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2020-21 VMI BASKETBALL TEAM FRONT ROW (L TO R) – Kamdyn Curfman, Louis Tang, Ta’Vonne Bond, Greg Parham, Myles Lewis, Trajen Fahl, Sean Conway, Tray Bonham. BACK ROW (L TO R) – Logan Dahms - Assistant Basketball Coach, Tom Kiely - Director of Basketball Operations, Dan Earl – Head Basketball Coach, Devin Butler, Caleb Moss, DJ Nussbaum, Jake Stephens, Sam Wolfe, Connor Ar- nold, Tanner Mans, Ander Galfsky – Assistant Basketball Coach, Austin Kenon – Assistant Basketball Coach, Andrew Weir – Assistant Director of Basketball Operations. 2020-21 BASKETBALL 2020-21 VMI KEYDETS ROSTER: ROSTER BREAKDOWN: NUMERICAL ROSTER: KEYDETS BY CLASS: No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev School) 0 Louis Tang G 6-4 195 So. Kaohsiung, Taiwan (St. Mary’s Ryken) Seniors - 3 (Bond, Fahl, Lewis, Parham) 1 Tragen Fahl F 6-8 195 Sr. Virginia Beach, Va. (Atlantic Shores Christian) 2 Trey Bonham G 6-0 170 Fr. Mobile, Ala. (UMS-Wright) Juniors - 2 (Arnold, Stephens) 5 Greg Parham G 6-4 170 Sr. Richmond, Va. (Monacan) Sophomores - 4 (Conway, Curfman, 10 Kamdyn Curfman G 6-1 186 So. North Bethesda, Md. (Georgetown Prep) Tang, Wolfe) 11 Devin Butler G 6-2 195 Fr. Ridgeland, S.C. (Ridgeland-Hardeeville) 12 Ta’Vonne Bond G 6-0 177 Sr. Columbia, S.C. (Irmo/Mount Zion Christian Academy) Freshmen - 5 (Bonham, Butler, Mans, 14 Sam Wolfe F 6-8 214 So. Charlotte, N.C. (United Faith) Moss, Nussbaum) 15 Myles Lewis G 6-5 186 Sr. Ashburn, Va. (Middleburg Academy/Victory Rock Prep) 21 Connor Arnold F 6-7 206 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Beckley Prep/Grace Christian) 24 Tanner Mans G 6-6 187 Fr. Wichita, Kan. (Bishop Carroll) KEYDETS BY STATE/COUNTRY: 30 Sean Conway G 6-4 200 So. Fairfield, Conn. (Fairfield Warde/Cushing Academy) Virginia - 4 (Fahl, Lewis, Parham, Moss) 32 Caleb Moss F 6-7 200 Fr. Dillwyn, Va. (Fork Union MIlitary Academy) North Carolina - 2 (Wolfe) 34 Jake Stephens C 6-9 266 Jr. Bunker Hill, W.Va. (Musselman) South Carolina - 2 (Bond, Butler) 42 DJ Nussbaum C 6-9 230 Fr. Houston, Texas (Episcopal) Alabama - 1 (Bonham) Head Coach ................................ Dan Earl (Penn State ‘97), Sixth Season Connecticut - 1 (Conway) Assistant Coach .......................... Austin Kenon (VMI ’11), Fourth Season Kansas - 1 (Mans) Assistant Coach .......................... Ander Galfsky (Birmingham-Southern ‘15), Second Season Maryland - 1 (Curfman) Assistant Coach .......................... Logan Dahms (Texas A&M ’13), Second Season Tennessee - 1 (Arnold) Basketball Operations ............... Tom Kiely (Seton Hall ‘18), Third Season Texas - 1 (Nussbaum) Asst. Basketball Operations ....... Andrew Weir (Erskine ‘20), First Season Taiwan - 1 (Tang) West Virginia - 1 (Stephens) 2020-21 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE: DATE: OPPONENT: LOCATION: TIME: DATE: OPPONENT: LOCATION: TIME: 11/25 vs. St. Andrews Lexington, Va. 7 PM 1/30 at UNCG* Greensboro, N.C. TBA 11/28 at Penn State University Park, PA 1 PM 2/3 at Wofford* Spartanburg, S.C. 7 PM 12/3 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 8 PM 2/10 at Western Carolina* Cullowhee, N.C. TBA 12/7 vs. Regent# Lexington, Va. 7 PM 2/13 vs. Samford* Lexington, Va. 1 PM 12/10 vs. Mercer* Lexington, Va. 7 PM 2/17 vs. UNCG* Lexington, Va. 7 PM 12/13 vs. Hampton Lexington, Va. 1 PM 2/20 at The Citadel* Charleston, S.C. TBA 12/15 vs. Campbellsville-Harrodsburg Lexington, Va. 7 PM 2/24 vs. ETSU* Lexington, Va. 7 PM 12/18 at Gardner-Webb Boiling Springs, N.C. 2 PM 2/27 at Chattanooga* Chattanooga, Ten. 7 PM 12/21 at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. 7 PM 12/30 at Samford* Birmingham, Ala. 8 PM 1/2 vs. Chattanooga* Lexington, Va. 1 PM 1/6 at ETSU* Johnson City, Tenn. TBA 1/9 at Furman* Greenville, S.C. TBA 1/13 vs. Wofford* Lexington, Va. 7 PM 1/16 vs. The Citadel* Lexington, Va. 1 PM 2020-21 SOCON BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 1/20 vs. Furman* Lexington, Va. 7 PM March 5-8, 2020 / Asheville, N.C. / Times TBD 1/23 at Mercer* Macon, Ga. TBA 1/27 vs. Western Carolina* Lexington, Va. 7 PM All home and Southern Conference games are on ESPN Family of Networks or SoCon Digital Network. * - Southern Conference Game / # - indicates Keydet Classic For tickets, log on to www.vmitickets.com or call 540-464-7266. HEAD COACH DAN EARL Now in his sixth season at As a starting point guard under head coach Bruce Parkhill and VMI, Dan Earl continues to then assistant coach Ed DeChellis, Earl battled injuries through- build VMI basketball with out his career but finished six years later with 1,256 points a steady process based (15th all-time at the time), 574 assists (no. 2 all time), 194 career on sound fundamentals three-pointers (7th all-time) and 491 3-point attempts (7th all- and execution. Having time). He totaled two of the top season school marks in assists. spent the early part of his tenure transitioning VMI During his college playing career, Earl helped Penn State to per- basketball to a new style haps the best five-year stretch in school history as the Nittany Li- of play, Earl now has a ros- ons posted a record of 73-46 that including a 48-13 home mark. ter that is familiar with his He served as team captain three times and helped Penn State to system and is seasoned the 1995 NIT and a 1996 NCAA Tournament appearance from a with valuable experience squad that went 21-7 and earned a top 10 national ranking. Earl that has been tested and earned All-Big Ten honors twice and was a two-time Academic tempered in the SoCon All-American. hardwood battles. Earl received a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Dan Earl was named head Penn State in December, 1997 and earned a master’s degree in VMI basketball coach on April 12, 2015. Earl came to VMI from the business logistics at Penn State in 2007. United States Naval Academy where he was Associate Head Coach since the 2011-12 season. His duties included serving as recruiting Following graduation, Earl played professionally in Germany, director, scheduling, scouting of opponents, game preparation Poland, Portugal, and also played stateside in the Continental and player development. Basketball Association and NBA’s Development League with the Roanoke (Va.) Dazzle in 2001-02. Earl participated in two New While at Navy, Earl used his experience as a dynamic recruiter to Jersey Nets NBA pre-seasons in 2001-02 and 2002-03. draw several talented student-athletes to Annapolis that were instrumental in the Midshipmen doubling conference wins in The Earl family has deep roots in basketball as father Denny was each of the first four seasons under head coach Ed DeChellis. Navy a starting forward for Rutgers in the mid 60’s where he played posted eight Patriot League wins in 2014-15 and defeated rival under head coach Bill Foster and alongside the late Jim Valvano. Army three times which included a conference tournament victory Dan’s younger brother, Brian, started for Princeton from 1996- over the Cadets. 99 and helped the Tigers to 95 wins – the most of any player in school history. Brian currently serves as the Head Coach at Earl directed the Navy offensive sets and played a vital role in in- Cornell University. creasing scoring output of key offensive players. On the defensive side, Navy ranked 57th in the country in scoring defense in 2013- Dan and his wife, Sheila, were married in the summer of 2008 14 and had the second lowest turnover total in school history. and have two daughters, Mila and Alyssa. Earl became the 28th head coach in VMI program history that dates back to 1908-09. Earl starred on the basketball court at Penn State where he helped the Nittany Lions to one of the most prolific winning periods in the mid- 90’s before spending six years from 2006-11 on the staff at Penn State as an assistant coach. While coaching at his alma mater, Earl helped the Nittany Lions to a NCAA Tournament berth in 2011 – the program’s first in 10 years – and the 2009 NIT Championship squad that posted wins over national powers Florida, Notre Dame, and Baylor. The 2009 Penn State team won a school record 27 games and the program also attained an NIT berth in 2007. As an assistant coach at Penn State, Earl played a key role in recruiting outstanding talent that fueled the program’s success as he served as lead recruiter on all-Big 10 guard Tim Frazier. Earl also helped develop All-Big 10 selection Talor Battle who became the first player in Big 10 history to eclipse 2,000 points, 500 re- bounds, and 500 assists. 2020-21 VMI Keydets Basketball VMI Keydets (1-1 Overall, 0-0 SoCon) vs. Longwood University (0-1 Overall, 0-0 Big South) Tuesday, December 1 - Lexington, Va. - Cameron Hall - 5 p.m. VMI Keydets 2020-21 Schedule and Results # Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 0 Louis Tang G 6-4 195 So. Kaohsiung, Taiwan 11/25 St. Andrews ........................W 90-63 1 Tragen Fahl F 6-8 195 Sr. Virginia Beach, Va. 11/28 at Penn State .......................L 65-86 2 Trey Bonham G 6-0 170 Fr. Mobile, Ala. 12/1 Longwood ............................. 5 p.m. 5 Greg Parham G 6-4 176 Sr. Richmond, Va. 10 Kamdyn Curfman G 6-0 186 So. North Bethesda, Md. 12/3 at Virginia Tech ...................... 7 p.m. 11 Devin Butler G 6-2 195 Fr. Ridgeland, S.C. 12/7 Regent % ................................ 7 p.m.
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