2008–09 VMI Keydets basketball team

2008–09 VMI Keydets men's basketball

Conference	Big South Conference
2008–09 record	24–8 (13–5 Big South)
Head coach	Duggar Baucom (4th year)
Assistant coach	Daniel Willis (4th year)
Assistant coach	Jack Castleberry (1st year)
Assistant coach	Jason Allison (4th year)
Home arena	Cameron Hall

2008–09 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Radford †	15	–	3	.833	21	–	12	.636
VMI	13	–	5	.722	24	–	8	.750
Liberty	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
UNC Asheville	10	–	8	.556	15	–	16	.484
Winthrop	9	–	9	.500	11	–	19	.367
Gardner-Webb	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
Presbyterian	9	–	9	.500	12	–	17	.414
Coastal Carolina	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
High Point	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Charleston Southern	4	–	14	.222	9	–	20	.310

† 2009 Big South Tournament winner As of March 7, 2009; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were coached by Duggar Baucom in his 4th year at VMI, and played their home games at Cameron Hall. It was VMI's 5th season in the Big South Conference and the Keydets' 101st season of basketball.^[1]

VMI opened the year with an upset over the Kentucky Wildcats in Rupp Arena on November 14, 2008, by a score of 111–103. After losses to Virginia and Jacksonville State to drop their record to 4–2, VMI then went on a ten-game winning streak and won their first six conference games before falling to Liberty 91–80, in what was the first sellout in the 27-year history of Cameron Hall.^[2]

After finishing the regular season with a 22–7 mark, VMI cruised through their first two Big South tournament games, beating Coastal Carolina 96–76 in the quarterfinals and besting Liberty 78–58 in the semifinals. The Keydets ultimately fell to Radford 108–94 in the Big South Championship game, ending their season at 24–8. The 24 wins in a season were the school's second-most all-time, trailing only the 1976–77 team who 26 wins en route to a Sweet 16 appearance.^[3]

Roster

2008–09 VMI Keydets men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	Lonon, AdamAdam Lonon	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Richmond, VA
3.5 !F	2	Bell, WillieWillie Bell	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Newport News, VA
1.5 !G	3	Holmes, ChavisChavis Holmes	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Charlotte, NC
1.5 !G	4	Cantafio, JoeyJoey Cantafio	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	2.0 !So	Richmond, VA
1.5 !G	10	Kenon, AustinAustin Kenon	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Virginia Beach, VA
3.5 !F	11	Brownfield, QuinnQuinn Brownfield	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Kyle, TX
3.5 !F	15	Burks, RonRon Burks	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mitchellville, MD
1.5 !G	20	Josey, CarlCarl Josey	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Surrey, England
3.5 !F	22	Houston, HunterHunter Houston	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Birmingham, AL
1.5 !G	21	Gabriel, KeithKeith Gabriel	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Charlotte, NC
3.5 !F	23	Holmes, TravisTravis Holmes	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Charlotte, NC
1.5 !G	31	Sparks, MichaelMichael Sparks	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lexington, KY
5.0 !C	32	Whiting, WayneWayne Whiting	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Richmond Hill, GA
3.5 !F	35	Blosser, AaronAaron Blosser	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Virginia Beach, VA
5.0 !C	50	Sargent, StephenStephen Sargent	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Fayetteville, GA

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 14* 7:00 pm, FSN	at Kentucky	W 111–103	1–0	Rupp Arena (22,579) Lexington, KY
November 16* 4:00 pm, CSN	at Virginia	L 97–107	1–1	John Paul Jones Arena (9,955) Charlottesville, VA
November 18* 8:00 pm	Maryland Bible	W 118–72	2–1	Cameron Hall (1,211) Lexington, VA
November 20* 7:00 pm	Stevenson	W 133–72	3–1	Cameron Hall (846) Lexington, VA
November 24* 7:00 pm	at Campbell	W 97–92	4–1	Pope Convocation Center (1,531) Buies Creek, NC
November 29* 7:00 pm	at Jacksonville State	L 67–95	4–2	Pete Mathews Coliseum (753) Jacksonville, AL
December 3 9:00 pm, MASN	Winthrop	W 92–74	5–2 (1–0)	Cameron Hall (2,846) Lexington, VA
December 6 4:30 pm	at UNC Asheville	W 114–105	6–2 (2–0)	Justice Center (1,009) Asheville, NC
December 9* 7:00 pm	Campbell	W 88–76	7–2	Cameron Hall (1,076) Lexington, VA
December 13* 1:00 pm	Southern Wesleyan	W 113–94	8–2	Cameron Hall (2,446) Lexington, VA
December 21* 1:00 pm	at Army	W 62–55	9–2	Christl Arena (206) West Point, NY
December 31* 7:00 pm, MASN	Richmond	W 73–70	10–2	Cameron Hall (3,109) Lexington, VA
January 3 7:00 pm	at Gardner–Webb	W 96–92	11–2 (3–0)	Paul Porter Arena (1,500) Boiling Springs, NC
January 5 7:30 pm	at Charleston Southern	W 93–90	12–2 (4–0)	CSU Field House (684) North Charleston, SC
January 10 1:00 pm	Coastal Carolina	W 103–102	13–2 (5–0)	Cameron Hall (2,875) Lexington, VA
January 12 7:00 pm	Presbyterian	W 90–75	14–2 (6–0)	Cameron Hall (2,105) Lexington, VA
January 17 1:00 pm	Liberty	L 80–91	14–3 (6–1)	Cameron Hall (5,029) Lexington, VA
January 21 7:00 pm	at Radford	W 87–72	15–3 (7–1)	Dedmon Center (3,066) Radford, VA
January 24 1:00 pm	High Point	W 92–85	16–3 (8–1)	Cameron Hall (3,690) Lexington, VA
January 29* 7:00 pm	Southern Virginia	W 113–92	17–3	Cameron Hall (2,318) Lexington, VA
February 2 7:00 pm	UNC Asheville	L 95–103 ^OT	17–4 (8–2)	Cameron Hall (2,483) Lexington, VA
February 4 7:00 pm	at Winthrop	W 110–106 ^OT	18–4 (9–2)	Winthrop Coliseum (2,275) Rock Hill, SC
February 7 2:00 pm	Gardner–Webb	W 94–88	19–4 (10–2)	Cameron Hall (4,084) Lexington, VA
February 9 7:00 pm	Charleston Southern	W 82–76	20–4 (11–2)	Cameron Hall (2,137) Lexington, VA
February 14 2:00 pm	at Coastal Carolina	L 97–100	20–5 (11–3)	Kimbel Arena (1,031) Conway, SC
February 16 7:00 pm	at Presbyterian	L 57–63	20–6 (11–4)	Templeton Physical Education Center (790) Clinton, SC
February 21 1:00 pm, MASN	Radford	L 90–97	20–7 (11–5)	Cameron Hall (4,744) Lexington, VA
February 24 7:00 pm	at Liberty	W 109–72	21–7 (12–5)	Vines Center (6,973) Lynchburg, VA
February 28 7:00 pm	at High Point	W 81–76	22–7 (13–5)	Millis Center (1,642) High Point, NC
2009 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 3 7:00 PM	Coastal Carolina Quarterfinal	W 96–76	23–7	Cameron Hall (3,654) Lexington, VA
March 5 6:00 pm	vs. Liberty Semifinal	W 78–58	24–7	Dedmon Center (N/A) Radford, VA
March 7 4:00 pm	at Radford	L 94–108	24–8	Dedmon Center (3,480) Radford, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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

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