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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 Face Samford on Senior Day Saturday VMI (11-17, 7-10) Conference Tournament Seeding on the Line in Final Regular Season Game vs. Samford (12-18, 5-12) t VMI basketball concludes the regular season with Senior Day Saturday, as the Keydets take on the Bulldogs of Saturday, Feb. 28 Cameron Hall Samford. Game time is set for 1 p.m., and will be viewable free of charge on the SoCon Digital Network at Lexington, Va. - 1 p.m. www.socondn.com. In addition, an audio broadcast is available on 96.7 3WZ in the Lexington area, 3wzfm.com and RADIO- 96.7 3WZ Lexington, VMIKeydets.com. Live stats will also be accessible. 3wzfm.com and VMIKeydets.com INTERNET- Live audio and Last Time Out (vs. Chattanooga - 2/26/2015): stats at VMIKeydets.com TV/VIDEO - t Julian Eleby narrowly missed a triple double and Phillip Anglade had a career-high 26 points, but the Watch for free on the SoCon Digital Network Chattanooga Mocs used a Duke Ethridge three-pointer to take a five-point lead in the second overtime and held on (www.socondn.com) for a thrilling 86-82 victory over the VMI Keydets in SoCon basketball action Thursday night in Lexington, Va. Tale Of The Tape There were eight ties and 14 lead changes in the double overtime game that neither team led by more than eight. VMI SAM 81.6 Points Per Game 68.7 Last Meeting with Samford (12/4/2014): 80.7 Points Allowed 71.7 t The VMI Keydets used a 6-0 run to pull away, and then distanced themselves by outscoring the Samford 39.8% Field Goal % 44.0% Bulldogs 15-1 at the free throw line in the second half en route to an 88-66 win Dec. 4, 2014 at the Pete Hanna 47.0% FG % Allowed 46.9% Center in Birmingham, Ala. The game was the SoCon opener for both teams. Jordan Weethee had a double-double, 11.7 3-Pt. FG Per Game 6.5 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Julian Eleby scored 19. QJ Peterson led VMI with 28 points. 69.3% Free Throw % 68.0% 14.0 Assists Per Game 13.5 A VMI win against Samford would: 15.8 Turnovers Per Game 12.8 t Assure VMI of at least the #6 seed in the SoCon Tournament. 8.7 Steals Per Game 7.3 Probable Starters +=Blocks Per Game Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 3 Brian Brown Sr. 5-11 185 10.7 1.9 1.9 1.1 Career-high 29 pts., including school record-tying nine three-pointers vs. FUR (2/12) G 23 Tim Marshall Jr. 6-3 185 12.0 2.8 1.1 1.0 Career-high 26 points at The Citadel (2/15), 25 points vs. Furman (2/12) F 32 Phillip Anglade Jr. 6-5 210 8.8 6.0 0.9 2.9+ Career-high 26 points and added six blocks against Chattanooga (2/26) G 35 Julian Eleby So. 6-3 190 10.5 4.2 2.7 1.0 Set a new VMI record against a D1 opponent with 43 points at WCU (2/21) F 40 Jordan Weethee R-Jr. 6-6 210 6.1 3.9 1.0 0.6 15 points against Western Carolina (2/21) Off The Bench Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 4 Christian Burton Sr. 5-10 180 2.7 1.3 0.9 0.6 Scored eight points in win over The Citadel (1/24) F 5 Fred Iruafemi Fr. 6-6 205 3.0 2.6 0.7 0.8+ Career-high 16 points, equaled career-high nine rebounds in first start vs. ETSU (1/17) F 15 Trey Chapman So. 6-6 205 6.9 3.7 1.2 0.9 Equaled career-high with 16 points vs. ETSU (1/17) F 21 Armani Branch Fr. 6-6 205 2.5 1.0 0.4 0.4 14 points, three blocks against Mid-Atlantic Christian (12/2) F 25 Craig Hinton So. 6-7 195 5.4 2.6 0.7 0.5 Started back to back games 1/24 and 1/29 F 31 Tyrell Mason So. 6-4 195 0.3 1.8 0.2 0.1 Grabbed four rebounds against UNCG (2/3) C 34 Jarid Watson Sr. 6-8 225 3.1 3.0 0.5 0.9+ Career-high 11 rebounds against Marist (12/13) G 2 Niles Tate Fr. 6-0 175 1.3 0.7 0.3 -- Two points against Furman on Feb. 12 G 12 Michael Donovan Sr. 6-0 185 1.4 1.0 0.3 -- 9 pts., 8 rebs in debut for walk-on 12/2 against Mid-Atlantic Christian G 22 QJ Peterson So. 6-0 190 19.6 4.9 4.0 1.6 Currently on medical furlough and not attending VMI Media Schedule/Results (11-17, 7-10 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* W, 83-73 6-11, 2-4 Peterson goes over 1,000 career points in win Office (540) 464-7015 Jan. 14 at UNCG* L, 63-75 6-12, 2-5 UNCG’s 13-4 run to end game the difference Cell (940) 642-9865 Jan. 17 East Tennessee State* W, 85-79 7-12, 3-5 Keydets rally from 14-point second half deficit to win Email [email protected] Jan. 22 at Chattanooga* L, 64-86 7-13, 3-6 Keydets forced into 22 turnovers in loss Jan. 24 The Citadel* W, 85-75 8-13, 4-6 28-7 run to start second half sends VMI to win TBA, Assistant Athletic Jan. 29 Western Carolina* L, 70-85 8-14, 4-7 16-4 WCU run ends game Communications Director Feb. 3 UNCG* (ASN) L, 56-85 8-15, 4-8 Fewest VMI field goals (16) in a game in three seasons Office (540) 464-7514 Feb. 7 Wofford* L, 60-65 8-16, 4-9 Keydets rally from 20-point deficit before falling late Email TBA Feb. 12 Furman* W, 93-59 9-16, 5-9 Keydets tie school record with 24 three-pointers (Brown 9) Feb. 15 at The Citadel* (ASN) W, 84-69 10-16, 6-9 Keydets rally from 11 down in 2nd half VMIKeydets.com Feb. 21 at Western Carolina* (ESPN3) W, 113-111 (2 OT) 11-16, 7-9 Eleby sets new record for single-game scoring against DI The official website of VMI athletics, Feb. 26 Chattanooga* L, 82-86 (2 OT) 11-17, 7-10 Anglade career-high 26 in 2OT loss VMIKeydets.com, includes pregame Feb. 28 Samford* 1 p.m. notes, game and season statistics, Mar. 6-9 postgame notes and quotes and Southern Conference Tournament Presented by General Shale relevant news releases to the VMI TOURNAMENT POSITIONING ON THE Basketball program. The website is LINE - Positioning for next week’s SoCon Tournament ANGLADE AT THE LINE? - Phillip Anglade is not updated daily. is on the line in today’s game. With a win, the Keydets known for his foul shooting, but he performed very well clinch at least the #6 seed and a first-round bye.