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2020-21 VMI BASKETBALL Game 7: VMI vs. Campbellsville-Harrodsburg - Tuesday, Dec. 15 - 7 pm - Cameron Hall - Lexington, Va. Keydets Close Out December Homestand against Campbellsville-Harrodsburg LEXINGTON, Va. - The VMI basketball team will put its perfect 4-0 home record to the test Tuesday night when it faces Campbellsville-Harrodsburg at Cameron Hall. The game will close out a three-game home stand by the Keydets that began December 8. Tuesday night’s game will be the first ever meeting between the Keydets and the Pioneers. VMI will be VMI (4-2, 0-0) looking to extend its winning streak to three games after holding off a second-half rally by Hampton and prevailing 79-64 vs. Sunday afternoon in Lexington. Campbellsville-Harrodsburg (1-2, 0-0) Last Time Out: VMI 79, Hampton 64 Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 A balanced scoring attack featuring five players in double figures Sunday lifted the VMI basketball team to a 79-64 7:00 p.m. non-conference victory over visiting Hampton University. Senior Myles Lewis recorded his third-straight double-double for Lexington, Va. TV/Streaming: ESPN+ VMI with 16 points and 11 rebounds to go with three steals. It was his fourth-straight double-digit rebounding performance. Junior Jake Stephens joined Lewis with a double-double of 11 points and a career-best 12 rebounds and added four assists, four blocked shots and two steals. Stephens now has two career double doubles and the four blocks ties a career- high. Kamdyn Curfman nailed five three-pointers for a team-high 17 points, and Greg Parham had 15 points, four rebounds and four assists. Davion Warren scored a game-high 20 points for Hampton (1-2) with seven boards. VMI outrebounded the Pirates 45-33 and held a 46% (30-65) to 38% (24-63) shooting advantage from the field. The Keydets led 44-35 at intermission and opened a 17-point advantage (57-40) early in the second half. Hampton chipped away at the deficit and trailed just 66-61 with 5:38 on the game clock. A 9-0 VMI run, fueled by four points from guard Trey Bonham, put the game Broadcasting out of reach. Radio - WWZW 96.7 FM; 3wzfm.com; Tune-In App Last Time against Campbellsville University-Harrodsburg: First Meeting Internet - Live stats at VMIKeydets.com A win over Campbellsville-Harrodsburg would: ---Move VMI to 5-0 at home for the first time since the 2013-14 season. ---Give the Keydets a 5-2 start for the first time since 2018-19 Probable Starters____________________________________________________________________ Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 5 Greg Parham Sr. 6-4 176 15.3 3.5 22 5 Leads VMI in scoring (15.3), back-to-back 20+ points games vs. Penn State, Longwood G 10 Kamdyn Curfman So. 6-1 186 13.0 2.0 9 6 Five 3’s in 2 games this year ; Second on the team in scoring (13.0) G 30 Sean Conway So. 6-5 215 8.5 4.8 7 5 Career high 19 points vs. Longwood 12/1 G 15 Myles Lewis Sr. 6-5 186 11.7 9.2 11 8 Has posted three straight double-doubles…9.2 rebounds – 5th in SoCon C 34 Jake Stephens Jr. 6-10 266 8.5 6.2 17 9 Averaging 11.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 40% 3-point % last four games Off the Bench________________________________________________________________________ Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 24 Tanner Mans Fr. 6-6 187 2.8 2.0 7 0 Has played in all 6 games; season-high 8 pts., 6 rebs. vs. Greensboro 12/8 G 2 Trey Bonham Fr. 6-0 170 7.5 1.8 5 7 Double figures scoring last three games; season-high 12 points vs. Hampton 12/13 G 12 Ta’Vonne Bond Sr. 6-0 177 3.4 0.4 5 2 Career-high 15 points vs. St. Andrews 11/25; Did not play in 2019-20 due to injury; F 21 Connor Arnold Jr. 6-7 206 2.5 1.3 6 1 Hit 8 of 12 three-points shots in 2019-20 G 11 Devin Butler Fr. 6-2 195 2.0 0.7 0 1 Season-high four points vs. Greensboro 12/8 F 42 DJ Nussbaum Fr. 6-9 230 2.0 1.5 4 0 Season-high six points, 2 rebounds vs. Greensboro College 12/8 F 1 Tragen Fahl Sr. 6-8 195 0.5 1.3 0 0 Two points, three rebounds, one block vs. Greensboro College 12/ G 0 Louis Tang So. 6-4 195 7.7 6.7 2 2 Second on team in rebounding (6.7); 8 pts, 10 rebounds in opener 11/25 F 14 Sam Wolfe So. 6-8 214 0.0 1.0 0 0 Appeared in one game in 2019-20; season limited by injury F 32 Caleb Moss Fr. 6-7 200 0.0 0.0 0 0 Joined team in fall, 2020; prepped at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy Media Information Schedule/Results (4-2, 0-0 SoCon) VMI Basketball Date Opponent Time/Result Record Key Stats Contacts Nov. 25 St. Andrews (ESPN+) W, 90-63 1-0, 0-0 Bond career-high 15 pts. Nov. 28 at Penn State (BTN Plus) L, 86-65 1-1, 0-0 Trailed 37-35 at the half Wade Branner, Associate A.D./ Athletic Communications (Basketball Dec. 1 Longwood (ESPN+) W, 84-71 2-1. 0-0 Conway career-high 19 pts. Contact) Dec. 3 at Virginia Tech (ACC Network) L, 64-57 2-2, 0-0 Lewis 2nd career dbl.-dbl. Office (540) 464-7515 Dec. 8 Greensboro (Keydet Classic)(ESPN+) W, 100-65 3-2, 0-0 Season-high 55% FG Cell (540) 319-1271 Dec. 10 Mercer* (ESPN+) Postponed --- --- Fax (540) 464-7583 Dec. 13 Hampton (Keydet Classic)(ESPN+) W, 79-64 4-2, 0-0 Five in double figures scoring Email [email protected] Dec. 15 Campbellsville-Harrodsburg (ESPN+) 7 p.m. Web www.VMIKeydets.com Dec. 18 at Gardner-Webb 12 p.m. Press Row Phone (540) 463-6725 Dec. 30 at Samford* (ESPN+) 8 p.m. Jan. 2 Chattanooga* (ESPN+) 1 p.m. Daniel Whitehead, Associate Jan. 6 at ETSU* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. Athletic Communications Director Jan. 9 at Furman* (ESPN+) TBA (Secondary Basketball Contact) Jan. 13 Wofford* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. Office (540) 464-7514 Jan. 16 The Citadel* (ESPN+) 1 p.m. Cell (540) 460-9112 Jan. 20 Furman* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. Email [email protected] Jan. 23 at Mercer* (ESPN+) TBA Jan. 27 Western Carolina* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. Mike Carpenter, Assistant Jan. 30 at UNCG* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. Athletic Communications Director Feb. 3 at Wofford* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. Office (540) 464-7515 (ESPN+) Email [email protected] Feb. 10 at Western Carolina* TBA Feb. 13 Samford* (ESPN+) 1 p.m. VMIKeydets.com Feb. 17 UNCG* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. The official website of VMI athletics, Feb. 20 at The Citadel* (ESPN+) TBA VMIKeydets.com, includes pregame Feb. 24 ETSU* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. notes, game and season statistics, Feb. 27 at Chattanooga* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. postgame notes and quotes and March 5-13 relevant news releases to the Ingles Southern Conference Tournament presented by General Shale - Asheville, N.C. VMI Basketball program. The website is updated daily. SERIES HISTORY SoCon Digital Network Fans can view live video related VMI vs. Campbellsville University-Harrodsburg First meeting between the schools. to the Keydets, as well as many Southern Conference contests, online via the SoCon Digital NOTING THE KEYDETS Network at www.socondigitalnet- LEWIS CONTINUES DOUBLE STREAK Make it three straight double-doubles for senior guard Myles Lewis after 14 points and 11 re- work.com. The network is free of bounds Sunday against Hampton that followed 17 points and 10 rebounds against Greensboro College Dec. 8. Lewis started the string with 13 points and 12 rebounds in the Dec. 3 game at 16th charge. ranked Virginia Tech. He is averaging 11.0 rebounds a game over his last four contests and leads the Keydets on the boards averaging 9.2 per game which ranks fifth in the SoCon. Twitter STEPHENS STRONG AGAINST PIRATES Junior center Jake Stephens posted his second career double-double with 11 points and a When available, in-game updates career-best 12 rebounds while also trying his career-high in blocks with four rejections against will be posted on the @ Hampton December 13. He logged a team best +21 against the Pirates in 35 minutes of action Sunday. VMIAthletics Twitter feed. This page CURFMAN ON TARGET will also contain links to articles on Sophomore guard Kamdyn Curfman drained a career-high tying five 3-point shots for the second time this season and fifth for his career against Hampton Sunday in a 17-point effort. He also VMIKeydets.com, as well as other tallied 17 points at Penn State November 28 and hit five shots from beyond the arc.Through six tidbits not accessible elsewhere. games, Curfman is hitting 52.8% in 3-point shooting. BONHAM BREAKS OUT Freshman guard Trey Bonham has upped his point production over the last three games and has averaged 11.0 points over that span. Against Hampton December 13, Bonham scored a sea- son-high 12 points – all in the second half- to help VMI to the win over the Pirates. TOPS FROM THE STRIPE VMI converted nine of 10 free throw attempts in the December 13 win over Hampton which moved its team FT percentage to 79.8% through six games – best in the SoCon.