2013–14 VMI Keydets basketball team

The 2013–14 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were coached by Duggar Baucom, in his 9th year. They played their home games at 5,800-seat Cameron Hall[1] as a member of the North Division of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 11–5 in Big South play to finish in second place in the North Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big South Conference tournament where they lost to Coastal Carolina. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Canisius, IPFW, and Ohio to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Yale.

2013–14 VMI Keydets basketball
CIT Semilfinals vs. Yale, L 62–75
ConferenceBig South Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record22–13 (11–5 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Daniel Willis (9th season)
  • Ryan Mattocks (2nd season)
  • Jason Allison (9th season)
Home arenaCameron Hall
Seasons
2013–14 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
High Point124 .7501615 .516
VMI115 .6882213 .629
Radford106 .6252213 .629
Campbell610 .3751220 .375
Liberty511 .3131121 .344
Longwood313 .188824 .250
South
Coastal Carolina115 .6882113 .618
Winthrop106 .6252013 .606
Gardner–Webb106 .6251815 .545
UNC Asheville106 .6251715 .531
Charleston Southern610 .3751318 .419
Presbyterian214 .125626 .188
2014 Big South tournament winner

This season was VMI's last in the Big South Conference, where the Keydets had been since 2003, as they returned to the Southern Conference starting in the 2014–15 academic year.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Trey Chapman
Small forward
High Point, NCWesleyan Christian Academy6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 59
QJ Peterson
guard
Hedgesville, WVMassanutten Military Academy6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 59
Craig Hinton
Power forward
Kernersville, NCEast Forsyth High School6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall 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:

  • "College Basketball Recruiting Schools: VMI Keydets 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 22, 2013.

Roster

2013–14 VMI Keydets men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G1Rodney Glasgow Jr.5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg)SrOlney, MD
G3Brian Brown5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrKings Mountain, NC
G4Christian Burton5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg)JrVirginia Beach, VA
G5Drew Absher5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg)SrMocksville, NC
G12Ot Elmore  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrCharleston, WV
F15Trey Chapman6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrGreensboro, NC
G21Tyrell Mason6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrStafford, VA
G22QJ Peterson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)FrHedgesville, WV
G23Tim Marshall6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)SoVirginia Beach, VA
F/C24D. J. Covington6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)SrVirginia Beach, VA
F25Craig Hinton6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrWinston-Salem, NC
F32Phillip Anglade6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)SoLong Island, NY
C34Jarid Watson6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)JrBurtonsville, MD
G35Julian Eleby6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrFayetteville, NC
F40Jordan Weethee6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)RS SoGreensboro, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Daniel Willis
  • Jason Allison
  • Ryan Mattocks

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

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
F/CD.J. CovingtonTrey ChapmanJarid Watson
FPhillip AngladeJordan WeetheeCraig Hinton
G/FBrian BrownTim MarshallChristian Burton
GQ.J. PetersonJulian ElebyTyrell Mason
PGRodney Glasgow Jr.Drew AbsherOt Elmore

Schedule

Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 8*
3:30 pm, ESPNU
The Citadel
All-Military Classic Semifinals
W 82–71 1–0
Cameron Hall (3,419)
Lexington, VA
November 9*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
Air Force
All-Military Classic Finals
W 71–63 2–0
Cameron Hall (4,195)
Lexington, VA
November 12*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wake ForestL 71–98 2–1
Joel Coliseum (5,581)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
November 16*
1:00 pm
Bluefield StateW 121–80 3–1
Cameron Hall (2,126)
Lexington, VA
November 18*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Virginia TechL 92–105 3–2
Cassell Coliseum (4,162)
Blacksburg, VA
November 20*
7:00 pm
BridgewaterW 112–86 4–2
Cameron Hall (1,364)
Lexington, VA
November 27*
7:00 pm
at William & MaryL 67–97 4–3
William & Mary Hall (3,111)
Williamsburg, VA
December 3*
7:00 pm
at ElonL 70–87 4–4
Alumni Gym (1,018)
Elon, NC
December 7*
1:00 pm
Wright StateW 94–74 5–4
Cameron Hall (2,430)
Lexington, VA
December 9*
7:00 pm
Virginia–LynchburgW 110–78 6–4
Cameron Hall (814)
Lexington, VA
December 19*
7:00 pm
at East CarolinaL 94–103 6–5
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,870)
Greenville, NC
December 30*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at ClemsonL 50–80 6–6
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,540)
Clemson, SC
January 4*
1:00 pm
Washington CollegeW 128–54 7–6
Cameron Hall (507)
Lexington, VA
January 8
7:00 pm
LongwoodW 95–72 8–6
(1–0)
Cameron Hall (653)
Lexington, VA
January 11
1:00 pm
LibertyL 80–85 8–7
(1–1)
Cameron Hall (1,567)
Lexington, VA
January 15
7:00 pm
at RadfordW 101–88 9–7
(2–1)
Dedmon Center (2,058)
Radford, VA
January 18
2:00 pm
at CampbellL 93–97 OT9–8
(2–2)
John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2,498)
Buies Creek, NC
January 22
7:00 pm
High PointW 82–80 OT10–8
(3–2)
Cameron Hall (1,432)
Lexington, VA
January 25
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at WinthropL 57–58 10–9
(3–3)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,589)
Rock Hill, SC
January 28
7:00 pm
at UNC AshevilleW 109–105 11–9
(4–3)
Kimmel Arena (959)
Asheville, NC
January 31
7:00 pm
PresbyterianW 107–93 12–9
(5–3)
Cameron Hall (2,856)
Lexington, VA
February 5
7:00 pm
at Gardner-WebbW 108–104 4OT13–9
(6–3)
Paul Porter Arena (1,450)
Boiling Springs, NC
February 8
1:00 pm
Charleston SouthernW 92–84 14–9
(7–3)
Cameron Hall (3,627)
Lexington, VA
February 12
7:00 pm
Coastal CarolinaL 78–83 14–10
(7–4)
Cameron Hall (970)
Lexington, VA
February 15
7:00 pm, MASN
at LibertyW 77–70 15–10
(8–4)
Vines Center (2,595)
Lynchburg, VA
February 19
7:00 pm
CampbellW 84–81 16–10
(9–4)
Cameron Hall (2,371)
Lexington, VA
February 22
1:00 pm
RadfordW 88–76 17–10
(10–4)
Cameron Hall (3,314)
Lexington, VA
February 26
7:00 pm
at High PointL 67–70 17–11
(10–5)
Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,241)
High Point, NC
March 1
4:30 pm
at LongwoodW 86–66 18–11
(11–5)
Willett Hall (1,221)
Farmville, VA
Big South tournament
March 7
8:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Gardner–Webb
Quarterfinals
W 90–77 19–11
HTC Center (3,176)
Conway, SC
March 8
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Coastal Carolina
Semifinals
L 62–66 19–12
HTC Center (2,892)
Conway, SC
CIT
March 18*
7:00 pm
at Canisius
First round
W 111–100 20–12
Koessler Athletic Center (947)
Buffalo, NY
March 22*
1:00 pm
IPFW
Second round
W 106–95 21–12
Cameron Hall (3,642)
Lexington, VA
March 26*
7:00 pm
at Ohio
Quarterfinals
W 92–90 22–12
Convocation Center (3,734)
Athens, OH
April 1*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Yale
Semifinals
L 62–75 22–13
Cameron Hall (4,784)
Lexington, VA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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