2019–20 VMI Keydets basketball team

The 2019–20 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Earl and played their home games in Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia, their home since 1981, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 9–24, 3–15 in SoCon play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Samford in the first round of the SoCon tournament before losing to East Tennessee State in the quarterfinals.

2019–20 VMI Keydets basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–24 (3–15 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Austin Kenon (3rd season)
  • Ander Galfsky (1st season)
  • Logan Dahms (1st season)
Home arenaCameron Hall
Seasons
2019–20 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State 16 2   .889 30 4   .882
Furman 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
UNC Greensboro 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Mercer 11 7   .611 17 15   .531
Western Carolina 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Chattanooga 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Wofford 8 10   .444 19 16   .543
Samford 4 14   .222 10 23   .303
VMI 3 15   .167 9 24   .273
The Citadel 0 18   .000 6 24   .200
2020 SoCon tournament winner

Previous season

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The Keydets finished the 2018–19 campaign with a 11–21, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Wofford. It was the first year in five years the Keydets won a SoCon Tournament game.

Roster

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2019–20 VMI Keydets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Louis Tang 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Kaohsiung, Taiwan
F 1 Tragen Fahl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 2 Garrett Gilkeson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Parkersburg, West Virginia
G 3 Travis Evee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Randolph, Massachusetts
G 5 Greg Parham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Richmond, Virginia
G 10 Kamdyn Curfman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr North Bethesda, Maryland
G 12 Ta'Vonne Bond 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Columbia, South Carolina
F 14 Sam Wolfe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 15 Myles Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Ashburn, Virginia
F 21 Connor Arnold 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Knoxville, Tennessee
G 22 Jordan Richeson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Alleghany, Virginia
F 24 Will Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr South Boston, Virginia
C 25 Tyler Creammer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Parkton, North Carolina
G 30 Sean Conway 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Fairfield, Connecticut
C 34 Jake Stephens 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) So Bunker Hill, West Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
at East Carolina L 68–80  0–1
 23  Parham   8  Gilkeson   3  Parham  Minges Coliseum (4,027)
Greenville, NC
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm
Marist L 56–58  0–2
 12  Stephens   8  Stephens   4  Gilkeson  Cameron Hall (1,246)
Lexington, VA
November 11, 2019*
7:00 pm
Presbyterian L 77–80 OT 0–3
 20  Evee   10  Stephens   6  Gilkeson  Cameron Hall (985)
Lexington, VA
November 14, 2019*
8:30 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State
Red Wolves Classic
L 56–71  0–4
 11  Lewis   7  Gilkeson   3  Evee  First National Bank Arena (1,104)
Jonesboro, AR
November 15, 2019*
1:30 pm
vs. Idaho
Red Wolves Classic
L 67–68  0–5
 20  Curfman   6  Curfman   4  Curfman  First National Bank Arena (101)
Jonesboro, AR
November 17, 2019*
12:00 pm
vs. UC Davis
Red Wolves Classic
W 89–84 2OT 1–5
 18  Gilkeson   17  Creammer   7  Gilkeson  First National Bank Arena (103)
Jonesboro, AR
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Christendom W 96–20  2–5
 18  Conway   7  Conway   6  Evee  Cameron Hall (1,124)
Lexington, VA
November 24, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Greensboro L 63–74  2–6
(0–1)
 21  Gilkeson   6  Gilkeson   4  Parham  Greensboro Coliseum (2,744)
Greensboro, NC
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Goucher W 98–32  3–6
 18  Parham   9  Tang   4  Gilkeson  Cameron Hall (588)
Lexington, VA
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne L 58–71  3–7
 26  Evee   9  Creammer   3  Gilkeson  Kerr Fitness Center (1,204)
McCandless, PA
December 7, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Stetson W 88–61  4–7
 18  Evee   5  Creammer   6  Gilkeson  Cameron Hall (2,412)
Lexington, VA
December 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ferrum W 78–60  5–7
 17  Evee   7  Creammer   3  Evee  Cameron Hall (1,038)
Lexington, VA
December 21, 2019*
4:00 pm, ACCN
at Virginia Tech
Rivalry
L 55–64  5–8
 20  Evee   8  Creammer   4  Creammer  Cassell Coliseum (7,446)
Blacksburg, VA
December 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at USC Upstate L 82–91  5–9
 25  Evee   9  Gilkeson   5  Evee  Hodge Center (459)
Spartanburg, SC
January 1, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Furman L 73–89  5–10
(0–2)
 15  Conway   8  Stephens   3  Tang  Cameron Hall (950)
Lexington, VA
January 4, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Samford W 78–75  5–11
(0–3)
 24  Evee   10  Gilkeson   5  Evee  Cameron Hall (786)
Lexington, VA
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Carolina L 85–97  5–12
(0–4)
 18  Gilkeson   10  Creammer   6  Gilkeson  Cameron Hall (645)
Lexington, VA
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Tennessee State L 55–61  5–13
(0–5)
 13  Evee   10  Gilkeson   3  Tied  Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,730)
Johnson City, TN
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer L 62–73  5–14
(0–6)
 17  Evee   5  Tied   4  Gilkeson  Hawkins Arena (2,457)
Macon, GA
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
The Citadel
Rivalry
W 88–79  6–14
(1–6)
 18  Stephens   11  Steppens   9  Parham  Cameron Hall (3,000)
Lexington, VA
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wofford L 54–66  6–15
(1–7)
 16  Parham   6  Curfman   2  Tied  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,487)
Spartanburg, SC
January 25, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer L 66–69  6–16
(1–8)
 14  Lewis   9  Tied   4  Tied  Cameron Hall (2,400)
Lexington, VA
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman L 72–74 OT 6–17
(1–9)
 19  Parham   5  4 tied   3  Gilkeson  Timmons Arena (1,512)
Greenville, SC
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wofford L 73–79  6–18
(1–10)
 28  Gilkeson   9  Gilkeson   5  Parham  Cameron Hall (1,500)
Lexington, VA
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at The Citadel
Rivalry
W 75–64  7–18
(2–10)
 36  Parham   8  Stephens   5  Parham  McAlister Field House (3,652)
Charleston, SC
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Chattanooga L 67–86  7–19
(2–11)
 13  Curfman   5  Gilkeson   4  Stephens  McKenzie Arena (2,605)
Chattanooga, TN
February 15, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
East Tennessee State L 67–72  7–20
(2–12)
 23  Evee   10  Conway   3  Tied  Cameron Hall (2,100)
Lexington, VA
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Carolina W 74–71  8–20
(3–12)
 25  Evee   8  Stepehns   4  Tied  Ramsey Center (1,528)
Cullowhee, NC
February 22, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Greensboro L 68–71  8–21
(3–13)
 16  Evee   6  Creammer   5  Gilkeson  Cameron Hall (2,590)
Lexington, VA
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Chattanooga L 64–71  8–22
(3–14)
 15  Conway   6  Tang   5  Evee  Cameron Hall (900)
Lexington, VA
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Samford L 78–84  8–23
(3–15)
 16  Curfman   8  Parham   6  Stephens  Pete Hanna Center (521)
Homewood, AL
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) vs. (8) Samford
First round
W 96–78  9–23
 24  Stephens   8  Stepehns   7  Gilkeson  Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,338)
Asheville, NC
March 7, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) vs. (1) East Tennessee State
Quarterfinals
L 57–70  9–24
 11  Conway   9  Conway   4  Parham  Harrah's Cherokee Center (5,573)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved January 4, 2020.