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2022–23 VMI Keydets basketball team

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2022–23 VMI Keydets basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–25 (2–16 SoCon)
Head coach
Associate head coachDave Davis
Assistant coaches
  • Keith Chesley
  • Austin Kenon
Home arenaCameron Hall
Seasons
2022–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Furman 15 3   .833 28 8   .778
Samford 15 3   .833 21 11   .656
UNC Greensboro 14 4   .778 20 12   .625
Western Carolina 10 8   .556 18 16   .529
East Tennessee State 8 10   .444 12 20   .375
Wofford 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Chattanooga 7 11   .389 18 17   .514
Mercer 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
The Citadel 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
VMI 2 16   .111 7 25   .219
2023 SoCon tournament winner

The 2022–23 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets, led by first-year head coach Andrew Wilson, played their home games in Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia, as members of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

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The Keydets finished the 2021–22 season 16–16, 9–9 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1] In the SoCon tournament, they were defeated by Wofford in the quarterfinals.[2] They were invited to the CBI,[3] where they would lose in the first round to UNC Wilmington.[4] On March 30, it was announced that head coach Dan Earl was leaving the program to take the head coaching position at Chattanooga.[5] On April 12, the school announced that James Madison assistant Andrew Wilson would be the team's next head coach.[6]

Roster

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2022–23 VMI Keydets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Louis Tang 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Kaohsiung, Taiwan
G 1 Brennan Watkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 162 lb (73 kg) So Kearney, Missouri
G 2 Taeshaud Jackson II 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Denver, Colorado
G 3 Asher Woods 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Newnan, Georgia
G 4 Rickey Bradley Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 10 Tony Felder Jr. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Boston, Massachusetts
G 11 Devin Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ridgeland, South Carolina
F 14 Sam Wolfe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 15 Cooper Sisco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Frisco, Texas
G 20 Jake Johnston 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Bristol, Virginia
G 24 Tanner Mans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Wichita, Kansas
G 30 Sean Conway 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Fairfield, Connecticut
C 35 KC Etienne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Newburgh, New York
C 42 DJ Nussbaum 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
C 44 Tyler Houser 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
G Josh Tuell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Marion, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond L 48–69  0–1
Robins Center (6,049)
Richmond, VA
November 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn State New Kensington W 100–58  1–1
Cameron Hall (375)
Lexington, VA
November 13, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Davidson L 71–75  1–2
John M. Belk Arena (2,991)
Davidson, NC
November 18, 2022*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Longwood
JK54 Classic
L 58–90  1–3
Willett Hall (1,232)
Farmville, VA
November 19, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. SIU Edwardsville
JK54 Classic
L 67–93  1–4
Willett Hall (132)
Farmville, VA
November 20, 2022*
3:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
JK54 Classic
L 89–93  1–5
Willett Hall (132)
Farmville, VA
November 26, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Regent W 108–58  2–5
Cameron Hall (287)
Lexington, VA
November 29, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Presbyterian L 57–72  2–6
Templeton Physical Education Center (380)
Clinton, SC
December 3, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Navy W 80–72  3–6
Cameron Hall (1,250)
Lexington, VA
December 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Carlow W 106–67  4–6
Cameron Hall (522)
Lexington, VA
December 10, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Radford W 77–74  5–6
Cameron Hall (2,746)
Lexington, VA
December 13, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at American L 61–69  5–7
Bender Arena (758)
Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham L 77–80 OT 5–8
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
SoCon regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman L 62–85  5–9
(0–1)
Timmons Arena (2,067)
Greenville, SC
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
East Tennessee State L 50–64  5–10
(0–2)
Cameron Hall (750)
Lexington, VA
January 4, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Samford L 78–87  5–11
(0–3)
Pete Hanna Center (2,017)
Homewood, AL
January 7, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Chattanooga L 78–85  5–12
(0–4)
McKenzie Arena (3,556)
Chattanooga, TN
January 11, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Greensboro L 57–72  5–13
(0–5)
Cameron Hall (550)
Lexington, VA
January 14, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wofford L 67–86  5–14
(0–6)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,470)
Spartanburg, SC
January 19, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Mercer L 61–69  5–15
(0–7)
Cameron Hall (550)
Lexington, VA
January 21, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
The Citadel L 52–60  5–16
(0–8)
Cameron Hall (3,625)
Lexington, VA
January 25, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Greensboro L 50–62  5–17
(0–9)
Greensboro Coliseum (1,373)
Greensboro, NC
January 28, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Carolina L 65–71  5–18
(0–10)
Cameron Hall (3,265)
Lexington, VA
February 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at The Citadel W 75–69  6–18
(1–10)
McAlister Field House (1,682)
Charleston, SC
February 4, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer L 54–80  6–19
(1–11)
Hawkins Arena (3,107)
Macon, GA
February 8, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Furman L 63–94  6–20
(1–12)
Cameron Hall (450)
Lexington, VA
February 10, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State L 65–69  6–21
(1–13)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,063)
Johnson City, TN
February 15, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Chattanooga L 58–78  6–22
(1–14)
Cameron Hall (790)
Lexington, VA
February 18, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Samford L 61–96  6–23
(1–15)
Cameron Hall (3,229)
Lexington, VA
February 22, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wofford W 87–83 OT 7–23
(2–15)
Cameron Hall (550)
Lexington, VA
February 25, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Carolina L 66–85  7–24
(2–16)
Ramsey Center (3,586)
Cullowhee, NC
SoCon Tournament
March 3, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
(10) vs. (7) Chattanooga
First round
L 72–92  7–25
Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,765)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "VMI Falls to Wofford in SoCon Tournament Quarterfinals". Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "College basketball roundup: VMI accepts CBI tourney bid". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Okauru scores 27, UNC Wilmington beats VMI 93-78 in CBI". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Hoops coach Dan Earl making intraconference move from VMI to Chattanooga". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Wilson Named VMI Head Basketball Coach". Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "2022-23 VMI Keydets Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2023.