2016–17 VMI Keydets basketball team

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2016–17 VMI Keydets basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–24 (3–15 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Lepore (2nd season)
  • Chris Kreider (2nd season)
  • Jason Slay (2nd season)
Home arenaCameron Hall
Seasons
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State 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 with an overall record 9–21, and a 4–14 mark in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Samford.

Preseason

Departures

VMI lost only three seniors from the previous season.

Name Position Class Reason
Tim Marshall SG Sr. Graduated
Phillip Anglade F Sr. Graduated
Jordan Weethee F Sr. Graduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyler Creammer
C
Parkton, NC The Miller School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 17, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:1/5 stars
Will Miller
SF
South Boston, VA Halifax County High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 11, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Chuchu Enechionyia
SG
Lorton, VA South County High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 14, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Garrett Gilkeson
SG
Parkersburg, WV Parkersburg South High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 14, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Keith Smith
PG
Danville, CA Montverde Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 14, 2016 
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:

  • "ESPN – VMI Basketball Recruiting 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 6, 2018.

Roster

2016–17 VMI Keydets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Austin Vereen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Maret School Washington, D.C.
G 1 Keith Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr San Ramon Valley Danville, California
G 2 Garrett Gilkeson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Parkersburg South Parkersburg, West Virginia
G 3 Adrian Rich 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Fishburne Military Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
G/F 3 Chuchu Enechionyia 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr South County Springfield, Virginia
C 5 Fred Iruafemi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Middle Creek Raleigh, North Carolina
F 12 D'Andre Mahaffey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Cedar Shoals Athens, Georgia
F 14 Will Weethee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So East Forsyth High School Greensboro, North Carolina
F 15 Trey Chapman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Wesleyan Christian Greensboro, North Carolina
G 20 Marcus Larsson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Fork Union Freemont, California
F 21 Armani Branch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Genesis Academy Hampton, Virginia
G 22 QJ Peterson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Hedgesville/Massanutten Hedgesville, West Virginia
G 24 Will Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Halifax County South Boston, Virginia
F 25 Tyler Creammer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Miller School Parkton, North Carolina
G 35 Julian Eleby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Village Christian/Fork Union Fayetteville, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
F/C Armani Branch Fred Iruafemi Tyler Creammer
SF Trey Chapman Will Miller
SG QJ Peterson Garrett Gilkeson
SG Julian Eleby Austin Vereen
PG Adrian Rich Keith Smith

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].

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