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2021–22 VMI Keydets basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2021–22 VMI Keydets basketball team represents the Virginia Military Institute in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets, led by seventh-year head coach Dan Earl, play their home games in Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the regular season 16–15, 9–9 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the SoCon tournament, they lost to Wofford in the quarterfinals. They accepted an invitation to play in the College Basketball Invitational tournament marking their first postseason tournament appearance since 2014.[1] As a No. 8 seed, they lost to No. 9-seeded UNC Wilmington in the first round.
Quick Facts VMI Keydets basketball, CBI, First Round ...
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 16–16 (9–9 SoCon) |
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| Associate head coach | Ander Galfsky (3rd season) |
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| Home arena | Cameron Hall |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Chattanooga † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 SoCon Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Keydets finished the 2020–21 season 13–12, 7–7 in SoCon play to finish in sixth place. They upset Furman in overtime in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament,[2] before falling to Mercer in the semifinals.[3]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Carlow | W 111–55 | 1–0 |
Cameron Hall (1,039) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Presbyterian | L 72–73 OT | 1–1 |
Templeton Physical Education Center (510) Clinton, SC | |||||||
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Keystone | W 97–35 | 2–1 |
Cameron Hall (347) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| November 20, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Marist | L 74–78 OT | 2–2 |
McCann Arena (1,183) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
| November 24, 2021* 4:00 pm |
vs. Presbyterian University of New Orleans Classic |
L 54–59 | 2–3 |
Lakefront Arena (301) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
| November 25, 2021* 4:00 pm |
vs. Central Arkansas University of New Orleans Classic |
W 73–67 | 3–3 |
Lakefront Arena (347) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
| November 26, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at New Orleans University of New Orleans Classic |
L 71–79 | 3–4 |
Lakefront Arena (856) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
| November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Clarks Summit | W 88–40 | 4–4 |
Cameron Hall (657) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| December 3, 2021* 10:00 pm |
at Portland | W 90–82 | 5–4 |
Chiles Center (1,171) Portland, OR | |||||||
| December 5, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Seattle | W 89–82 | 6–4 |
Climate Pledge Arena (1334) Seattle, WA | |||||||
| December 11, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Gardner–Webb | W 64–61 | 7–4 |
Cameron Hall (2,306) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCNX |
at Wake Forest | L 70–77 | 7–5 |
LJVM Coliseum (3,587) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
| December 22, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Hampton | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Issues | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA | ||||||||
| SoCon regular season | |||||||||||
| December 29, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wofford | W 80–73 | 8–5 (1–0) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (706) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| January 1, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Furman | W 76–67 | 9–5 (2–0) |
Cameron Hall (650) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| January 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at East Tennessee State | L 79–80 | 9–6 (2–1) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,922) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| January 8, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Greensboro | L 56–72 | 9–7 (2–2) |
Cameron Hall (747) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Mercer | L 91–97 | 9–8 (2–3) |
Hawkins Arena (1,341) Macon, GA | |||||||
| January 15, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at The Citadel | W 90–85 | 10–8 (3–3) |
McAlister Field House (1,256) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Samford | W 99–80 | 11–8 (4–3) |
Cameron Hall (826) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| January 22, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Chattanooga | L 74–78 | 11–9 (4–4) |
Cameron Hall (2,345) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Furman | L 64–79 | 11–10 (4–5) |
Timmons Arena (1,464) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| January 29, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
East Tennessee State | W 83–79 | 12–10 (5–5) |
Cameron Hall (2,245) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Greensboro | W 76–65 | 13–10 (6–5) |
Greensboro Coliseum (1,559) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
| February 4, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Carolina | W 76–69 | 14–10 (7–5) |
Cameron Hall (2,434) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mercer | W 85–79 | 15–10 (8–5) |
Cameron Hall (1,214) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| February 12, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
The Citadel | L 79–83 | 15–11 (8–6) |
Cameron Hall (3,745) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Samford | L 99–100 OT | 15–12 (8–7) |
Pete Hanna Center (1,013) Homewood, AL | |||||||
| February 19, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Chattanooga | W 80–75 | 16–12 (9–7) |
McKenzie Arena (3,651) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wofford | L 72–83 | 16–13 (9–8) |
Cameron Hall (1,067) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| February 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Carolina | L 73–82 | 16–14 (9–9) |
Ramsey Center (2,026) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
| SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
| March 5, 2022 2:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(5) | vs. (4) Wofford Quarterfinals |
L 66–68 | 16–15 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
| CBI | |||||||||||
| March 20, 2022 12:00 pm, FloHoops |
(8) | vs. (9) UNC Wilmington First Round |
L 78–93 | 16–16 |
Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | ||||||
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- reports, Staff and wire. "College basketball roundup: VMI accepts CBI tourney bid". Roanoke Times. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- "Mercer, VMI earn spots in semifinals". Southern Conference. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- "Keydets Fall to Mercer in SoCon Semifinals". Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- "2021-22 VMI Keydets Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 23, 2021.