2015-16 VMI BASKETBALL t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t Keydets Face League-Leading Chattanooga Thursday VMI (7-17, 2-11 SoCon) VMI Returning to Action After a Week Off at Chattanooga (23-4, 12-2) t VMI basketball is back in action Thursday evening, as the Keydets travel to Chattanooga, Tenn. to face the Thursday, Feb. 18 league-leading Mocs of Chattanooga. The game tips off at 7 p.m., and fans can watch the game free of charge on the McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tenn. - 7 p.m. SoCon Digital Network. In addition, an audio broadcast is available via VMIKeydets.com and 96.7 3WZ in the RADIO- 96.7 3WZ Lexington Lexington area, while live stats will also be available. and VMIKeydets.com INTERNET- Live audio and Last Time Out - vs. UNCG (2/11/16): stats at VMIKeydets.com t The VMI Keydets put five players in double figures and led virtually wire to wire en route an 86-72 win over the TV/VIDEO - Streaming free of UNCG Spartans in SoCon basketball action Thursday night, Feb. 11 at Cameron Hall in Lexington. For the second charge on the SoCon Digital time this season, VMI put five players in double figures. QJ Peterson led the Keydets on this night with 19 points Network and nine rebounds, while Tim Marshall chipped in 16 markers and Austin Vereen added a career-best 12. Tale Of The Tape VMI UTC Last Meeting with Chattanooga (2/26/2015): 66.8 Points Per Game 77.0 t Julian Eleby narrowly missed a triple double and Phillip Anglade had a career-high 26 points, but the 73.8 Points Allowed 66.9 Chattanooga Mocs used a Duke Ethridge three-pointer to take a five-point lead in the second overtime and held on 40.5% Field Goal % 46.7% for a thrilling 86-82 victory over the VMI Keydets in SoCon basketball action Thursday night, Feb. 26 in Lexington, 44.8% FG % Allowed 43.0% Va. There were eight ties and 14 lead changes in the double overtime game that neither team led by more than eight. 8.8 3-Pt. FG Per Game 7.9 71.8% Free Throw % 73.4% A VMI win against Chattanooga would: 10.8 Assists Per Game 15.1 t Be VMI’s first victory over the Mocs since Feb. 3, 2001, and end a five-game skid against UTC. 13.5 Turnovers Per Game 12.6 t Would give VMI a two-game winning streak for the second time this season. 6.0 Steals Per Game 8.0 Probable Starters +=Blocks Per Game Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes F 15 Trey Chapman Jr. 6-6 205 8.3 4.9 1.0 0.6+ 11 points, six rebounds at The Citadel (1/30) G 22 QJ Peterson Jr. 6-0 190 17.4 6.1 2.5 1.3 Led Keydets with 19 points in win over UNCG (2/11) G 23 Tim Marshall Sr. 6-3 185 7.0 2.1 1.1 0.6 14 points, six rebounds in loss at Mercer (1/28) F 32 Phillip Anglade Sr. 6-5 210 7.8 5.4 1.5+ 0.6 Two blocks shy of sole possession of third place in school history G 35 Julian Eleby Jr. 6-3 190 14.5 4.8 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 2.9 1.6 0.6 0.5 Career-high 12 points in win over UNCG (2/11) G 3 Adrian Rich Fr. 6-2 170 2.9 1.2 1.6 0.7 Scored a career-high 10 points at Furman (1/2) F 5 Fred Iruafemi So. 6-6 205 1.7 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 0.4 0.4 -- -- Made his collegiate debut, scored two points vs. Central Penn (12/2) F 21 Armani Branch So. 6-6 205 1.9 1.5 0.1 0.2 Had five points, five boards in win over Tusculum (11/17) F 40 Jordan Weethee R-Sr. 6-6 210 4.0 1.7 0.5 0.1+ 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 (7-17, 2-11 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* 7 p.m. 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 DOWN UNCG - The VMI Keydets put 30. Both times, the Keydets won the second game relevant news releases to the VMI five players in double figures and led virtually wire to wire following the layoff. Basketball program. The website is en route an 86-72 win over the UNCG Spartans in SoCon basketball action Thursday night , Feb. 11 at GAMES PLAYED RECORD WATCH - Jordan updated daily. Cameron Hall in Lexington. Weethee and Phillip Anglade played in their 121st and The Keydets (7-17, 2-11 SoCon) dominated the 120th games as Keydets, respectively, in Feb. 11’s win SoCon Digital Network first half and led by 17 at the break after a half-court over UNCG.