2011–12 VMI Keydets basketball team

2011–12 Big South men's basketball standings
	† 2012 Big South Tournament winner ; As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll; *Ineligible for conference tournament

2011–12 VMI Keydets men's basketball
2011–12 VMI Keydets men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
2011–12 record	17–16 (8–10 Big South)
Head coach	Duggar Baucom (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Daniel Willis (7th season); Jack Castleberry (4th season); Jason Allison (7th season);
Home arena	Cameron Hall
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 VMI Keydets basketball team represents the Virginia Military Institute in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. In their 104th year of basketball, the Keydets of the Big South Conference are coached by Duggar Baucom currently in his seventh year.

Recruiting[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Quinton Upshur guard/forward	Norfolk, VA	Booker T. Washington	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Quinton Upshur guard/forward	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Brian Brown guard	Kings Mountain, NC	Kings Mountain	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Brian Brown guard	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Christian Burton guard	Virginia Beach, VA	Kellam	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Christian Burton guard	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jarid Watson center	Burtonsville, MD	Springbrook	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Jarid Watson center	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jordan Weethee forward	Greensboro, NC	High Point Christian	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
Jordan Weethee forward	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "College Basketball Recruiting Schools: VMI Keydets 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-11-12. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-11-12.

Roster[]

2011–12 VMI Keydets men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Rodney Glasgow Jr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Olney, MD
G/F	2	Quinton Upsher	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Norfolk, VA
G	3	Brian Brown	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Kings Mountain, NC
G	4	Christian Burton	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Virginia Beach, VA
G	5	Drew Absher	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Mocksville, NC
F	11	Stan Okoye	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Raleigh, NC
G	14	Joe Carr	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Houston, TX
F	15	Ron Burks	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Mitchellville, MD
G	21	Keith Gabriel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Charlotte, NC
C	24	D.J. Covington	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Virginia Beach, VA
F	30	Nick Gore	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Waynesboro, VA
G	31	Michael Sparks	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Lexington, KY
C	32	Wayne Whiting	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Richmond Hill, GA
C	34	Jarid Watson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Burtonsville, MD
F	40	Jordan Weethee	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Greensboro, NC

Head coach

Duggar Baucom

Assistant coach(es)

Daniel Willis
Jack Castleberry
Jason Allison

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 11* 12:00 am, CBSSN	vs. The Citadel All-Military Classic	W 103–100	1–0	Clune Arena (3,679) Colorado Springs, CO
November 12* 10:30 pm	at Air Force All Military Classic	L 65–75	1–1	Clune Arena (2,052) Colorado Springs, CO
November 15* 7:00 pm	Alice Lloyd College	W 101–74	2–1	Cameron Hall (875) Lexington, VA
November 19* 6:00 pm	UMBC	W 84–79	3–1	Cameron Hall (3,113) Lexington, VA
November 23* 7:00 pm, BTN	at No. 3 Ohio State	L 74–107	3–2	Value City Arena (13,660) Columbus, OH
December 1 7:00 pm	at Coastal Carolina	L 78–87	3–3 (0–1)	Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC
December 3 5:30 pm	at Charleston Southern	L 81–114	3–4 (0–2)	CSU Field House (872) Charleston, SC
December 6* 7:00 pm	at No. 10 Pittsburgh	L 70–97	3–5	Petersen Events Center (8,923) Pittsburgh, PA
December 8* 7:00 pm	Central Penn	W 109–86	4–5	Cameron Hall (868) Lexington, VA
December 10* 1:00 pm	Milligan	W 122–73	5–5	Cameron Hall (2,923) Lexington, VA
December 12* 7:00 pm	at Longwood	L 89–110	5–6	Willett Hall (324) Farmville, VA
December 22* 7:00 pm	at Old Dominion	L 73–81	5–7	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,886) Norfolk, VA
December 31 1:00 pm	Presbyterian	W 78–70 ^OT	6–7 (1–2)	Cameron Hall (1,205) Lexington, VA
January 2 7:00 pm	Gardner-Webb	W 76–72	7–7 (2–2)	Cameron Hall (762) Lexington, VA
January 5 7:00 pm	at UNC Asheville	L 85–94	7–8 (2–3)	Kimmel Arena (1,620) Asheville, NC
January 7 4:00 pm	at Winthrop	L 84–91	7–9 (2–4)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,704) Rock Hill, SC
January 10 7:00 pm, Flames TV	Liberty	W 71–57	8–9 (3–4)	Cameron Hall (2,361) Lexington, VA
January 14 8:00 pm, MASN	Radford	W 80–76	9–9 (4–4)	Cameron Hall (3,428) Lexington, VA
January 19 7:00 pm	High Point	W 88–77	10–9 (5–4)	Cameron Hall (1,216) Lexington, VA
January 21 3:30 pm	at Campbell	L 73–80	10–10 (5–5)	John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2,947) Buies Creek, NC
January 26 7:00 pm	at Radford	W 65–60	11–10 (6–5)	Dedmon Center (1,168) Radford, VA
February 2 7:00 pm	UNC Asheville	L 86–89	11–11 (6–6)	Cameron Hall (2,319) Lexington, VA
February 4 1:00 pm	Winthrop	W 86–79	12–11 (7–6)	Cameron Hall (3,665) Lexington, VA
February 9 7:00 pm	at Presbyterian	L 74–94	12–12 (7–7)	Templeton Physical Education Center (827) Clinton, SC
February 11 7:00 pm	at Gardner-Webb	L 61–77	12–13 (7–8)	Paul Porter Arena (1,645) Boiling Springs, NC
February 14 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Liberty	L 69–78	12–14 (7–9)	Vines Center (1,442) Lynchburg, VA
February 18* 1:00 pm	William & Mary 2012 ESPNU BracketBusters	W 73–65	13–14	Cameron Hall (2,041) Lexington, VA
February 23 7:00 pm	Charleston Southern	W 90–81	14–14 (8–9)	Cameron Hall (868) Lexington, VA
February 25 1:00 pm	Coastal Carolina	L 64–81	14–15 (8–10)	Cameron Hall (2,541) Lexington, VA
2012 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
February 27 7:00 pm	Radford First Round	W 55–53	15–15	Cameron Hall (1,243) Lexington, VA
February 29 12:00 pm	vs. Coastal Carolina Quarterfinals	W 85–68	16–15	Kimmel Arena (443) Asheville, NC
March 1 6:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Winthrop Semifinals	W 75–55	17–15	Kimmel Arena (2,452) Asheville, NC
March 3 12:00 pm, ESPN2	at UNC Asheville Championship Game	L 64–80	17–16	Kimmel Arena (3,205) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References[]

[1] 2011–12 Roster

[2] 2011–12 Schedule

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v t VMI Keydets basketball
Venues	Cormack Field House (1930s–1981) Cameron Hall (1981–present)
Culture & lore	All-Military Classic Brother Rat Brother Rat and a Baby
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2011–12 Big South men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Asheville†	16	–	2	.889	24	–	10	.706
Coastal Carolina	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Campbell	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Charleston Southern	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Liberty	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Winthrop	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
VMI	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
High Point	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Presbyterian*	8	–	10	.444	14	–	15	.483
Gardner–Webb	6	–	12	.333	12	–	20	.375
Radford	2	–	16	.111	6	–	26	.188

† 2012 Big South Tournament winner As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament