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2013-14 VMI BASKETBALL t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t Keydets Travel to Canisius for CollegeInsider.com Tournament Opener VMI Making First Postseason Appearance in 37 Years t VMI basketball returns to a postseason tournament for the first time in 37 years Tuesday, as the Keydets travel to Buffalo, N.Y. for a first-round game in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT), facing the Canisius College VMI at Canisius Golden Griffins. Fans can watch the game via a video stream at collegeinsider.com, while the audio broadcast will Tuesday, March 18 - 7 p.m. also be available at VMIKeydets.com. The game will also be broadcast locally on 96.7 3WZ, and live stats will be Koessler Athletic Center available. The winner of Tuesday’s game advances to the tournament’s second round, set for March 21-22. Buffalo, N.Y. RADIO- 96.7 3WZ in Lexington area, VMIKeydets.com Last Time Out (at Coastal Carolina - Big South Semifinals - 3/8/14): INTERNET- Live Audio and t D.J. Covington scored 14 of his game-high 18 points after halftime for VMI and pulled down 12 rebounds for stats online at www.3wzfm.com the game, but #1 South Coastal Carolina defeated the #2 North VMI Keydets 66-62 in the Big South Championship and www.VMIKeydets.com. TV/VIDEO - Accessible at semifinals, contested March 8 at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C. Teammates Rodney Glasgow and QJ Peterson www.collegeinsider.com added 14 points apiece, with Peterson tallying five steals. Tale Of The Tape VMI CC Last Meeting With Canisius: 87.7 Points Per Game 77.6 t VMI and Canisius have never done battle on the hardwood. 81.6 Points Allowed 74.5 A VMI Win Would: 44.0% Field Goal % 45.7% t Give the Keydets 20 wins in a season for the fifth time in school history. 42.9% FG % Allowed 45.0% t Be VMI’s first postseason victory since defeating Duquesne on March 12, 1977 to advance to the NCAA’s Sweet 9.1 3-Pt. FG Per Game 7.9 16. 70.4% Free Throw % 74.1% t Equal the latest date that VMI had ever won a basketball game - and do so 38 years to the day of VMI’s only other 13.7 Assists Per Game 12.4 March 18 victory, a 1976 win that sent the Keydets to that year’s Elite 8. 10.6 Turnovers Per Game 11.6 t Move VMI’s all-time postseason record to 4-3. 7.5 Steals Per Game 6.9 Probable Starters *=Blocks Per Game Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 1 Rodney Glasgow Sr. 5-10 170 18.4 3.9 5.6 1.3 First Team All-Big South Selection, led league in assist/turnover ratio G 3 Brian Brown Jr. 5-11 185 7.0 1.9 1.6 0.6 Double figures in four straight games 1/31 - 2/12 G 22 QJ Peterson Fr. 6-0 170 19.4 5.4 2.0 1.8 Big South All-Freshman Team, finished fourth in the league in scoring C 24 D.J. Covington Sr. 6-9 235 18.7 9.4 3.1* 1.0 First Team All-BSC and Defensive POTY - 17 double-doubles ranked 7th in Div. I F 32 Phillip Anglade So. 6-5 210 3.6 4.3 1.3* 0.8 Nine points, 10 rebounds in win over Campbell 2/18 Off The Bench Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 4 Christian Burton Jr. 5-10 170 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 Scored in double figures for the first time with 12 points vs. Washington Coll. (1/4) G 5 Drew Absher Sr. 5-10 170 1.4 0.6 1.4 -- Made his first career start 2/22 on Senior Day against Radford G 12 Ot Elmore Fr. 6-3 190 -- -- -- -- Son of Gay Elmore ‘86, #2 on VMI’s all-time scoring list F 15 Trey Chapman Fr. 6-6 205 4.1 3.0 0.8 0.4 Nine points, including five crucial markers late, in win over RU (2/22) G 21 Tyrell Mason Fr. 6-3 190 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.2 Scored first points 11/16 against Bluefield State G 23 Tim Marshall So. 6-3 185 3.8 1.2 0.6 0.5 Made seven three’s in last two games after making only six in previous 13 F 25 Craig Hinton Fr. 6-7 195 2.6 2.1 0.4* 0.1 Five points, seven rebounds in win over Presbyterian (1/31) C 34 Jarid Watson Jr. 6-7 215 1.1 1.6 0.6* 0.3 6 points, 7 rebounds vs. Citadel (11/8), 4 pts., 6 rebounds vs. Va. - Lynchburg (12/9) G 35 Julian Eleby Fr. 6-3 190 2.8 2.2 0.5 0.5 Nine points, five rebounds against Presbyterian (1/31) F 40 Jordan Weethee R-So. 6-6 210 7.3 4.1 1.0 0.5 Had three straight double figure scoring games end with 9 points vs. Radford (2/22) Media Schedule/Results (19--12, 11-5 Big South) Information Date Opponent (Television) Time/Result Record Key Stats Nov. 8 The Citadel - ESPNU W, 82-71 1-0 Peterson 25 in first collegiate game, Keydets rally from down 13 VMI Basketball Nov. 9 Air Force - ESPN3 W, 71-63 2-0 Peterson/Glasgow/Covington combine for 55 as Keydets win AMC Contacts Nov. 12 at Wake Forest - ESPN3 L, 71-98 2-1 16-3 run late in first breaks open close game Nov. 16 Bluefield State W, 121-80 3-1 Peterson (25) and Weethee (20) lead five Keydets in double figures Wade Branner, Associate Nov. 18 at Virginia Tech - ESPN3 L, 92-105 3-2 Furious rally comes up just short at VT scores last seven pts A.D./Athletic Communications Nov. 20 Bridgewater College W, 112-86 4-2 Peterson’s 38 includes 28 in first half (Basketball Contact) Nov. 27 at William & Mary L, 67-97 4-3 Chapman scores career-high 16 in loss Office (540) 464-7515 Dec. 3 at Elon L, 70-87 4-4 All five starters in double figures in loss Dec. 7 Wright State W, 94-74 5-4 17 of 31 effort from 3-point range sparks Keydets Cell (540) 319-1271 Dec. 9 Virginia Univ. of Lynchburg W, 110-78 6-4 Glasgow’s career-high 33 leads second-half rout Fax (540) 464-7583 Dec. 19 at East Carolina L, 94-103 6-5 11 total players score in double figures, including five Keydets Email [email protected] Dec. 30 at Clemson - ESPN3 L, 50-80 6-6 Keydets within four until 32-6 CU run in second half Web www.VMIKeydets.com Jan. 4 Washington College W, 128-54 7-6 New school records for margin of victory and career blocked shots Press Row Phone (540) 463-6725 Jan. 8 Longwood* W, 95-72 8-6, 1-0 VMI takes most free throws since ‘11 in win Jan. 11 Liberty* L, 80-85 8-7, 1-1 Glasgow’s 27 and 5 not enough in loss Brad Salois, Associate Athletic Jan. 15 at Radford* W, 101-88 9-7, 2-1 Glasgow career-high 36, Covington 28 and 11 Communications Director Jan. 18 at Campbell* L, 93-97 (OT) 9-8, 2-2 Keydets fall in first OT game of season (Secondary) Jan. 22 High Point* W, 82-80 (OT) 10-8, 3-2 Glasgow’s shot with less than a second left in OT wins it Office (540) 464-7015 Jan. 25 at Winthrop* - ESPN3 L, 57-58 10-9, 3-3 Basket with less than two seconds left costs VMI Cell (940) 642-9865 Jan. 28 at UNC Asheville W, 109-105 11-9, 4-3 Peterson (37/15) and Glasgow (35/10 asts.) lead Keydets Email [email protected] Jan. 31 Presbyterian* W, 107-93 12-9, 5-3 Keydets go over 100 for 2nd straight conference game Feb. 5 at Gardner-Webb* W, 108-104 (4 OT) 13-9, 6-3 VMI wins longest Division I game this season John Stark, Assistant Athletic Feb. 8 Charleston Southern* W, 92-84 14-9, 7-3 Covington’s 26 and 12, 11th double-double lead VMI Communications Director Feb. 12 Coastal Carolina* L, 78-83 14-10, 7-4 Keydets squander 18-point lead in loss Office (540) 464-7514 Feb. 15 at Liberty* - LFSN W, 77-70 15-10, 8-4 Late run sends Keydets to third straight road win Cell (570) 809-1946 Feb. 19 Campbell* W, 84-81 16-10, 9-4 Covington’s career-high 33 leads Keydets Email [email protected] Feb. 22 Radford* W, 88-76 17-10, 10-4 Covington and Glasgow combine for 55 on Sr. Day Feb. 26 at High Point* L, 67-70 17-11, 10-5 Comeback from down 16 in 2nd half falls just short VMIKeydets.com Mar. 1 at Longwood* W, 86-66 18-11, 11-5 Covington’s 33 and 14 lead the way The official website of VMI athletics, Mar. 7 vs. #3 South Gardner-Webb W, 90-77 19-11, 11-5 Keydets advance to BSC Semis for sixth time in eight yrs VMIKeydets.com, includes pregame Mar. 8 at #1 South Coastal Carolina L, 62-66 19-12, 11-5 VMI held to just 28.3% from the floor notes, game and season statistics, Mar.