2008–09 VMI Keydets basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 2008–09 VMI Keydets VMI Keydets logo.svg 150 Big South Conference Big South 24–8 13–5 Duggar Baucom 4th Daniel Willis 4th Jack Castleberry 1st Jason Allison 4th Cameron Hall The 2008–09 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were coached by Duggar Baucom in his 4th year at VMI, and played their home games at Cameron Hall. It was VMI's 5th season in the Big South Conference and the Keydets' 101st season of basketball.VMI Basketball Yearly Records VMI opened the year with an upset over the Kentucky Wildcats in Rupp Arena on November 14, 2008, by a score of 111–103. After losses to Virginia and Jacksonville State to drop their record to 4–2, VMI then went on a ten-game winning streak and won their first six conference games before falling to Liberty 91–80, in what was the first sellout in the 27-year history of Cameron Hall."VMI Hits the Road For Matchup at In-State Rival Liberty". VMIKeyets.com. February 23, 2009. After finishing the regular season with a 22–7 mark, VMI cruised through their first two Big South tournament games, beating Coastal Carolina 96–76 in the quarterfinals and besting Liberty 78–58 in the semifinals. The Keydets ultimately fell to Radford 108–94 in the Big South Championship game, ending their season at 24–8. The 24 wins in a season were the school's second-most all-time, trailing only the 1976–77 team who 26 wins en route to a Sweet 16 appearance.Duggar Baucom - VMI Bio Roster 2008 VMI Keydets y Adam Lonon 1 G 5 11 175 JR Richmond, VA Willie Bell 2 F 6 6 205 SR Newport News, VA Chavis Holmes y 3 G 6 4 195 SR Charlotte, NC Joey Cantafio 4 G 5 6 150 SO Richmond, VA Austin Kenon 10 G 5 11 180 SO Virginia Beach, VA Quinn Brownfield 11 F 6 7 195 SO Kyle, TX Ron Burks 15 F 6 4 205 FR Mitchellville, MD Carl Josey 20 G 6 5 195 JR Surrey, England Hunter Houston 22 F 6 6 195 SO Birmingham, AL Keith Gabriel 21 G 6 2 180 FR Charlotte, NC Travis Holmes y 23 F 6 4 195 SR Charlotte, NC Michael Sparks 31 G 6 4 195 FR Lexington, KY Wayne Whiting 32 C 6 7 240 FR Richmond Hill, GA Aaron Blosser 35 F 6 3 205 FR Virginia Beach, VA Stephen Sargent 50 C 7 0 245 FR yes Fayetteville, GA Duggar Baucom Daniel Willis Jack Castleberry Jason Allison 2008-09 VMI Basketball Roster Schedule yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season November 14 7:00 pm yes yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSN 111–103 22,579 1–0 November 16 4:00 pm yes yes Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA CSN 97–107 9,955 1–1 November 18 8:00 pm yes Maryland Bible Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 118–72 1,211 2–1 November 20 7:00 pm yes Stevenson Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 133–72 846 3–1 November 24 7:00 pm yes yes Campbell Pope Convocation Center Buies Creek, NC 97–92 1,531 4–1 November 29 7:00 pm yes yes Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL 67–95 753 4–2 December 3 9:00 pm Winthrop Cameron Hall Lexington, VA MASN 92–74 2,846 5–2 1–0 December 6 4:30 pm yes UNC Asheville Justice Center Asheville, NC 114–105 1,009 6–2 2–0 December 9 7:00 pm yes Campbell Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 88–76 1,076 7–2 December 13 1:00 pm yes Southern Wesleyan Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 113–94 2,446 8–2 December 21 1:00 pm yes yes Army Christl Arena West Point, NY 62–55 206 9–2 December 31 7:00 pm yes Richmond Cameron Hall Lexington, VA MASN 73–70 3,109 10–2 January 3 7:00 pm yes Gardner–Webb Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC 96–92 1,500 11–2 3–0 January 5 7:30 pm yes Charleston Southern CSU Field House North Charleston, SC 93–90 684 12–2 4–0 January 10 1:00 pm Coastal Carolina Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 103–102 2,875 13–2 5–0 January 12 7:00 pm Presbyterian Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 90–75 2,105 14–2 6–0 January 17 1:00 pm Liberty Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 80–91 5,029 14–3 6–1 January 21 7:00 pm yes Radford Dedmon Center Radford, VA 87–72 3,066 15–3 7–1 January 24 1:00 pm High Point Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 92–85 3,690 16–3 8–1 January 29 7:00 pm yes Southern Virginia Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 113–92 2,318 17–3 February 2 7:00 pm UNC Asheville Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 95–103 OT 2,483 17–4 8–2 February 4 7:00 pm yes Winthrop Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC 110–106 OT 2,275 18–4 9–2 February 7 2:00 pm Gardner–Webb Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 94–88 4,084 19–4 10–2 February 9 7:00 pm Charleston Southern Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 82–76 2,137 20–4 11–2 February 14 2:00 pm yes Coastal Carolina Kimbel Arena Conway, SC 97–100 1,031 20–5 11–3 February 16 7:00 pm yes Presbyterian Templeton Physical Education Center Clinton, SC 57–63 790 20–6 11–4 February 21 1:00 pm Radford Cameron Hall Lexington, VA MASN 90–97 4,744 20–7 11–5 February 24 7:00 pm yes Liberty Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 109–72 6,973 21–7 12–5 February 28 7:00 pm yes High Point Millis Center High Point, NC 81–76 1,642 22–7 13–5 |- !colspan=9| 2009 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament March 3 7:00 pm Coastal Carolina Cameron Hall Lexington, VA Quarterfinal 96–76 3,654 23–7 March 5 6:00 pm yes Liberty Dedmon Center Radford, VA Semifinal 78–58 N/A 24–7 March 7 4:00 pm yes Radford Dedmon Center Radford, VA 94–108 3,480 24–8 AP Poll Eastern Time 2008–09 VMI Basketball Schedule References Category:VMI Keydets basketball seasons Vmi VMI Keydets basketball team VMI Keydets basketball team