2018–19 VMI Keydets basketball team

The 2018–19 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were led by fourth-year head coach Dan Earl and played their home games out of Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia, their home since 1981, as members of the Southern Conference. The Keydets finished the season 11–21, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the SoCon Tournament, they defeated Western Carolina in the first round before losing to top-seeded Wofford in the quarterfinals.

2018–19 VMI Keydets basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2018–19 record11–21 (4–14 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Carroll (2nd season)
  • Austin Kenon (2nd season)
  • Steve Enright (1st season)
Home arenaCameron Hall
2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 Wofford180 1.000  305  .857
UNC Greensboro153 .833  297  .806
Furman135 .722  258  .758
East Tennessee State135 .722  2410  .706
Chattanooga711 .389  1220  .375
Mercer612 .333  1120  .355
Samford612 .333  1716  .515
VMI414 .222  1121  .344
Western Carolina414 .222  725  .219
The Citadel414 .222  1218  .400
2019 SoCon Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Keydets finished the 2017–18 campaign with a 9–21 overall record, and a 4–14 mark in SoCon play to finish in ninth place. The nine wins were three more than the previous season under Earl. They lost in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to The Citadel. It was the fourth consecutive season that VMI had failed to advance in the Southern Conference tournament.

Preseason

Departures

The Keydets lost only two seniors from the previous year's team in Fred Iruafemi and Armani Branch. Iruafemi was the team's fourth-leading rebounder and averaged 2.4 points per game.[1] Branch did not play the entire year as he was sidelined with an injury and received a medical redshirt. He chose to transfer and spend his final season of eligibility at Norfolk State.

NamePositionClassReason
Keith SmithGSo.Transferred to Cal Poly
Armani BranchFSr.Graduated; transferred to Norfolk State
Fred IruafemiFSr.Graduated

Coaching changes

On July 3, 2018, VMI head coach Dan Earl announced the addition of Steve Enright as an assistant coach.[2] Enright came from Bridgewater College where he had served for three years on the Eagles' coaching staff. He was also an assistant under head coach Dan Hurley at Rhode Island. Enright replaced Steve Lepore, who left for an assistant coaching position with Eastern Kentucky after three years of service under Earl.[3]

Roster

2018–19 VMI Keydets men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Austin Vereen  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrMaret School Washington, D.C.
F 1 Tragen Fahl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoAtlantic Shores Christian Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 2 Garrett Gilkeson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrParkersburg South Parkersburg, West Virginia
G 3 Bubba Parham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoBrookwood Snellville, Georgia
G 4 Rafael Jenkins  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrUnited Faith Christian Charlotte, North Carolina
G 5 Greg Parham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoMonacan Richmond, Virginia
G 11 Jordan Ratliffe   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)188 lb (85 kg) SoVillage Christian Gibson, North Carolina
G 12 Ta'Vonne Bond 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)163 lb (74 kg) SoMount Zion Christian Academy Columbia, South Carolina
G 15 Myles Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)181 lb (82 kg) SoVictory Rock Prep Ashburn, Virginia
F 21 Connor Arnold 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrGrace Christian Knoxville, Tennessee
G 24 Will Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrHalifax County South Boston, Virginia
F 25 Tyler Creammer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrMiller School Parkton, North Carolina
G 31 Sarju Patel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoHargrave Daleville, Virginia
C 34 Jake Stephens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrMusselman Bunker Hill, West Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Ref:[4]

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jake Stephens Tyler Creammer
PF Myles Lewis Will Miller Tragen Fahl
SF Garrett Gilkeson Connor Arnold
SG Sarju Patel Ta'Vonne Bond
PG Bubba Parham Greg Parham

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, SoCon Network
Washington College W 89–56  1–0
Cameron Hall (762)
Lexington, VA
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Pittsburgh L 55–94  1–1
Petersen Events Center (4,321)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 11, 2018*
1:00 pm
Goucher W 98–34  2–1
Cameron Hall (612)
Lexington, VA
November 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
USC Upstate W 78–72  3–1
Cameron Hall (826)
Lexington, VA
November 18, 2018*
6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 10 Kentucky L 82–92  3–2
Rupp Arena (20,207)
Lexington, KY
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kentucky Christian W 106–80  4–2
Cameron Hall (594)
Lexington, VA
November 23, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson W 87–79 OT 5–2
Edmunds Center (364)
DeLand, FL
November 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
American L 64–74  5–3
Cameron Hall (922)
Lexington, VA
December 1, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Longwood L 45–65  5–4
Willett Hall (1,428)
Farmville, VA
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia Tech L 68–89  5–5
Cassell Coliseum (7,748)
Blacksburg, VA
December 9, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Chattanooga L 65–83  5–6
(0–1)
McKenzie Arena (2,301)
Chattanooga, TN
December 12, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Presbyterian L 70–103  5–7
Templeton Center (373)
Clinton, SC
December 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Alabama W 89–68  6–7
Cameron Hall (600)
Lexington, VA
December 29, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Samford L 68–96  6–8
(0–2)
Pete Hanna Center (734)
Homewood, AL
January 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Greensboro L 68–71  6–9
(0–3)
Cameron Hall (600)
Lexington, VA
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman L 57–89  6–10
(0–4)
Cameron Hall (700)
Lexington, VA
January 12, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Wofford L 76–90  6–11
(0–5)
Cameron Hall (700)
Lexington, VA
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State L 82–85  6–12
(0–6)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,286)
Johnson City, TN
January 19, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Carolina W 91–83  7–12
(1–6)
Cameron Hall (2,500)
Lexington, VA
January 24, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer L 68–88  7–13
(1–7)
Hawkins Arena (2,376)
Macon, GA
January 26, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at The Citadel L 82–84  7–14
(1–8)
McAlister Field House (3,864)
Charleston, SC
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNC Greensboro L 66–93  7–15
(1–9)
Greensboro Coliseum Complex (2,639)
Greensboro, NC
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Chattanooga L 70–71  7–16
(1–10)
Cameron Hall (657)
Lexington, VA
February 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Samford L 77–84 (OT)  7–17
(1–11)
Cameron Hall (912)
Lexington, VA
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wofford L 84–95  7–18
(1–12)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,014)
Spartanburg, SC
February 16, 2019
4:300 pm, ESPN+
at Furman L 62–96  7–19
(1–13)
Timmons Arena (2,381)
Greenville, SC
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
East Tennessee State L 70–94  7–20
(1–14)
Cameron Hall (715)
Lexington, VA
February 23, 2019
7:30 pm
at Western Carolina W 83–78  8–20
(2–14)
Ramsey Center (2,587)
Cullowhee, NC
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Mercer W 84–71  9–20
(3–14)
Cameron Hall (833)
Lexington, VA
March 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
The Citadel W 81–78  10–20
(4–14)
Cameron Hall (2,900)
Lexington, VA
Southern Conference tournament
March 8, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(8) vs. (9) Western Carolina
First round
W 96–83  11–20
U.S. Cellular Center (2,138)
Asheville, NC
March 8, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(8) vs. (1) Wofford
Quarterfinals
L 72–99  11–21
U.S. Cellular Center (5,443)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time
Source[5].

References

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