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2012-13 VMI BASKETBALL KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Keydets to Face Old Dominion Wednesday in Norfolk VMI and ODU to Do Battle for 25th Time on the Hardwood VMI basketball will return to action Wednesday, traveling to Norfolk, Va. to face the Old Dominion Monarchs. Game time is set for 7 p.m. An audio broadcast of the game will be available locally on 96.7 3WZ, as well as www.wrel.com and www.vmikeydets.com. A video stream (for a small fee) and live stats of the contest can be accessed through ODUSports.com, with direct links available at VMIKeydets.com. VMI vs. Old Dominion The Keydets (1-3) fell to Virginia Tech in their last matchup, dropping a 95-80 decision in Blacksburg. D.J. Wednesday, Nov. 21 - 7 p.m. ET Covington had a career-high 23 points, but all five Hokie starters scored in double figures as VMI dropped to 1-3 on the young season. Constant Center Norfolk, Va. This will be the 25th meeting between these schools on the court, with ODU holding a 20-4 edge in a series that RADIO- 96.7 3WZ Lexington dates back to December of 1967. It is the first time the teams have played in back to back seasons since the 1999- INTERNET- Live Audio and Stats 2000 and 2000-2001 campaigns, when the Monarchs won two games decided by nine and eight points respec- tively. online at www.wrel.com and www.VMIKeydets.com. VMI basketball announced three early signees this week. Joining the VMI basketball program for the 2013-14 VIDEO - Streaming via season are QJ Peterson (G, 6-1, Hedgesville, WVa./Hedgesville H.S./Massanutten Military Prep), Trey Chapman (F, 6-7, Greensboro, NC, Wesleyan Christian Academy), and Craig Hinton, Jr. (F, 6-7, Kernersville, NC, East ODUSports.com Forsyth H.S.). For more information on the trio, see pages two and three of these notes. Tale Of The Tape With six points on Wednesday night, VMI forward Stan Okoye would pass John Krovic ‘78 for 12th on the all- VMI ODU time VMI scoring list. 86.5 Points Per Game 60.5 Last Meeting with Old Dominion (12/22/2011): 85.0 Points Allowed 63.2 The Old Dominion Monarchs pulled away late, overcoming a career-high tying 34 points from VMI's Keith Gabriel to eake out an 81-73 win Thursday night, Dec. 22, 2011 in Norfolk, Va. 44.0% Field Goal % 39.0% VMI, coming off a 10-day layoff for exams, fell to 5-7 on the year heading into the holiday break. Old 48.4% FG % Allowed 41.6% Dominion snapped a three-game skid to pull its season overall mark to 6-6. 11.0 3-Pt. FG Per Game 2.5 A VMI win against Old Dominion would: 66.7% Free Throw % 68.0% Be VMI’s first win over Old Dominion since Jan. 25, 1978. 18.8 Assists Per Game 10.5 Move the Keydets to 2-3 on the season. 15.5 Turnovers Per Game 14.8 9.5 Steals Per Game 5.8 Probable Starters *=Blocks Per Game Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 1 Rodney Glasgow Jr. 5-10 170 12.0 3.3 5.5 1.5 One assist shy of a double-double against Central Penn (17 pts., nine assists) G 3 Brian Brown So. 5-11 185 11.0 1.8 1.8 0.8 Career-high 22 points, seven three-pointers at Citadel (11/10) F 11 Stan Okoye Sr. 6-6 215 18.5 7.5 2.3 0.8 Career-high 31 points against Army (11/11) C 24 D.J. Covington Jr. 6-9 235 15.0 6.3 2.5* 0.8 Career-high 23 points at Virginia Tech (11/15) F 30 Nick Gore Sr. 6-6 215 10.3 6.5 2.3 1.8 Posted first double-double since 2010 on 11/13 against Central Penn Off The Bench Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 4 Christian Burton So. 5-10 170 3.0 -- 1.0 -- Scored three points against Central Penn (11/13) G 5 Drew Absher Jr. 5-10 170 -- -- -- -- Played four minutes against Central Penn for first action of the season G 12 Gavin Stephenson Fr. 6-3 185 5.5 2.8 1.5 2.0 Seven steals against Central Penn (11/13), most by a Keydet since 2009 G 14 Joe Carr Sr. 6-3 190 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 Scored four points against Central Penn, first points since 2010-11 F 23 Dorian Albritton Fr. 6-4 210 5.5 1.5 0.5 -- Scored six points at Virginia Tech (11/15) F 32 Phillip Anglade Fr. 6-5 210 3.5 4.0 1.0* -- Six points, 11 rebounds vs. Army (11/11) C 34 Jarid Watson So. 6-7 215 0.7 1.3 1.0* 0.3 Averaging 7.5 minutes per game so far this season G 35 Tim Marshall Fr. 6-3 185 5.8 1.3 1.3 0.8 Seven points against Army at All-Military Classic (11/11) Media Schedule/Results (1-33) Information Date Opponent (Television) Time/Result Record Key Stats Nov. 3 Frostburg State (Exhibition) W, 115-60 X VMI Basketball Contacts Nov. 10 at The Citadel L, 76-84 0-1 Brown career-high 22 points and seven three-pointers Wade Branner, Associate A.D./Athletic Nov. 11 vs. Army L, 74-80 0-2 Okoye career-high 31 points in setback Communications (Basketball Contact) Nov. 13 Central Penn College W, 116-81 1-2 VMIputs six players in double figures, Covington and Brown 20 pts. Office (540) 464-7515 Nov. 15 at Virginia Tech - ESPN3 L, 80-95 1-3 Covington career-high 23 points in loss Cell (540) 319-1271 Nov. 21 at Old Dominion 7 p.m. Nov. 24 Elon 5 p.m. Fax (540) 464-7583 Nov. 28 at West Virginia - Root Sports 7 p.m. Email [email protected] Dec. 1 Morgan State 1 p.m. Web www.VMIKeydets.com Dec. 3 Virginia - Lynchburg 7 p.m. Press Row Phone (540) 463-6725 Dec. 8 at Wright State 7 p.m. Dec. 22 at George Washington 3 p.m. Brad Salois, Associate Athletic Jan. 2 Shenandoah 7 p.m. Communications Director (Secondary) Jan. 5 at Presbyterian College* 7 p.m. Office (540) 464-7015 Jan. 9 Liberty* - Flames Sports 7 p.m. Cell (940) 642-9865 Jan. 12 Winthrop* 1 p.m. Email [email protected] Jan. 16 Campbell* 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at Coastal Carolina* - ESPNU 11 a.m. Jan. 23 at High Point* 7 p.m. John Stark, Assistant Athletic Jan. 26 Gardner-Webb* 1 p.m. Communications Director Jan. 30 at Radford* 7 p.m. Office (540) 464-7514 Feb. 6 at Longwood* 7 p.m. Cell (570) 809-1946 Feb. 8 UNC Asheville* - ESPNU 7 p.m. Email [email protected] Feb. 13 Radford* 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at Campbell* - MASN 2 p.m. X VMIKeydets.com Feb. 19 High Point* 7 p.m. The official website of VMI athletics, Feb. 21 at Charleston Southern* 7:30 p.m. VMIKeydets.com, includes pregame Feb. 23 at ESPN BracketBuster TBA notes, game and season statistics, Feb. 26 at Liberty* - Flames Sports 7 p.m. postgame notes and quotes and rele- Mar. 2 Longwood* 1 p.m. March 5-10 - Big South Championship - Conway, S.C. vant news releases to the VMI Basketball program. The website is updated daily. The Earliest Monarch: Baucom Moving Up: As stated on page 1, this is the 25th meeting VMI head coach Duggar Baucom not only won his X Big South Network between VMI and Old Dominion in a series that dates 100th game at the Institute last season and closed on for- Fans can view live video of all the back to December of 1967. This matchup will be the ear- mer coach Bart Bellairs for the school record (116), but Keydets’ home games and all Big South liest VMI/ODU game in the rivalry’s history, surpassing a he moved up the Big South charts as well. Baucom has Conference contests, including tourna- Nov. 24, 1998 game in Norfolk. logged 105 wins as a part of the Big South, the ninth- ment action, online via The Big South most all-time. He is three from tying Randy Peele, former Network at www.BigSouthSports.com. Okoye Looking for Dual Top-10’s, Could head coach at UNC Greensboro and Winthrop, for Season passes are available for the bas- Move Up Wednesday: eighth on that list. ketball season, while fans can watch a Stan Okoye currently sits in a unique spot on the single game for a cost of $4.95. VMI record charts, ranking high on the VMI career charts Keydets Announce Three Early Signees: in both points (13th) and rebounds (8th). Okoye is just On Nov. 20, VMI head basketball coach Duggar six points shy of passing John Krovic ‘78 for 12th on the Baucom announced the signings of three recruits in the X Twitter all-time Keydet scoring list. November early signing period. When available, in-game updates will be Should Okoye get into the top 10 in VMI career Joining the VMI basketball program for the 2013- posted on the @VMISID Twitter feed. scoring, a mark he is 66 points from, he would become 14 season are QJ Peterson (G, 6-1, Hedgesville, This page will also contain links to arti- one of only three players to be in the top 10 in both cate- WVa./Hedgesville H.S./Massanutten Military Prep), Trey cles on VMIKeydets.com, as well as gories, joining Ron Carter ‘78 and Reggie Williams ‘08, Chapman (F, 6-7, Greensboro, NC, Wesleyan Christian other tidbits not accessible elsewhere.