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2009-10 VMI BASKETBALL KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES VMI Wraps Up Non-Conference Play Against Southern Virginia Tuesday Keydets Are 21-2 in Home Non-Conference Games Over the Past Three-Plus Seasons VMI Last Time Out: VMI junior guard Austin Kenon converted six straight free throws in the final 14.1 seconds of regulation to hold off High Point in a 94-91 Keydet win before a sellout crowd at the Millis Center Saturday night. VMI won its first road game of 2009-10 and handed High Point its first home loss of the season. Kenon finished the night a perfect eight-for-eight from the stripe and scored 20 points. Southern Virginia (12-44) The Keydets were led in scoring by freshman forward Stan Okoye, who produced his fourth straight 20-point, 10- vs. VMI (6-112) rebound effort with career-highs of 24 points and 14 rebounds. Okoye tallied 20 of his points in the first half. Tuesday, Jan. 26; 7 p.m. VMI also got a double-double effort from sophomore guard/forward Ron Burks who scored 19 points and collect- ed 12 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the year. Sophomore guard Keith Gabriel and senior guard Adam Cameron Hall Lonon scored 14 and 10 points, respectively. Lexington, Va. RADIO- WREL-AAM 1450 Lexington Stan Okoye earned his second straight Freshman of the Week accolade from the Big South Conference on Monday. The rookie from Raleigh, N.C. has averaged 22.0 points, 11.8 rebounds and 3.5 blocks while shooting over 59% from INTERNET- Live Audio and Stats the floor over the past four games. In those four contests, Okoye has had at least 20 points and 10 rebounds each time online at www.VMIKeydets.com. out, as he now leads the team with five double-doubles on the year. LIVE VIDEO- Broadcast on the Big With five three-pointers against Seton Hall on Dec. 12, Austin Kenon topped the 200 career made three-pointers South Network at threshold to become eligible for Big South and NCAA career rankings. Kenon currently ranks among the top 20 all- www.BigSouthSports.com time in NCAA Division I history with 3.37 3’s made per game, while also ranking fourth on the Big South’s all-time list. In addition, Kenon passed Ramon Williams ‘90 for second on VMI’s all-time three-pointers list, currently with 221. Tale Of The Tape VMI SVU Kenon became the 34th member of VMI’s 1,000-point club by scoring 18 points against Gardner-Webb on Jan. 16. 90.2 Points Per Game 86.9 He currently has 1,035 points in his 66 career games, averaging 15.7 points per outing. 99.1 Points Allowed 70.7 In 2009-10, VMI is shooting to become the first school in NCAA Division I history to lead the nation in scoring for 41.4% Field Goal % 47.4% four straight years. Last season, VMI joined Furman (1953-55) and Loyola Marymount (1988-90) as the only teams to 52.0% FG % Allowed 43.2% lead the country in scoring for three years in a row. This year, the Keydets lead the nation with 90.2 points per game. 33.3% 3-Point FG % 38.9% A VMI win against Southern Virginia would: 11.8 3-Pt. FG Per Game 7.5 Mark the first time this season VMI won back-to-back games. 68.0% Free Throw % 71.3% Give the Keydets a 22-2 mark in home non-conference games since VMI adopted its fast-paced style prior to the 15.0 Assists Per Game 17.9 2006-07 season. 16.9 Turnovers Per Game 15.0 Improve the Keydets to 6-4 at Cameron Hall this season. 0.9 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.2 11.3 Steals Per Game 11.5 Make the Keydets 9-0 all-time against the Knights. 5.3 Blocks Per Game 1.9 KEYDETS AT A GLANCE Probable Starters Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 1 Adam Lonon Sr. 5-11 175 4.2 2.0 3.3 1.7 Had 10 pts., 4 reb., 4 ast. and 3 stl. vs. Liberty (1/2) G 10 Austin Kenon Jr. 5-11 180 17.6 3.2 3.8 1.7 Surpassed 1,000 points vs. GWU (1/16); Season-high 31 pts., 5 3’s vs. Coastal G 21 Keith Gabriel So. 6-3 180 17.3 3.7 1.4 1.8 24 pts., 4 stls. and 6 3’s at George Mason (12/22); Led VMI in scoring 7 times F 30 Nick Gore Fr. 6-6 205 5.9 2.4 0.9 0.9 Career-best 20 pts., 8 reb. and 3 stls. vs. WVWC (11/18) C 50 Stephen Sargent R-So. 7-0 245 2.7 3.4 0.1 1.6* Season-best 8 pts., 7 reb. in 18 mins. vs. SHU; Career-high 8 reb. vs. UNCA Off The Bench Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes F 11 Stan Okoye Fr. 6-5 195 12.1 5.9 0.4 1.6* Four Consecutive 20-point, 10-rebound games vs. UNCA, GWU, RU and HPU G 14 Joe Carr Fr. 6-3 195 2.4 1.7 1.1 0.7 8 pts., 8 ast., 3 stl., 3 reb. in 15 mins. vs. Randolph (1/11) G 15 Ron Burks So. 6-4 215 12.2 6.2 2.8 2.2 Career-high 19 pts. at VT (12/9); Double-Double at HPU (19 pts., 12 reb., 4 stl.) G 20 Carl Josey Sr. 6-5 195 0.4 1.9 0.1 0.4 Season-best 6 reb. at PC (1/9); Made only shot in five mins. vs. Army (11/13) F 22 Hunter Houston Jr. 6-6 195 3.9 2.0 0.6 0.3 Season-high 15 pts. on 6-of-11 FG shooting at Radford (1/21) F 31 Michael Sparks So. 6-4 195 12.7 3.5 0.8 1.0 Career-high 25 pts., 7 3’s vs. Lynchburg (11/30) C 32 Wayne Whiting So. 6-7 240 1.7 1.6 0.0 0.6* Will not play Spring Semester; 5 pts., 5 reb. and 3 blk. at Virginia Tech (12/9) *- Blocks Per Game Media Schedule/Results (6-112 Overall, 2-77 Big South) Information Date Opponent (Television) Time/Result Record Key Stats Nov. 13 Army W, 93-86 1-0 VMI 38 pts. off 34 Army TO’s; VMI 95% FT in first 33 mins. X VMI Basketball Contacts Nov. 16 at Richmond L, 59-103 1-1 UR 63% FG%; Pts. in Paint: UR 60, VMI 14 Wade Branner, Associate A.D./Athletic Nov. 18 West Virginia Wesleyan W, 111-92 2-1 VMI 37-2 advantage in Pts. off TO’s; VMI 40 more FG Atts. Communications (Basketball Contact) Nov. 24 at UNC Wilmington L, 95-115 2-2 UNCW 64% FG%; Pts. in Paint: UNCW 70, VMI 46 Office (540) 464-7515 Nov. 30 Lynchburg W, 108-93 3-2 VMI season-high 18 3’s; Lynchburg +9 FG Attempts Dec. 3 Coastal Carolina* (MASN) L, 97-111 3-3, 0-1 CCU 82-32 lead in Pts. in Paint; VMI season-low 6 stls. Cell (540) 319-1271 Dec. 5 Charleston Southern* W, 103-91 4-3, 1-1 VMI 16-31 (52%) 3-Pt.; Gabriel & Sparks combined 11-17 3’s Fax (540) 464-7583 Dec. 9 at Virginia Tech L, 73-98 4-4 VT 59-36 rebounds; VMI season-low 8 3’s, 5 stls. Email [email protected] Dec. 12 at Seton Hall L, 107-134 4-5 SHU 20-35 (57%) 3’s; J. Jackson 12-15 3’s, game-high 40 pts. Web www.VMIKeydets.com Dec. 22 at George Mason L, 86-89 4-6 11 ties and 12 lead changes; VMI 25 Pts. off 20 GMU TO’s Press Row Phone(s) (540) 463-7834 Jan. 2 Liberty* L, 102-110 4-7, 1-2 LU 65% FG, 64% 3-Pt. in 2nd Half; LU 50-22 rebounds (540) 463-6725 Jan. 7 at Winthrop* L, 63-96 4-8, 1-3 WU 11 blocks, 13 steals; VMI 21 TO’s, 9 3’s Jan. 9 at Presbyterian* L, 75-89 (OT) 4-9, 1-4 VMI 21% 3-PT, 22 TO; PC 83% FG & 100% (9-9) FT in OT Christian Hoffman, Assistant A.D./ Jan. 11 Randolph W, 99-88 5-9 VMI 51% FG, 25 asts., 34 pts. off TO’s; RC 24 TO’s Jan. 14 UNC Asheville* L, 84-97 5-10, 1-5 UNCA 33-10 run to close 1st half; VMI 14.3%(5-35) 3’s Media Relations (Secondary Contact) Jan. 16 Gardner-Webb* L, 84-92 5-11, 1-6 VMI 2-27 (7%) 3’s over 31-minute span; GWU 49% FG% Office (540) 464-7514 Jan. 21 at Radford* L, 91-109 5-12, 1-7 RU 57.7%FG%, 28 Asst., 10 Blocks, 64 Pts. in Paint Cell (540) 460-6920 Jan. 23 at High Point* W, 94-91 6-12, 2-7 VMI 15-2 run to open 2nd half; VMI 48-47 rebounds Email [email protected] Jan. 26 Southern Virginia 7 p.m. Jan. 28 at Liberty* (FTN) 7 p.m. Brad Salois, Assistant Media Relations Feb.