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Men's Basketball

VMI travels to Richmond for final non-conference game

The VMI basketball team travels to in-state rival Richmond for its final non-conference game of the season. Tip-off with the Spiders is set for a 6 p.m. start at the Robins Center in Richmond, Virginia.
 
Broadcast Information
VMI at Richmond - Saturday, Dec. 21 - 6 p.m.        Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
Quick Hits
* VMI is coming off a dominant 100-61 victory over Regent last Thursday at Cameron Hall, a game which saw freshman Kaden Stuckey record his first career double-double finishing with 11 points and 10 rebounds
* The Keydets are one of the best free-throw shooting teams in the league and rank second in the SoCon at 74.3 percent
* The Keydets run a high-scoring offense that ranks third in the SoCon in PPG at 80.7 points per contest and fourth in assists per game at 16.3. VMI also ranks fourth in offensive boards per contest with 12.8. On the other end of the court, the Keydets cause turnovers and rank third in the league in steals at 8.7 per game
* Tan Yildizoglu is the key distributor and averages 5.5 assists per game, second-best in the league
* TJ Johnson ranks third in the league in minutes per game at 30.8. One of VMI's top defenders, he is averaging 1.8 steals per game to rank third in the league. Also one of the top offensive threats on the other end of the court, he ranks eighth in the league in points per game at 15.7
* Augustinas Kiudulas ranks sixth in the SoCon in rebounds at 6.6 per outing and ninth in PPG at 15.1. He averages 2.2 offensive rebounds per game, good for fifth most per game in the league
* AJ Clark entered the individual league standings last week and ranks sixth in the SoCon in A/T ratio at 3.33
 
A win over Richmond would ...
-- Improve VMI to 7-6 on the season 
-- Be VMI 45th all-time win over the Spiders
-- Snap a four-game Richmond winning streak in the series dating back to 2009
 
About Richmond (4-8, 0-0)
After defeating Mount Olive in the season opener, the Spiders have found success in spurts during the 2024-25 campaign. Following three straight losses to Marist, Charlotte and Bucknell. Richmond earned a pair of wins over Maine and Florida Tech. The Spiders are coming off recent losses to tough opponents in #2 Auburn and Belmont and face William & Mary on the road Thursday night in advance of Saturday's showdown against VMI.
 
DeLonnie Hunt leads the Spiders with 18.8 points per game followed by Mikkel Tyne (10.6) and Dusan Neskovic (10.1). Guard Jonathan Beagle leads the team in assists with 3.0 per outing and Collin Tanner also helps distribute the ball with 2.1 assists per contest.
 
All-Time Series History vs. Richmond (44-87)
In a series dating back to 1915, the Keydets and Spiders meet for the 132nd all-time meeting Saturday night in Richmond. The Spiders hold an 87-44 advantage in the all-time series record.
VMI looks to snap a four-game Richmond winning streak as VMI last earned a win over the Spiders back on December 31, 2008, a close 73-70 victory at Cameron Hall, also marking the last time Richmond played in Lexington.
 
Last Time Out: VMI 100, Regent 61 – Thursday, Dec. 12 – Lexington, Va.
The VMI basketball team got ahead early and never looked back en route to a 100-61 win over visiting Regent University last Thursday night in the final non-conference home game of the season.
 
VMI pulled ahead 16-5 by the first media timeout of the game – including treys by Linus Holmstrom, Cal Liston and Rickey Bradley - and never relinquished the advantage by cruising to a 54-28 lead at halftime.
 
The Keydets earned their biggest lead of the contest with a little over three minutes left in regulation at 43 points as VMI earned the easy win over its final non-Division I opponent of the season.





 
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Players Mentioned

AJ Clark

#5 AJ Clark

G
6' 4"
Sophomore
Augustinas Kiudulas

#11 Augustinas Kiudulas

F
6' 8"
Sophomore
Cal Liston

#0 Cal Liston

F
6' 5"
Freshman
Kaden Stuckey

#6 Kaden Stuckey

F
6' 8"
Freshman
Tan Yildizoglu

#30 Tan Yildizoglu

G
6' 4"
Sophomore
TJ Johnson

#44 TJ Johnson

F
6' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

AJ Clark

#5 AJ Clark

6' 4"
Sophomore
G
Augustinas Kiudulas

#11 Augustinas Kiudulas

6' 8"
Sophomore
F
Cal Liston

#0 Cal Liston

6' 5"
Freshman
F
Kaden Stuckey

#6 Kaden Stuckey

6' 8"
Freshman
F
Tan Yildizoglu

#30 Tan Yildizoglu

6' 4"
Sophomore
G
TJ Johnson

#44 TJ Johnson

6' 6"
Sophomore
F