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Men's Basketball

Keydets to face SMU and UTSA on Texas road trip

LEXINGTON, Va. – Hitting the road for the first time of the 2026-27 season, the VMI basketball team will face SMU Thursday night in Dallas before taking on UTSA in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday night.
 
Broadcast Information
  VMI at SMU – Thursday, Nov. 5 – 8 pm                     Watch on ACC Network | Live Stats
VMI at UTSA – Saturday, Nov. 7 – 5 pm                           Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
The Keydets (1-0) opened their season with a dominant 115-83 victory over Virginia University of Lynchburg Monday night at Cameron Hall.  Senior TJ Johnson led VMI with 17 points on the night and is just 10 points away from achieving 1,000 points as a Keydet in now his third season with the program.
 
Alexander Daushvili poured in 15 points and seniors Rickey Bradley, Jr. and AJ Clark both contributed 10 points in the win.
 
The matchups against SMU and UTSA mark the first time the Keydets have ever faced either program as VMI is taking a rare visit to the Lone Star State.
 
 
 
 

 
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Players Mentioned

Rickey Bradley, Jr.

#1 Rickey Bradley, Jr.

G
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
AJ Clark

#5 AJ Clark

G
6' 4"
Senior
Alexander Daushvili

#9 Alexander Daushvili

F
6' 8"
Sophomore
TJ Johnson

#44 TJ Johnson

F
6' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Rickey Bradley, Jr.

#1 Rickey Bradley, Jr.

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
G
AJ Clark

#5 AJ Clark

6' 4"
Senior
G
Alexander Daushvili

#9 Alexander Daushvili

6' 8"
Sophomore
F
TJ Johnson

#44 TJ Johnson

6' 7"
Senior
F