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David Hague

Men's Basketball

Keydets head south to face Davidson

LEXINGTON, Va. – After completing the Greenbrier Tip-Off, the VMI basketball team continues its road trip with a contest at nationally recognized Davidson College Friday night at 7 p.m. at John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina.
 
BROADCAST INFORMATION
VMI at Davidson – Friday, Nov. 22 – 7 pm             Watch on ESPN+  |  Live Stats
 
 QUICK HITS
* The Keydets (4-2, 0-0) finished up the Greenbrier Tip-Off Monday night with a loss at Pitt to conclude the tournament with a 1-2 mark
* VMI is stroking it from the free-throw line at a high percentage, ranking first in the SoCon at 77.3 percent. The Keydets are also taking good care of the ball on the offensive end and rank first in the league with an assist/turnover ration of 1.61
* Defensively, the Keydets rank fourth in the SoCon in steals at 9.7 per game
* Indiana State transfer Augustinas Kiudulas was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 21.5 ppg between the two games at the resort. On the year, he ranks fourth in the SoCon in points per game at 18.6
* Lipscomb transfer TJ Johnson is averaging 14.5 points per game. He leads the team with 20 three-pointers after six contests, which ranks third in the SoCon at 3.3 per outing
* Pacific transfer Tan Yildizoglu broke a VMI record with 15 assists in the season opener against Washington College. Injured in the opening half of the game Monday night at Pitt, he ranks second in the SoCon standings with 6.3 assists per game
 
A win over Davidson would ...
-- Improve VMI to 5-2 on the season for its best start since the 2010-11 campaign
-- Be VMI's third win in the last six contests against Davidson dating back to 2003
-- Be VMI's 32nd all-time win against the Wildcats, which the Keydets are down 31-77 in the all-time series
 
Series History vs. Davidson (VMI trails 31-77)
In a series dating back to 1909, Friday's game marks the 109th all-time meeting between the schools as Davidson used to be a long-time member of the Southern Conference with the Keydets and played each other with regularity.
 
The Wildcats won the last contest by a close 75-71 score two years ago in Davidson and has won three of the last five. VMI last defeated Davidson on March 6, 2003, by a 66-60 count at the SoCon Tournament held in Charleston, S.C.
 
 
Last Time Out: VMI 48, Pitt 93 - Nov. 18, 2024
VMI Basketball stumbled in a road contest against Power Five Pittsburgh Monday night at Petersen Events Center.
 
The Keydets, who fall to 4-2, had a tough outing against the Panthers, 93-48. Pitt's offense exploded in the second half, shooting nearly 71% from the field and over 66% from deep, causing chaos on the defensive end for VMI.
 
VMI finished the game shooting 25 percent from the field and 25 percent from beyond the arc in the loss as the Panthers finished 55 percent from the field and nearly 50 percent from 3-point range.










 
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Players Mentioned

Augustinas Kiudulas

#11 Augustinas Kiudulas

F
6' 8"
Sophomore
Tan Yildizoglu

#30 Tan Yildizoglu

G
6' 4"
Sophomore
TJ Johnson

#44 TJ Johnson

F
6' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Augustinas Kiudulas

#11 Augustinas Kiudulas

6' 8"
Sophomore
F
Tan Yildizoglu

#30 Tan Yildizoglu

6' 4"
Sophomore
G
TJ Johnson

#44 TJ Johnson

6' 6"
Sophomore
F