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 Game 18: Charleston Southern (5-111, 0-22 Big South) Nov. 10 at Ohio State ! L, 69-107 at VMI (6-111, 0-22 Big South) Nov. 11 vs. Princeton ! L, 68-73 Nov. 12 vs. South Dakota State ! W, 104-89 Jan. 13; Cameron Hall; 1 p.m. Nov. 15 Virginia Intermont W, 156-95 Nov. 20 Southern Virginia W, 144-127 Series Versus CSU: Charleston Southern Leads 5-33 Nov. 22 at James Madison L, 87-89 Keydets on the Air: outscored VMI 78-30 in the paint while committing Nov. 25 at Howard L, 111-116 Today’s game will be broadcast on Lexington’s just 19 turnovers against VMI’s pressure defense. HPU Nov. 28 at Army L, 72-79 WREL 1450 AM, as well as on Roanoke’s WRIS shot 63% from the floor on 46 of 73 shooting and 1410 AM. Fans around the world can tune in to held a 45-37 edge on the boards. Dec. 1 vs. Cornell % L, 94-99 hear the broadcast on www.vmikeydets.com, as The Panthers' 115 points scored and 46 field Dec. 2 vs. Jacksonville St. L, 85-87 Wade Branner calls the play-by-play live from court- goals both tied Big South conference game records side. Airtime is 12:45 p.m. while the combined 219 points is a new BSC confer- Dec. 6 Lees-McRae W, 135-75 The game will also be streamed with live video ence game record along with the 45 three-point Dec. 9 Mercer L, 103-105 beginning at 12:55 p.m. on “The Edge” presented by attempts by VMI. Aeropostale. The cost is 3.95 and viewers can sign The Keydets opened up a four-game homestand Dec. 11 South Carolina State W, 99-87 up at www.bigsouthsports.com. without the services three players including two Dec. 20 at Richmond W, 93-84 starters. Senior forward Matt Murrer missed his sec- Keydets vs. Charleston Southern: ond straight game with a pulled hamstring, and sen- Dec. 30 at Penn State (ESPN360) L, 111-129 ior guard Fred Robinson missed the game with a This will be the 11th meeting between the sprained ankle sustained in VMI’s game against Jan. 6 at Winthrop* L, 76-108 schools that first met in 1979-80 when the school Winthrop last Saturday night. Freshman guard Carl was known as Baptist College. VMI won the first five Jan. 10 High Point* L, 104-115 Josey was added to the casualty list when he went meetings in the series but the Bucs have claimed the down with sprained ankle in Tuesday practice. Jan. 13 Charleston Southern* 1 p.m. last five matchups including series sweeps the last two Reaching double-figure scoring for HPU behind seasons. CSU prevailed, 76-73 last year in Lexington Jan. 15 Coastal Carolina* 7 p.m. Reid were junior forward Jerald Minnis (27 points, and won the rematch in Charleston, 58-49. Jan. 18 Bridgewater 7 p.m. 10 rebounds), senior guard Landon Quick (22 points, 10 rebounds), and sophomore forward Troy Bowen Jan. 22 at UNC Asheville* 7 p.m. Last Time Out: (10 points). In their home conference opener, the Keydets VMI’s sophomore twin brother combination of Jan. 25 Radford* 7 p.m. were led by a 41-point, 15-rebound outing from Chavis and Travis Holmes combined for 36 points Jan. 27 at Liberty* (TV-FTN) 8:30 p.m. Reggie Williams, but it wasn’t enough as the hosts fell with Chavis netting 25 points and Travis adding 19 to High Point 115-104 on Wednesday evening. points. Jan. 31 Winthrop* 7 p.m. The Panthers were led by Arizona Reid, who Feb. 3 at Coastal Carolina* 2 p.m. posted 32 points and 13 rebounds, as the visitors Feb. 5 at Charleston Southern* 7 p.m. Probable Starters Feb. 10 UNC Asheville* (TV-SS,CSN) Noon Pos. # Player Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes G 1 Adam Lonon Fr. 1.8 2.1 4.5 Leads team in assists with 77; Two 10-plus assist games Feb. 14 at Radford* 7 p.m. F 2 Willie Bell So. 7.4 5.5 *1.6 Career-high 15 pts., 8 reb. vs. Lees-McRae (12/6) Feb. 21 Liberty* 7 p.m. G 5 Fred Robinson Sr. 11.6 2.9 *2.0 Career-high 24 pts. vs. SDSU (11/12); 2nd on team in 3’s Made F 22 Matt Murrer Sr. 16.5 5.1 ^1.5 933 career points, has hit 21 straight FT’s Feb. 24 at High Point* 7 p.m. F 55 Reggie Williams Jr. 27.3 8.6 3.7 3rd in nation in scoring; Seven 30+ pt. games this season Feb. 27 at Big South First Round TBD Off The Bench Mar. 1 at Big South Semifinals TBD Pos. # Player Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes G 3 Chavis Holmes So. 20.4 3.4 *2.6 Averaged 24.3 pts. over past 3 gms.; 27 pts. vs. Penn St. (12/30) Mar. 3 at Big South Finals TBD G 23 Travis Holmes So. 13.8 2.1 *3.1 Leads Big South in steals; 19 points, 6 rebs. vs. High Point (1/10) G 24 Jack Castleberry Sr. 2.1 2.4 1.5 6 pts., 5 reb., 4 stl. vs. Lees-McRae (12/6) G 25 Dusty Pflugner So. 2.0 0.9 2.4 9 pts., 7 ast. vs. Va. Intermont (11/15); 8 ast. vs. LMC (12/6) !- SportsTime Ohio BCA Classic G 32 Carl Josey Fr. 2.2 2.1 0.4 Career-high 10 pts. in first career start at Army (11/28) %- William & Mary Tournament G 34 Nick Matson So. 2.5 0.5 0.0 Joined team over Holiday Break; 3 pts. vs. Winthrop (1/6) F 44 J.T. Piribek Fr. 0.3 0.0 0.3 Scored first two career points vs. Virginia Intermont (11/15) *- Big South Opponent *- Steals Per Game; ^- Blocks Per Game Head Coach Duggar Baucom: aging 14.4 three’s, far ahead of the Division I record Team Almanac Head coach Duggar Baucom is currently in his of 11.86 set by Troy in 2006. Longest Winning Streak . .3 second season at the helm of the VMI Basketball pro- The Keydets may also make a run at the most 3- pointers made in a season, set in 2001 by Duke, when Longest Losing Streak . .5 gram. A 1995 graduate of Charlotte, Baucom returns to the sidelines following a tumultuous first season in they drained 407 in 39 games. At their current rate, Most Points Scored . .156, vs. Virginia Intermont Lexington. He was sidelined for seven conference the Keydets are on pace for 432 three’s, and must Fewest Points Scored . .68, vs. Princeton games last January due to a surgical procedure, but average at least 12.6 per outing to break the record. Most Points Allowed . .129, at Penn State is back at 100% for this year’s campaign. He will look to get back to the winning ways he enjoyed as Matson Makes Debut: Fewest Points Allowed . .73, vs. Princeton head coach at Tusculum, when he accrued a 37-19 Redshirt freshman forward Nick Matson made Average Points Scored . .100.6 record in two seasons with the Pioneers, including the his college debut and played five minutes and hit a program’s first NCAA Tournament berth. three-pointer in Saturday night’s game at Winthrop. Average Points Allowed . .97.9 However, Baucom was no stranger to the Matson was added to the roster Dec. 27 to off-set per- Keydets when he took over the head coaching job in sonnel losses over the holiday break. Matson is a 6-4, The Keydets April 2005. He served two tours of duty in the 190 ponder out of Roseville, California (Oakmont Record When.... Southern Conference when the Institute was also a High School) and served as a team manager last year, member, as he coached at Davidson in 1995-96, as but was not enrolled in school during the recent fall Leading at the Half . .5-2 well as at Western Carolina from 2000-03. He also semester. He began classes again this week when they Trailing at the Half . .1-8 served apprenticeships at Northwestern State, Mars resumed on Jan. 11. Tied at the Half . .0-1 Hill College and North Mecklenburg High School. At the Institute, Baucom is 13-31. Leading with 5:00 Left . .6-2 Keydets Rewrite Three-Ball Records: With 37 three-point shots hoisted last Saturday Trailing with 5:00 Left . .0-8 Records Fall in Conference Home Opener night at Winthrop, the Keydets broke the Big South Tied with 5:00 Left . .0-1 Wednesday’s game with High Point produced record of 702 attempted in a season set by Winthrop Playing Overtime . .0-0 several changes in the Big South Conference record in 1999-2000. book for conference games. VMI’s 45 3-point attempts Playing Games Decided by 5 pts. or less . .0-6 was the most ever taken in a BSC conference game, Williams Tabbed BSC Player of the Week: Playing Games Decided by 10 pts. or less . .1-7 and the Keydets swished 12 treys to move within Junior forward Reggie Williams (Prince George, Playing Games Decided by 20 pts.