2021–22 VMI Keydets basketball team

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2021–22 VMI Keydets basketball
VMI Keydets logo.svg
CBI, First Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2021–22 record16–16 (9–9 SoCon)
Head coach
Associate head coachAnder Galfsky (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Austin Kenon (5th season)
  • Logan Dahms (3rd season)
Home arenaCameron Hall
Seasons
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
2021–22 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
Furman 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
Samford 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
Wofford 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
VMI 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
UNC Greensboro 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531
Mercer 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
East Tennessee State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
The Citadel 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433
Western Carolina 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344
† 2022 SoCon Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021–22 VMI Keydets basketball team represents the Virginia Military Institute in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets, led by seventh-year head coach Dan Earl, play their home games in Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the regular season 16–15, 9–9 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the SoCon Tournament, they lost to Wofford in the quarterfinals. They accepted an invitation to play in the College Basketball Invitational tournament marking their first postseason tournament appearance since 2014.[1] As a No. 8 seed, they lost to No. 9-seeded UNC Wilmington in the first round.

Previous season[]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Keydets finished the 2020–21 season 13–12, 7–7 in SoCon play to finish in sixth place. They upset Furman in overtime in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament,[2] before falling to Mercer in the semifinals.[3]

Roster[]

2021–22 VMI Keydets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Louis Tang 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Kaohsiung, Taiwan
G 1 Brennan Watkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Fr Kearney, MO
G 2 Trey Bonham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Mobile, AL
G 3 Honor Huff 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Brooklyn, NY
G 10 Kamdyn Curfman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr North Bethesda, MD
G 11 Devin Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Ridgeland, SC
C 12 Lewis Rowe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Adelaide, SA
F 14 Sam Wolfe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Charlotte, NC
G 15 Cooper Sisco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Frisco, TX
F 21 Connor Arnold 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Sr Knoxville, TN
G 24 Tanner Mans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Wichita, KS
G 30 Sean Conway 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Fairfield, CT
C 34 Jake Stephens 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 266 lb (121 kg) Sr Bunker Hill, WV
C 35 KC Etienne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Newburgh, NY
C 42 DJ Nussbaum 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 23, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Carlow W 111–55  1–0
 Cameron Hall (1,039)
Lexington, VA
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Presbyterian L 72–73 OT 1–1
 Templeton Physical Education Center (510)
Clinton, SC
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Keystone W 97–35  2–1
 Cameron Hall (347)
Lexington, VA
November 20, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Marist L 74–78 OT 2–2
 McCann Arena (1,183)
Poughkeepsie, NY
November 24, 2021*
4:00 pm 		vs. Presbyterian
University of New Orleans Classic 		L 54–59  2–3
 Lakefront Arena (301)
New Orleans, LA
November 25, 2021*
4:00 pm 		vs. Central Arkansas
University of New Orleans Classic 		W 73–67  3–3
 Lakefront Arena (347)
New Orleans, LA
November 26, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Orleans
University of New Orleans Classic 		L 71–79  3–4
 Lakefront Arena (856)
New Orleans, LA
November 30, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Clarks Summit W 88–40  4–4
 Cameron Hall (657)
Lexington, VA
December 3, 2021*
10:00 pm 		at Portland W 90–82  5–4
 Chiles Center (1,171)
Portland, OR
December 5, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Seattle W 89–82  6–4
 Climate Pledge Arena (1334)
Seattle, WA
December 11, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 64–61  7–4
 Cameron Hall (2,306)
Lexington, VA
December 14, 2021*
7:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Wake Forest L 70–77  7–5
 LJVM Coliseum (3,587)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 22, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hampton Cancelled due to COVID-19 Issues Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
SoCon regular season
December 29, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wofford W 80–73  8–5
(1–0) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (706)
Spartanburg, SC
January 1, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Furman W 76–67  9–5
(2–0) 		Cameron Hall (650)
Lexington, VA
January 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State L 79–80  9–6
(2–1) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,922)
Johnson City, TN
January 8, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro L 56–72  9–7
(2–2) 		Cameron Hall (747)
Lexington, VA
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mercer L 91–97  9–8
(2–3) 		Hawkins Arena (1,341)
Macon, GA
January 15, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at The Citadel W 90–85  10–8
(3–3) 		McAlister Field House (1,256)
Charleston, SC
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Samford W 99–80  11–8
(4–3) 		Cameron Hall (826)
Lexington, VA
January 22, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chattanooga L 74–78  11–9
(4–4) 		Cameron Hall (2,345)
Lexington, VA
January 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Furman L 64–79  11–10
(4–5) 		Timmons Arena (1,464)
Greenville, SC
January 29, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State W 83–79  12–10
(5–5) 		Cameron Hall (2,245)
Lexington, VA
February 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro W 76–65  13–10
(6–5) 		Greensboro Coliseum (1,559)
Greensboro, NC
February 4, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Carolina W 76–69  14–10
(7–5) 		Cameron Hall (2,434)
Lexington, VA
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercer W 85–79  15–10
(8–5) 		Cameron Hall (1,214)
Lexington, VA
February 12, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		The Citadel L 79–83  15–11
(8–6) 		Cameron Hall (3,745)
Lexington, VA
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford L 99–100 OT 15–12
(8–7) 		Pete Hanna Center (1,013)
Homewood, AL
February 19, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga W 80–75  16–12
(9–7) 		McKenzie Arena (3,651)
Chattanooga, TN
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wofford L 72–83  16–13
(9–8) 		Cameron Hall (1,067)
Lexington, VA
February 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina L 73–82  16–14
(9–9) 		Ramsey Center (2,026)
Cullowhee, NC
SoCon Tournament
March 5, 2022
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Wofford
Quarterfinals 		L 66–68  16–15
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
CBI
March 20, 2022
12:00 pm, FloHoops 		(8) vs. (9) UNC Wilmington
First Round 		L 78–93  16–16
 Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ reports, Staff and wire. "College basketball roundup: VMI accepts CBI tourney bid". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  2. ^ "Mercer, VMI earn spots in semifinals". Southern Conference. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Keydets Fall to Mercer in SoCon Semifinals". Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 VMI Keydets Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
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