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 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.
In addition to four seniors, VMI also lost sophomore forward Craig Hinton to transfer.
Name
Position
Class
Reason
Niles Tate
SG
Fr.
Left team
Craig Hinton
SF
So.
Transfer
Tyrell Mason
F
So.
Left team
Brian Brown
SG
Sr.
Graduated
Christian Burton
PG
Sr.
Graduated
Michael Donovan
G
Sr.
Graduated
Jarid Watson
C
Sr.
Graduated
Coaching changesedit
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]
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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 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 2015 16 VMI Keydets basketballConferenceSouthern ConferenceRecord9 21 4 14 SoCon Head coachDan Earl 1st season Assistant coachesSteve Lepore 1st season Chris Kreider 1st season Jason Slay 1st season Home arenaCameron HallSeasons 2014 152016 17 2015 16 Southern Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTChattanooga 15 3 833 29 6 829East Tennessee State 14 4 778 24 12 667Furman 11 7 611 19 16 543Wofford 11 7 611 15 17 469Western Carolina 10 8 556 16 18 471UNC Greensboro 10 8 556 15 19 441Mercer 8 10 444 19 15 559Samford 4 14 222 14 19 424VMI 4 14 222 9 21 300The Citadel 3 15 167 10 22 313 2016 SoCon Tournament winner Contents 1 Preseason 1 1 Departures 1 2 Coaching changes 1 3 Recruiting 2 Roster 2 1 Depth chart 3 Schedule 4 ReferencesPreseason editDepartures edit In addition to four seniors VMI also lost sophomore forward Craig Hinton to transfer Name Position Class ReasonNiles Tate SG Fr Left teamCraig Hinton SF So TransferTyrell Mason F So Left teamBrian Brown SG Sr GraduatedChristian Burton PG Sr GraduatedMichael Donovan G Sr GraduatedJarid Watson C Sr GraduatedCoaching changes edit 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 edit US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight Commit dateAustin VereenSG Washington D C Maret School 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 190 lb 86 kg Nov 16 2014 Recruiting star ratings Scout N A Rivals N A 247Sports N AD Andre MahaffeySF Athens GA Cedar Shoals High School 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 195 lb 88 kg Sep 21 2014 Recruiting star ratings Scout N A Rivals N A 247Sports N AAdrian RichPG Fuquay Varina NC Fishburne Military School 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m N A May 6 2014 Recruiting star ratings Scout N A Rivals N A 247Sports N AOverall 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 June 7 2014 2015 Team Ranking Rivals com Retrieved June 7 2014 Roster edit2015 16 VMI Keydets men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year Previous school HometownG 0 Austin Vereen 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 190 lb 86 kg Fr Maret School Washington D C G 3 Adrian Rich 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Fr Fishburne Military Fuquay Varina NCC 5 Fred Iruafemi 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 200 lb 91 kg So Middle Creek Apex NCF 12 D Andre Mahaffey 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 195 lb 88 kg Fr Cedar Shoals Athens GAF 14 Will Weethee 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 190 lb 86 kg Fr East Forsyth High School Greensboro NCF 15 Trey Chapman 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 205 lb 93 kg Jr Wesleyan Christian Greensboro NCF 21 Armani Branch 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 172 lb 78 kg So Genesis Academy Hampton VAG 22 QJ Peterson 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 170 lb 77 kg Jr Hedgesville Massanutten Hedgesville WVG 23 Tim Marshall 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 185 lb 84 kg Sr Landstown Virginia Beach VAF 32 Phillip Anglade 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 210 lb 95 kg Sr Davidson Day Long Island NYG 35 Julian Eleby 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 190 lb 86 kg Jr Village Christian Fork Union Fayetteville NCF 40 Jordan Weethee 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 220 lb 100 kg RS Sr High Point Christian Greensboro NC Head coachDan 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 nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtDepth chart edit Pos Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2PF Phillip Anglade Fred Iruafemi Armani BranchSF Trey Chapman Jordan Weethee D Andre MahaffeySG Tim MarshallSG QJ Peterson Austin VereenPG Julian Eleby Adrian RichSchedule editDatetime TV Opponent Result Record Site attendance city stateRegular seasonNovember 14 1 00 pm at Penn State L 50 62 0 1 Bryce Jordan Center 5 959 University Park PANovember 17 7 30 pm Tusculum W 88 76 1 1 Cameron Hall 914 Lexington VANovember 21 7 00 pm ESPN3 at Virginia Tech L 52 76 1 2 Cassell Coliseum 5 644 Blacksburg VANovember 24 7 00 pm Presbyterian W 76 61 2 2 Cameron Hall 1 010 Lexington VANovember 30 7 00 pm at Campbell L 65 66 2 3 Gore Arena 1 440 Buies Creek NCDecember 2 7 00 pm Central Penn W 107 72 3 3 Cameron Hall 1 043 Lexington VADecember 5 4 30 pm BTN at Ohio State L 62 80 3 4 Value City Arena 12 132 Columbus OHDecember 7 7 00 pm FSN at No 18 Butler L 66 93 3 5 Hinkle Fieldhouse 6 202 Indianapolis INDecember 12 1 00 pm Navy L 62 68 3 6 Cameron Hall 3 124 Lexington VADecember 21 7 00 pm at Gardner Webb W 76 75 4 6 Paul Porter Arena 781 Boiling Springs NCDecember 30 7 00 pm Bridgewater W 72 37 5 6 Cameron Hall 1 171 Lexington VAJanuary 2 4 00 pm ESPN3 at Furman L 57 85 5 7 0 1 Timmons Arena 1 421 Greenville SCJanuary 5 7 00 pm ESPN3 Wofford L 61 65 5 8 0 2 Cameron Hall 985 Lexington VAJanuary 9 4 30 pm at Western Carolina L 52 73 5 9 0 3 Ramsey Center 1 844 Cullowhee NCJanuary 11 7 00 pm ESPN3 at East Tennessee State L 51 88 5 10 0 4 Freedom Hall Civic Center 2 416 Johnson City TNJanuary 17 1 00 pm ESPN3 at UNC Greensboro L 68 85 5 11 0 5 Greensboro Coliseum 1 381 Greensboro NCJanuary 21 7 00 pm ESPN3 Samford W 83 76 6 11 1 5 Cameron Hall 1 189 Lexington VAJanuary 25 7 00 pm ESPN3 Furman L 56 68 6 12 1 6 Cameron Hall 1 185 Lexington VAJanuary 28 7 00 pm ESPN3 at Mercer L 58 73 6 13 1 7 Hawkins Arena 2 693 Macon GAJanuary 30 1 00 pm ESPN3 at The Citadel L 75 78 6 14 1 8 McAlister Field House 3 535 Charleston SCFebruary 4 7 00 pm ESPN3 East Tennessee State L 60 71 6 15 1 9 Cameron Hall 1 178 Lexington VAFebruary 6 1 00 pm ESPN3 Western Carolina L 60 69 6 16 1 10 Cameron Hall 2 379 Lexington VAFebruary 8 7 00 pm at Wofford L 60 92 6 17 1 11 Benjamin Johnson Arena 1 129 Spartanburg SCFebruary 11 7 00 pm ESPN3 UNC Greensboro W 86 72 7 17 2 11 Cameron Hall 1 134 Lexington VAFebruary 18 7 00 pm at Chattanooga L 59 85 7 18 2 12 McKenzie Arena 3 589 Chattanooga TNFebruary 20 3 00 pm ESPN3 at Samford L 67 73 7 19 2 13 Pete Hanna Center 1 332 Homewood ALFebruary 25 7 00 pm ESPN3 Mercer W 91 82 8 19 3 13 Cameron Hall 1 194 Lexington VAFebruary 27 1 00 pm ESPN3 The Citadel W 111 95 9 19 4 13 Cameron Hall 3 327 Lexington VAFebruary 29 7 00 pm ESPN3 Chattanooga Postponed from 1 23 16 L 65 67 9 20 4 14 Cameron Hall 1 211 Lexington VASoCon tournamentMarch 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 edit Baucom Announces Assistant Coaches on Citadel Staff CitadelSports com April 22 2015 Retrieved June 7 2015 a b c Earl Adds Three to Basketball Coaching Staff VMIKeydets com June 5 2015 Retrieved June 7 2015 2015 16 VMI Basketball Schedule Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2015 16 VMI Keydets basketball team amp oldid 1171731724, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,