2016–17 VMI Keydets basketball team

2016–17 VMI Keydets men's basketball

Conference	Southern Conference
2016–17 record	6–24 (3–15 SoCon)
Head coach	Dan Earl (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Steve Lepore (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Chris Kreider (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Jason Slay (2nd season)
Home arena	Cameron Hall

2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Tennessee St. †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
UNC Greensboro	14	–	4	.778	25	–	10	.714
Furman	14	–	4	.778	23	–	12	.657
Chattanooga	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Wofford	10	–	8	.556	16	–	17	.485
Mercer	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Samford	8	–	10	.444	20	–	16	.556
The Citadel	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
Western Carolina	4	–	14	.222	9	–	23	.281
VMI	3	–	15	.167	6	–	24	.200

† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2016–17 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were led by second-year head coach Dan Earl and played their home games out of Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia, their home since 1981. The Keydets played as a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in SoCon play to finish in last place. They lost in the First Round of the SoCon Tournament to Samford.

Previous season

The Keydets finished the 2015–16 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.

Roster

2016–17 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)	2.0 !So	Maret School	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	1	Smith, KeithKeith Smith	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	San Ramon Valley	Danville, California
1.5 !G	2	Gilkeson, GarrettGarrett Gilkeson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Parkersburg South	Parkersburg, West Virginia
1.5 !G	3	Rich, AdrianAdrian Rich	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Fishburne Military	Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
2.5 !G/F	3	Enechionyia, ChuchuChuchu Enechionyia	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	South County	Springfield, Virginia
5.0 !C	5	Iruafemi, FredFred Iruafemi	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Middle Creek	Raleigh, North Carolina
3.5 !F	12	Mahaffey, D'AndreD'Andre Mahaffey	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Cedar Shoals	Athens, Georgia
3.5 !F	14	Weethee, WillWill Weethee	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	East Forsyth High School	Greensboro, North Carolina
3.5 !F	15	Chapman, TreyTrey Chapman	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Wesleyan Christian	Greensboro, North Carolina
1.5 !G	20	Larsson, MarcusMarcus Larsson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Fork Union	Freemont, California
3.5 !F	21	Branch, ArmaniArmani Branch	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Genesis Academy	Hampton, Virginia
1.5 !G	22	Peterson, QJQJ Peterson	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hedgesville/Massanutten	Hedgesville, West Virginia
1.5 !G	24	Miller, WillWill Miller	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Halifax County	South Boston, Virginia
3.5 !F	25	Creammer, TylerTyler Creammer	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Miller School	Parkton, North Carolina
1.5 !G	35	Eleby, JulianJulian Eleby	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Village Christian/Fork Union	Fayetteville, North Carolina

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		at Richmond	L 69–72	0–1	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm		Southern Virginia	W 78–47	1–1	Cameron Hall (896) Lexington, VA
11/19/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Virginia Tech	L 72–88	1–2	Cassell Coliseum (7,714) Blacksburg, VA
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		at Presbyterian	L 67–77	1–3	Templeton Center (430) Clinton, SC
11/26/2016* 7:00 pm		Campbell	L 53–67	1–4	Cameron Hall (912) Lexington, VA
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		at Radford	L 67–74	1–5	Dedmon Center (1,329) Radford, VA
12/03/2016* 7:00 pm		Gardner–Webb	L 68–86	1–6	Cameron Hall (1,097) Lexington, VA
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm, RTPT		at No. 15 West Virginia	L 55–90	1–7	WVU Coliseum (9,023) Morgantown, WV
12/13/2016* 7:00 pm		Charleston Southern	W 88–83	2–7	Cameron Hall (902) Lexington, VA
12/20/2016* 7:00 pm		Frostburg State	W 72–53	3–7	Cameron Hall (770) Lexington, VA
12/23/2016* 7:00 pm, SPCSN		at Dayton	L 56–92	3–8	UD Arena (12,612) Dayton, OH
SoCon regular season
12/31/2016 4:00 pm		at East Tennessee State	L 75–102	3–9 (0–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,051) Johnson City, TN
01/05/2017 7:30 pm		at Mercer	L 50–68	3–10 (0–2)	Hawkins Arena (2,754) Macon, GA
01/07/2017 1:00 pm		at The Citadel	L 74–79	3–11 (0–3)	McAlister Field House (1,301) Charleston, SC
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		Western Carolina	W 79–78	4–11 (1–3)	Cameron Hall (718) Lexington, VA
01/14/2017 1:00 pm		UNC Greensboro	L 82–91	4–12 (1–4)	Cameron Hall (889) Lexington, VA
01/19/2017 7:00 pm		at Wofford	L 70–88	4–13 (1–5)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,458) Spartanburg, SC
01/21/2017 4:00 pm		at Furman	L 72–89	4–14 (1–6)	Timmons Arena (1,734) Greenville, SC
01/25/2017 7:00 pm		at Chattanooga	W 80–64	5–14 (2–6)	McKenzie Arena (2,847) Chattanooga, TN
01/28/2017 1:00 pm		Samford	L 67–69	5–15 (2–7)	Cameron Hall (2,387) Lexington, VA
02/02/2017 7:00 pm		East Tennessee State	L 71–81	5–16 (2–8)	Cameron Hall (1,094) Lexington, VA
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		Mercer	L 51–81	5–17 (2–9)	Cameron Hall (1,023) Lexington, VA
02/11/2017 1:00 pm		The Citadel	W 101–78	6–17 (3–9)	Cameron Hall (3,479) Lexington, VA
02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		Furman	L 52–80	6–18 (3–10)	Cameron Hall (866) Lexington, VA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		Chattanooga	L 68–74	6–19 (3–11)	Cameron Hall (969) Lexington, VA
02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Samford	L 61–80	6–20 (3–12)	Pete Hanna Center (2,358) Homewood, AL
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Wofford	L 63–81	6–21 (3–13)	Cameron Hall (1,310) Lexington, VA
02/25/2017 5:00 pm		at UNC Greensboro	L 67–74	6–22 (3–14)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,132) Greensboro, NC
02/27/2017 7:00 pm		at Western Carolina	L 68–81	6–23 (3–15)	Ramsey Center (981) Cullowhee, NC
SoCon Tournament
03/03/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(10)	vs. (7) Samford First Round	L 61–79	6–24	U.S. Cellular Center (2,930) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source^[1].

References

↑ http://www.vmikeydets.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=43815&SPID=3897&DB_OEM_ID=9800&Q_SEASON=2016

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
People	Head coaches
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