2015-16 VMI BASKETBALL t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t Keydets Travel to Samford Saturday VMI (7-18, 2-12 SoCon) VMI Looking for Season Sweep of Bulldogs at Samford (12-17, 3-12) t VMI basketball continues its road trip Saturday, when the Keydets take on the Samford Bulldogs in Birmingham, Saturday, Feb. 20 Pete Hanna Center Ala. Action will get underway at 3 p.m., and fans can follow along with the action on ESPN3 - with participating Birmingham, Ala. - 3 p.m. provider. In addition, an audio broadcast will be available on VMIKeydets.com and, in the Lexington area, on 96.7 RADIO- 96.7 3WZ Lexington 3WZ. Live stats will also be available. and VMIKeydets.com INTERNET- Live audio and stats at VMIKeydets.com Last Time Out - at Chattanooga (2/18/2016): TV/VIDEO - Streaming free of t QJ Peterson had 24 points and six assists, but the Chattanooga Mocs shot 71% from the field in the first half and charge - with participating went on to knock off the Keydets 85-59 in SoCon basketball action Thursday night, Feb. 28 in Chattanooga, Tenn. provider - via ESPN3 Phillip Anglade added 13 points for the Keydets. Tale Of The Tape VMI SAM Last Meeting with Samford (1/21/2016): 66.5 Points Per Game 74.3 t QJ Peterson and Julian Eleby combined for 63 points, leading the VMI Keydets past the Samford Bulldogs, 83- 74.2 Points Allowed 74.3 40.2% Field Goal % 45.5% 76, in Southern Conference basketball action Thursday night, Jan. 21 in Lexington, Va. Peterson finished with 34 45.3% FG % Allowed 44.7% points, while Eleby added a season-high 29. 8.6 3-Pt. FG Per Game 5.6 71.7% Free Throw % 70.5% A VMI win against Chattanooga would: 10.8 Assists Per Game 13.5 t Be VMI’s first win on this date since 1999, when the Keydets downed Chattanooga. 13.4 Turnovers Per Game 13.4 t Would complete a season sweep of Samford. 6.0 Steals Per Game 7.0 Probable Starters +=Blocks Per Game Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes F 15 Trey Chapman Jr. 6-6 205 7.9 4.8 1.0 0.6+ 11 points, six rebounds at The Citadel (1/30) G 22 QJ Peterson Jr. 6-0 190 17.7 5.9 2.6 1.4 24 points, six assists in loss to Chattanooga (2/18) G 23 Tim Marshall Sr. 6-3 185 6.9 2.1 1.0 0.7 14 points, six rebounds in loss at Mercer (1/28) F 32 Phillip Anglade Sr. 6-5 210 7.9 5.3 1.5+ 0.6 Two blocks shy of sole possession of third place in school history G 35 Julian Eleby Jr. 6-3 190 14.1 4.7 2.5 1.1 Game-high 20 points in loss to WCU (2/6) Off The Bench Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 0 Austin Vereen Fr. 6-4 190 3.0 1.7 0.6 0.4 Career-high 12 points in win over UNCG (2/11) G 3 Adrian Rich Fr. 6-2 170 2.9 1.2 1.5 0.7 Scored a career-high 10 points at Furman (1/2) F 5 Fred Iruafemi So. 6-6 205 1.6 2.0 0.5 0.7+ Blocked career-high four shots in win over Samford (1/21) F 12 D’Andre Mahaffey Fr. 6-6 195 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 Scored his first career points in win over Bridgewater (12/30) F 14 Will Weethee Fr. 6-6 190 0.3 0.3 -- -- Made his collegiate debut, scored two points vs. Central Penn (12/2) F 21 Armani Branch So. 6-6 205 2.1 1.6 0.1 0.2 Five points, three rebounds at Chattanooga (2/18) F 40 Jordan Weethee R-Sr. 6-6 210 4.0 1.8 0.5 0.2 Scored 13 points in just 14 minutes in loss at Wofford (2/8) G 2 Jack McGarry Jr. 6-0 190 -- -- -- -- Walk-on from Sewickley, Pa. G 4 Clayton Gardner Fr. 6-2 190 -- -- -- -- Walk-on from Blue Ridge, Va. F 52 Chase Jones So. 6-4 210 0.7 0.5 -- 0.3 Made his collegiate debut with two points, 1 steal, 1 board vs. Central Penn (12/2) Media Schedule/Results (7-18, 2-12 SoCon) Information Date Opponent (Television) Time/Result Record Key Stats Nov. 14 at Penn State (BTN Plus) L, 50-62 0-1 Keydets held to 36.7% shooting, Eleby leads with 13 points VMI Basketball Nov. 17 Tusculum (SDN) W, 88-76 1-1 68.8% FG shooting in the first half carries Keydets to win Contacts Nov. 21 at Virginia Tech (ESPN3) L, 52-76 1-2 Keydets held to 23 pts in 2nd half, game was tied at the break Nov. 24 Presbyterian (ESPN3) W, 76-61 2-2 28-point swing in the second half sends Keydets to win Wade Branner, Associate Nov. 30 at Campbell L, 65-66 2-3 Keydets fail to hold 18-point second half lead A.D./Athletic Communications Dec. 2 Central Penn (ESPN3) W, 107-72 3-3 VMI shoots 53 percent from the floor in win (Basketball Contact) Dec. 5 at Ohio State (BTN) L, 62-89 3-4 OSU holds 40-14 edge in the paint Office (540) 464-7515 Dec. 7 at #18 Butler (FSN/MASN2) L, 66-93 3-5 Butler breaks game open with 39-19 run to start contest Dec. 12 Navy (ESPN3) L, 62-68 3-6 7-0 run late helps Navy pull away in tied game Cell (540) 319-1271 Dec. 21 at Gardner-Webb W, 76-75 4-6 Keydets survive late GWU rally for first road win Fax (540) 464-7583 Dec. 30 Bridgewater (ESPN3) W, 72-37 5-6 Fifth-fewest points allowed in VMI basketball history Email [email protected] Jan. 2 at Furman* (ESPN3) L, 57-85 5-7, 0-1 Keydets held to three assists in loss Web www.VMIKeydets.com Jan. 5 Wofford* (ESPN3) L, 61-65 5-8, 0-2 Late 12-1 run falls short in Keydet comeback attempt Press Row Phone (540) 463-6725 Jan. 9 at Western Carolina* L, 52-73 5-9, 0-3 Keydets go to 0-3 in conference for first time since 11-12 Jan. 11 at ETSU* L, 51-88 5-10, 0-4 Keydets attempt just two free throws in loss Brad Salois, Associate Athletic Jan. 17 at UNCG* (ESPN3) L, 68-85 5-11, 0-5 29-point first half swing the difference Communications Director Jan. 21 Samford* (ESPN3) W, 83-76 6-11, 1-5 Peterson and Eleby combined for 63 points (Secondary) Jan. 23 Chattanooga* (ESPN3) PPD Game postponed due to Winter Storm Jonas Office (540) 464-7015 Jan. 25 Furman* (ESPN3) L, 56-68 6-12, 1-6 Second-half run comes up short in loss Cell (940) 642-9865 Jan. 28 at Mercer* (ESPN3) L, 58-73 6-13, 1-7 14’s 3’s not enough in road loss Email [email protected] Jan. 30 at The Citadel* (ESPN3) L, 75-78 6-14, 1-8 Last-second possession comes up empty in close loss Feb. 4 ETSU* (ESPN3) L, 60-71 6-15. 1-9 15-2 ETSU run late in first half key moment Feb. 6 Western Carolina* (ESPN3) L, 60-69 6-16. 1-10 Three WCU double-doubles prove the difference Daniel Whitehead, Assistant Athletic Feb. 8 at Wofford* L, 60-92 6-17, 1-11 Keydets cannot overcome WOF’s 17-21 3’s Communications Director Feb. 11 UNCG* (ESPN3) W, 86-72 7-17, 2-11 Keydets put five in double figures in win Office (540) 464-7514 Feb. 18 at Chattanooga* L, 59-85 7-18, 2-12 UTC shoots 71% from the field in the first half Email [email protected] Feb. 20 at Samford* 3 p.m. Feb. 25 Mercer* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. VMIKeydets.com Feb. 27 The Citadel* (ESPN3) - Senior Day 1 p.m. The official website of VMI athletics, Feb. 29 Chattanooga* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. VMIKeydets.com, includes pregame Mar. 4-7 notes, game and season statistics, Southern Conference Tournament Presented by General Shale postgame notes and quotes and KEYDETS FALL AT CHATTANOOGA- The 202 blocks is second all-time, unlikely to be challenged by relevant news releases to the VMI Chattanooga Mocs shot 71% from the floor in the first Anglade. Basketball program. The website is half and never looked back as they posted an 85-59 Southern Conference win over VMI in men’s basketball updated daily. action Thursday night at McKenzie Arena. KEYDETS DOWN UNCG - The VMI Keydets put VMI (7-18, 2-12) was led in scoring by guard Q.J. five players in double figures and led virtually wire to wire SoCon Digital Network Peterson who tallied 24 points for his ninth 20+ point en route an 86-72 win over the UNCG Spartans in Fans can view live video related to game of the season. Forward Phillip Anglade added 13 SoCon basketball action Thursday night , Feb. 11 at the Keydets, as well as many points – hitting double figures scoring for the fifth time Cameron Hall in Lexington. Southern Conference contests, over the last six games. For the second time this season, VMI put five play- ers in double figures.