2015-16 VMI BASKETBALL t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t Keydets Travel to Mercer Thursday Evening VMI (6-12, 1-6 SoCon) VMI Opens Two-Game Road Swing to Close Out January vs. Mercer (14-6, 4-3 SoCon) t VMI basketball hits the road Thursday evening, as the Keydets take on the Mercer Bears in Macon, Ga. Tip time Thursday, January 28 is set for 7 p.m., and the game can be seen free of charge, with participating provider, on ESPN3. In addition, an University Center audio broadcast is available on classic 96.7 3WZ in the Lexington area, with accompanying feed on Macon, Ga. - 7 p.m. RADIO- 96.7 3WZ Lexington VMIKeydets.com, and live stats will be available as well. and VMIKeydets.com INTERNET- Live audio and Last Time Out - vs. Furman (1/25/2016): stats at VMIKeydets.com t A 16-2 run midway through the second half pulled the VMI Keydets within seven points, but the home team got TV/VIDEO - Streaming free of no closer as the Furman Paladins pulled out a 68-56 win in Southern Conference basketball action Monday night, charge - with participating Jan. 25 at Cameron Hall in Lexington, Va. QJ Peterson led the Keydets with 16 points, while Phillip Anglade fell just provider - on ESPN3 two markers shy of a double-double, notching eight points and 10 rebounds. Tale Of The Tape VMI MER Last Meeting with Mercer (3/7/2015): 66.9 Points Per Game 71.5 t The #3-seeded Mercer Bears used a 26-4 first half run to break open the game and went on to an 89-61 win over 73.1 Points Allowed 65.6 the #6-seeded VMI Keydets Saturday night, March 7, 2015 in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Southern Conference 40.7% Field Goal % 44.9% Men's Basketball Championship, presented by General Shale at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, N.C. 44.1% FG % Allowed 38.5% 8.3 3-Pt. FG Per Game 5.9 A VMI win against Mercer would: 72.7% Free Throw % 73.0% t Break VMI’s three-game slide against the Bears. 10.2 Assists Per Game 15.3 t Be VMI’s second road victory of the season. 13.3 Turnovers Per Game 13.7 t Be VMI's first win in Macon since January 2, 2008. 5.9 Steals Per Game 5.0 Probable Starters +=Blocks Per Game Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes F 15 Trey Chapman Jr. 6-6 205 8.2 4.7 0.8 0.6+ 13 points in victory at Gardner-Webb (12/21) G 22 QJ Peterson Jr. 6-0 190 18.3 5.9 2.3 1.2 Season-high 34 points in win over Samford (1/21) G 23 Tim Marshall Sr. 6-3 185 7.0 2.1 1.0 0.8 Career-high eight rebounds in 1/21’s win over Samford F 32 Phillip Anglade Sr. 6-5 210 6.8 5.2 1.3+ 0.5 Eight points, 10 rebounds against Furman (1/25) G 35 Julian Eleby Jr. 6-3 190 14.9 4.8 2.4 1.2 29 points, including 10 of 10 at the line, against Samford (1/21) Off The Bench Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 0 Austin Vereen Fr. 6-4 190 2.6 1.6 0.3 0.4 Equaled career-high with nine points Jan. 9 at Western Carolina G 3 Adrian Rich Fr. 6-2 170 3.2 1.4 1.8 0.6 Scored a career-high 10 points at Furman (1/2) F 5 Fred Iruafemi So. 6-6 205 1.9 2.3 0.5 0.8+ Blocked career-high four shots in win over Samford (1/21) F 12 D’Andre Mahaffey Fr. 6-6 195 0.2 0.4 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 2.3 2.0 0.2 0.2 Had five points, five boards in win over Tusculum (11/17) F 40 Jordan Weethee R-Sr. 6-6 210 3.7 1.6 0.5 0.1+ On pace to break VMI’s all-time games played record 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 (6-12, 1-6 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) 7 p.m. Email [email protected] Jan. 30 at The Citadel 1 p.m. Feb. 4 ETSU* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Feb. 6 Western Carolina* (ESPN3) 1 p.m. Daniel Whitehead, Assistant Athletic Feb. 8 at Wofford* 7 p.m. Communications Director Feb. 11 UNCG* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 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 FALL TO FURMAN - A 16-2 run mid- GAMES PLAYED RECORD WATCH - Jordan relevant news releases to the VMI way through the second half pulled the VMI Keydets Weethee and Phillip Anglade played in their 115th and Basketball program. The website is within seven points, but the home team got no closer as 115th games as Keydets, respectively, in Jan. 25’s loss to the Furman Paladins pulled out a 68-56 win in Southern Furman. The all-time record for games played at VMI is updated daily. Conference basketball action Monday night, Jan. 25 at 124, shared by alumni Keith Gabriel and Michael Sparks. Cameron Hall in Lexington, Va. If Weethee and Anglade were to play in every game the SoCon Digital Network QJ Peterson led the Keydets with 16 points, while rest of the season, they would both break that mark and Fans can view live video related to Phillip Anglade fell just two markers shy of a double-dou- would finish with 126 and 125 career games played. the Keydets, as well as many ble, notching eight points and 10 rebounds. Southern Conference contests, KEYDETS FALL AT UNCG - A late first half scor- online via the SoCon Digital KEYDETS TOP SAMFORD FOR FIRST ing spurt quickly erased a double-digit VMI lead and CONFERENCE WIN - QJ Peterson and Julian Eleby sparked UNCG to an 85-68 victory over VMI in Network at www.socondigitalnet- combined for 63 points, leading the VMI Keydets past Southern Conference basketball action Sunday after- work.com.