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Virginia Military Institute Basketball 2006-007 Game Notes Sports Information Director: Wade Branner | Phone: 540-464-7514 | Email: [email protected] | Fax: 540-464-7583 | Website: www.VMIKeydets.com 2006-007 Schedule Games 1-33: VMI at SportsTime Ohio BCA Classic Nov. 10 at Ohio State ! 8 p.m. Nov. 10-112; Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio Nov. 11 vs. Princeton or Loyola (Chicago) ! TBD Nov. 12 vs. TBD ! TBD Friday, Nov. 10- VMI at Ohio State, 8 p.m. Nov. 15 Virginia Intermont 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11- Loyola or Princeton vs. VMI, 2 or 8 p.m. Nov. 20 Southern Virginia 7 p.m. Nov. 22 at James Madison 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12- TBD vs. VMI, TBD Nov. 25 at Howard 7 p.m. Keydets on the Air: Charlotte, Baucom returns to the sidelines fol- Nov. 28 at Army 7 p.m. All three games that the Keydets play this lowing a tumultuous first season in Lexington. He was sidelined for seven conference games Dec. 1 vs. Cornell % 6 p.m. weekend at the SportsTime Ohio BCA Classic will be broadcast on Lexington’s WREL 1450 last January due to a surgical procedure, but is Dec. 2 vs. Jacksonville St. or W&M % TBD AM, while Friday and Sunday’s contests can back at 100% coming into this year’s cam- Dec. 6 Lees-McRae 7 p.m. also be heard on Roanoke’s WRIS 1450 AM. paign. He will look to get back to the winning Fans around the world can tune in to hear the ways he enjoyed as head coach at Tusculum, Dec. 9 Mercer 1 p.m. broadcast on www.vmikeydets.com, as Dave when he accrued a 37-19 record in two sea- Dec. 11 South Carolina State 7 p.m. Peach calls the play-by-play and Christian sons with the Pioneers, including the program’s first NCAA Tournament berth. Dec. 20 at Richmond 7 p.m. Hoffman provides color commentary. In addition, Friday night’s contest against However, Baucom was no stranger to the Dec. 30 at Penn State 4 p.m. Ohio State will be televised by SportsTime Keydets when he took over the head coaching Jan. 6 at Winthrop* 7 p.m. Ohio, a regional sports station available in job in April, 2005. He served two tours of Northwest Ohio. The game will also be avail- duty in the Southern Conference when the Jan. 10 High Point* 7 p.m. able as part of the ESPN Full Court Plan, a Institute was also a member, as he coached at Jan. 13 Charleston Southern* 1 p.m. pay-per-view service available through DirecTV, Davidson in 1995-96, as well as at Western DISH Network or local cable operators. Carolina from 2000-03. He also served Jan. 15 Coastal Carolina* 7 p.m. apprenticeships at Northwestern State, Mars Jan. 18 Bridgewater 7 p.m. Head Coach Duggar Baucom: Hill College and North Mecklenburg High Jan. 22 at UNC Asheville* 7 p.m. Entering his second season at the helm of School. the VMI Basketball program is head coach Jan. 25 Radford* 7 p.m. Duggar Baucom. A 1995 graduate of Jan. 27 at Liberty* (TV-FTN) 8:30 p.m. Jan. 31 Winthrop* 7 p.m. Probable Starters Feb. 3 at Coastal Carolina* 2 p.m. Pos. # Player Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes Feb. 5 at Charleston Southern* 7 p.m. G 1 Adam Lonon Fr. --- --- --- 17.3 PPG, 4.0 SPG & 3.8 APG, All-State last season G 5 Fred Robinson Sr. 2.9 1.0 0.5 26 pts., 6 3PTs vs. Washington & Lee on Monday Feb. 10 UNC Asheville* (TV-SS,CSN) Noon G 24 Jack Castleberry Sr. 1.4 1.8 0.5 6 steals vs. Washington & Lee on Monday F 22 Matt Murrer Sr. 12.7 7.9 1.2 Raised PPG by 8.8 last season, RPG by 5.2; Feb. 14 at Radford* 7 p.m. F 55 Reggie Williams Jr. 19.0 7.0 2.5 2nd Team All-Big South; Needs 67 pts. for 1,000 Feb. 21 Liberty* 7 p.m. Off The Bench Feb. 24 at High Point* 7 p.m. Pos. # Player Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes Feb. 27 at Big South First Round TBD G 3 Chavis Holmes So. 8.8 2.4 2.9 Led team in assists last yr.; 21 pts., 6 stl vs. W&L (Mon.) C 4 Lucas Jones Fr. --- --- --- 12 pts., 6 reb., 2 blk. vs. Emory & Henry on Friday Mar. 1 at Big South Semifinals TBD G 12 Sean Christiansen Jr. 2.5 1.1 2.5 Third on team with 60 assists last season Mar. 3 at Big South Finals TBD G 21 Levar Joseph R-Sr. *9.4 *1.8 *0.8 Missed parts of last two seasons due to knee injury G 23 Travis Holmes So. 9.9 3.4 2.1 Big South All-Freshman; 20 pts., 7 ast., 5 stl vs. E&H (Fri.) G 25 Dusty Pflugner So. 2.1 0.8 0.4 7 assists vs. Emory & Henry on Friday !- SportsTime Ohio BCA Classic G 32 Carl Josey Fr. --- --- --- 20 PPG, 14 RPG, 4.7 APG, All-State last season C 42 Justin Jarman Jr. 3.7 2.7 0.2 11 starts last yr.; Career-high 16 pts. vs. Radford 1/26/06 %- William & Mary Tournament F 44 J.T. Piribek Fr. --- --- --- Recruited walk-on, Averaged 10 pts., 6 reb. last year *- Big South Opponent *- 2004-05 Statistics Keydets vs. the Big Ten: Let ‘Er Fly: Noting the In the 95 years that VMI has fielded a bas- In the Keydets two exhibition games this ketball team, the Keydets have taken on only season, the team hasn’t been afraid to shoot the BCA Classic one current member of the Big Ten, playing three. In last Friday’s contest against Emory & Keydets Vs. BCA Penn State three times. The Nittany Lions hold Henry, the Keydets took 41 three-pointers, while Opponents a 2-1 advantage in the series, as VMI took the in Monday night’s outing, the team hoisted up vs. Alabama A&M . .Never Met second meeting 71-68 on Dec., 14, 1997 in 49 attempts from distance. This compares to a State College. The teams will renew acquain- season-high of 30 attempts last season, when vs. IUPUI . .Never Met tances for the first time since the 1998-99 sea- the Keydets fell to Maryland at the Comcast vs. Kent State . .1-1 son when the Keydets take on the Nittany Lions Center by a score of 99-68. 12/29/66 . .VMI 66, Kent State 63 (OT)# on Dec. 30. 12/8/90 . .Kent State 65, VMI 61@ Here’s to You, Mr. Robinson: vs. Loyola (Chicago) . .Never Met Keydets vs. the Conferences: Maybe no player enjoyed the team’s up- vs. Ohio State . .Never Met Here is how the VMI basketball team has tempo style in the exhibition contests more so vs. Princeton . .0-1 fared against the current members of each con- than senior guard Fred Robinson. After posting 3/9/64 . .Princeton 86, VMI 60* ference represented in the 2006 SportsTime 11 points and four steals in Friday’s win over vs. South Dakota St. .Never Met Ohio BCA Classic: Emory & Henry, Robinson took full advantage Big Ten (Ohio State) . .1-2 of his opportunities against Washington & Lee #- Jonesboro, Ark. Penn State . .1-2 on Monday, hitting 6-of-10 attempts from @- Ithaca, N.Y. Horizon League (Loyola) . .2-2 beyond the arc and 9-of-14 overall to post a *-NCAA East Regional, Philadelphia Cleveland St. .2-1 game-high 26 points in only 20 minutes of Wisconsin-Green Bay . .0-1 action. In his previous three seasons at the Keydets In Season- Ivy League (Princeton) . .3-2 Institute, Robinson has averaged 4.0 points in Opening Tournaments Brown . .1-0 82 contests, making 10 starts. Columbia . .0-1 Big 5 Tournament . .Hampton, Va. Cornell . .1-0 Don’t Call it a Comeback: 1970 . .0-2 Harvard . .1-0 Back for a fifth season in the Red and 12/1 . .Virginia 81, VMI 52 Princeton . .0-1 Yellow is senior Levar Joseph. A sharpshooter 12/3 . .Richmond 75, VMI 57 Mid-American (Kent State) . .1-5 that could greatly enhance the team’s cause UVA Tipoff Classic . .Charlottesville, Va. Kent State . .1-1 from downtown if healthy, Joseph has been 1976 . .1-1 Ohio . .0-1 unable to play a full season since his freshman 11/26 . .VMI 85, James Madison 77 Toledo . .0-2 year, when he played in 29 contests. Western Michigan . .0-1 11/27 . .Virginia 55, VMI 50 A knee injury has sidelined him over the Mid-Continent (IUPUI) . .2-0 1977 . .1-1 past two seasons, as he looks to regain the Oral Roberts . .2-0 marksmanship he has flashed throughout his 11/25 . .VMI 64, Roanoke 50 SWAC (Alabama A&M) . .0-0 career. In the Keydets’ 72-68 win over Virginia 11/26 . .Virginia 90, VMI 70 Tech in 2004, Joseph hit a game-high 19 BP Top of the World Classic Mr. 1,000: points, while his career-high came in 2003, as . .Fairbanks, Alaska Junior forward Reggie Williams enters his he hit 11-of-14 attempts for 27 points against 2003 . .0-3 third season on post needing only 67 points to Eastern Mennonite. 11/20 . .Washington State 66, VMI 46 become the 30th member of the VMI 1,000- 11/22 .