2015–16 VMI Keydets basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2015–16 VMI Keydets VMI Keydets logo.svg 150 Southern Conference SoCon 9–21 4–14 Dan Earl 1st Steve Lepore 1st Chris Kreider 1st Jason Slay 1st Cameron Hall The 2015–16 VMI Keydets basketball team represented Virginia Military Institute in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were led by first-year head coach Dan Earl and played their home games out of Cameron Hall, their home since 1981. Earl replaced Duggar Baucom, who departed for military rival The Citadel in March 2015. The Keydets played as a member of the Southern Conference for the second consecutive year, having been in the Big South Conference from 2003 to 2014. Prior to that, VMI was a member of the SoCon for nearly eighty years. They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 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 In addition to four seniors, VMI also lost sophomore forward Craig Hinton to transfer. Name Position Class Reason Niles Tate 1 SG Fr. Left team Craig Hinton 1 SF So. Transfer Tyrell Mason 1 F So. Left team Brian Brown 1 SG Sr. Graduated Christian Burton 1 PG Sr. Graduated Michael Donovan 1 G Sr. Graduated Jarid Watson 1 C Sr. Graduated Coaching changes In addition to the departure of Baucom, VMI assistant coaches Daniel Willis and Ryan Mattocks also left for The Citadel.Baucom Announces Assistant Coaches on Citadel Staff http://citadelsports.com/news/2015/4/22/MBB_0422151726.aspx CitadelSports.com 22 April 2015 7 June 2015 Willis came to VMI in 2005 along with Baucom, and Mattocks was hired prior to the 2012–13 season. Additionally, the contract of assistant coach Ben Thompson, who was in his first season with the program, was not renewed. In May, Earl announced three hires to the coaching staff: Steve Lepore, Chris Kreider, and Jason Slay.Earl Adds Three to Basketball Coaching Staff http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=210133122&DB_OEM_ID=9800 VMIKeydets.com 7 June 2015 5 June 2015 Lepore came from Hargrave Military Academy and played college basketball at Wake Forest where he graduated in 2003. Kreider most recently served as an assistant coach at George Mason for four seasons, and also worked with former Southern Conference member Georgia Southern for two years. Slay had been an assistant at SoCon rival East Tennessee State the past two seasons, and played collegiately at West Virginia State. Recruiting no 2015 Austin Vereen SG Washington, D.C. Maret School 6 4 190 11/16/14 D'Andre Mahaffey SF Athens, GA Cedar Shoals High School 6 6 195 09/21/2014 Adrian Rich PG Fuquay-Varina, NC Fishburne Military School 6 2 5/06/2014 2015 ESPN – VMI Basketball Recruiting 2015 2678 7 June 2014 yes Roster 2015 VMI Keydets y yes Austin Vereen 0 G 6 4 190 FR Maret School Washington, D.C. Adrian Rich 3 G 6 2 FR Fishburne Military Fuquay-Varina, NC Fred Iruafemi 5 C 6 7 200 SO Middle Creek Apex, NC D'Andre Mahaffey 12 F 6 6 195 FR Cedar Shoals Athens, GA Will Weethee 14 F 6 6 190 FR East Forsyth High School Greensboro, NC Trey Chapman 15 F 6 6 205 JR Wesleyan Christian Greensboro, NC Armani Branch 21 F 6 7 172 SO Genesis Academy Hampton, VA QJ Peterson y 22 G 6 0 170 JR Hedgesville/Massanutten Hedgesville, WV Tim Marshall 23 G 6 3 185 SR Landstown Virginia Beach, VA Phillip Anglade 32 F 6 5 210 SR Davidson Day Long Island, NY Julian Eleby 35 G 6 3 190 JR Village Christian/Fork Union Fayetteville, NC Jordan Weethee 40 F 6 6 220 SR yes High Point Christian Greensboro, NC Dan Earl (Penn State '97) Steve Lepore (Wake Forest '03) Chris Kreider (Lebanon Valley '03) Jason Slay (West Va. State '08) Depth chart VMI Keydets PF Phillip Anglade Fred Iruafemi Armani Branch SF Trey Chapman Jordan Weethee D'Andre Mahaffey SG Tim Marshall SG QJ Peterson Austin Vereen PG Julian Eleby Adrian Rich Schedule yes no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFF00;"| Regular season November 14 1:00 pm yes yes no Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 50–62 5,959 0–1 November 17 7:30 pm yes no Tusculum Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 88–76 914 1–1 November 21 7:00 pm yes yes no Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 52–76 5,644 1–2 November 24 7:00 pm yes no Presbyterian Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 76–61 1,010 2–2 November 30 7:00 pm yes yes no Campbell Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC 65–66 1,440 2–3 December 2 7:00 pm yes no Central Penn Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 107–72 1,043 3–3 December 5 4:30 pm yes yes no Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 62–80 12,132 3–4 December 7 7:00 pm yes yes no Butler 18 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN FSN 66–93 6,202 3–5 December 12 1:00 pm yes no Navy Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 62–68 3,124 3–6 December 21 7:00 pm yes yes no Gardner–Webb Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC 76–75 781 4–6 December 30 7:00 pm yes no Bridgewater Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 72–37 1,171 5–6 January 2 4:00 pm yes no Furman Timmons Arena Greenville, SC ESPN3 57–85 1,421 5–7 0–1 January 5 7:00 pm no Wofford Cameron Hall Lexington, VA ESPN3 61–65 985 5–8 0–2 January 9 4:30 pm yes no Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 52–73 1,844 5–9 0–3 January 11 7:00 pm yes no East Tennessee State Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN ESPN3 51–88 2,416 5–10 0–4 January 17 1:00 pm yes no UNC Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC ESPN3 68–85 1,381 5–11 0–5 January 21 7:00 pm no Samford Cameron Hall Lexington, VA ESPN3 83–76 1,189 6–11 1–5 January 25 7:00 pm no Furman Cameron Hall Lexington, VA ESPN3 56–68 1,185 6–12 1–6 January 28 7:00 pm yes no Mercer Hawkins Arena Macon, GA ESPN3 58–73 2,693 6–13 1–7 January 30 1:00 pm yes no The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC ESPN3 75–78 3,535 6–14 1–8 February 4 7:00 pm no East Tennessee State Cameron Hall Lexington, VA ESPN3 60–71 1,178 6–15 1–9 February 6 1:00 pm no Western Carolina Cameron Hall Lexington, VA ESPN3 60–69 2,379 6–16 1–10 February 8 7:00 pm yes no Wofford Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, SC 60–92 1,129 6–17 1–11 February 11 7:00 pm no UNC Greensboro Cameron Hall Lexington, VA ESPN3 86–72 1,134 7–17 2–11 February 18 7:00 pm yes no Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 59–85 3,589 7–18 2–12 February 20 3:00 pm yes no Samford Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL ESPN3 67–73 1,332 7–19 2–13 February 25 7:00 pm no Mercer Cameron Hall Lexington, VA ESPN3 91–82 1,194 8–19 3–13 February 27 1:00 pm no The Citadel Cameron Hall Lexington, VA ESPN3 111–95 3,327 9–19 4–13 February 29 7:00 pm no Chattanooga Cameron Hall Lexington, VA Postponed from 1/23/16 ESPN3 65–67 1,211 9–20 4–14 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFF00;"| SoCon tournament March 5 5:00 pm ESPN3 no yes Samford U.S. Cellular Center 2,411 Asheville, NC First round 85–92 OT 9–21 no Eastern Time 2015–16 VMI Basketball Schedule References Category:VMI Keydets basketball seasons VMI VMI Keydets bask VMI Keydets bask