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 15: VMI (6-88) at Penn State (8-44) Nov. 10 at Ohio State ! L, 69-107 Dec. 30; Bryce Jordan Center; 4 p.m. Nov. 11 vs. Princeton ! L, 68-73 Nov. 12 vs. South Dakota State ! W, 104-89 Series Versus Penn State: Penn State Leads 2-11 Nov. 15 Virginia Intermont W, 156-95 November 16, 1998. Penn State is one of only Nov. 20 Southern Virginia W, 144-127 Keydets on the Air: Today’s game will be broadcast on two Big 10 opponents VMI has played in school Nov. 22 at James Madison L, 87-89 Lexington’s WREL 1450 AM, as well as on history. Ohio State, which the Keydets opened Nov. 25 at Howard L, 111-116 Roanoke’s WRIS 1410 AM. Fans around the against this year, is the other Big 10 foe. world can tune in to hear the broadcast on Nov. 28 at Army L, 72-79 www.vmikeydets.com, as Wade Branner calls the Last Time Out: Dec. 1 vs. Cornell % L, 94-99 play-by-play and Christian Hoffman provides the In their last outing, the Keydets used a strong color commentary live from courtside. Airtime is second-half performance and their best free-throw Dec. 2 vs. Jacksonville St. L, 85-87 3:45 p.m. shooting night of the season to score a 93-84 victory Dec. 6 Lees-McRae W, 135-75 Also, VMI’s game against Penn State will be over Richmond on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at the Robins Center. Dec. 9 Mercer L, 103-105 carried on ESPN360, as Michael Reghi will call The road win came nearly a year to the day the play-by-play and the color analyst will be since the team’s last triumph in an opponent’s arena, Dec. 11 South Carolina State W, 99-87 Frank Gardinia. since defeating Towson on Dec. 21, 2005. Dec. 20 at Richmond W, 93-84 Prince George native Reggie Williams, currently Keydets vs. Penn State: Dec. 30 at Penn State (ESPN360) 4 p.m. the nation's third-leading scorer, did not disappoint in This will be only the fourth meeting between his homecoming game, as he led all scorers with 28 Jan. 6 at Winthrop* 7 p.m. the two schools that met for three times in the 90’s. points on 10-of-15 shooting, including 3-of-4 from Jan. 10 High Point* 7 p.m. VMI and Penn State met in ‘95-‘96 and ‘97-‘98, beyond the arc. Meanwhile, Travis (19 pts.) and then finished the last of a three-year series con- Chavis (18 pts., 7 reb.) Holmes combined for 30 of Jan. 13 Charleston Southern* 1 p.m. tract in ‘98-‘99. The Nittany Lions claimed two of the team's 53 second-half points, after combining for Jan. 15 Coastal Carolina* 7 p.m. the three games, taking both contests played in only seven in the game's first period. Senior Matt State College while the Keydets prevailed in Murrer, also playing in front of a home crowd, Jan. 18 Bridgewater 7 p.m. Lexington. PSU defeated VMI, 99-73, at Rec Hall chipped in with 16 points and five rebounds. Jan. 22 at UNC Asheville* 7 p.m. on November 30, 1995, but two years later, the But it was the Keydets' prowess from the free- throw line that paid huge dividends, as the team not Keydets bagged their only win over a Big 10 Jan. 25 Radford* 7 p.m. only hit a season-best 23-of-26 (88.5%) from the opponent in school history when they knocked off charity stripe, but also made seven of eight in the Jan. 27 at Liberty* (TV-FTN) 8:30 p.m. the Nittany Lions, 71-68, at Cameron Hall on final 1:43 to seal the victory. Jan. 31 Winthrop* 7 p.m. December 14, 1997. VMI fell a year later on their first visit to Bryce Jordan Center, 90-66, on Feb. 3 at Coastal Carolina* 2 p.m. 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. 1.9 1.8 4.6 Leads team in assists with 64; Two 10-plus assist games Feb. 14 at Radford* 7 p.m. F 2 Willie Bell So. 7.4 6.0 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 2.8 *2.3 Career-high 24 pts. vs. SDSU (11/12); 2nd on team in 3’s Made F 22 Matt Murrer Sr. 16.6 5.4 ^1.5 919 career points, has hit 21 straight FT’s Feb. 24 at High Point* 7 p.m. F 55 Reggie Williams Jr. 26.6 8.4 4.0 3rd in nation in scoring; Six 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. 19.5 3.5 *2.8 Scored at least 14 pts. in 10 straight; 27 pts. vs. Cornell (12/1) Mar. 3 at Big South Finals TBD C 4 Lucas Jones Fr. 2.6 1.9 ^0.8 Career-high 6 pts., 6 reb. vs. Lees-McRae (12/6) G 23 Travis Holmes So. 13.4 4.4 *3.0 2nd in nation in steals; 19 points, 8 rebs. vs. Richmond (11/20) G 24 Jack Castleberry Sr. 2.4 2.6 1.4 6 pts., 5 reb., 4 stl. vs. Lees-McRae (12/6) !- SportsTime Ohio BCA Classic G 25 Dusty Pflugner So. 1.7 1.1 2.5 9 pts., 7 ast. vs. Va. Intermont (11/15); 8 ast. vs. LMC (12/6) %- William & Mary Tournament G 32 Carl Josey Fr. 2.5 1.8 0.5 Career-high 10 pts. in first career start at Army (11/28) F 44 J.T. Piribek Fr. 0.4 0.0 0.4 Scored first two career points vs. Virginia Intermont (11/15) *- Big South Opponent *- Steals Per Game; ^- Blocks Per Game Head Coach Duggar Baucom: Rocking the Boat: Team Almanac Head coach Duggar Baucom is currently in his VMI's high-flying tempo which has the Keydets Longest Winning Streak . .3 second season at the helm of the VMI Basketball pro- averaging a nation's best 101.4 points per game is Longest Losing Streak . .5 gram. A 1995 graduate of Charlotte, Baucom returns largely due to the amount of turnovers forced and to the sidelines following a tumultuous first season in steals generated per contest. Through 14 games, VMI Most Points Scored . .156, vs. Virginia Intermont Lexington. He was sidelined for seven conference is forcing 29.6 turnovers per game and averaging Fewest Points Scored . .68, vs. Princeton games last January due to a surgical procedure, but 16.0 steals per game. VMI has forced more turnovers Most Points Allowed . .127, vs. Southern Virginia is back at 100% for this year’s campaign. He will than its opponent in all but one game this year, and look to get back to the winning ways he enjoyed as has piled up more steals than the opposition in all but Fewest Points Allowed . .73, vs. Princeton head coach at Tusculum, when he accrued a 37-19 two games this year. Average Points Scored . .101.4 record in two seasons with the Pioneers, including the program’s first NCAA Tournament berth. Average Points Allowed . .93.7 Close, But No Cigar: However, Baucom was no stranger to the Despite a 6-8 mark, the Keydets have been in Keydets when he took over the head coaching job in The Keydets just about every contest this season. VMI went winless April 2005. He served two tours of duty in the on a five game road swing in late November-early Record When.... Southern Conference when the Institute was also a December, but you can’t say the Keydets didn’t com- member, as he coached at Davidson in 1995-96, as Leading at the Half . .5-2 pete. VMI dropped the five games by a margin of 4.2 well as at Western Carolina from 2000-03. He also points. Included in the string were two-point losses to Trailing at the Half . .1-5 served apprenticeships at Northwestern State, Mars James Madison (89-87) and Jacksonville State (87- Tied at the Half . .0-1 Hill College and North Mecklenburg High School. At 85). In games decided by five points or less this sea- the Institute, Baucom is 13-28. Leading with 5:00 Left . .6-2 son, VMI is 0-6 after falling 105-103 to Mercer at home. Trailing with 5:00 Left . .0-5 Back to Work: Tied with 5:00 Left . .0-1 After extended breaks for exams and the holi- Mr. 1,000: Playing Overtime . .0-0 days, VMI rolls back into action Saturday afternoon With his school-record 45-point outing against against Penn State. It will be only the second game Playing Games Decided by 5 pts. or less . .0-6 Virginia Intermont November 15, junior forward VMI has played in 19 days and the first in 10 days Reggie Williams became the 30th member of the VMI Playing Games Decided by 10 pts.