from Dartmouth |
| Ethan Connery | 5 | G | 6' 4" | 170 | Junior | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Transferred from Casper |
| Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi | 16 | G | 6' 8" | 210 | Junior | Stockholm, Sweden | Transferred from La Salle |
| Jo'el Emanuel | 24 | F | 6' 6" | 205 | Graduate student | Suffern, NY | Transferred from Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Kilian Brockhoff | 22 | F | 6' 9" | 230 | Junior | Cuxhaven, Germany | Transferred from St. Louis |
2025 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Kaleb Spencer F |
Manteo, NC | Fork Union Military Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | May 21, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, FloCollege |
Georgian Court | W 110–63 | 1–0 |
Kaplan Arena (2,478) Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
| November 8, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Norfolk State | W 81–78 | 2–0 |
Echols Hall (1,863) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
| November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/MASN |
at Richmond | L 86–90 | 2–1 |
Robins Center (4,226) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| November 15, 2025* 6:00 pm, truTV |
at No. 13 St. John's | L 60–93 | 2–2 |
Carnesecca Arena (5,260) Queens, NY | |||||||
| November 19, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bowling Green | W 82–74 | 3–2 |
Stroh Center (1,848) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
| November 21, 2025* 11:00 am, FloCollege |
Regent | W 104–57 | 4–2 |
Kaplan Arena (2,675) Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
| November 24, 2025* 4:00 pm, PTB Live |
vs. UTEP Jacksonville Classic |
W 74–63 | 5–2 |
John Hurst Adams Gymnasium (246) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
| November 25, 2025* 6:30 pm, PTB Live |
vs. Abilene Christian Jacksonville Classic |
W 92–58 | 6–2 |
John Hurst Adams Gymnasium (246) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
| November 30, 2025* 2:00 pm, FloCollege |
Old Dominion Rivalry |
W 88–75 | 7–2 |
Kaplan Arena (3,424) Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
| December 2, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Duquesne | W 83–79 | 8–2 |
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,033) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| December 6, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at George Washington | L 86–99 | 8–3 |
Charles E. Smith Center (2,258) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| December 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, FloCollege/MASN |
Radford | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA | |||||||||
| CAA regular season | |||||||||||
| December 29, 2025 5:00 pm, FloCollege/MASN |
Towson | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA | |||||||||
| December 31, 2025 2:00 pm, CBSSN |
Stony Brook | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA | |||||||||
| January 5, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Charleston | TD Arena Charleston, SC | |||||||||
| January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege |
at Monmouth | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege |
at Drexel | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
| January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege/MASN |
North Carolina A&T | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA | |||||||||
| January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege/MASN |
UNC Wilmington | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege/MASN |
Hofstra | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA | |||||||||
| January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege |
at Elon | Schar Center Elon, NC | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 12:00 pm, CBSSN |
Campbell | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA | |||||||||
| February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at UNC Wilmington | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 2:30 pm, FloCollege |
at Hampton | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege |
at Northeastern | Cabot Center Boston, MA | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege/MASN |
Elon | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege |
at Campbell | Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege/MASN |
Northeastern | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege |
at North Carolina A&T | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC | |||||||||
| March 3, 2026 7:00 pm |
Hampton | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA | |||||||||
| CAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6–10, 2026 TBD |
vs. | CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
References
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Smith, Dylan. "Delaware's Historic Run Continues with 100-78 Victory over William & Mary". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ "William & Mary Tribe 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2025.