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1 William and Mary Basketball W&M Sports Information PO Box 399 Williamsburg, VA Contact: Dan Wakely Phone: (757) Internet: TribeAthletics.com Release Date: December 20, 2005 UNC Greensboro Spartans (7-4) at William and Mary Tribe (4-4) Game 9 Wednesday, December 21, :00 PM Williamsburg, Virginia Kaplan Arena (8,600) Schedule Second Annual W&M Tip-Off Classic Nov. 18 Holy Cross vs. High Point HC Nov. 18 MAINE W Nov. 19 Maine vs. High Point HP Nov. 19 HOLY CROSS L Nov. 22 at Hampton W Nov. 26 CAMPBELL W Nov. 28 at Longwood W Nov. 30 UNC WILMINGTON * L Dec. 3 at Towson * L Dec. 17 at UMBC L Dec. 21 UNC GREENSBORO 7 PM Dec. 27 at Virginia Tech 7 PM Dec. 31 at Richmond 1 PM Jan. 5 DREXEL * 7 PM Jan. 7 at UNC Wilmington * 4 PM Jan. 12 GEORGE MASON * 7 PM Jan. 14 at Georgia State * 2 PM Jan. 19 at Virginia Commonwealth * 7:30 PM Jan. 21 OLD DOMINION * 7 PM Jan. 26 at George Mason * 7 PM Jan. 28 JAMES MADISON * 2 PM Feb. 2 at Northeastern * 7 PM Feb. 4 GEORGIA STATE * 7 PM Feb. 9 at Old Dominion * 7 PM Feb. 11 at James Madison * 7 PM Feb. 15 DELAWARE * 7 PM Feb. 20 HOFSTRA * 7 PM Feb. 23 at Drexel * 7:30 PM Feb. 25 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH * 2 PM March 3 CAA Tournament First Round # March 4 CAA Tournament Quarterfinal # March 5 CAA Tournament Semifinal # March 6 CAA Tournament Final # * Colonial Athletic Association game # CAA Tournament (Richmond Coliseum) Tribe Hosts UNC Greensboro Prior to Christmas Break William and Mary s men s basketball team will host UNC Greensboro Wednesday at 7:00 PM in the team s final game before taking a few days off for Christmas... The Trbe comes into the game with a record of 4-4 and is hoping to end its three-game losing streak, which includes Saturday s loss at UMBC... The Spartans are 7-4 this season and recently had their four-game winning streak snapped with an loss at Delaware on Monday. Storylines Wednesday s game will be the 10th meeting between William and Mary and UNC Greensboro... The Tribe leads the series, 5-4, although the two teams have split their four games in Williamsburg... W&M had a four-game winning streak against the Spartans snapped last season, when UNCG defeated the Tribe, 84-62, in Greensboro, the largest margin of victory for either team in the series... The two teams first played on Dec. 4, 1991 in Williamsburg, with the Spartans winning that game, 79-73, in overtime. W&M is led in scoring by freshman point guard Calvin Baker with 14.9 points per game, seventh-best in the CAA and first among the league s freshmen through Dec Baker has been named the CAA s Rookie of the Week on Nov. 21 and Nov. 28 and also leads the Tribe with 2.9 assists per game... Junior forward Corey Cofield is second on the team with 10.9 ppg and is first with 5.1 rebounds per game... Junior guard Adam Payton is third with 9.9 ppg, second with 2.6 apg and has made a team-high 14 steals. W&M s most recent game ended in a loss at UMBC on Saturday... Sophomore guard Nathan Mann came off the bench to score a season-high 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including a 5-of-8 performance from behind the three-point line... Rookie guard Calvin Baker was second on the team with 11 points, along with four rebounds and three assists, while junior forward Corey Cofield added 10 points, despite being limited to just 15 minutes due to foul trouble... Sophomore forward Laimis Kisielius did not score, but pulled down a game-high nine rebounds... Senior center Brian Hutt came off the bench for six points, eight rebounds, four assists and a blocked shot William and Mary Tribe No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Notes 00 Nate Loehrke C Sr Came off the bench for 10 pts, 3 reb, 2 blocks in 12 min at Towson 1 Calvin Baker G Fr Top freshman scorer in the CAA; Two-time CAA Rookie of Week 3 Adam Trumbower G Jr Walk-on junior from Roanoke, VA (Cave Spring HS) 4 Alex Smith F Fr points, 3 reb. and 2 steals in 15 minutes off bench at Towson 11 Nathan Mann G So Led W&M with 19 points, including 5-of-8 from three at UMBC 12 Brian Hutt C/F Sr points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block and no turnovers at UMBC 13 Laimis Kisielius F So Did not score, but had a game-high nine rebounds at UMBC 15 Peter Stein F Fr points (6-7 FG) and had 4 reb, 3 assists and 2 stl vs. Campbell 20 Kyle Carrabine G So Played in 15 games for W&M in Hawley Smith F Sr Seen limited action and missed first four games with ankle injury 22 Taylor Mokris G Sr Three points, four rebounds and three assists at UMBC 23 Chris Darnell F Fr Four points and five rebounds against Campbell 24 Adam Payton G Jr high 19 points with three reb. and four steals at Longwood 25 Chris Stratton F So Walk-on sophomore from Burke, VA (Lake Braddock HS) 45 Corey Cofield F Jr pts at UMBC, but did not have a rebound for 1st time in career Head Coach: Tony Shaver (North Carolina, 1976) (.292) at W&M (Third season) (.693) overall (20th season) Assistant Coaches: Dee Vick (Hampden-Sydney, 1994), Chad Warner (Georgia, 1998), Antwon Jackson (Pikeville College, 1993) Director of Operations: Chuck Thomas (Virginia Commonwealth, 1994) Officials: Mike Eades, Roger Ayers, Curtis Blair

2 Media Information William and Mary Sports Information Dan Wakely, Assoc. Director (M. Basketball Contact) Office: (757) Cell: (757) Main Office Phone: (757) Fax: (757) Website: CAA Telephonic Press Conferences Members of the media are invited to participate in the CAA s weekly telephonic press conference series. The first call will occur on January 3, continuing each Tuesday morning through February 28. CAA coaches will be available to answer questions beginning at 10:00 AM. The weekly lineup is listed below. The phone number to take part in the call is Members of the media should contact Tripp Sheppard ( x15) at the CAA office for the password to access the call. 10:00 Tom Pecora (Hofstra) 10:10 Ron Everhart (Northeastern) 10:20 Jeff Capel (Virginia Commonwealth) 10:30 Blaine Taylor (Old Dominion) 10:40 Tony Shaver (William and Mary) 10:50 Brad Brownell (UNC Wilmington) 11:00 Dean Keener (James Madison) 11:10 Jim Larranaga (George Mason) 11:20 Pat Kennedy (Towson) 11:30 David Henderson (Delaware) 11:40 Bruiser Flint (Drexel) 11:50 Michael Perry (Georgia State) William and Mary Radio Network Teaming up once again to call all the action of Tribe basketball over the airwaves will be Jay Colley, Charlie Woollum and Bill McDonald. The flagship station for the radio network is WMBG, 740 AM. W&M games can be heard on all of the following stations: WMBG (740 AM) WSRV (92.3 FM) WTOX (1480 AM) WBRG (1050 AM) Williamsburg Williamsburg Richmond Lynchburg Tribe basketball games can also be heard live via the Internet. Go to the W&M website: www. TribeAthletics.com and click on the Live Audio link for more information. On the Internet For complete coverage of all 23 of William and Mary s teams on the Internet, go to com. The official site of Tribe athletics features the most recent press releases, statistics and schedule information, as well as the latest basketball game notes and season updates. Via Cell Phone New this season is the ability to have final scores for all W&M sports sent as a text message to a cell phone. escores is a free service available from Stretch Internet, the Tribe s Internet broadcast partner. To sign up for this service, go to the W&M web site: and click on the escores link at the top of the page. While this is a free service provided by Stretch, any charges your wireless plan may include for text messages will still apply. Baker Earns Hardware Early Freshman guard Calvin Baker has been named the CAA s Rookie of the Week twice this season (Nov. 21 and Nov. 28)... He leads the Tribe and is seventh in the league (and first among CAA freshmen) with 14.9 ppg... Baker also leads W&M with 2.9 assists per game and is second on the team with 1.6 steals per game... Baker was voted to the W&M Tip-Off Classic all-tournament team to start the season... At Woodside (Newport News, VA) High School, he was named the Virginia Group AAA Player of the Year by the Virginia HS Coaches Association and was picked as the state s co-player of the year by the Associated Press... A twotime Daily Press Player of the Year, he led Woodside to state championships in 2004 and 2005 and was the MVP of the state s East-West All-Star game in July of Cofield Starting Strong Again Junior forward Corey Cofield appears to be picking up where he left off last season as one of the top players in the CAA... The Tribe s leading scorer (13.2 ppg) and rebounder (6.9 rpg) last season, Cofield is second on the team with 10.9 ppg and leads the team lead with 5.1 rpg... He scored a season-high 21 points and had seven rebounds in just 28 minutes at Longwood (11/28)... The 2004 CAA Rookie William and Mary Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 00 Nate Loehrke C Sr Kalamazoo, MI/Mattawan 1 Calvin Baker G Fr Newport News, VA/Woodside 3 Adam Trumbower G Jr Roanoke, VA/Cave Spring 4 Alex Smith F Fr Greenville, SC/Oak Hill Academy (VA) 11 Nathan Mann G So Overland Park, KS/St. Thomas Aquinas 12 Brian Hutt C/F Sr Denver, CO/Wheat Ridge 13 Laimis Kisielius F So Vilnius, Lithuania/Miller School (VA) 15 Peter Stein F Fr Houston, TX/Westbury Christian 20 Kyle Carrabine G So Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley 21 Hawley Smith F Sr Jacksonville, FL/The Bolles School 22 Taylor Mokris G Sr Charlotte, NC/Providence Day 23 Chris Darnell F Fr Stafford, VA/North Stafford 24 Adam Payton G Jr Burlington, NJ/The Lawrenceville School 25 Chris Stratton F So Burke, VA/Lake Braddock 45 Corey Cofield F Jr Newton, MA/Roxbury Latin Head Coach: Tony Shaver (North Carolina, 1976) Assistant Coaches: Dee Vick (Hampden-Sydney, 1994), Chad Warner (Georgia, 1998), Antwon Jackson (Pikeville, College, 1993) Director of Operations: Chuck Thomas (Virginia Commonwealth, 1994) Pronunciation Guide Kyle Carrabine Corey Cofield Laimis Kisielius Nate Loehrke Taylor Mokris Peter Stein Adam Trumbower of the Year, Cofield just missed his 12th career double-double in the season opener vs. Maine (11/19), with 19 points and nine rebounds in just 23 minutes. Coaching Connections UNC Greensboro head coach Mike Dement began his college coaching career at Duke University in the early 1980s, where he was an assistant along with current W&M associate athletics director Bobby Dwyer. Alums Adam Hess and Jim Moran Nominated for FIBA Eurocup All-Star Game Former Tribe basketball players Adam Hess (2004) and Jim Moran (2001) have each been nominated for selection to the FIBA EuroCup All-Star Game... In EuroCup play, which involves the top professional teams throughout Europe, Hess is averaging 15.3 ppg and a team-best 8.4 rpg for Nymburk of the Czech Republic, while Moran is averaging a team-best 12.2 ppg for Gran Canaria of Spain... In league play, Hess is fifth in the Czech Republic s NBL with 18.8 ppg and his team has an 12-0 record... Individuals can vote online for the all-star team once per day through Feb. 3 by going to fibaeurope.com, then clinking on the EuroCup link on the left and then clinking on the All-Star Day link in the table on the left of the following CARE-uh-byne CO-field LIE-muss kiss-ill-ee-us LORE-key MO-kriss STYNE TRUM-bow-er William and Mary Basketball Page 2

3 W&M in the CAA (through Dec. 19) CAA Games All Games Scoring Offense 55.5 (11th) 70.8 (5th) Scoring Defense 75.5 (8th) 68.9 (7th) Scoring Margin (11th) +1.9 (8th) Free Throw Pct..652 (10th).685 (4th) Field Goal Pct..362 (11th).437 (5th) Field Goal Pct. Def..500 (10th).423 (9th) 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct..122 (11th).320 (10th) 3-Pt. FG Pct. Def..429 (12th).312 (6th) Rebounding 29.5 (10th) 39.6 (2nd) Rebounding Def (7th) 33.4 (4th) Rebounding Margin -7.5 (10th) +6.2 (2nd) 3.50 (T5th) 2.38 (11th) Assists (T9th) (6th) Steals 6.50 (T7th) 6.75 (11th) Turnover Margin (T6th) (11th) Assist/TO Ratio 0.66 (11th) 0.86 (7th) Offensive Rebounds (T7th) (5th) Defensive Rebounds (T10th) (2nd) 3-Pt. FG Made 2.50 (11th) 5.13 (T11th) W&M Individuals in the CAA Ranks (vs. all opponents, through Dec. 19) Scoring 7. Calvin Baker 14.9 Rebounding 20. Corey Cofield 5.1 Field Goal Percentage 7. Corey Cofield.541 Assists 14. Calvin Baker 2.88 Free Throw Percentage T9. Laimis Kisielius.792 Steals 11. Adam Payton Calvin Baker 1.63 Three Point Field Goals 14. Calvin Baker 1.75 T12. Brian Hutt 0.88 Assist-Turnover Ratio T13. Adam Payton 1.24 Minutes Played 13. Calvin Baker page... Both Hess and Moran are listed as forwards under Rest of the World... For more information on former Tribe players playing professionally, see page six. W&M s Basketball Gymnasium Named Kaplan Arena On Nov. 17, W&M s basketball gymnasium was officially named Kaplan Arena, in honor of the longtime support of W&M graduates Jim and Jane Kaplan... The sponsors of the W&M Tip-Off Classic for the second straight season, the Kaplans also announced a $7 million commitment in support of the Tribe men s basketball team. W&M Opens CAA Play Early W&M s conference opener against UNC Wilmington (11/30) was the Tribe s earliest game against a CAA opponent in school history... It was the second CAA game of the season, after Georgia State defeated Delaware, 99-72, in the CAA s first game on Nov W&M is 8-13 all-time in CAA openers... Before this season, the Tribe had won the last five times it played its first conference game at home, including two wins over UNCW... W&M is now 2-2 when the Tribe takes on the Seahawks in its first CAA game of the season. W&M in CAA Openers 1/4/86 at Richmond L /3/87 Richmond L /9/88 American L /7/89 East Carolina L /6/90 American L /9/91 at George Mason W /11/92 American W /9/93 at American L /12/94 at James Madison L /9/95 East Carolina W /4/96 VA Commonwealth L /2/97 at East Carolina L /3/98 VA Commonwealth W /5/98 Richmond W /1/99 at UNC Wilmington L /6/00 UNC Wilmington W /3/02 at George Mason L /4/03 Towson W /4/03 UNC Wilmington W (ot) 12/4/04 at Old Dominion L /30/05 UNC Wilmington L Solid Start W&M s 4-1 start to the season was the best for the team since opening the campaign with a 6-1 record... That season, however, two of the team s first four wins were against non-division I teams Virginia Wesleyan and Shenandoah... This is the first time in W&M history that the Tribe has opened a year with at least four wins in its first five games against current countable Division I opponents. Front Runners In its four wins this season, the Tribe has had to play from behind for a total of just four minutes and 39 seconds... W&M led or was tied for the entire 40 minutes vs. Maine and Campbell... At Hampton, the Pirates took a 3-0 lead at 19:28, but the Tribe scored eight unanswered points, taking a 4-3 lead at 18:48... At Longwood, the Lancers went ahead, 3-0, at 19:29 and it took the Tribe nearly four minutes before taking the lead for good, 10-9, at 16:03. Colonial Athletic Association Standings CAA Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 1. Drexel UNC Wilmington Northeastern George Mason Georgia State Hofstra Old Dominion Towson VCU Delaware James Madison William and Mary CAA Schedule/Results Saturday, December 17 Hofstra 74, Dartmouth 59 Old Dominion 87, DePaul 43 UMBC 64, William and Mary 60 UNC Wilmington 79, Coastal Carolina 50 VCU 76, College of Charleston 71 Drexel 54, Fairleigh Dickinson 49 Alabama 85, Georgia State 58 Monday, December 19 Delaware 89, UNC Greensboro 77 Tuesday, December 20 Georgia State at VCU, 12:00 PM UNC Asheville at UNC Wilmington, 7:00 PM Old Dominion at Richmond, 7:30 PM Ball State at Drexel, 7:30 PM Northeastern at Providence, 7:30 PM Wednesday, December 21 Hampton at George Mason, 7:00 PM UNC Greensboro at William and Mary, 7:00 PM VMI at Towson, 7:30 PM James Madison at Youngstown State, 7:30 PM Thursday, December 22 Hofstra at St. Francis (NY), 7:00 PM Longwood at Virginia Commonwealth, 7:30 PM Old Dominion at UAB, 8:30 PM Tuesday, December 27 College of Charleston at UNC Wilmington, 7:00 PM Northeastern at Wright State, 7:00 PM Holy Cross at George Mason, 7:00 PM Towson vs. Syracuse (at Wilkes-Barre, PA), 7:00 PM William and Mary at Virginia Tech, 7:00 PM Colonial Athletic Association game William and Mary Basketball Page 3

4 Tribe vs Opponents Team Result All-Time Rec. Campbell W Delaware 6-11 Drexel 2-11 George Mason Georgia State Hampton W Hofstra 2-5 Holy Cross L James Madison Longwood W Maine W UMBC L UNC Greensboro 5-4 UNC Wilmington L Northeastern Old Dominion Richmond Towson L VCU Virginia Tech Computer Rankings Sagarin Rankings (through Dec. 19) 26. UNC Wilmington George Mason Old Dominion Northeastern Drexel Virginia Commonwealth Hofstra Holy Cross Virginia Tech James Madison UNC Greensboro WILLIAM AND MARY Richmond Delaware UMBC Georgia State Towson Maine Campbell Longwood Hampton CollegeRPI.com (through Dec. 19) 18. UNC Wilmington Northeastern Old Dominion Drexel George Mason Virginia Commonwealth Hofstra Holy Cross Virginia Tech UNC Greensboro James Madison UMBC Delaware Georgia State Towson WILLIAM AND MARY Richmond Longwood Maine Campbell Hampton.3498 Transferring Talent W&M has two Division I transfers on its roster this season in senior forward Hawley Smith (Temple) and junior guard Adam Payton (Vanderbilt)... Smith started nearly every game last season, but has seen limited action this year due to an ankle injury suffered a week before the seasonopener... Payton sat out last season, per NCAA transfer rules, but has started every game this year... He scored a career-high 19 points on 7-8 shooting from the field in the Tribe s win over Longwood (11/28)... He had 18 points and seven rebounds in W&M s win at Hampton (11/22)... The Tribe has had at least one transfer on its active roster every year but one since Each of the seven transfers since then were significant contributors with starting experience. W&M s Division I Transfers Player (Original School) Years PPG Bobby Fitzgibbons (Wake Forest) David Grabuloff (Florida State) Sam Steen (Loyola [MD]) Mike Johnson (Oklahoma State) Adam Hess (Eastern Michigan) Hawley Smith (Temple) Adam Payton (Vanderbilt) (ppg includes all games played for W&M) I Walk the Line Junior forward Corey Cofield has attempted at least 10 free throws in 19 of his 65 career games... The CAA s leader in free throws made (144) and attempted (179), last season, he ranks tied for 14th all-time at W&M with 283 made foul shots and is 15th with 396 attempts... Cofield is a.715 career free throw shooter. Cofield s Games With 10+ Free Throw Attempts /19 Hampton 5-10 (.500) 12/23 at Virginia Tech 4-10 (.400) 1/17 Drexel 7-10 (.700) 1/21 at Delaware 7-11 (.636) 2/4 James Madison 7-10 (.700) 2/11 Delaware (.647) 2/14 Hofstra 5-10 (.500) 2/18 Towson 8-11 (.727) 2/25 at Old Dominion 8-10 (.800) 3/5 vs. Towson 9-13 (.692) /20 Radford (.714) 1/15 at Drexel (.833) 1/22 VCU (.833) 1/26 Towson 9-11 (.818) 2/16 James Madison (.909) 2/23 at VCU (.813) 2/26 at Towson 7-11 (.636) 3/4 vs. James Madison 7-11 (.636) /19 Holy Cross 7-10 (.700) Much Ado About Nothing Four of the eight Maine players that played against the Tribe in the season opener, including one starter, did not score a point in the game. W&M held Holy Cross scoreless for six minutes and two seconds of the second half (from 15:49 through 9:47) and didn t allow the Crusaders to make a field goal for eight minutes and 50 seconds in that period (15:49 through 6:59). The Tribe didn t allow Maine to score a point until the 16:35 mark of the first half. Four current players (seniors Brian Hutt and Nate Loehrke, junior Corey Cofield and freshman Alex Smith) have combined to take 887 shots from the field in their college careers, but none of them have attempted a single three-pointer. At Hampton, junior guard Adam Payton started and played 30 minutes, making three steals, without committing a single foul. At Towson (12/3), W&M had stretches of 9:04, 5:49 and 5:04 without a field goal. At UMBC, Corey Cofield scored 10 points in 15 minutes, but was held without a rebound for the first time in his career... Laimis Kisielius had a team-high nine rebounds in that game, but did not score for the first time this season. End of the Road (Woes)? Over the last seven seasons, W&M had a tough time winning games on the road, with a record of (.160) on its opponents home court from the season through last year... The Tribe is hoping to end that trend this season, and is off to a decent start with wins in two of its first four road games (at Hampton and Long- On the Margin Margin of Victory/Defeat Wins Losses Largest W&M lead: 37, vs. Maine (11/18), W&M led at 8:01 (2nd) and won Largest W&M lead lost: 3, at UMBC (12/17), W&M led, 28-25, at 2:05 (1st), UMBC tied the score at 28 at 1:43 (1st) and won, Largest opponent lead: 34, at Towson (12/3), Towson led, 72-38, at 4:29 (2nd) and won, Largest opponent lead overcome: 6 at Longwood, LU led 10-4 at 17:14 (1st), W&M went ahead, 11-10, at 15:30 (1st) and won William and Mary Basketball Page 4

5 W&M Individual Superlatives Double-Digit Scoring Games Corey Cofield 5 42 Laimis Kisielius 4 16 Hawley Smith 0 12 Nathan Mann 2 11 Taylor Mokris 0 11 Nate Loehrke 1 7 Calvin Baker 6 6 Adam Payton 4 4 Brian Hutt 1 1 Alex Smith 1 1 Peter Stein Point Games Corey Cofield 1 12 Calvin Baker 2 2 Laimis Kisielius 0 1 Nate Loehrke 0 1 Nathan Mann 0 1 Hawley Smith Rebound Games Corey Cofield 0 12 Hawley Smith Assist Games Nathan Mann 0 4 Calvin Baker 1 1 Laimis Kisielius 0 1 Adam Payton 1 1 Adam Trumbower 0 1 Double-Doubles Corey Cofield 0 11 Hawley Smith 0 1 Double-Doubles Corey Cofield (11) 21 pts, 11 reb. at Delaware (1/21/04) 15 pts, 10 reb. vs. Old Dominion (1/26/04) 25 pts, 10 reb. vs. James Madison (2/4/04) 18 pts, 13 reb. at Drexel (2/7/04) 13 pts, 13 reb. vs. Hofstra (2/14/04) 18 pts, 11 reb. vs. Towson (2/18/04) 24 pts, 10 reb. vs. Radford (11/20/04) 22 pts, 12 reb. vs. Virginia Commonwealth (1/22/05) 21 pts, 11 reb. at UNC Wilmington (2/9/05) 11 pts, 13 reb. at Towson (2/26/05) 15 pts, 11 reb, vs. James Madison (CAA) (3/4/05) Hawley Smith (1) 10 pts, 11 reb. vs. Virginia Tech (11/28/04) wood)... This is the first season that the College has won its first road game since the campaign, when the Tribe won at Virginia Tech, (Nov. 20, 2000)... The last time W&M won its first two road games of the year was the season, with wins at VMI and Tennessee. W&M s Road Record (Last Eight s) Overall CAA (.154) 0-8 (.000) (.077) 1-7 (.125) (.231) 1-7 (.125) (.133) 1-8 (.111) (.385) 3-6 (.333) (.071) 1-8 (.111) (.077) 1-8 (.111) (.500) 0-1 (.000) Totals (.173) 8-53 (.131) Scoring for Shaver Under head coach Tony Shaver s fast-paced style of play, the Tribe has scored 80 or more points in 16 of his 645 games, including three times already this season. 80-Point Games Under Shaver 11/23/03 Liberty 1 W /24/03 at Radford L /28/03 vs. St. Francis (NY) 2 W /30/03 Campbell W /21/04 at Delaware L (ot) 1/26/04 Old Dominion W /28/04 at James Madison W /19/04 Hartford 3 W /20/04 Radford 3 W Games Played/Started Games Starts Hawley Smith * Taylor Mokris Nate Loehrke Corey Cofield Brian Hutt Adam Payton 60 8 Adam Trumbower 48 3 Nathan Mann Laimis Kisielius Kyle Carrabine 17 0 Chris Stratton 16 1 Calvin Baker 8 8 Peter Stein 8 2 Alex Smith 8 3 Chris Darnell 7 0 * includes 62 games and one start at Temple includes 52 games and zero starts at Vanderbilt W&M Signs Four Early W&M head coach Tony Shaver and his staff completed their recruiting for next season s class with the signing of four individuals on the first day of the early signing period (Nov. 9). The four future Tribe players are 6-10 forward Steven Hess, 6-2 guard Matt McFadden, 6-3 guard David Schneider and 6-7 forward Danny Sumner. Steven Hess, 6-10, F, Gastonia, NC (Gaston Day School) Hess averaged 16 points and nine rebounds for Gaston Day School last season, helping his team reach the semifinals of the state tournament in North Carolina s largest independent-school classification. He is a McDonald s All-American nominee and was an All-Southern Piedmont Athletic Association selection. Matt McFadden, 6-2, G, Medford, NJ (Shawnee High School) McFadden averaged 13 points, five assists, four rebounds and 2.5 steals per game last season at Shawnee High School. A three-time team captain, he was an All-Olympic Conference selection last year, helping his team to a 25-2 record, as Shawnee HS won the South Jersey Group 4 championship and advanced to the semifinals of the state tournament. David Schneider, 6-3, G, Phoenix, AZ (Brophy Prep) Schneider averaged 18.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game last season at Brophy Prep and was a first team all-region and honorable mention all-state selection. His father, Jeff, played basketball at Virginia Tech, ending his college career in 1982 with 276 assists, ninth-most in school history, before being selected in the fifth round of the 1982 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Danny Sumner, 6-7, F, Fairfax, VA (Paul VI) Sumner averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds a game for Paul VI High School last season, as his team reached the Virginia Independent Schools Division I state final for the second straight year. Sumner was named to the 2005 Virginia Independent All-Tournament team and was an honorable mention Washington Post All-Metropolitan selection. He will be the Tribe s first men s basketball player from Paul VI since David Cully, who graduated from W&M in 1996 as the College s all-time blocked shots leader (248) and fifth-leading rebounder (783) William and Mary Basketball Page 5

6 Milestone Watch Corey Cofield Total Needs For... Points ,000 Rebounds Free Throws th in W&M history FT Attempts th in W&M history th in W&M history Off. Rebounds th in W&M history Def. Rebounds th in W&M history Brian Hutt Total Needs For th in W&M history Nate Loehrke Total Needs For th in W&M history Nathan Mann Total Needs For... Three-Pt FG th in W&M history Rebounds Assists Taylor Mokris Total Needs For... Points Pt FG Made th in W&M history 3-Pt FG Attempts th in W&M history Hawley Smith Total Needs For... Points at W&M Steals in career A. Trumbower Total Needs For... Points /1/04 Longwood W /26/05 Towson W /12/05 George Mason L (2ot) 2/16/05 James Madison W /18/05 Maine 3 W /26/05 Campbell W /28/05 at Longwood W CAA game; 1-Tony Shaver s first game at W&M; 2-Red Auerbach Colonial Classic (at George Washington); 3- W&M Tip-Off Classic Cofield Closing in on 1,000 Junior forward Corey Cofield already has 839 points in his career (12.9 ppg)... He is likely to become the 27th player in school history to score 1,000 points, and just the 14th to reach the milestone in less than three seasons... The last player to score 1,000 points at W&M was 2004 graduate Adam Hess, who is 10th in school history with 1,341 points in less than three full seasons wearing the Green and Gold. Starting Lineups Head coach Tony Shaver has used five different starting lineups this season... Against Campbell, freshman Alex Smith became the fourth W&M player to earn his first career start this season... Junior Adam Payton and freshmen Calvin Baker and Peter Stein each earned their first career starts in the season opener against Maine... Eight players have started at least one game, with Baker, Payton and sophomore forward Laimis Kisielius the only players to have started every game... Senior forward Hawley Smith, who led the team with 28 starts last season, has not started and has played just 30 total minutes this season, missing the first four games after suffering an ankle injury in the preseason. Starting Lineup Combinations Starters (Game Number) Record Cofield, Kisielius, Stein Baker, Payton (1-2) 1-1 Cofield, Kisielius, Hutt Baker, Payton (3) 1-0 Kisielius, A. Smith, Hutt Baker, Payton (4-6) 2-1 Cofield, Kisielius, Hutt Baker, Payton (7) 0-1 Cofield, Kisielius, Loehrke Baker, Payton (8) 0-1 Tribe Reaches Finals of Tip-Off Classic Although W&M did not win the Tip-Off Classic this season, the Tribe did reach the championship game of its third straight regular season tournament with the season-opening win over Maine... Last season, the Green and Gold won the inaugural Tip-Off Classic with wins over Hartford and Radford... In head coach Tony Shaver s first season at W&M, the Tribe beat St. Francis (NY) before losing to host George Washington at the Red Auerbach Colonial Classic (Nov , 2003)...W&M is 4-2 in regular season tournament games under W&M Players in the Pros Five former W&M players are currently playing professionally overseas, including three who graduated within the last three years... All five are playing in their country s top division of professional basketball. Todd Cauthorn (1993), Sheffield Sharks (England - BBL) Player/assistant coach for Sheffield averaging 6.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game... The Sharks are fifth with a 6-5 record in the British Basketball League Team Birthdays Laimis Kisielius 1/24/85 Head Coach Tony Shaver 1/28/54 Adam Payton 2/10/84 Hawley Smith 3/4/83 Assistant Coach Chad Warner 3/10/76 Assistant Coach Dee Vick 5/10/71 Assistant Coach Antwon Jackson 5/14/68 Nathan Mann 7/17/85 Director of Operations Chuck Thomas 8/5/68 Brian Hutt 8/22/83 Calvin Baker 9/18/87 Chris Stratton 9/29/85 Kyle Carrabine 10/10/85 Corey Cofield 10/17/84 Peter Stein 10/20/86 Taylor Mokris 10/31/83 Nate Loehrke 11/20/82 Alex Smith 11/24/86 Chris Darnell 12/3/86 Adam Trumbower 12/10/84 Zeb Cope (2004), Boncourt (Switzerland - LNA) Scored 41 points in win over Pully on Nov Boncourt is first in its league with a 9-1 record. Adam Hess (2004), CEZ Basketball Nymburk (Czech Republic - NBL) Nominated for the FIBA EuroCup All-Star game, averaging 15.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in FIBA competition... Scored 18 points in a win over Ostrava on Dec Fourth in the league with a value index rating, fifth in scoring (18.8 ppg) and 10th in rebounding (6.4 rpg)... Twice been named the NBL Player of the Week this season... Nymburk is first in the NBL with a 12-0 record. Jimmy Moran (2001), Gran Canaria (Spain - ACB) Also up for selection to the FIBA EuroCup All-Star game, averaging a team-high 12.2 points in six FIBA games... Scored seven points in a win over Forum Valladolid on Dec Averaging 4.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in league play... Team is tied for first in the league with an 9-3 record Sherman Rivers (2003), BK Sadska (Czech Republic - NBL) Scored 11 points in a loss to Mlekarna Kunin on Dec th in the league with 15.6 ppg and 20th with 5.18 rpg... Team is last in the NBL with an 0-11 record. Last updated: December 15, William and Mary Basketball Page 6

7 Shaver... Prior to Shaver s arrival in Williamsburg, the College had not reached the finals of a regular season tournament since December of Three Players Earn First Start vs. Maine In the season-opener against Maine, three W&M players earned their first career start in their first game wearing the Green and Gold... Freshmen Calvin Baker and Peter Stein were starting in the first games of their college careers... Junior transfer Adam Payton played 52 games in his two seasons at Vanderbilt, but had never started a game before this season. Openers W&M is (.535) all-time in the first game of the season and has won seven of its last 10 season-opening games... The Tribe has now had decisive wins in all three of its season openers under head coach Tony Shaver, winning those games by an average of 24.7 points... This is the fourth straight year and the sixth time in the last seven seasons that the Tribe has started the year at home. W&M s Last 10 Openers 11/23/96 UNC Greensboro W /15/97 Stetson W /14/98 at Virginia Tech L /20/99 Washington College W /17/00 High Point W /16/01 at Texas Tech L /22/02 Fordham L /23/03 Liberty W /19/04 Hartford W /18/05 Maine W Home Openers The Tribe is (.705) in home openers since the season... W&M has won six of its last seven and eight of its last 10 home openers, including last season s win over Hartford on Nov This is the second straight season and the third time in the last four years that W&M has opened the season with two consecutive home games. W&M s Last 10 Home Openers 11/23/96 UNC Greensboro W /15/97 Stetson W /17/98 Furman L /20/99 Washington College W /17/00 High Point W /28/01 Washington & Lee W /22/02 Fordham L /23/03 Liberty W /19/04 Hartford W /18/05 Maine W th Anniversary of Big Six Championship This season marks the 50th anniversary of W&M s Big Six championship won by the Tribe in the season... Although not an official conference, the Big Six, comprised of Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Military Institute, Virginia Tech, Washington & Lee and W&M, was recognized by the state s media and was a closely followed competition throughout the season... W&M and Richmond headed into the final game of the regular season tied at 5-2 in the Big Six standings... The Tribe defeated the Spiders, 79-77, at the College s Blow Gym on Feb. 25, 1956, winning the game and the Big Six title on a last-second shot by 1957 graduate Bill Fumbo Ouseley... The Big Six championship team was recognized on Saturday, Nov. 18, with a ceremony during halftime of the Tribe s final game of the W&M Tip-Off Classic. W&M First in CAA to Play at Home With the Tribe s season opener coming at home on Nov. 18, W&M was the first team in the CAA to play on its home court this year. Homegrown Talent for Tribe Four of the 15 players on W&M s roster lists a Virginia community as their hometown, including rookie guard Calvin Baker, the Associated Press and Virginia High School Coaches Association Group AAA Player of the Year last season... He is joined by fellow state all-star game participant, freshman forward Chris Darnell and walk-ons Adam Trumbower and Chris Stratton... Rookie forward Alex Smith also has Virginia ties, having played last season for national power Oak Hill Academy, located in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia... One of the four individuals that has already committed to play for W&M next season, forward Danny Sumner, is from Fairfax, VA. W&M Players from Virginia Name Hometown (High School) Calvin Baker Newport News (Woodside) Adam Trumbower Roanoke (Cave Spring) Chris Darnell Stafford (North Stafford) Chris Stratton Burke (Lake Braddock) New Schedule Format for CAA With the addition of Georgia State and Northeastern to the CAA, the league will have an all-time high of 12 member institutions... As a result, for the first time in conference history, the CAA will play an unbalanced schedule... Each school has a set group of five opponents that it will play both at home and away each season... The remaining six opponents are grouped into three pairs that rotate through the schedule every two years... Each season a team will face two of those opponents both home and away, while playing the other four foes just once... Using this rotation, each team in the CAA will host every league member at least four times in the six-year rotation... W&M s annual home-and-home opponents are Drexel, James Madison, UNC Wilmington, Old Dominion and Virginia Commonwealth... This season and next, the Tribe will also play two games against George Mason and Georgia State... This year, W&M will host single games against Delaware and Hofstra, while playing Northeastern and Towson on the road. Happy Birthday Freshman forward Chris Darnell turned 19 years old when the Tribe played at Towson (12/3)... Head coach Tony Shaver will be 52 years old on Jan. 28, when W&M hosts James Madison... Senior forward Hawley Smith will be 23 years old on March 4, the second day of the CAA Tournament. Best Things in Life are Free (Throws) W&M led the CAA and was 53rd in the nation with a.725 free throw percentage last season, the 10th best mark in school history... Three players made more than 75 percent of their shots from the line, led by Corey Cofield, who was fourth in the CAA with a.804 FT%, leading the league in free throws made (144) and attempted (179)... Laimis Kisielius (.767) and Hawley Smith (.752) each also made over 75 percent of their foul shots... As a team, W&M was at least.750 from the line 11 times, including three games over 90 percent. Facility Upgrades During the summer, W&M Hall underwent a major renovation project with the installation of a new hardwood floor... The $750,000 project included a wall-to-wall, 16,900 square foot permanent wood floor, large enough for two full basketball courts when the arena s bleachers are retracted... The floor was manufactured by Connor Sports Flooring Corporation and was installed by Recreation Plus of Hopewell, Virginia William and Mary Basketball Page 7

8 Back-to-Back Games This is the third straight season and the fourth time in the last five years that the Tribe has opened the season with games on consecutive days... Last season, W&M started the season by hosting the first Tip- Off Classic, winning both games... Before that, the last time that the College opened the season with back-to-back home games was the campaign, when the Tribe defeated The Citadel (87-74) on Nov. 30 and Hampden-Sydney (98-81) on Dec. 1. Shaver Named to Episcopal HS Hall of Fame Head coach Tony Shaver was inducted into the Episcopal High School (Alexandria, VA) Hall of Fame on Nov Shaver coached at the school for 10 seasons ( ), winning 73 percent of his games and two IAC championships... After the 1986 season he was named the Virginia State Private School Coach of the Year and his team was ranked first in Northern Virginia by the Alexandria Gazette. Exhibition Game Recap W&M defeated the University of Saskatchewan, 96-60, in an exhibition game between the two teams on Nov The game was tied at 10 with 13:10 to play in the first half, but W&M went on a 14-4 run and never looked back, leading at the half and going up by as many as 40 points in the second half... Five Tribe players scored in double figures, led by Corey Cofield with 16 and Calvin Baker with 15, along with a game-high seven assists... Cofield and Hawley Smith tied for the team lead with eight rebounds... Saskatchewan also lost at Old Dominion, 82-58, and at Virginia Tech, 90-42, as the team played its first games against NCAA Division I opponents since William and Mary Basketball Page 8

9 W&M vs. UNC Greensboro Series History Date Location Result 12/4/91 WILLIAMSBURG L (ot) 12/1/93 Greensboro, NC W (2ot) 12/21/93 WILLIAMSBURG L /1/94 Greensboro, NC L /23/96 WILLIAMSBURG W /29/97 Greensboro, NC W /30/98 Greensboro, NC W /28/98 WILLIAMSBURG W /20/04 Greensboro, NC L Overall Series: W&M 5-4 At William and Mary: Tied, 2-2 At UNC Greensboro: W&M 3-2 Neutral Sites: Current Streak: UNCG won one Longest W&M Winning Streak: 4 (11/23/96-12/28/98) Longest UNCG Winning Streak: 2 (12/21/93-12/1/94) W&M s Largest Victory Margin: 14 (11/30/98) W&M s Smallest Victory Margin: 5 (12/1/93 and 12/28/98) W&M s Largest Losing Margin: 22 (12/20/04) W&M s Smallest Losing Margin: 6 (12/4/91) W&M vs. UNCG Notes Wednesday s game will be the 10th meeting between William and Mary and UNC Greensboro... The Tribe leads the series, 5-4, although the two teams have split their four games in Williamsburg... W&M had a four-game winning streak against the Spartans snapped last season, when UNCG defeated the Tribe, 84-62, in Greensboro, the largest margin of victory for either team in the series... The two teams first played on Dec. 4, 1991 in Williamsburg, with the Spartans winning that game, 79-73, in overtime. W&M vs. the Southern Conference Wednesday s game will be the Tribe s 173rd against a current member of the Southern Conference... UNCG is the only member of that conference that W&M will face this regular season... W&M was a member of the Southern Conference from the through seasons. W&M vs. Southern Conference Opponents Team W-L (Pct.) Appalachian State 5-1 (.833) Coll. of Charleston Chattanooga The Citadel (.577) Davidson (.563) Elon 5-0 (1.000) Furman (.520) Georgia Southern UNC Greensboro 5-4 (.556) Western Carolina Wofford 1-1 (.500) Totals (.576) Team Statistical Comparison W&M Category UNCG 4-4 Record FG Percentage Opp. FG Percentage Pt. FG Percentage FT Percentage Rebound Average Rebound Margin Points Per Game Opp. Points Per Game Scoring Margin +0.6 Individual Leaders W&M UNCG Scoring Baker (14.9) Hickman (19.0) Rebounds Cofield (5.1) Hines (9.6) Assists Baker (2.9) Johnson (3.8) Steals Payton (1.8) Hickman (4.1) Blocks Hutt (0.9) Hines (3.2) Last Meeting UNC Greensboro 84, William and Mary 62 December 20, 2004 Greensboro, NC W&M fg-a 3fg-a ft-a or-tr pf tp a t b s min Kisielius f Smith f Cofield f Ofori Attah g D Antoni g Loehrke Dutton Trumbower Mann Hutt Markham Mokris Stratton TEAM 2-4 Totals UNCG fg-a 3fg-a ft-a or-tr pf tp a t b s min Gross f Burrell f Hines f Johnson g Hickman g Bristow Oleksiak Kelly Yarborough Beckford Clifton Everette Moore TEAM 2-3 Totals Halftime: UNCG FG%: W&M.444, UNCG FG%: W&M.500, UNCG.308. FT%: W&M.556, UNCG.875. Officials: Zelton Steen, Jamie Luckie, Ray Natili. Attendance: 564. Current Tribe Players vs. UNC Greensboro G-GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb-Avg A T B S Pts-Avg Cofield Hutt Kisielius Loehrke Mann Mokris H. Smith Stratton Trumbower William and Mary Basketball Page 9

10 Field Goal Percentage Player Years G Pct 1. Carl Parker Mike Strayhorn Ben Blocker Keith Cieplicki Kevin Richardson Todd Cauthorn Corey Cofield John Lowenhaupt Dave Daugherty Bob Sherwood Free Throws Player Years G FT 1. Jeff Cohen John Mahoney Kurt Small Ben Vaughan Thomas Roberts Roy Lange Bill Chambers John Lowenhaupt Ron Panneton Keith Cieplicki Chet Giermak Ron Satterthwaite Bill Barnes Corey Cofield Adam Hess Free Throw Attempts Player Years G FTA 1. Jeff Cohen John Mahoney Thomas Roberts Kurt Small Ben Vaughan Bill Chambers Roy Lange Bill Barnes Chet Giermak John Lowenhaupt Ron Satterthwaite Ron Panneton Keith Cieplicki Tim Trout Corey Cofield Rebounds Per Game Player Years G FT 1. Jeff Cohen Bill Chambers Kirk Gooding Ben Pomeroy John Mahoney Bob Sherwood 1968, Martin Morris Bob Hoitsma 1952, David Cully Tom Jasper Dave Daugherty Chuck Sanders Mike Arizin Bev Vaughan Jim Rama Mike Johnson Corey Cofield Matt Courage , Player Years G Blk 1. David Cully Adam Duggins Thomas Roberts Carl Parker Todd Cauthorn Jim Moran Brant Weidner Ben Blocker Record Book Update 9. Jermaine Harmon Randy Bracy David Grabuloff Brian Hutt Nate Loehrke Shaka Arnold Mark Boddy Bill Davis Kurt Small Dennis Vail Per Game (minimum 50 games) Player Years G Avg 1. David Cully Adam Duggins Thomas Roberts Carl Parker Todd Cauthorn Jim Moran Jermaine Harmon Brian Hutt Brant Weidner David Grabuloff Randy Bracy Ben Blocker Jim McDonough Nate Loehrke Ted O Gorman Bill Davis Mark Boddy Corey Cofield John Lowenhaupt Shaka Arnold Minutes Per Game (minimum 50 games) Player Years G Avg 1. Adam Hess Thomas Roberts Jim Moran Randy Bracy Sherman Rivers Matt Verkey Mark Batzel Brendan Connor Bobby Fitzgibbons Corey Cofield Mike Johnson Scott Smith David Cox Jimmy Apple Carl Parker David Grabuloff Kurt Small Nick D Antoni Terence Jennings David Cully Offensive Rebounds Player Years G Blk 1. David Cully Carl Parker Thomas Roberts Tom Strohbehn Ben Blocker Scott Smith Todd Cauthorn Shaka Arnold Adam Hess Jim Moran Corey Cofield Defensive Rebounds Player Years G Blk 1. David Cully Thomas Roberts Ben Blocker Carl Parker Mike Johnson Tom Strohbehn Jim Moran Randy Bracy Adam Duggins Todd Cauthorn Sherman Rivers Tim Trout Kurt Small Scott Smith Zeb Cope Adam Hess Corey Cofield William and Mary Basketball Page 10