Seniorand juniorhighlighted the William & Mary men's basketball haul in the Colonial Athletic Association awards announced on Thursday night. Tarpey, who was a second-team all-league pick, became the fifth player in CAA history to be named the league's defensive player of the year on two occasions, while Prewitt was the fourth Tribe player to earn First-Team All-CAA honors. Seniorand sophomorewere among the selections to the CAA All-Academic Team.It marked the fourth-straight season that W&M had multiple players garner All-CAA honors as both Tarpey and Prewitt earned all-league awards for the second consecutive season. A total of 18 players have received All-CAA players under head coachAfter becoming the first Tribe player to earn CAA Defensive Player of the Year honors last season, Tarpey was named the league's top defender for the second straight year. He joined a list that includes two former CAA standouts that played in the NBA in Old Dominion's Kent Bazemore (2011 and 2012), who currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks, and VCU's Larry Sanders (2009 and 2010), who was a first-round pick of the Milwaukee Bucks. George Evans of George Mason (1999 and 2001) and Drexel's Robert Battle (2002 and 2003) were two-time CAA Defensive Players of the Year as well.Tarpey is one of only two players nationally averaging two steals and a blocked shot per game this season. He leads the CAA and ranks 25th nationally at 2.1 steals per game to go along with ranking second in the league at 1.4 blocked shots per contest. Tarpey also ranks fourth in the CAA at eight rebounds per game and second in defensive rebounds per game (6.5). Twice this season, he tallied six steals in victories over High Point and Drexel along with recording five in the season-opening win at N.C. State. His 58 steals in 2015-16 are tied for the most by a W&M player since steals became an official NCAA statistic in 1985, equaling the mark he set last season. Tarpey became the fourth Tribe player to earn multiple all-defensive team honors and the first since 1996. He joined Curtis Pride (1988, 1989), Derrick Peters (1991, 1992) and David Cully (1994, 1995, 1996) in being named to the team on at least two occasions.Prewitt, who was a third-team pick last season, joined(2014, 2015), Adam Hess (2003, 2004) and Randy Bracy (1998) among the Tribe players to earn First-Team All-CAA honors. The Mount Sterling, Ky., native leads the CAA in scoring at 18 points per game and in 20-point games with 12. Prewitt, who is averaging 21.5 points per game over the last eight contests, is one of 17 players in the country to average at least 18 points per game and shoot better 50 percent from the field. He is shooting 50.4 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from 3-point range. Prewitt also ranks among the CAA leaders at 5.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.Tarpey became the fifth player in W&M history to be named to the top-two All-CAA teams on two occasions in his career. He joined Thomas Roberts (1991, 1992, 1993), Jim Moran (2000 and 2001), Hess (2003 and 2004) and Thornton (2013, 2014 and 2015) on the distinguished list. A stat-sheet stuffer, Tarpey is one of five players nationally to average 10 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals per contest on the year. He ranks among the league leaders at 11 points and eight rebounds per game, while shooting 78.4 percent from the free throw line.The Tribe placed two among the 15 players on the CAA All-Academic Team for the second season in a row. W&M was one of four teams in the league to have multiple players on the All-Academic team, joining Elon, Towson and Charleston. Schlotman, who has appeared in 17 games as a reserve, was an All-Academic selection for the second straight season, while Sheldon earned the honor for the first time. Schlotman is an accounting major and a two-time W&M Provost Award winner. Sheldon will graduate from W&M in May with a double major in elementary education and kinesiology/health sciences. He started all 29 games this season and is averaging 8.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, while shooting 61.6 percent from the field. Under head coach, the Tribe's 40 CAA All-Academic team honorees are the most in the CAA since 2004.Hofstra's Juan'ya Green was named the CAA Player of the Year to headline the six-member All-CAA First Team. Joining Green and Prewitt on the first team were JMU's Ron Curry, Rokas Gustys of Hofstra, UNCW's Chris Flemmings and David Walker of Northeastern. Along with Tarpey, the All-CAA Second Team was comprised of Towson's William Adala Moto, Quincy Ford of Northeastern, Delaware's Kory Holden and Ameen Tanksley of Hofstra. Charleston's Jarrell Brantley and Cameron Johnson joined Towson's Mike Moresell, UNCW's Denzel Ingram and Marvin King-Davis of Delaware on the All-CAA Third Team. Brantley was the CAA Rookie of the Year, and UNCW's Kevin Keatts took home the CAA Coach of the Year for the second-straight season. Northeastern's Caleb Donnelly was named the Dean Ehlers Leadership Award winner for the second time in as many years after sharing the honor with W&M's, a 2015 graduate, last season.The Tribe finished the regular season at 19-10 overall and in a tie for third place in the CAA standing at 11-7. W&M will be the fifth seed in the 2016 CAA Championship in Baltimore, Md., March 4-7. The Green and Gold take on No. 4 seed James Madison in the second quarterfinals at 2:30 p.m., on Saturday, March 5. The game will be televised on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Philadelphia, New England and Chicago as well as SportsNet New York with Brent Harris and Blaine Taylor on the call. Fans can also follow the action on CAA.TV.Tribe fans can also catch the action over the Tribe Radio Network with Jay Colley and Charlie Woollum on the call. The Tide 92.3 FM and 107.9 Bach FM are the flagship stations of the Tribe Radio Network and the audio is also available over the Web at TribeAthletics.com. For all the CAA Tournament information, Tribe fans can visit TribeAthletics.com/MarchOnTribe