2009–10 VMI Keydets basketball team


The 2009–10 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were coached by Duggar Baucom in his 5th year at VMI, and played their home games at Cameron Hall. It was VMI's 6th season in the Big South Conference and the Keydets' 102nd season of basketball.[1]

2009–10 VMI Keydets men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record10–19 (5–13 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Daniel Willis (5th season)
  • Jack Castleberry (2nd season)
  • Jason Allison (5th season)
Home arenaCameron Hall
Seasons
2009–10 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Coastal Carolina 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
Radford 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
Winthrop 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
UNC Asheville 11 7   .611 15 16   .484
High Point 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Liberty 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Charleston Southern 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
VMI 5 13   .278 10 19   .345
Gardner-Webb 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Presbyterian 2 16   .111 5 26   .161
2010 Big South tournament winner
As of March 16, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The Keydets failed to improve upon their 24–8 campaign from the previous season, and were defeated in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament by Coastal Carolina.

Roster

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2009–10 VMI Keydets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Adam Lonon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Richmond, VA
G 10 Austin Kenon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Virginia Beach, VA
F 11 Stan Okoye 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Raleigh, NC
G 14 Joe Carr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Houston, TX
F 15 Ron Burks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Mitchellville, MD
G 20 Carl Josey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Surrey, England
F 22 Hunter Houston 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Birmingham, AL
G 21 Keith Gabriel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Charlotte, NC
F 30 Nick Gore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Waynesboro, VA
G 31 Michael Sparks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Lexington, KY
C 32 Wayne Whiting 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Richmond Hill, GA
F 35 Aaron Blosser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Virginia Beach, VA
C 50 Stephen Sargent 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Fayetteville, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Daniel Willis
  • Jack Castleberry
  • Jason Allison

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 13*
7:00 pm
Army W 93–86  1–0
Cameron Hall (2,215)
Lexington, VA
November 14*
7:00 pm
at Richmond L 59–103  1–1
Robins Center (3,802)
Richmond, VA
November 18*
7:00 pm
West Virginia Wesleyan W 111–92  2–1
Cameron Hall (1,211)
Lexington, VA
November 24*
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 95–115  2–2
Trask Coliseum (3,043)
Wilmington, NC
November 30*
7:00 pm
Lynchburg W 108–93  3–2
Cameron Hall (820)
Lexington, VA
December 3
9:00 pm, MASN
Coastal Carolina L 97–111  3–3
(0–1)
Cameron Hall (1,815)
Lexington, VA
December 5
1:00 pm
Charleston Southern W 103–91  4–3
(1–1)
Cameron Hall (2,274)
Lexington, VA
December 9*
7:30 pm
at Virginia Tech L 73–98  4–4
Cassell Coliseum (9,758)
Blacksburg, VA
December 12*
Noon
at Seton Hall L 107–134  4–5
Prudential Center (6,012)
Newark, NJ
December 22*
7:00 pm
at George Mason L 86–89  4–6
Patriot Center (5,420)
Fairfax, VA
January 2
1:00 pm
Liberty L 102–110  4–7
(1–2)
Cameron Hall (2,321)
Lexington, VA
January 7
7:00 pm
at Winthrop L 63–96  4–8
(1–3)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,923)
Rock Hill, SC
January 9
7:00 pm
at Presbyterian L 75–89 OT 4–9
(1–4)
Templeton Physical Education Center (675)
Clinton, SC
January 11*
7:00 pm
Randolph College W 99–88  5–9
Cameron Hall (564)
Lexington, VA
January 14
7:00 pm
UNC Asheville L 84–97  5–10
(1–5)
Cameron Hall (1,614)
Lexington, VA
January 16
7:00 pm
Gardner–Webb L 84–92  5–11
(1–6)
Cameron Hall (2,317)
Lexington, VA
January 21
7:00 pm
at Raford L 91–109  5–12
(1–7)
Dedmon Center (1,881)
Radford, VA
January 23
7:00 pm
at High Point W 94–91  6–12
(2–7)
Millis Center (1,750)
High Point, NC
January 26*
7:00 pm
Southern Virginia W 99–87  7–12
Cameron Hall (1,837)
Lexington, VA
January 28
7:00 pm
at Liberty L 73–91  7–13
(2–8)
Vines Center (3,582)
Lynchburg, VA
February 2
7:00 pm
Radford L 84–111  7–14
(2–9)
Cameron Hall (822)
Lexington, VA
February 4
7:00 pm
Presbyterian W 97–78  8–14
(3–9)
Cameron Hall (776)
Lexington, VA
February 6
1:00 pm
Winthrop L 83–87  8–15
(3–10)
Cameron Hall (1,653)
Lexington, VA
February 11
7:00 pm
at Gardner–Webb W 92–85  9–15
(4–10)
Paul Porter Arena (1,250)
Boiling Springs, NC
February 13
4:30 pm
at UNC Asheville L 97–114  9–16
(4–11)
Justice Center (1,039)
Asheville, NC
February 16
7:00 pm
High Point W 91–84  10–16
(5–11)
Cameron Hall (1,910)
Lexington, VA
February 25
7:30 pm
at Charleston Southern L 85–95  10–17
(5–12)
CSU Field House (695)
North Charleston, SC
February 27
2:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 71–101  10–18
(5–13)
Kimbel Arena (1,052)
Conway, SC
2010 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
March 2
7:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina
Quarterfinal
L 73–82  10–19
Kimbel Arena (1,102)
Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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