William & Mary's basketball program dates to 1905, and the Williamsburg, Virginia school is the second-oldest college in America (founded 1693). Competing in the Colonial Athletic Association, the Tribe have been a steady conference competitor.
The Tribe nickname first appeared in 1924, coexisting for decades with the older 'Indians' nickname first used in 1916. 'Indians' was phased out by the early 1980s, leaving Tribe as the school's standalone athletic name.
The 2014-15 season when the Tribe won 20 games and contended for a CAA title, one of the strongest seasons in modern program history.
William & Mary was founded in 1693, making it the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States — Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and John Tyler all attended.
The William & Mary Tribe compete in the CAA and hold an all-time record of 1326–1521 (.466 winning percentage) across 121 recorded seasons dating back to 1905-06.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 20-12 | 10-8 (CAA) | Brian Earl | |
| 2024-25 | 17-15 | 11-7 (CAA) | Brian Earl | |
| 2023-24 | 10-23 | 4-14 (CAA) | Dane Fischer | |
| 2022-23 | 13-20 | 7-11 (CAA) | Dane Fischer | |
| 2021-22 | 5-27 | 4-14 (CAA) | Dane Fischer | |
| 2020-21 | 7-10 | 4-6 (CAA) | Dane Fischer | |
| 2019-20 | 21-11 | 13-5 (CAA) | Dane Fischer | |
| 2018-19 | 14-17 | 10-8 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2017-18 | 19-12 | 11-7 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2016-17 | 17-14 | 10-8 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2015-16 | 20-11 | 11-7 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2014-15 | 20-13 | 12-6 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2013-14 | 20-12 | 10-6 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2012-13 | 13-17 | 7-11 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2011-12 | 6-26 | 4-14 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2010-11 | 10-22 | 4-14 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2009-10 | 22-11 | 12-6 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2008-09 | 10-20 | 5-13 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2007-08 | 17-16 | 10-8 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2006-07 | 15-15 | 8-10 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2005-06 | 8-20 | 3-15 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2004-05 | 8-21 | 3-15 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2003-04 | 7-21 | 4-14 (CAA) | Tony Shaver | |
| 2002-03 | 12-16 | 7-11 (CAA) | Rick Boyages | |
| 2001-02 | 10-19 | 7-11 (CAA) | Rick Boyages | |
| 2000-01 | 11-17 | 7-9 (CAA) | Rick Boyages | |
| 1999-00 | 11-17 | 6-10 (CAA) | Charles Woollum | |
| 1998-99 | 8-19 | 3-13 (CAA) | Charles Woollum | |
| 1997-98 | 20-7 | 13-3 (CAA) | Charles Woollum | |
| 1996-97 | 12-16 | 8-8 (CAA) | Charles Woollum | |
| 1995-96 | 10-16 | 6-10 (CAA) | Charles Woollum | |
| 1994-95 | 8-19 | 6-8 (CAA) | Charles Woollum | |
| 1993-94 | 4-23 | 2-12 (CAA) | Chuck Swenson | |
| 1992-93 | 14-13 | 6-8 (CAA) | Chuck Swenson | |
| 1991-92 | 10-19 | 3-11 (CAA) | Chuck Swenson | |
| 1990-91 | 13-15 | 6-8 (CAA) | Chuck Swenson | |
| 1989-90 | 6-22 | 2-12 (CAA) | Chuck Swenson | |
| 1988-89 | 5-23 | 2-12 (CAA) | Chuck Swenson | |
| 1987-88 | 10-19 | 5-9 (CAA) | Chuck Swenson | |
| 1986-87 | 5-22 | 2-12 (CAA) | Barry Parkhill | |
| 1985-86 | 8-20 | 3-11 (CAA) | Barry Parkhill | |
| 1984-85 | 16-12 | 9-5 (ECACS) | Barry Parkhill | |
| 1983-84 | 14-14 | 6-4 (ECACS) | Barry Parkhill | |
| 1982-83 | 20-9 | 9-0 (ECACS) | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1981-82 | 16-12 | 6-5 (ECACS) | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1980-81 | 16-12 | ECACS | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1979-80 | 12-15 | ECACS | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1978-79 | 9-17 | Ind | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1977-78 | 16-10 | Ind | Bruce Parkhill | |
| 1976-77 | 16-14 | 7-4 (Southern) | George Balanis | |
| 1975-76 | 15-13 | 8-3 (Southern) | George Balanis | |
| 1974-75 | 16-12 | 6-5 (Southern) | George Balanis | |
| 1973-74 | 9-18 | 5-6 (Southern) | Edward Ashnault,George Balanis | |
| 1972-73 | 10-17 | 5-6 (Southern) | Edward Ashnault | |
| 1971-72 | 10-17 | 6-4 (Southern) | Warren Mitchell | |
| 1970-71 | 11-16 | 7-3 (Southern) | Warren Mitchell | |
| 1969-70 | 11-16 | 5-7 (Southern) | Warren Mitchell | |
| 1968-69 | 6-20 | 3-8 (Southern) | Warren Mitchell | |
| 1967-68 | 6-18 | 4-10 (Southern) | Warren Mitchell | |
| 1966-67 | 14-11 | 8-5 (Southern) | Warren Mitchell | |
| 1965-66 | 13-12 | 8-3 (Southern) | Bill Chambers | |
| 1964-65 | 12-13 | 6-8 (Southern) | Bill Chambers | |
| 1963-64 | 9-13 | 5-9 (Southern) | Bill Chambers | |
| 1962-63 | 15-9 | 10-5 (Southern) | Bill Chambers | |
| 1961-62 | 7-17 | 5-11 (Southern) | Bill Chambers | |
| 1960-61 | 14-10 | 9-6 (Southern) | Bill Chambers | |
| 1959-60 | 15-11 | 10-5 (Southern) | Bill Chambers | |
| 1958-59 | 13-11 | 7-7 (Southern) | Bill Chambers | |
| 1957-58 | 15-14 | 9-9 (Southern) | Bill Chambers | |
| 1956-57 | 9-18 | 7-11 (Southern) | Boydson Baird | |
| 1955-56 | 12-14 | 9-7 (Southern) | Boydson Baird | |
| 1954-55 | 11-14 | 7-5 (Southern) | Boydson Baird | |
| 1953-54 | 9-14 | 6-5 (Southern) | Boydson Baird | |
| 1952-53 | 10-13 | 6-13 (Southern) | Boydson Baird | |
| 1951-52 | 15-13 | 10-6 (Southern) | Lester Hooker | |
| 1950-51 | 20-11 | 13-6 (Southern) | Bernard Wilson | |
| 1949-50 | 23-9 | 12-4 (Southern) | Bernard Wilson | |
| 1948-49 | 24-10 | 10-3 (Southern) | Bernard Wilson | |
| 1947-48 | 13-10 | 8-7 (Southern) | Bernard Wilson | |
| 1946-47 | 14-12 | 6-6 (Southern) | Richard Gallagher | |
| 1945-46 | 10-10 | 5-5 (Southern) | Frosty Holt | |
| 1944-45 | 7-11 | 3-4 (Southern) | Rube McCray | |
| 1943-44 | 10-11 | 1-3 (Southern) | Rube McCray | |
| 1942-43 | 11-10 | 6-4 (Southern) | Dwight Steussey | |
| 1941-42 | 15-9 | 8-4 (Southern) | Dwight Steussey | |
| 1940-41 | 15-10 | 8-3 (Southern) | Dwight Steussey | |
| 1939-40 | 12-11 | 6-5 (Southern) | Dwight Steussey | |
| 1938-39 | 8-13 | 4-9 (Southern) | John Kellison | |
| 1937-38 | 2-10 | 0-8 (Southern) | John Kellison | |
| 1936-37 | 0-18 | 0-13 (Southern) | Thomas Dowler | |
| 1935-36 | 11-6 | Ind | Thomas Dowler | |
| 1934-35 | 10-5 | Ind | Thomas Dowler | |
| 1933-34 | 4-9 | Ind | John Kellison | |
| 1932-33 | 13-5 | Ind | John Kellison | |
| 1931-32 | 13-6 | Ind | John Kellison | |
| 1930-31 | 13-4 | Ind | John Kellison | |
| 1929-30 | 16-6 | Ind | John Kellison | |
| 1928-29 | 9-11 | Ind | Tucker Jones | |
| 1927-28 | 15-5 | Ind | Wilder Tasker | |
| 1926-27 | 7-8 | Ind | Wilder Tasker | |
| 1925-26 | 8-9 | Ind | Wilder Tasker | |
| 1924-25 | 11-6 | Ind | Wilder Tasker | |
| 1923-24 | 8-16 | Ind | Wilder Tasker | |
| 1922-23 | 8-4 | Ind | James Driver | |
| 1921-22 | 10-3 | Ind | James Driver | |
| 1920-21 | 8-3 | Ind | James Driver | |
| 1919-20 | 5-7 | Ind | James Driver | |
| 1918-19 | 3-6 | Ind | V.M. Geddy | |
| 1917-18 | 6-11 | Ind | Harry Young | |
| 1916-17 | 4-9 | Ind | S.H. Hubbard | |
| 1915-16 | 7-4 | Ind | D.W. Draper | |
| 1914-15 | 5-8 | Ind | D.W. Draper | |
| 1913-14 | 3-6 | Ind | D.W. Draper | |
| 1912-13 | 8-1 | Ind | William Young | |
| 1911-12 | 2-5 | Ind | William Young | |
| 1910-11 | 3-1 | Ind | F.M. Crawford | |
| 1909-10 | 1-3 | Ind | F.M. Crawford | |
| 1908-09 | 7-3 | Ind | F.M. Crawford | |
| 1907-08 | 1-4 | Ind | F.M. Crawford | |
| 1906-07 | 1-4 | Ind | H.W. Withers | |
| 1905-06 | 4-1 | Ind | Merrill Blanchard |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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