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Randall K. Wolf

Men's Basketball

VMI hosts Christendom Tuesday night

LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Basketball looks to continue its hot start to the season when the Keydets host Christendom College Tuesday night at Cameron Hall.
 
Most weeknight games begin at 6 p.m. but Tuesday's game will tip at 7 p.m. per contractual agreement between the schools.
 
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Watch on ESPN+  |  Live Stats  |  Tickets
 
Taco Tuesday
Concessions stands will offer chili nachos with cheese and jalapenos as part of a Taco Tuesday promotion for the game
 
QUICK HITS
* The Keydets last opened a season with two wins in 2013-14 and VMI picked up its first road opener victory since the 2010-11 season when the Keydets topped UMBC, 94-77, in Baltimore in the second game of that campaign
* The win was also VMI's first victory away from Cameron Hall since taking down The Citadel in Charleston by a 75-69 score on February 2, 2023
* Indiana State transfer Augustinas Kiudulas is averaging 22.0 points per game after putting up 27 against Washington College in the season opener and 17 versus Bellarmine this past Saturday
* Pacific transfer Tan Yildizoglu broke a VMI record with 15 assists in the season opener. He topped the previous single-game assists record of 14 - which stood for nearly 30 years - held by Bobby Prince against Western Carolina on January 14, 1995

A win over Christendom would ...
-- Give VMI a perfect 3-0 record against the Crusaders in the all-time series
-- Be VMI's first 3-0 start since the 2010-11 campaign when the Keydets opened the year with a 5-0 mark
-- Give VMI two straight wins in games played at Cameron Hall for the first time in two years

Series History vs. Christendom (2-0)
VMI leads the all-time series 2-0 as the schools have only faced each other twice before.  The Keydets earned a 96-20 win in the first ever contest on November 20, 2019, before defeating the Crusaders this past 2023-24 season by an 87-53 margin last November.

About Christendom (0-1)
The Crusaders are members of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) and play an independent basketball schedule varying at all levels from NCAA Divisions I-III, the NJCAA and two separate divisions of the USCAA.
 
This past weekend, Christendom hosted NCAA DIII Valley Forge and lost by a slim 44-42 margin as the season opener. Edmund Thomas led the Crusaders with 12 points on the nights while John Fowler was close behind with 11. Daniel Schultz poured in seven points and David Echanize contributed six off the bench.
 
Last Time Out: VMI 76, Bellarmine 71 - Nov. 9, 2024
The VMI basketball team earned a huge road victory Saturday afternoon when it defeated host Bellarmine University by a 76-71 score at Knights Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.
 
VMI trailed 17-10 midway through the opening half before pulling ahead moments later, 24-23, at the 6:51 mark. The Keydets never trailed again as they closed out the half on a 19-6 run to go into the break with a 43-29 advantage.
 




 
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Players Mentioned

Augustinas Kiudulas

#11 Augustinas Kiudulas

F
6' 8"
Sophomore
Tan Yildizoglu

#30 Tan Yildizoglu

G
6' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Augustinas Kiudulas

#11 Augustinas Kiudulas

6' 8"
Sophomore
F
Tan Yildizoglu

#30 Tan Yildizoglu

6' 4"
Sophomore
G