2020–21 VMI Keydets basketball team

2020–21 VMI Keydets basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record13–12 (7–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Austin Kenon (4th season)
  • Ander Galfsky (2nd season)
  • Logan Dahms (2nd season)
Home arenaCameron Hall
Seasons
2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
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

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.

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

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 (1,062)
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 (512)
Asheville, NC
March 7, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPNU 		(6) vs. (7) Mercer
Quarterfinals 		L 59–73  13–12
 Harrah's Cherokee Center (516)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

Post Season Awards

  • Greg Parham (2nd Team All SoCon)
  • Jake Stephens (3rd Team All SoCon)
  • Jake Stephens (2nd Team All SoCon Tournament)
  • Myles Lewis (2nd Team All SoCon Tournament)
  • Trey Bonham (1st Team All SoCon Freshman)
  • Dan Earl (SoCon Coach of the Year)

References

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