2021–22 VMI Keydets basketball team

2021–22 VMI Keydets basketball
2021–22 VMI Keydets basketball
CBI, First Round
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	16–16 (9–9 SoCon)
Head coach	Dan Earl (7th season);
Associate head coach	Ander Galfsky (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Austin Kenon (5th season); Logan Dahms (3rd season);
Home arena	Cameron Hall
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 2021–22 VMI Keydets basketball team represented 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, played 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

Dan Earl (Penn State)

Assistant coach(es)

Ander Galfsky (Birmingham–Southern)
Austin Kenon (VMI)
Logan Dahms (Texas A&M)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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]

Post Season Awards

Jake Stephens (1st Team All-SoCon)
Kamdyn Curfman (3rd Team All-SoCon)
Trey Bonham (3rd Team All-SoCon)
Jake Stephens (2nd Team All-SoCon Tournament)
Honor Huff (All SoCon Freshmen Team)

References

^ reports, Staff and wire. "College basketball roundup: VMI accepts CBI tourney bid". Roanoke Times. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
^ "Mercer, VMI earn spots in semifinals". Southern Conference. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
^ "Keydets Fall to Mercer in SoCon Semifinals". Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
^ "2021-22 VMI Keydets Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

[1] reports, Staff and wire. "College basketball roundup: VMI accepts CBI tourney bid". Roanoke Times. Retrieved March 8, 2022.

[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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