1970–1979 VMI Keydets basketball

March 2026 August 2023 The VMI Keydets basketball teams represented the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. The program began in 1908, and played their games out of Cormack Field House, nicknamed “The Pit”. The Keydets were members of the Southern Conference. Their primary rival is The Citadel. y 1969–70 1969–70 VMI Keydets Basketball Southern Conference SoCon 6–19 3–10 Mike Schuler Cormack Field House no no no no no December 1 no yes no Atlantic Christian Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 82–76 1–0 December 3 no yes yes no Navy Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD no 66–71 1–1 December 6 no yes no George Washington Washington, D.C. no 78–80 1–2 0–1 December 10 no yes yes no Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, VA no 44–65 1–3 December 18 no yes yes no William & Mary Holland Hall Gymnasium Hampton, VA Big 5 Tournament no 64–75 1–4 December 20 no yes yes no Richmond Holland Hall Gymnasium Hampton, VA Big 5 Tournament no 61–69 1–5 December 29 no yes yes no Stetson West Palm Beach, FL Gold Coast Classic no 61–62 1–6 December 30 no yes yes no Florida Southern West Palm Beach, FL no 66–60 2–6 January 5 no yes yes no Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA no 72–94 2–7 January 8 no yes no Davidson Johnston Gym Davidson, NC no 52–95 2–8 0–2 January 10 no yes no East Carolina Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC no 66–108 2–9 0–3 January 13 no no Richmond Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 71–70 3–9 1–3 January 17 no yes no The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC no 70–84 3–10 1–4 January 21 no yes no Roanoke Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 79–90 3–11 January 24 no yes no Wofford Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 78–64 4–11 January 29 no yes no Old Dominion Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 55–90 4–12 January 31 no no East Carolina Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 49–63 4–13 1–5 February 2 no no George Washington Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 79–107 4–14 1–6 February 5 no no Furman Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 67–66 5–14 2–6 February 10 no no William & Mary Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 74–68 6–14 3–6 February 14 no yes no William & Mary Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA no 58–77 6–15 3–7 February 17 no no The Citadel Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 61–68 6–16 3–8 February 19 no yes no Richmond Richmond Arena Richmond, VA no 54–78 6–17 3–9 February 21 no yes no Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC no 52–53 6–18 3–10 |- |colspan=7 align=center|1970 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament February 26 no yes no Davidson Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC no 46–72 6–19 no Eastern Time 1970–71 1970–71 VMI Keydets Basketball Southern Conference SoCon 1–25 1–11 Mike Schuler Cormack Field House no no no no no December 1 no yes yes no Virginia Holland Hall Gymnasium Hampton, VA Big 5 Tournament no 52–81 0–1 December 3 no yes yes no Richmond Holland Hall Gymnasium Hampton, VA Big 5 Tournament no 57–75 0–2 December 5 no yes yes no Army Gillis Field House West Point, NY no 47–82 0–3 December 7 no yes no Old Dominion Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 85–94 0–4 December 19 no yes no William & Mary Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA no 49–75 0–5 0–1 December 23 no yes yes no Toledo Toledo Field House Toledo, OH no 46–79 0–6 January 2 no yes no Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC no 68–93 0–7 0–2 January 4 no yes yes no South Alabama Jag Gym Mobile, AL Senior Bowl Tournament no 67–80 0–8 January 6 no yes yes no Trinity (CT) Jag Gym Mobile, AL Senior Bowl Tournament no 70–95 0–9 January 9 no no East Carolina Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 63–71 0–10 0–3 January 12 no yes no Gardner–Webb Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 72–95 0–11 January 16 no no The Citadel Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 64–66 OT 0–12 0–4 January 20 no yes no Roanoke Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 73–96 0–13 January 23 no yes yes no Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA no 56–95 0–14 January 25 no yes no Eastern Illinois Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 45–59 0–15 January 27 no yes no George Washington Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 67–78 0–16 January 30 no yes no East Carolina Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC no 67–78 0–17 0–5 February 2 no no Davidson Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 39–70 0–18 0–6 February 4 no yes no The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC no 65–91 0–19 0–7 February 8 no no Richmond Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 73–63 1–19 1–7 February 10 no yes yes no Navy Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD no 47–65 1–20 February 13 no no Furman Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 79–88 1–21 1–8 February 16 no no William & Mary Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 69–85 1–22 1–9 February 20 no yes no Richmond Richmond Arena Richmond, VA no 77–93 1–23 1–10 February 24 no yes no Davidson Johnston Gym Davidson, NC no 64–109 1–24 1–11 |- |colspan=7 align=center|1971 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament March 4 no yes no William & Mary Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC no 65–69 1–25 no Eastern Time 1971–72 1971–72 VMI Keydets Basketball Southern Conference SoCon 6–19 2–10 Mike Schuler Cormack Field House no no no no no December 1 no yes no West Virginia Wesleyan Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 95–78 1–0 December 4 no yes no Atlantic Christian Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 101–105 OT 1–1 December 11 no yes no Richmond Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA no 61–73 1–2 0–1 December 20 no yes yes no Virginia Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA Big 5 Tournament no 51–93 1–3 December 21 no yes yes no Virginia Tech Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA Big 5 Tournament no 57–56 2–3 January 3 no yes yes no Roanoke Roanoke, VA no 69–96 2–4 January 5 no yes yes no Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, IL no 71–111 2–5 January 8 no yes no East Carolina Minges Coliseum Greenville, SC no 57–62 2–6 0–2 January 10 no yes no Old Dominion Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 82–96 2–7 January 12 no yes no Wofford Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 80–63 3–7 January 15 no no The Citadel Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 62–68 OT 3–8 0–3 January 18 no no Davidson Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 57–73 3–9 0–4 January 20 no yes yes no George Washington Washington, D.C. no 66–104 3–10 January 22 no no Furman Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 62–97 3–11 0–5 January 25 no yes no William & Mary William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA no 59–76 3–12 0–6 January 29 no no East Carolina Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 56–66 3–13 0–7 February 1 no yes yes no Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH no 60–98 3–14 February 3 no yes no Davidson Johnston Gym Davidson, NC no 61–84 3–15 0–8 February 7 no yes no Roanoke Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 66–87 3–16 February 12 no yes no Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC no 66–104 3–17 0–9 February 14 no yes no The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC no 60–87 3–18 0–10 February 16 no yes no West Virginia Tech Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 68–59 4–18 February 22 no no William & Mary Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 37–35 OT 5–18 1–10 February 24 no no Richmond Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 79–74 2OT 6–18 2–10 |- |colspan=7 align=center|1972 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament March 2 no yes no Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC no 80–126 6–19 no Eastern Time 1972–73 1972–73 VMI Keydets Basketball Southern Conference SoCon 6–20 3–9 Bill Blair Cormack Field House no no no no no December 2 no yes no Hampden–Sydney Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 95–81 1–0 December 4 no yes no George Washington Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 73–85 1–1 December 6 no yes yes no Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, VA no 67–85 1–2 December 9 no no Richmond Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 71–60 2–2 1–0 December 18 no yes yes no Texas A&M–Corpus Christi American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX no 50–57 2–3 December 20 no yes yes no Rice Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX no 56–72 2–4 December 22 no yes yes no New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM New Mexico State Invitational no 57–86 2–5 December 23 no yes yes no Xavier Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM New Mexico State Invitational no 60–59 3–5 January 3 no yes yes no Wake Forest Reynolds Gymnasium Winston-Salem, NC no 57–71 3–6 January 6 no yes no East Carolina Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC no 63–81 3–7 1–1 January 10 no yes no Roanoke Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 55–56 3–8 January 13 no no Appalachian State Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 82–68 4–8 2–1 January 18 no no Furman Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 49–86 4–9 2–2 January 20 no yes no West Virginia Tech Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 87–60 5–9 January 27 no no East Carolina Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 45–71 5–10 2–3 January 29 no no The Citadel Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 67–69 5–11 2–4 January 31 no yes no William & Mary William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA no 59–77 5–12 2–5 February 3 no yes yes no Roanoke Roanoke, VA no 58–66 5–13 February 6 no no Davidson Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 88–105 5–14 2–6 February 10 no yes no Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC no 60–94 5–15 2–7 February 12 no yes no The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC no 62–75 5–16 2–8 February 15 no yes no Morris Harvey Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 60–65 5–17 February 17 no yes yes no Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA no 56–72 5–18 February 20 no no William & Mary Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 66–64 6–18 3–8 February 22 no yes no Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA no 84–113 6–19 3–9 |- |colspan=7 align=center|1973 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament March 1 no yes no Davidson Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA no 77–88 6–20 no Eastern Time Note: The February 15 game against Morris Harvey College was forfeited by VMI due to the use of an ineligible player. 1973–74 1973–74 VMI Keydets Basketball Southern Conference SoCon 6–18 3–9 Bill Blair Cormack Field House no no no no no December 1 no yes yes no Virginia Tech VPI Coliseum Blacksburg, VA no 51–62 0–1 December 3 no yes no Hampden–Sydney Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 89–54 1–1 December 5 no yes no West Virginia Tech Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 48–49 1–2 December 8 no yes no Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC no 74–65 2–2 1–0 December 12 no yes no James Madison Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 58–54 3–2 December 15 no yes no Towson Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 65–66 3–3 December 28 no yes yes no Arkansas Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR Razorback Classic no 86–96 3–4 December 29 no yes yes no Connecticut Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR Razorback Classic no 78–80 3–5 January 5 no yes no Davidson Johnston Gym Davidson, NC no 62–76 3–6 1–1 January 10 no yes no Salem Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 85–82 4–6 January 12 no no East Carolina Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 58–59 4–7 1–2 January 14 no no The Citadel Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 70–63 5–7 2–2 January 19 no yes no Loyola (MD) Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 69–71 5–8 January 22 no yes no William & Mary William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA no 68–85 5–9 2–3 January 26 no yes no East Carolina Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC no 55–57 5–10 2–4 January 29 no no Richmond Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 65–81 5–11 2–5 February 2 no yes yes no Dayton University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH no 60–76 5–12 February 6 no no William & Mary Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 65–67 5–13 2–6 February 9 no yes no Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA no 78–84 5–14 2–7 February 13 no no Appalachian State Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 62–59 6–14 3–7 February 16 no yes no Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC no 66–80 6–15 3–8 February 18 no yes no The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC no 47–65 6–16 3–9 February 21 no yes no Shepherd Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 76–85 6–17 |- |colspan=7 align=center|1974 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament February 27 no yes no Richmond Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA no 59–69 6–18 no Eastern Time 1974–75 1974–75 VMI Keydets Basketball Southern Conference SoCon 13–13 6–6 Bill Blair Cormack Field House no no no no no November 30 no yes no Virginia Tech Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 64–96 0–1 December 5 no yes no Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC no 98–81 1–1 1–0 December 10 no yes no East Carolina Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC no 68–73 1–2 1–1 December 14 no no Richmond Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 90–95 1–3 1–2 January 4 no yes yes no Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN no 89–93 1–4 January 6 no yes yes no South Alabama Jag Gym Mobile, AL Senior Bowl Tournament no 96–116 1–5 January 7 no yes yes no Louisiana Tech Jag Gym Mobile, AL Senior Bowl Tournament no 73–85 1–6 January 11 no yes no Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA no 98–95 2–6 2–2 January 13 no no The Citadel Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 108–101 3–6 3–2 January 15 no yes no Christopher Newport Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 86–66 4–6 January 18 no yes no Towson Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 67–65 5–6 January 20 no yes no Bethany Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 72–43 6–6 January 22 no no William & Mary Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 71–69 7–6 4–2 January 25 no no East Carolina Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 80–82 7–7 4–3 January 27 no no Appalachian State Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 73–55 8–7 5–3 January 30 no yes no Shepherd Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 96–83 9–7 February 3 no yes no George Washington Washington, D.C. no 79–90 9–8 February 5 no yes no Bridgewater Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 51–37 10–8 February 8 no yes no The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC no 82–68 11–8 6–3 February 11 no no Davidson Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 93–94 2OT 11–9 6–4 February 15 no yes no Old Dominion Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 69–84 11–10 February 19 no yes no William & Mary William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA no 66–67 OT 11–11 6–5 February 22 no no Furman Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 68–80 11–12 6–6 February 26 no yes no Virginia Wesleyan Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 99–68 12–12 |- |colspan=7 align=center|1975 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament March 1 no yes no Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA no 85–81 13–12 March 5 no yes no Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC no 81–94 13–13 no Eastern Time 1975–76 1975–76 VMI Keydets Basketball Southern Conference SoCon 22–10 9–3 Bill Blair Cormack Field House Southern Conference regular season championsSouthern Conference tournament champions NCAA tournament, Elite Eight no no no no no November 29 no yes no Lebanon Valley Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 92–70 1–0 December 1 no yes no Liberty Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 106–58 2–0 December 3 no yes yes no James Madison Harrisonburg, VA no 76–82 2–1 December 6 no no East Carolina Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 73–56 3–1 1–0 December 8 no yes no Georgia Tech Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 68–53 4–1 December 11 no yes no Radford Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 112–65 5–1 December 13 no no Richmond Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 65–60 6–1 2–0 December 29 no yes yes no Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN Indiana Hall of Fame Classic no 60–88 6–2 December 30 no yes yes no Pacific Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN Indiana Hall of Fame Classic no 72–59 7–2 January 3 no yes yes no Virginia Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA no 63–74 7–3 January 7 no yes no Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC no 82–67 8–3 3–0 January 10 no yes no Salem Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 108–84 9–3 January 12 no yes no The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC no 74–78 9–4 3–1 January 15 no yes yes no Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA no 70–72 9–5 January 17 no yes no Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC no 67–71 9–6 3–2 January 21 no no William & Mary Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 84–78 10–6 4–2 January 24 no yes no East Carolina Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC no 74–60 11–6 5–2 January 29 no yes no Green Bay Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 74–76 OT 11–7 February 2 no yes yes no Georgia Tech Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA no 56–66 11–8 February 5 no yes no Southeastern Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 97–57 12–8 February 7 no yes no William & Mary William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA no 62–68 12–9 5–3 February 11 no yes no Davidson Johnston Gym Davidson, NC no 92–76 13–9 6–3 February 14 no no The Citadel Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 76–59 14–9 7–3 February 18 no yes no Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA no 74–67 15–9 8–3 February 21 no no Appalachian State Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 78–74 16–9 9–3 February 24 no yes no Southern Wesleyan Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 85–48 17–9 |- |colspan=7 align=center|1976 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament February 28 no no Davidson Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 71–69 18–9 March 2 no yes no Appalachian State Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC no 71–64 19–9 March 3 no yes no Richmond Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC no 41–33 20–9 |- |colspan=7 align=center|NCAA tournament March 13 no yes yes no Tennessee Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC First Round no 81–75 21–9 March 18 no yes yes no DePaul Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Sweet Sixteen no 71–66 OT 22–9 March 20 no yes yes no Rutgers Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Elite Eight no 75–91 22–10 no Eastern Time 1976–77 1976–77 VMI Keydets Basketball Southern Conference SoCon 20 26–4 8–2 Charlie Schmaus Cormack Field House Southern Conference regular season co-championsSouthern Conference tournament champions NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen no no no no no November 26 no yes yes no James Madison University Hall Charlottesville, VA UVA Tip-Off no 85–77 1–0 November 27 no yes yes no Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, VA UVA Tip-Off no 50–55 1–1 December 4 no yes no East Carolina Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC no 78–67 2–1 1–0 December 8 no yes no Radford Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 74–52 3–1 December 11 no yes no Old Dominion Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 62–60 4–1 December 28 no yes yes no Tulane Oklahoma City, OK All-College tournament no 75–66 5–1 December 29 no yes yes no California Oklahoma City, OK All-College Tournament no 73–71 6–1 December 30 no yes yes no Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK All-College Tournament no 69–58 7–1 January 5 no yes no Roanoke Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 73–57 8–1 January 8 no yes no Emory and Henry Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 107–71 9–1 January 10 no no Appalachian State Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 74–54 10–1 2–0 January 12 no no William & Mary Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 92–79 11–1 3–0 January 17 no yes no The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC no 68–62 12–1 4–0 January 20 no yes yes no Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA no 88–79 13–1 January 22 no no East Carolina Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 67–58 14–1 5–0 January 24 no yes no Southern Wesleyan Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 104–97 15–1 January 29 no no The Citadel Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 88–70 16–1 6–0 January 31 no no Furman Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 99–86 17–1 7–0 February 2 no yes no Hampden–Sydney Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 94–78 18–1 February 7 no yes no Marshall Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA no 97–90 19–1 February 9 no yes no Morris Harvey Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 98–84 20–1 February 12 no yes no Richmond Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 92–87 21–1 February 14 no no Davidson Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 93–68 22–1 8–0 February 16 no yes no William & Mary William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA no 84–86 22–2 8–1 February 19 no yes no Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC no 58–62 22–3 8–2 February 22 no yes no Randolph–Macon Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 81–75 23–3 |- |colspan=7 align=center|1977 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament February 26 no yes no East Carolina Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA no 88–77 24–3 March 2 no yes no Appalachian State Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA no 69–67 OT 25–3 |- |colspan=7 align=center|1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament March 12 no yes yes no Duquesne Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC First Round no 73–66 26–3 March 17 no yes yes no Kentucky Cole Field House College Park, MD Sweet Sixteen no 78–93 26–4 no Eastern Time 1977–78 1977–78 VMI Keydets Basketball Southern Conference SoCon 21–7 7–3 Charlie Schmaus Cormack Field House no no no no no November 25 no yes yes no Roanoke University Hall Charlottesville, VA UVA Tip-Off no 64–50 1–0 November 26 no yes yes no Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, VA UVA Tip-Off no 70–90 1–1 November 28 no yes no Liberty Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 105–68 2–1 November 30 no yes no Alderson Broaddus Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 107–90 3–1 December 5 no no Chattanooga Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 81–72 4–1 1–0 December 7 no yes no James Madison Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 86–68 5–1 December 10 no yes no Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC no 77–92 5–2 1–1 December 28 no yes yes no Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH Blade Grass City Classic no 68–91 5–3 December 29 no yes yes no Long Beach State Savage Arena Toledo, OH Blade Grass City Classic no 97–106 5–4 January 3 no yes yes no Cleveland State Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY Siena College Tournament no 71–66 6–4 January 4 no yes yes no Siena Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY Siena College Tournament no 72–61 7–4 January 9 no yes no Southern Wesleyan Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 98–79 8–4 January 12 no yes no Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC no 79–102 8–5 1–2 January 14 no yes no Western Carolina Cullowhee, NC no 77–68 9–5 2–2 January 17 no no Marshall Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 79–71 10–5 3–2 January 21 no yes no Salem Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 84–70 11–5 January 23 no yes no Davidson Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 89–69 12–5 4–2 January 25 no yes yes no Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA no 69–60 13–5 January 28 no yes no The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC no 79–61 14–5 5–2 February 1 no yes no Richmond Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 110–90 15–5 February 4 no yes yes no Roanoke Roanoke, VA no 61–47 16–5 February 8 no yes yes no Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA no 66–51 17–5 February 11 no no The Citadel Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 84–72 18–5 6–2 February 13 no yes no Marshall Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV no 71–88 18–6 6–3 February 15 no yes yes no William & Mary Holland Hall Gymnasium Hampton, VA no 60–59 19–6 February 18 no no Appalachian State Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 77–70 20–6 7–3 |- |colspan=7 align=center|1978 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament February 25 no no Davidson Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 95–80 21–6 March 3 no yes no Marshall Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA no 71–76 21–7 no Eastern Time 1978–79 1978–79 VMI Keydets Basketball Southern Conference SoCon 12–15 2–8 Charlie Schmaus Cormack Field House no no no no no November 27 no yes no UNC Greensboro Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 114–91 1–0 November 29 no yes no Radford Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 90–88 2–0 November 30 no yes no West Liberty State Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 86–83 3–0 December 2 no yes yes no Virginia Tech Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA no 66–79 3–1 December 6 no yes yes no James Madison Harrisonburg, VA no 71–93 3–2 December 9 no yes no Bethany Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 90–73 4–2 December 13 no yes no Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC no 82–103 4–3 0–1 December 16 no yes no Georgia State Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 75–72 5–3 December 28 no yes yes no UCF Winter Park, FL Tangerine Bowl Tournament no 91–108 5–4 December 29 no yes yes no Stetson Winter Park, FL Tangerine Bowl Tournament no 89–98 5–5 January 10 no yes no The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC no 83–91 5–6 0–2 January 17 no no Appalachian State Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 58–73 5–7 0–3 January 20 no yes no Chattanooga Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, TN no 64–56 6–7 1–3 January 22 no yes no Cleveland State Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 75–72 OT 7–7 January 24 no yes no Richmond Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 78–90 7–8 January 27 no no Western Carolina Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 65–76 7–9 1–4 January 31 no yes no Christopher Newport Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 75–49 8–9 February 1 no yes no Campbell Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 78–74 9–9 February 3 no yes no Fairleigh Dickinson Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 79–77 10–9 February 5 no yes no Marshall Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV no 63–58 11–9 2–4 February 8 no yes yes no Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA no 76–72 12–9 February 10 no no Davidson Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 54–81 12–10 2–5 February 12 no no The Citadel Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 69–72 12–11 2–6 February 14 no no Marshall Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 66–88 12–12 2–7 February 19 no no Furman Cormack Field House Lexington, VA no 65–80 12–13 2–8 February 21 no yes yes no Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA no 76–79 12–14 |- |colspan=7 align=center|1979 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament February 24 no yes no Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC no 63–73 12–15 no Eastern Time References http://www.vmikeydets.com/pdf9/2560533.pdf?ATCLID=209295912&SPSID=43813&SPID=3897&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=9800 52–53 2013–14 VMI Basketball Fact Book VMI July 22, 2014 Category:VMI Keydets basketball seasons