For the second consecutive season , William & Mary earned a berth in the CAA Tournament championship game . However , for the first time in school history , the Tribe entered the tournament as the number one seed . They went on to lose the 2015 tournament 's final game to Northeastern , 72 to 61 , thus ending their chance at a bid into the NCAA Tournament . Thornton , however , was named to the CAA All-Tournament Team as well as being the tournament 's leading scorer in both 2014 and 2015 . By owning the regular season tie-breakers over the other three co-champions , William & Mary earned the automatic National Invitation Tournament ( NIT ) bid , making the 2015 appearance their third in school history . On March 17 , 2015 , in the NIT 's first round , Thornton scored a game-high 23 points despite the Tribe 's 70 – 67 loss to Tulsa . Thornton finished his collegiate career having amassed 2,178 points , which is the most in William & Mary history and seventh most in CAA history as of the end of the 2014 – 15 season . He scored 659 points in his senior season , which stands as the second most for a season in school history behind Giermak 's 740 . He also set the single season three-point field goals made ( 102 ) and most career games played ( 127 – tied ) records
2015 tournament
2015 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Marcus Thornton (basketball, born 1993)