2020–21 VMI Keydets basketball team

The 2020–21 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were led by sixth-year head coach Dan Earl and played their home games in Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia, their home since 1981, as members of the Southern Conference.

2020–21 VMI Keydets basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	13–12 (7–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Dan Earl (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Austin Kenon (4th season) Ander Galfsky (2nd season) Logan Dahms (2nd season)
Home arena	Cameron Hall
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Greensboro †	13	–	5		.722			21	–	9		.700
Wofford	12	–	5		.706			15	–	9		.625
Furman	10	–	5		.667			16	–	9		.640
Chattanooga	9	–	7		.563			18	–	8		.692
East Tennessee State	8	–	7		.533			13	–	12		.520
VMI	7	–	7		.500			13	–	12		.520
Mercer	8	–	9		.471			18	–	11		.621
The Citadel	5	–	11		.313			13	–	12		.520
Western Carolina	4	–	13		.235			11	–	16		.407
Samford	2	–	9		.182			6	–	13		.316
† 2021 SoCon Tournament winner

Previous season

The Keydets finished the 2019–20 campaign with a record of 9–24, 3–15 in SoCon play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Samford in the first round of the SoCon tournament before losing to East Tennessee State in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2020–21 VMI Keydets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Louis Tang 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Kaohsiung, Taiwan F 1 Tragen Fahl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Virginia Beach, Virginia G 2 Trey Bonham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Mobile, Alabama G 5 Greg Parham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia G 10 Kamdyn Curfman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So North Bethesda, Maryland G 11 Devin Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Ridgeland, South Carolina G 12 Ta'Vonne Bond 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Columbia, South Carolina F 14 Sam Wolfe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina G 15 Myles Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Ashburn, Virginia F 21 Connor Arnold 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Knoxville, Tennessee G 24 Tanner Mans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Wichita, Kansas G 30 Sean Conway 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Fairfield, Connecticut F 32 Caleb Moss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Dillwyn, Virginia C 34 Jake Stephens 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 266 lb (121 kg) Jr Bunker Hill, West Virginia C 42 DJ Nussbaum 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Houston, Texas	Head coach Dan Earl (Penn State '97) Assistant coach(es) Austin Kenon (VMI '11) Ander Galfsky (Birmingham–Southern '15) Logan Dahms (Texas A&M '13) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 10, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Andrews	W 90–63	1–0	Cameron Hall (227) Lexington, VA
November 28, 2020* 1:00 pm, BTN+		at Penn State	L 65–86	1–1	Bryce Jordan Center (248) University Park, PA
December 1, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Longwood	W 84–71	2–1	Cameron Hall (200) Lexington, VA
December 3, 2020* 8:00 pm, ACCN		at No. 16 Virginia Tech	L 57–64	2–2	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Greensboro College	W 100–65	3–2	Cameron Hall (200) Lexington, VA
December 13, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Hampton	W 79–64	4–2	Cameron Hall (228) Lexington, VA
December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Campbellsville–Harrodsburg	W 106–72	5–2	Cameron Hall (175) Lexington, VA
December 18, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	L 77–88	5–3	Paul Porter Arena (0) Boiling Springs, NC
December 21, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	L 66–68	5–4	EagleBank Arena (197) Fairfax, VA
SoCon regular season
December 30, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	L 71–84	5–5 (0–1)	Pete Hanna Center (451) Homewood, AL
January 2, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	W 84–79	6–5 (1–1)	Cameron Hall (150) Lexington, VA
January 9, 2021  ESPN+		at Furman	Postponed		Timmons Arena  Greenville, SC
January 13, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	L 78–80	6–6 (1–2)	Cameron Hall (203) Lexington, VA
January 16, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel	W 110–103	7–6 (2–2)	Cameron Hall (250) Lexington, VA
January 18, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 81–92	7–7 (2–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (720) Johnson City, TN
January 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	W 74–73	8–7 (3–3)	Cameron Hall (210) Lexington, VA
January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	L 80–83	8–8 (3–4)	Hawkins Arena (927) Macon, GA
January 27, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 87–61	9–8 (4–4)	Cameron Hall (225) Lexington, VA
January 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 59–79	9–9 (4–5)	Greensboro Coliseum (100) Greensboro, NC
February 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford	W 84–80 ^OT	10–9 (5–5)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
February 10, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	L 72–74	10–10 (5–6)	Ramsey Center  Cullowhee, NC
February 13, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Samford	W 85–56	11–10 (6–6)	Cameron Hall  Lexington, VA
February 17, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	W 88–77	12–10 (7–6)	Cameron Hall  Lexington, VA
February 20, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at The Citadel	L 74–75	12–11 (7–7)	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
February 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	Cancelled		Timmons Arena  Greenville, SC
February 24, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	Cancelled		Cameron Hall  Lexington, VA
February 27, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	Cancelled		McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) Furman Quarterfinals	W 91–90 ^OT	13–11	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
March 7, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPNU	(6)	vs. (7) Mercer Quarterfinals	L 59–73	13–12	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

References

1. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". vmikeydets.com. Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved December 10, 2020.