2015–16 VMI Keydets basketball team

2015–16 VMI Keydets men's basketball

Conference	Southern Conference
2015–16 record	9–21 (4–14 SoCon)
Head coach	Dan Earl (1st year)
Assistant coach	Steve Lepore (1st year)
Assistant coach	Chris Kreider (1st year)
Assistant coach	Jason Slay (1st year)
Home arena	Cameron Hall

2015–16 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chattanooga †	15	–	3	.833	29	–	5	.853
East Tennessee State	14	–	4	.778	23	–	11	.676
Furman	11	–	7	.611	18	–	15	.545
Wofford	11	–	7	.611	15	–	17	.469
Western Carolina	10	–	8	.556	16	–	17	.485
UNC Greensboro	10	–	8	.556	14	–	18	.438
Mercer	8	–	10	.444	19	–	14	.576
Samford	4	–	14	.222	14	–	19	.424
VMI	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
The Citadel	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313

† 2016 SoCon Tournament winner As of March 8, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 VMI Keydets basketball team represented Virginia Military Institute in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were led by first-year head coach Dan Earl and played their home games out of Cameron Hall, their home since 1981. Earl replaced Duggar Baucom, who departed for military rival The Citadel in March of 2015. The Keydets played as a member of the Southern Conference for the second consecutive year, having been in the Big South Conference from 2003 to 2014. Prior to that, VMI was a member of the SoCon for nearly eighty years. They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to Samford.

Preseason

Departures

In addition to four seniors, VMI also lost sophomore forward Craig Hinton to transfer.

Name	Position	Class	Reason
Tate, NilesNiles Tate	SG	Fr.	Left team
Hinton, CraigCraig Hinton	SF	So.	Transfer
Mason, TyrellTyrell Mason	F	So.	Left team
Brown, BrianBrian Brown	SG	Sr.	Graduated
Burton, ChristianChristian Burton	PG	Sr.	Graduated
Donovan, MichaelMichael Donovan	G	Sr.	Graduated
Watson, JaridJarid Watson	C	Sr.	Graduated

Coaching Changes

In addition to the departure of Baucom, VMI assistant coaches Daniel Willis and Ryan Mattocks also left for The Citadel.^[1] Willis came to VMI in 2005 along with Baucom, and Mattocks was hired prior to the 2012–13 season. Additionally, the contract of assistant coach Ben Thompson, who was in his first season with the program, was not renewed.

In May, Earl announced three hires to the coaching staff: Steve Lepore, Chris Kreider, and Jason Slay.^[2] Lepore came from Hargrave Military Academy and played college basketball at Wake Forest where he graduated in 2003.^[2] Kreider most recently served as an assistant coach at George Mason for four seasons, and also worked with former Southern Conference member Georgia Southern for two years. Slay had been an assistant at SoCon rival East Tennessee State the past two seasons, and played collegiately at West Virginia State.^[2]

Recruiting

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Austin Vereen SG	Washington, D.C.	Maret School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 16, 2014
Austin Vereen SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
D'Andre Mahaffey SF	Athens, GA	Cedar Shoals High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 21, 2014
D'Andre Mahaffey SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Adrian Rich PG	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Fishburne Military School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	May 6, 2014
Adrian Rich PG	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: "ESPN – VMI Basketball Recruiting 2015". ESPN.com. Retrieved 7 June 2014. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

Roster

2015–16 VMI Keydets men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Vereen, AustinAustin Vereen	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Maret School	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	3	Rich, AdrianAdrian Rich	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Fishburne Military	Fuquay-Varina, NC
5.0 !C	5	Iruafemi, FredFred Iruafemi	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Middle Creek	Apex, NC
3.5 !F	12	Mahaffey, D'AndreD'Andre Mahaffey	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cedar Shoals	Athens, GA
3.5 !F	14	Weethee, WillWill Weethee	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	East Forsyth High School	Greensboro, NC
3.5 !F	15	Chapman, TreyTrey Chapman	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Wesleyan Christian	Greensboro, NC
3.5 !F	21	Branch, ArmaniArmani Branch	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2.0 !So	Genesis Academy	Hampton, VA
1.5 !G	22	Peterson, QJQJ Peterson	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hedgesville/Massanutten	Hedgesville, WV
1.5 !G	23	Marshall, TimTim Marshall	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Landstown	Virginia Beach, VA
3.5 !F	32	Anglade, PhillipPhillip Anglade	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Davidson Day	Long Island, NY
1.5 !G	35	Eleby, JulianJulian Eleby	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Village Christian/Fork Union	Fayetteville, NC
3.5 !F	40	Weethee, JordanJordan Weethee	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	High Point Christian	Greensboro, NC

Head coach

Dan Earl (Penn State '97)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Lepore (Wake Forest '03)
Chris Kreider (Lebanon Valley '03)
Jason Slay (West Va. State '08)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
November 14* 1:00 pm	at Penn State	L 50–62	0–1	Bryce Jordan Center (5,959) University Park, PA
November 17* 7:30 pm	Tusculum	W 88–76	1–1	Cameron Hall (914) Lexington, VA
November 21* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Virginia Tech	L 52–76	1–2	Cassell Coliseum (5,644) Blacksburg, VA
November 24* 7:00 pm	Presbyterian	W 76–61	2–2	Cameron Hall (1,010) Lexington, VA
November 30* 7:00 pm	at Campbell	L 65–66	2–3	Gore Arena (1,440) Buies Creek, NC
December 2* 7:00 pm	Central Penn	W 107–72	3–3	Cameron Hall (1,043) Lexington, VA
December 5* 4:30 pm, BTN	at Ohio State	L 62–80	3–4	Value City Arena (12,132) Columbus, OH
December 7* 7:00 pm, FSN	at #18 Butler	L 66–93	3–5	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,202) Indianapolis, IN
December 12* 1:00 pm	Navy	L 62–68	3–6	Cameron Hall (3,124) Lexington, VA
December 21* 7:00 pm	at Gardner–Webb	W 76–75	4–6	Paul Porter Arena (781) Boiling Springs, NC
December 30* 7:00 pm	Bridgewater	W 72–37	5–6	Cameron Hall (1,171) Lexington, VA
January 2 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Furman	L 57–85	5–7 (0–1)	Timmons Arena (1,421) Greenville, SC
January 5 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Wofford	L 61–65	5–8 (0–2)	Cameron Hall (985) Lexington, VA
January 9 4:30 pm	at Western Carolina	L 52–73	5–9 (0–3)	Ramsey Center (1,844) Cullowhee, NC
January 11 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at East Tennessee State	L 51–88	5–10 (0–4)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,416) Johnson City, TN
January 17 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at UNC Greensboro	L 68–85	5–11 (0–5)	Greensboro Coliseum (1,381) Greensboro, NC
January 21 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Samford	W 83–76	6–11 (1–5)	Cameron Hall (1,189) Lexington, VA
January 25 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Furman	L 56–68	6–12 (1–6)	Cameron Hall (1,185) Lexington, VA
January 28 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Mercer	L 58–73	6–13 (1–7)	Hawkins Arena (2,693) Macon, GA
January 30 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at The Citadel	L 75–78	6–14 (1–8)	McAlister Field House (3,535) Charleston, SC
February 4 7:00 pm, ESPN3	East Tennessee State	L 60–71	6–15 (1–9)	Cameron Hall (1,178) Lexington, VA
February 6 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Western Carolina	L 60–69	6–16 (1–10)	Cameron Hall (2,379) Lexington, VA
February 8 7:00 pm	at Wofford	L 60–92	6–17 (1–11)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,129) Spartanburg, SC
February 11 7:00 pm, ESPN3	UNC Greensboro	W 86–72	7–17 (2–11)	Cameron Hall (1,134) Lexington, VA
February 18 7:00 pm	at Chattanooga	L 59–85	7–18 (2–12)	McKenzie Arena (3,589) Chattanooga, TN
February 20 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at Samford	L 67–73	7–19 (2–13)	Pete Hanna Center (1,332) Homewood, AL
February 25 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Mercer	W 91–82	8–19 (3–13)	Cameron Hall (1,194) Lexington, VA
February 27 1:00 pm, ESPN3	The Citadel	W 111–95	9–19 (4–13)	Cameron Hall (3,327) Lexington, VA
February 29 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Chattanooga Postponed from 1/23/16	L 65–67	9–20 (4–14)	Cameron Hall (1,211) Lexington, VA
SoCon Tournament
March 5 5:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Samford First round	L 85–92 ^OT	9–21	U.S. Cellular Center (2,411) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

^[3]

References

↑ "Baucom Announces Assistant Coaches on Citadel Staff". CitadelSports.com. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
1 2 3 "Earl Adds Three to Basketball Coaching Staff". VMIKeydets.com. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
↑ 2015–16 VMI Basketball Schedule

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

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