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Men's Basketball

VMI starts Florida trip with game at Stetson

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI basketball team embarks on its much-anticipated trip to the state of Florida to play four games beginning with a matchup at Stetson Saturday night in DeLand, Florida.
 
Tip-off is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start at the Edmunds Center and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
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About Stetson (2-3)
The Hatters are the second installment of the SoCon-ASUN scheduling alliance the Keydets will face this season. Stetson is coming off a close 64-60 win at home against Howard Wednesday night a few days after falling 65-76 on the road at SoCon foe Western Carolina. After falling to Rhode Island to open the season, the Hatters defeated Fort Lauderdale Nov. 7 before falling to Miami on the road.
 
Jamie Phillips, Jr. averages double figures in scoring at 14.4 ppg while Collin Kuhl (8.8) and Ethan Copeland (8.2) also lead the team in that category.  Phillips is also the team's best rebounder at 5.8 rpg while Calvin Sirmans III directs the offense with 26 assists through five games.
 
All-Time Series (2-0)
VMI will look to remain undefeated against the Hatters in the all-time series with a third straight win. The Keydets won the first contest on November 23, 2018, by an 87-79 count in overtime in DeLand before taking down Stetson again the following year (Dec. 7, 2019) by an 88-61 score at Cameron Hall.
 
Last Time Out: VMI 54, Richmond 87 – Wednesday, Nov. 19 – Richmond, Va.
Down 10-8 at the 14:47 mark of the first half, the VMI basketball team fell victim to an 11-1 run by host Richmond over the next five minutes as the Spiders gradually pulled away en route to an 87-54 victory Wednesday night at the Robins Center.
 
Playing without senior Rickey Bradley, Jr., the Keydets struggled from the field early on and could not recover as Richmond built a 23-point lead late in the opening half to go into the break with a 49-26 advantage.
 
The Spiders were effective in limiting VMI's scoring opportunities in the second half and continued to pour it on offensively to gradually build a 38-point advantage with six minutes left to play.
 
Sophomore Jaylen Pazon led the Keydets with a game-high 14 points in the loss.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
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Players Mentioned

Rickey Bradley, Jr.

#1 Rickey Bradley, Jr.

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Senior
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Jaylen Pazon

#7 Jaylen Pazon

6' 5"
Sophomore
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