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2014-15 VMI BASKETBALL t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t Keydets Continue Palmetto State Swing against Furman VMI (5-11, 1-4) Second to Last Game Before Lengthy Home Stretch Begins at Furman (4-10, 2-2) Saturday, January 10 t VMI basketball is back in action Jan. 10, as the Keydets continue a swing through the Palmetto State and take on Timmons Arena the Furman Paladins in Greenville, S.C. Game time is set for 4 p.m., and the game can be seen free of charge Greenville, S.C. - 4 p.m. through the SoCon Digital Network (www.socondn.com). An audio broadcast will also be available on 96.7 3WZ in RADIO- 96.7 3WZ Lexington, the Lexington area, with accompanying audio on VMIKeydets.com and 3wzfm.com. Live stats will also be available. 3wzfm.com and VMIKeydets.com Last Time Out (at Wofford - 1/8/2015): INTERNET- Live audio and t The VMI Keydets led by two points with under two minutes to go, but the Wofford Terriers closed the game stats at VMIKeydets.com TV/VIDEO - Accessible free of on a 7-0 run to steal a dramatic 75-70 win in Southern Conference men's basketball action Thursday night in charge on the SoCon Digital Spartanburg, S.C. After a volley of free throw attempts had given the home team a 73-70 lead, QJ Peterson had a Network (www.socondn.com) three-point attempt to tie the game with six seconds to go, but could not convert and Wofford closed out the game Tale Of The Tape at the line for the victory. In the setback, Phillip Anglade had the strongest game of his collegiate career. Anglade scored a career-high 22 VMI FURMAN points, grabbed eight rebounds and added seven blocks, a total that made him the seventh Keydet in school history 84.1 Points Per Game 64.7 to go over the century mark in rejections. Peterson added 19 points for VMI while Tim Marshall chipped in 16. 81.9 Points Allowed 70.5 Last Meeting with Furman (3/5/2003): 41.2% Field Goal % 42.1% t The VMI defense held Furman to 31% shooting, including 22.9% in the second half, and Ben Rand scored 22 48.2% FG % Allowed 48.1% points to send the Keydets to the second round of the 2002-03 SoCon Tournament with a 62-56 win over Furman 11.6 3-Pt. FG Per Game 6.6 on March 5, 2003. 72.3% Free Throw % 68.1% A VMI win against Furman would: 14.7 Assists Per Game 10.6 t Snap VMI’s five-game losing streak. 15.5 Turnovers Per Game 14.2 t Be VMI’s first win at Furman since Jan. 10, 2001. 8.1 Steals Per Game 6.0 Probable Starters +=Blocks Per Game Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 3 Brian Brown Sr. 5-11 185 8.8 1.9 1.7 0.9 Returned from illness to play in Mercer game (1/5) F 15 Trey Chapman So. 6-6 205 6.3 3.8 1.5 0.8 14 points, career-high eight rebounds at ETSU (1/2) G 22 QJ Peterson So. 6-0 190 20.4 5.3 4.1 1.6 10 points shy of 1,000 career, could be fastest Keydet to ever hit that mark G 23 Tim Marshall Jr. 6-3 185 12.2 2.4 1.3 0.7 Five games of 16 pts. or more this season, only three such career games entering 14-15 F 32 Phillip Anglade Jr. 6-5 210 7.4 6.4 0.6 2.8+ Career-high 22 points at Wofford (1/8), added seven blocks to go over 100 career Off The Bench Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 4 Christian Burton Sr. 5-10 180 2.3 1.6 0.6 0.5 Six points at ETSU (1/2) F 5 Fred Iruafemi Fr. 6-6 205 2.2 1.8 0.7 0.4+ 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists in 22 minutes at ETSU (1/2) F 21 Armani Branch Fr. 6-6 205 3.2 1.3 0.5 0.6 14 points, three blocks against Mid-Atlantic Christian (12/2) F 25 Craig Hinton So. 6-7 195 6.7 2.7 0.9 0.4 Saw streak of eight straight made three-pointers end at Mercer (12/6) C 34 Jarid Watson Sr. 6-8 225 3.1 3.1 0.3 1.2+ Career-high 11 rebounds against Marist (12/13) G 35 Julian Eleby So. 6-3 190 8.1 3.4 2.6 1.2 Returned from illness to play in Wofford game (1/8) F 40 Jordan Weethee R-Jr. 6-6 210 7.1 4.3 0.9 0.6 12 points, seven boards against ETSU (1/2) G 2 Niles Tate Fr. 6-0 175 2.0 -- -- -- Walk-on that made career debut with two points (12/2 ) G 12 Michael Donovan Sr. 6-0 185 2.3 2.0 -- -- 9 pts., 8 rebs in debut for walk-on 12/2 against Mid-Atlantic Christian G 44 Conrad Jenne Fr. 6-1 170 2.0 1.0 -- -- Scored two points in career debut 12/2 against Mid-Atlantic Christian Media Schedule/Results (5-11, 1-4 SoCon) Information Date Opponent (Television) Time/Result Record Key Stats Nov. 14 vs. The Citadel W, 66-65 1-0 Chapman hits game-winner with under 20 seconds to go VMI Basketball Nov. 15 at Army L, 86-92 1-1 Eleby’s career-high cannot overcome Army’s late 9-0 run Contacts Nov. 18 Johnson University W, 124-42 2-1 Keydets set new margin of victory record in rout Nov. 22 UNC Wilmington L, 93-110 2-2 Keydets give up 84 points in paint in loss Wade Branner, Associate Nov. 26 vs. West Virginia (W.Va Media) L, 72-103 2-3 36 turnovers VMI’s undoing in loss A.D./Athletic Communications Nov. 30 at Maryland (ESPN3) L, 77-95 2-4 13-0 second-half run blows open tight game (Basketball Contact) Dec. 2 Mid-Atlantic Christian W, 133-62 3-4 Most Keydet points scored since 2009 Office (540) 464-7515 Dec. 4 at Samford W, 88-66 4-4, 1-0 15-1 2nd half edge at FT line sends Keydets to SoCon win Cell (540) 319-1271 Dec. 6 at Mercer (ESPN3) L, 81-90 4-5, 1-1 Late 12-0 run by Mercer the difference in close game Fax (540) 464-7583 Dec. 9 at Navy L, 66-84 4-6, 1-1 Keydets held to 23 second-half points in loss Email [email protected] Dec. 13 Marist W, 92-77 5-6, 1-1 19 three-pointers send Keydets to win Web www.VMIKeydets.com Dec. 22 at Virginia Tech (ESPN3) L, 74-87 5-7, 1-1 Second half rally falls short in 13-point loss Press Row Phone (540) 463-6725 Dec. 30 at George Washington L, 60-80 5-8, 1-1 Late 9-0 run puts game away for GW Jan. 2 at East Tennessee State* L, 88-98 5-9, 1-2 11-0 ETSU second half run breaks open close game Brad Salois, Associate Athletic Jan. 5 Mercer* L, 75-85 5-10, 1-3 Mercer makes 14 straight FT’s in last two minutes Communications Director Jan. 8 at Wofford* L, 70-75 5-11, 1-4 Wofford ends game on 7-0 run (Secondary) Jan. 10 at Furman* 4 p.m. Office (540) 464-7015 Jan. 14 at UNCG* 7 p.m. Cell (940) 642-9865 Jan. 17 East Tennessee State* 1 p.m. Email [email protected] Jan. 22 at Chattanooga* 7 p.m. Jan. 24 The Citadel* 1 p.m. John Stark, Assistant Athletic Jan. 29 Western Carolina* 7 p.m. Communications Director Feb. 3 UNCG* (American Sports Network) 8 p.m. Office (540) 464-7514 Feb. 7 Wofford* 1 p.m. Cell (570) 809-1946 Feb. 12 Furman* 7 p.m. Email [email protected] Feb. 15 at The Citadel* (ASN) 5:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at Western Carolina* (ESPN3) 4:30 p.m. VMIKeydets.com Feb. 26 Chattanooga* 7 p.m. The official website of VMI athletics, Feb. 28 Samford* 1 p.m. VMIKeydets.com, includes pregame Mar. 6-9 notes, game and season statistics, Southern Conference Tournament Presented by General Shale postgame notes and quotes and QJ AND 1K: QJ Peterson enters Saturday's game just Peterson added 19 points for VMI while Tim Marshall relevant news releases to the VMI 10 points away from 1000 in his career. It is believed that chipped in 16. Basketball program. The website is should he hit that feat in the next three games, he would updated daily. be the fastest Keydet to ever accomplish that feat. POINTS IN PAINT: VMI held a 42-26 edge in Regardless, he is aiming to become the 39th such player points in the paint on Jan. 8 against Wofford. That was SoCon Digital Network overall. the first time since VMI had outscored a Division I foe in Fans can view live video of the the paint since last season's first round CIT win over Keydets’ home games and all WOFFORD PULLS AWAY FROM KEYDETS Canisius. Southern Conference contests, LATE, 75-70: The VMI Keydets led by two points including tournament action, online with under two minutes to go, but the Wofford Terriers ANGLADE ON A ROLL: Over his last four games, via the SoCon Digital Network at closed the game on a 7-0 run to steal a dramatic 75-70 Phillip Anglade has averaged 14.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, www.socondigitalnetwork.com.