WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - TribeAthletics.com recently mic'ed up William and Mary head
coach
Tony Shaver for Tribe Basketball All-Access, giving fans a look inside one
of the team's summer workouts. With changes in NCAA rules, coaches were allowed
a select amount of time each week to do on-court instruction with men's
basketball student-athletes who were on campus during the summer.
The Green and Gold returns nine players with starting
experience, including former CAA All-Rookie Team selections
Brandon Britt and
Marcus Thornton. Thornton is the College's top returning scorer at 11 points
per game, while junior forward
Tim Rusthoven is one of the CAA's top returning
rebounders (6.6 rpg) to go along with 10.3 points per game. The Tribe returns
72.3 percent of its scoring (1397 of 1931), 70.8 percent of its rebounding (701
of 990) and 70 percent of its assists (240 of 343) from last season. The
captains for the Green and Gold in 2012-13 will be seniors
Matt Rum,
Andrew Pavloff and
Doug Howard along with redshirt junior
Kyle Gaillard, who returns
after missing last season due to injury.