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2010-11 VMI BASKETBALL
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Probable Starters
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G 1 Rodney Glasgow Fr. 5-10 170 12.4 3.3 4.7 1.5 Returned from illness vs. CSU (1/8) to score 10 points G 10 Austin Kenon Sr. 5-11 180 15.0 2.7 3.0 0.9 26 points versus Asheville (12/31) and 18 versus GWU (1/2)
G 21 Keith Gabriel Jr. 6-4 185 16.8 3.8 1.8 2.4 23 points against Coastal (12/6), tied career-high in assists vs. UNCA (12/31) F 11 Stan Okoye So. 6-5 205 19.6 9.0 1.6 1.1 Seven double-doubles, leading BSC in scoring and ranks third in rebounding C 24 D.J. Covington Fr. 6-9 235 8.1 4.4 2.6* 0.7 Made first career start against CSU (1/8), scoring 15 points
Off The Bench
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G 5 Drew Absher Fr. 5-10 170 3.4 0.1 N/A 0.2 10 of 15 from the floor this season, including 6 of 10 from three-point range G 14 Joe Carr So. 6-3 195 2.3 1.6 0.5 0.2 Had four points and three boards in win over Gardner-Webb (1/2) F 15 Ron Burks Jr. 6-4 215 10.1 5.1 4.1 2.6 Returned from injury vs. CCU (12/6) to post 11 points, 7 rebounds F 30 Nick Gore So. 6-6 220 6.9 4.8 1.6 1.0 Has scored in double figures four times this season (3 in 2009-10) G 31 Michael Sparks Jr. 6-4 195 6.9 2.2 0.7 0.6 Equaled season-best scoring output with 16 points vs. Marshall (12/19) C 32 Wayne Whiting Jr. 6-7 240 1.7 1.9 0.4 0.3 Tied career-high with five rebounds against Central Penn
C 50 Stephen Sargent R-Jr. 7-0 275 1.9 3.6 1.3* 0.6 Career-high 15 points versus Randolph, also had nine rebounds
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KEYDETS AT A GLANCE
Keydets Back on the Road, Taking on Radford and High Point VMI Holds 2-0 Record on Road in Big South Action
VMI basketball hits the road Thursday, venturing to Radford and High Point for a two-game road trip. The contest with the Highlanders begin Thursday night at 7 p.m., while the High Point game is set for a 7 p.m. tip on Saturday.
VMI comes off an 0-2 homestand, having fallen to Coastal Carolina (109-87) and Charleston Southern (88-80). Both teams outrebounded VMI by wide margins (52-33 and 56-33) respectively, while Big South-leading Coastal Carolina shot well over 50% from the field in their victory.
On a positive note, Ron Burks returned to the VMI lineup during the two-game stretch, starting the Jan. 6 game versus Coastal. Burks had missed the past seven games after breaking his hand during the November 29 game against Central Penn. The junior averaged 9.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in games last week against Coastal Carolina and Charleston Southern, and five of his six field goals made during the week were from 3-point range.
Rodney Glasgow also made his return to the VMI lineup, albeit coming off a considerably shorter layoff. After being named the Big South Freshman of the Week Monday, Glasgow was sidelined for Thursday’s game with Coastal Carolina due to the chicken pox. He returned for Saturday’s contest, however, and came off the bench to score 10 points in the Keydet setback.
VMI is bidding to lead the nation in scoring for the fifth straight year, and currently paces Division I at 91.7 points per game. VMI is the only team to accomplish the feat over four consecutive seasons, and this year, the Keydets also lead the country in three-point field goals per game, averaging 10.6 made per contest.
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Big South Player of the Year Art Parakhouski had 30 points and tied a Cameron Hall record with 22 rebounds, Lazar Trifunovic had 27 points and grabbed 12 boards and the Radford Highlanders routed VMI 111-84 on Feb. 2, 2010. It was the Highlanders’ fourth straight win over VMI, a run that dates back to 1/21/2009, when the Keydets won 87-72 at the Dedmon Center.
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Austin Kenon had a career-high 38 points, including a 14 of 15 performance from the foul line, sparking VMI to a 91-84 win over the High Point Panthers in the Keydets’ home finale for the 2009-10 season.
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End the Keydets’ four-game losing streak to the Highlanders, and allow VMI head coach Duggar Baucom to tie for second on the program’s all-time wins list (Joe Cantafio, 79)
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Mark the third consecutive season the Keydets have won at the Millis Center.
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Make VMI head coach Duggar Baucom the second-winningest coach in Institute history.
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VMI Basketball Contacts
Wade Branner, Associate A.D./Athletic Communications (Basketball Contact)
Office (540) 464-7515
Cell (540) 319-1271
Fax (540) 464-7583
Email brannerwh@vmi.edu
Web www.VMIKeydets.com
Press Row Phone (540) 463-6725
Brad Salois, Associate Athletic Communications Director (Secondary)
Office (540) 464-7015
Cell (940) 642-9865
Email saloisbj@vmi.edu
Scott Kemps, Assistant Athletic Communications Director
Office (540) 464-7514
Cell (201) 248-0816
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Date Opponent (Television) Time/Result Record Key Stats
Nov. 12 Randolph W, 106-65 1-0 Keydets score 67 second-half points, Glasgow 17 pts., 8 assists Nov. 14 at UMBC W, 94-77 2-0 17-6 2nd half run breaks game open, Gabriel 30 pts., Okoye 21-14 Nov. 16 UVA-Wise W, 120-88 3-0 VMI holds rebounding edge for 3rd straight game, Okoye 28-10 Nov. 18 Jacksonville State W, 65-55 4-0 Late 9-1 run breaks open close game, VMI hits 13 of final 14 FT’s Nov. 23 Southern Virginia W, 94-78 5-0 First 5-0 start since 21-22, Covington 9 blocked shots Nov. 27 vs. West Virginia (MASN) L, 66-82 5-1 WVU closes with 18-6 run after Keydets cut lead to 64-60 late Nov. 29 Central Penn College W, 151-92 6-1 Seven in double figures for first time since 11/20/08
Dec. 2 Winthrop* L, 82-88 (OT) 6-2 WU scores first six points in OT
Dec. 4 Presbyterian College* L, 78-92 6-3 All five of PC’s starters score double-figures, Okoye 30 pts.
Dec. 8 at VCU L, 80-86 6-4 VCU opens up one-point game with 6-0 run with 4:30 left Dec. 11 Longwood W, 114-82 7-4 Okoye double-double in first half, Covington career-high 16 pts.
Dec. 19 at Marshall L, 70-98 7-5 Okoye 24 pts, 15 reb., but Marshall puts five in double figures Dec. 31 at UNC Asheville* W, 83-72 8-5 VMI ends UNCA’s 13-game home winning streak, Kenon 26 pts.
Jan. 2 at Gardner-Webb* W, 97-76 9-5 Okoye 27 pts., 19-1 first half run breaks game open Jan. 6 Coastal Carolina* L, 87-109 9-6 Coastal places six in double figures, remains unbeaten in BSC Jan. 8 Charleston Southern* L, 80-88 9-7 CSU holds 56-33 rebounding edge, Mitchell 19 pts., 17 reb.
Jan. 13 at Radford* 7 p.m.
Jan. 15 at High Point* 7 p.m.
Jan. 20 at Liberty* (Flames Network) 7 p.m.
Jan. 27 Gardner-Webb* 7 p.m.
Jan. 29 UNC Asheville* 1 p.m.
Feb. 3 at Charleston Southern* 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 5 at Coastal Carolina* 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 10 High Point* 7 p.m.
Feb. 12 Radford* 1 p.m.
Feb. 15 Liberty* (Flames Network) 7 p.m.
Feb. 19 ESPN Bracketbusters - TBA TBA Feb. 24 at Presbyterian College* 7 p.m.
Feb. 26 at Winthrop* (MASN) 7 p.m.
Big South Championship March 1 - First Round @ Top Four Seeds TBA
March 3 - Semifinals @ Highest Remaining Seed TBA March 5 - Finals @ Top Semifinal Seed TBA
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While the traditional saying is “Home Sweet Home”, this season, the road has been kinder to the Keydets during Big South play. The key stat of rebound- ing is one drastic difference, as VMI has been outre- bounded by 14.7 boards per contest at home, but on the road, VMI holds a 6.5 per game edge in rebounding margin. The Keydet field goal percentage is 51.2% away from Cameron Hall in Big South play, while at home, VMI has been held to a 39.8% from the floor.
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VMI has shown drastic improvement in rebounding this season, including opening the year by outrebounding three consecutive opponents for the first time in the Duggar Baucom era. The Keydets are currently at a -2.4 rebound margin for the season but are a startling 7-0 when they hold the edge on the glass.
The Keydet rebounding efforts have been led by Stan Okoye, who has averaged 9.0 rebounds per con- test, the third-highest mark in the Big South. Nick Gore is also averaging around five rebounds per contest.
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This year’s VMI team has several clear-cut statistical differences. As noted on page 4, the Keydets are 8-0 when outshooting their opponent this season, but have just one win when they do not hold an edge from the
floor. Also, the team is 9-1 when leading at the five- minute mark, 8-1 when holding the edge at halftime and is undefeated (7-0) when scoring at least 90 points. The Keydets are also 6-0 when holding their opponents to 80 points or less.
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Stan Okoye continues to impress in his sophomore season, as he has led the Big South in scoring for the much of the season. Okoye is currently averaging 19.6 points per game, and he also ranks third in rebounding at 9.0 per contest.
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Despite only being at the Institute for five seasons, VMI head coach Duggar Baucom continues to move up the school’s all-time wins list, and could advance even further this weekend. VMI’s Jan. 2 win over Gardner- Webb was Baucom’s 78th victory at VMI, and after pass- ing Charlie Schmaus on Dec. 11, Baucom now trails just Bart Bellairs’ 116 wins and Joe Cantafio’s 79 victories.
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Last season, the Keydets led Division I in scoring (88.6 ppg) for the fourth consecutive season, becoming the first team in history to do so. VMI paced the nation relatively easily, scoring 5.5 more points per contest than the category’s runner-up, BYU, and did so despite their lowest output per game in the Baucom era. This year, the
Keydets are bidding for a fifth straight scoring crown, and they lead in this week’s (Jan. 9) sta- tistical update with 91.7 PPG. VMI is also pac- ing the nation in three-pointers per game, aver- aging 10.6 per contest.
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In addition to three-pointers and overall scoring, stats the Keydets have dominated nationally over the past several seasons, VMI is also near the top in other categories as well.
The team ranks fourth in steals, averaging 10.3 per contest, and is 24th in turnover margin, holding a +4.1 mark.
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After opening the season with eight home games in the first month, the Keydets now have just five games left at Cameron Hall. VMI will not play at home again until Thursday, Jan.27,
when the Keydets take on Gardner-Webb.
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Despite struggling on the last homestand, VMI’s Austin Kenon is on the verge of becom- ing the Keydets’ all-time leading three-point shooter. Chavis Holmes, who graduated in 2009, currently holds the record with 306 treys made (as well as 795 attempted). Kenon is 14 off that mark, and just nine off the numbers of three’s Holmes tried in his career.
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Radford will come into Thursday at per- haps its highest point of the season. While the Highlanders have struggled this season after losing Art Parakhouski to graduation, the team did capture its first win against a D-I opponent Saturday, defeating High Point 64-59 at the Dedmon Center.
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The Panthers enter this weekend’s pro- ceedings slumping. They will play Liberty on Thursday night, seeking their first win since Dec. 8 and trying to break a six-game losing streak.
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On the horizon for the Keydets is a trip to Liberty on Thursday, Jan. 20. The Vines Center was not kind to VMI last season, as Liberty cap- tured a 91-73 win and held a 53-25 edge on the glass. The previous year, however, the Keydets handed the Flames their worst loss at home since 1991, winning 109-72. That marked VMI’s largest margin of victory in a road win in over 50 years.
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VMI will have a quartet of TV games this season. That will include both VMI/Liberty games, which will be shown on the Flames Television Network. The VMI/West Virginia game (11/27) was shown on MASN, which will also televise the Feb. 26 game with Winthrop.
Movin’ Up The Charts
VMI 1,000-Point Club
1. Reggie Williams 2,556 2004-08
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12. Cedric Wins 1,459 1981-85
13. Austin Kenon 1,448 2007-Pres.
21. Keith Gabriel 1,176 2008-Pres.
VMI Career Scoring Average
1. Reggie Williams 22.8 2004-08
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8. Bill Blair 17.3 1961-64
9. Bill Ralph 16.5 1951-54
10. Austin Kenon 16.1 2007-Pres.
VMI Career FG Percentage (Min. 200 FG made)
1. Dave Montgomery .580 1974-78
2. Jeff Gausepohl .552 1962-65
4. Stan Okoye .529 2009-Pres.
VMI Career 3-Point FG Made
1. Chavis Holmes 306 2005-09
2. Austin Kenon 292 2007-Pres.
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T3. Ramon Williams 206 1986-90
9. Michael Sparks 149 2008-Pres.
VMI Career 3-Point FG Attempted
1. Chavis Holmes 795 2005-09
2. Austin Kenon 786 2007-Pres.
4. Keith Gabriel 622 2008-Pres.
10. Michael Sparks 432 2008-Pres.
VMI Career 3-Point Percentage
1. Ramon Williams 42.7% 1986-90
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4. Darryl Faulkner 39.5% 1993-98
5. Chavis Holmes 38.5% 2005-09
7. Austin Kenon 37.2% 2007-Pres.
9. Michael Sparks 34.5% 2008-Pres.
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UVA-Wise (11/16) . . . .28 pts., 10 reb.
Jacksonville St. (11/18) . . . .18 pts., 10 reb.
Central Penn. (11/29) . . . .26 pts., 10 reb.
VCU (12/8) . . . .10 pts., 10 reb.
Longwood (12/11) . . . .21 pts., 14 reb.
Marshall (12/19) . . . .24 pts., 15 reb.
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2010-1 11 20-P Point Games
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The Keydets have amassed an impressive total of blocked shots already this season, and may assail last year’s program record perform- ance.
All told this season, VMI has posted 77 blocks coming into this two-game road trip, 13 of them against Southern Virginia on Nov. 23.
That puts the Keydets well on the way to the program’s #5 performance, a 105-block effort in 2008-09, and could give them a chance to better their 144-block performance from last season.
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VMI will be looking to continue an odd trend, quite literally, in 2010-11. Each of the last two seasons ending in odd years, 2006-07 and 2008-09, have seen VMI advance to the title game of the Big South Championship.
Meanwhile, the even numbered years have concluded with first round losses.
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VMI guard Rodney Glasgow was named the Crons Brand Big South Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week, for games played Dec.
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Glasgow averaged 12.5 points, 4.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds in helping VMI to two Conference road wins. He scored nine points and handed out three assists in a 83-72 win at UNC Asheville, and followed with 16 points, five assists and four boards at Gardner-Webb.
For the week, Glasgow was 8-of-16 from the floor ( =50.0 percent), 4-of-10 from three-point range ( =40.0) and 5-of-6 from the free throw line ( =83.3).
This is Glasgow's second Freshman of the Week honor this season, as he also earned the award on Dec. 6.
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VMI senior guard Austin Kenon was named the Big South Conference Choice Hotels Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, while teammate D.J. Covington was named The Crons Brand Freshman of the Week for games played Dec. 6-12.
Kenon averaged 21.5 points, 5.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds in two games last week. He opened with 17 points, five helpers and 6-of-6 from the free throw line at VCU. Kenon then scored 26 points on 8-of-15 field goals – including seven three-pointers, while handing out five assists and grabbing four rebounds in a win over Longwood. For the week, Kenon was 12-of-26 from the field ( =46.2), 10-of-20 from three-point range ( =50.0) and 9-of-10 from the charity stripe ( =90.0).
Covington averaged 14.0 points, 7.5
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Leading at the Half . . . .8-1 Trailing at the Half . . . .1-6 Tied at the Half . . . .0-0 Leading with 5:00 Left . . . .9-1 Trailing with 5:00 Left . . . .0-6 Tied with 5:00 Left . . . .0-0 Playing Overtime . . . .0-1 Playing Games Decided by 5 pts. or less . . . . .0-0 Playing Games Decided by 10 pts. or less . . . .1-3 Playing Games Decided by 20 pts. or more . . . .5-2 Outrebounding Opponent . . . .7-0 Outrebounded by Opponent . . . .2-7 Shooting 50% or Better . . . .3-0 Shooting Less Than 50% . . . .6-7 Opponent Shoots 50% or Better . . . .0-3 Opponent Shoots Less Than 50% . . . .9-4 Outshooting Opponent . . . .8-0 Outshot by Opponent . . . .1-7 Shooting 35% or Better from 3-PT . . . .4-0 Shooting Less Than 35% from 3-PT . . . .5-7 Opponent Shoots 35% or Better from 3-PT . . . .4-4 Opponent Shoots Less Than 35% from 3-PT . . . . .5-3 Outshooting Opponent from 3-PT . . . .6-3 Outshot by Opponent from 3-PT . . . .3-4 Scoring 80 or More . . . .8-4 Scoring Less than 80 . . . .1-3 Scoring 90 or More . . . .7-0 Scoring Less than 90 . . . .2-7 Scoring 100 or More . . . .4-0 Scoring Less than 100 . . . .5-7 Opponent Scores 80 or More . . . .3-7 Opponent Scores Less than 80 . . . .6-0 Opponent Scores 90 or More . . . .1-3 Opponent Scores Less than 90 . . . .8-4 Opponent Scores 100 or More . . . .0-1 Opponent Scores Less than 100 . . . .9-6 Committing 20 or More Turnovers . . . .1-1 Committing Less Than 20 Turnovers . . . .8-6 Forcing 20 or More Turnovers . . . .4-1 Forcing Less Than 20 Turnovers . . . .5-6 Forcing More Turnovers Than Opponent . . . .5-4 Committing More Turnovers Than Opponent . . .3-3 Forcing and Causing Equal Turnovers . . . .1-0 Playing an Afternoon Game . . . .4-3 Playing a Night Game . . . .5-4 Playing in November . . . .6-1 Playing in December . . . .2-4 Playing in January . . . .1-2 Playing in February . . . .0-0 Playing in March . . . .0-0
Big South Conference Preseason Poll
1. Coastal Carolina (10) . . . . .206 2. Winthrop (5) . . . .191 3. UNC Asheville (4) . . . .181 4. Presbyterian College (4) . . .159 5. High Point . . . .139 6. Liberty (1) . . . .124 7. Charleston Southern . . . .115 88.. V VM MII .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..8855 9. Radford . . . .83 10. Gardner-Webb . . . .32
Big South Preseason All-C Conference Team
Nick Barbour, Junior, Guard, HPU Chad Gray, R-Senior, Forward, CCU
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Charleston Southern 3-2 9-8
Winthrop 3-2 7-8
UNC Asheville 3-3 8-8
Presbyterian College 2-3 8-9
High Point 2-3 5-9
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VMI at Radford, 7 p.m.
Presbyterian Coll. at Charleston Southern, 7:30 p.m.
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Presbyterian Coll. at Coastal Carolina, 4:30 p.m.
Winthrop at Charleston Southern, 4:30 p.m.
Liberty at Radford, 7 p.m.
VMI at High Point, 7 p.m.
rebounds and 2.5 blocks in VMI’s two games last week. He just missed his first career double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds at VCU, in addition to four blocked shots and 5-of-6 shooting from the floor. Against Longwood on Saturday, Covington scored a career-high 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting, grabbed six rebounds and had a block in the victory over the Lancers. For the week, Covington was 12-of-16 from the floor ( =75.0) and 4-of-6 from the line ( =66.7).
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The Keydets have earned sever- al votes in national polls this season, as the team had 11 points in the Dec. 13 CollegeInsider.com Mid- Major Top 25 Poll. That was not a season-high for the team, as they were tabbed for 24 markers in the Nov. 29 version.
Meanwhile, in the Nov. 22 Associated Press Top 25 Poll, the Keydets received a single vote, put- ting them on the “other receiving votes” listing.
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The number 34 is famous in the sporting world, as it is associated with such legendary figures as Nolan Ryan, Walter Payton and Hakeem Olajuwon. Keith Gabriel added that number to his basketball resume Nov. 23, when he hit a three-pointer with 8:47 left in the first half.
That made him the 34th player in VMI history to go over 1,000 career points, as he joined Austin Kenon as the only current Keydets to do so. Gabriel now ranks 21st on VMI’s all-time scoring list.
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After defeating Southern Virginia Nov. 23, the Keydets are 23-0 against non-Division I schools under head coach Duggar Baucom.
VMI will not play another non- Division I game this season.
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Stan Okoye had his sixth dou- ble-double of 2010-11, Austin Kenon had a game-high 26 points and the VMI Keydets routed the Longwood Lancers 114-82 in non- conference basketball action
Saturday afternoon (Dec.11) at Cameron Hall in Lexington, Va.
Okoye notched his double-dou- ble with four minutes left in the open- ing half, and concluded the contest with 21 points and 14 rebounds.
Kenon had seven three-pointers, one short of his career high, and D.J.
Covington had a career-high 16 points to help VMI (7-4) win its third straight game over the Lancers (3-7).
It was the biggest Division I win at home for VMI since Jan. 13, 2007, when the Keydets beat Charleston Southern 116-83.
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VMI guard Rodney Glasgow (Brooklyn, N.Y.) was named The Crons Brand Big South Basketball Freshman of the Week for games played Nov. 29-Dec. 5.
Glasgow averaged 13.7 points, 7.0 assists, 3.7 steals and 3.7 rebounds in three games last week.
He recorded a double-double with 16 points and a career-high 11 assists last Monday vs. Central Penn College, a performance that ranked in VMI's all-time top-10 efforts in assists. Glasgow followed that with 17 points, six rebounds and six steals in an overtime loss to Winthrop. Glasgow completed his week with eight points and six rebounds against Presbyterian College. He also recorded a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio in the three- game span.
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VMI chopped a 13-point VCU lead to one, 76-75, with 4:26 left, but the Rams went on to score the next six points and hold on for the win, 86-80, in non-conference bas- ketball action Wednesday night, Dec.
8 in Richmond, Va.
In only the second meeting between the in-state rivals, VCU improved its overall record to 6-2 while the Keydets fell to 6-4.
VMI was led in scoring by sen- ior guard Austin Kenon and junior guard Keith Gabriel who each tallied 17 points while freshman forward D.J. Covington hit five-of-six shots from the floor and scored 12 points while grabbing nine rebounds and blocking four shots.
VMI IN THE STATISTICAL RANKINGS
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R. Glasgow 12.4 15th
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After VMI's Keith Gabriel sent the game to overtime with two late free throws, the Winthrop Eagles scored the first six points of the extra frame and went on to defeat the VMI Keydets 88-82 in the Big South opener for both teams Thursday night, Dec. 2 at Cameron Hall in Lexington, Va.
With Winthrop up by one with 33 sec- onds to go, WU's Reggie Middleton hit a pair of free throws to put the visitors up three, 73- 70. Austin Kenon converted a lay-up at the other end, and after Middleton split a pair of tries for the Eagles, Gabriel was fouled going to the basket. With 4.8 seconds showing on the clock, Gabriel drilled the two foul shots to tie the contest.
Middleton had a desperation try for the Eagles at the buzzer, but it hit the backboard, the left inside portion of the rim and then bounced out to send the contest to extra time. It was the first overtime game at Cameron Hall since Feb. 2, 2009.
In the five minute overtime frame, Winthrop (4-3, 1-0) scored the first six points to take an 80-74 advantage. Rodney Glasgow hit a three-pointer for VMI to cut it to three, and VMI got back within two when Michael Sparks split a pair from the charity stripe with 1:52 left. The Keydets got a steal on the follow- ing possession, but turned the ball over and would not be able to cut it to a one possession game again.
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Seven different Keydet players had at least 16 points, VMI notched the second-most points in school history and the Keydets routed the Central Penn College Knights 151-92 Monday night, Nov. 27 at Cameron Hall in Lexington, Va.
The 151-point output was just five points shy of the largest scoring efforts in program history, a pair of 156-point efforts in 2006-07 and 2007-08 respectively. It was the team's largest margin of victory and most points scored overall since Nov. 20, 2008, when the Keydets bested Stevenson by 61 markers.
It was also the first time VMI had seven players in double figure scoring since that con- test with Stevenson. The home team was helped by 21 three-pointers, the first game VMI had with 20-plus treys since January of 2009, and an effort that tied the 14th-most three-pointers made in NCAA Division I history. Finally, a school-record 85-point second half put the game away, although Central Penn held just two leads all night, 2-0 and 2-1.
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Casey Mitchell had 25 points, Kevin Jones had 22 and the West Virginia Mountaineers
broke open a close game over the final seven minutes, en route to an 82-66 win over the VMI Keydets Saturday night, Nov. 27 in Charleston, W. Va.
VMI had cut the deficit to 64-60 with seven-plus minutes left, thanks to a 13-5 run, but West Virginia closed the game with an 18- 6 spurt to seal the win.
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Nov. 27’s game with the West Virginia Mountaineers marked VMI’s first opponent who advanced to the Final Four the previous year since 2007-08, when the Keydets faced the Ohio State Buckeyes.
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Freshman D.J. Covington had 13 points and tied a school record with nine blocks, while Keith Gabriel went over the 1,000 career point plateau and the VMI Keydets went to 5-0 for the first time in the modern era by defeating the Southern Virginia Knights 94-78 Tuesday night at Cameron Hall in Lexington, Va.
VMI's 5-0 start is the program's best in the modern era, as the Keydets had not accom- plished that feat since the 1921-22 season.
Covington's nine blocks tied Eric Mann's nine rejections against The Citadel on Jan. 15, 2000. Covington also had nine points and nine rebounds, missing a triple-double by just one of each statistic.
Gabriel started the contest 0 for 5, but finally hit the needed three-pointer at the 8:47 mark, becoming the 34th player in Keydet his- tory, and second active VMI player, to surpass the 1,000-point plateau.
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Keith Gabriel's step-back three-pointer with 4:51 left keyed a 9-1 run and sent the VMI Keydets to a 65-55 win over the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in non-confer- ence basketball action Thursday night, Nov.
18, at Cameron Hall in Lexington, Va.
Stan Okoye had his third consecutive double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to pace VMI. Gabriel had 15 points for VMI, including eight over the final 5:26, and now sits just three points shy of 1,000 for his career.
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Sophomore Stan Okoye registered his second double-double of the season with a career-high 28 points and 10 boards, while freshman Rodney Glasgow chipped in a career-high 23 points as the VMI Keydets defeated the UVA-Wise Cavaliers 120-88 Tues., Nov. 16 at VMI's Cameron Hall. VMI
Movin’ Up The Charts Part Two
VMI Career FT Percentage
1. John Mitchell 86.6% 1966-69
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VMI Career Assists Per Game
1. Richard Little 5.3 2000-04
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8. Reggie Williams 3.3 2004-08
8. Ron Burks 3.3 2008-Pres.
VMI Career Blocks Per Game
1. Lewis Preston 1.9 1989-93
2. Eric Mann 1.7 1996-2001
3. Stephen Sargent 1.2 2007-Pres.
4. Stan Okoye 1.2 2009-Pres.
10. Keith Gabriel 0.6 2008-Pres.
VMI Career Steals Per Game
1. Travis Holmes 2.7 2005-09
T4.Keith Gabriel 1.8 2008-Pres.
T8.Ron Burks 1.6 2008-Pres.
also earned its fifth consecutive 2-0 start at home, a streak dating back to 2005-06.
The Keydets were helped by a stellar 34 for 38 effort at the charity stripe, including 19 of 20 (95%) in the second half. Six players were perfect from the foul line, including Okoye and Burks going 6 for 6 apiece. Finally, the Keydets continued their run of strong performances on the glass, outre- bounding UVA-Wise 49-39.
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Keith Gabriel had 30 points, Stan Okoye had a double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds and the VMI Keydets moved to 2-0 for the first time since the 2004-05 season, as they defeated the UMBC Retrievers 94-77 in non-conference basketball action Sunday afternoon, Nov. 14 in Baltimore, Md.
After a nip-and-tuck first half that featured seven ties and eight lead changes, UMBC took a two-point lead four minutes into the second half, thanks to an old-fashioned three-point play by Justin Fry, giving the home team a 45-43 edge. Just 12 seconds later, Okoye answered with a three-point play of his own, sparking a 17-6 run and giving the Keydets the lead for good.
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Rodney Glasgow had 17 points and eight assists in his collegiate debut, Stan Okoye had 26 points and behind a 67-point second half, the VMI Keydets defeated the Randolph College WildCats 106-65 in VMI's basketball season opener, played Friday, Nov. 12 at Cameron Hall.
The 41-point win was the Keydets' largest margin of victory since a 61- point triumph on Nov. 20, 2008, when VMI beat Stevenson 133-72.
In addition to Glasgow and Okoye, Stephen Sargent filled up the stat sheet with a career-high 15 points and nine rebounds, while Keith Gabriel had 17 points and Nick Gore chipped in 16.
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Virginia Military Institute head basketball coach Duggar Baucom announced the signings of Brian Brown (Kings Mountain, N.C./Kings Mountain H.S.) and Quinton Upshur (Norfolk, Va./Booker T. Washington H.S.) to national letters-of-intent to attend VMI and play basketball for the Keydets.
"We are so excited to have Quinton Upshur and Brian Brown and their families join our VMI Basketball program, "said Baucom. "Both men bring a high level of character to our basketball family and will do very well in the classroom, in the Corps and on the basketball court. My staff has done an exceptional job again bringing in quality cadet-athletes to the Institute."
Brown, a 5'11, 180 combo guard, averaged 19.7 points per game as a junior with 6.1 rebounds, and 3.0 assists. He shot 53 percent from the field in 2009-10, including 36 percent from 3-point range.
"Brian can really score, "said Baucom. "He is a very good three-point shooter but has the explosiveness to get in the lane and finish at the rim.
Brian's versatility allows him to play both the point and off the ball as a shoot- ing guard."
Upshur is a 6-5, 190 forward who plays the wing position and aver- aged 14.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists as a junior. He is also a standout on the Booker T. Washington volleyball team.
“Q is very long and is a great athlete," says Baucom. "He will be very disruptive in our full court pressure defense but can also score in a variety of ways. He is an excellent rebounder from the wing position."
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VMI’s Austin Kenon was selected to this year’s Preseason All-Big South team, as announced by the conference Oct. 12.
Kenon earned Second-Team All-Big South honors in 2009-10 with a career-high 18.4 points per game, which ranked third in the Conference. He was the League's top free throw shooter at 84.2 percent and was second with
2.76 three-pointers per contest.
Kenon also ranked among the Big South leaders in assists (fifth, 3.62) and steals (10th, 1.41). He scored 20 points in a game 12 times, including three 30-point contests that all came against League foes. In Conference games last season, he upped his averages to 19.4 points and 84.8 percent from the charity stripe.
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Chavis Holmes ’09, part of two Big South Championship finalist teams during his time at VMI, was selected by the Reno Bighorns in the fourth round of Monday, Nov. 1’s, NBA Development League (NBDL) draft.
Holmes was a four-year starter at VMI and was an early, integral part of VMI head coach Duggar Baucom’s uptempo system, as he led the NCAA in steals per game in 2008-09 (3.4). He also scored 22 points per game that season, leading the conference, and was an All-Big South First Team selection.
Holmes sits fourth on VMI’s all-time scoring chart with 2,065 points and, along with his brother Travis, formed the highest-scoring pair of twins in NCAA Division I history.
Since leaving the Institute, Holmes spent the 2009-10 season playing in Spain, averaging 13.2 points per game for Caja Rioja. He also worked out with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2009. Holmes is the third former Keydet to enter the NBDL, joining his brother Travis and Reggie Williams ’08, who now suits up for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.
Nov. 12 Randolph Glasgow Okoye Burks Gabriel Sargent
Nov. 14 at UMBC Glasgow Okoye Burks Gabriel Sargent
Nov. 16 UVA Wise Glasgow Okoye Burks Gabriel Sargent
Nov. 18 Jacksonville St. Glasgow Okoye Burks Gabriel Sargent
Nov. 23 Southern Va. Glasgow Okoye Burks Gabriel Sargent
Nov. 27 vs. West Virginia Glasgow Okoye Burks Gabriel Sargent
Nov. 29 Central Penn College Glasgow Okoye Burks Gabriel Sargent
Dec. 2 Winthrop Glasgow Okoye Kenon Gabriel Sargent
Dec. 4 Presbyterian Coll. Glasgow Okoye Kenon Gabriel Sargent
Dec. 8 at VCU Glasgow Okoye Kenon Gabriel Sargent
Dec. 11 Longwood Glasgow Okoye Kenon Gabriel Sargent
Dec. 19 at Marshall Glasgow Okoye Kenon Gabriel Sargent
Dec. 31 at UNC Asheville Glasgow Okoye Kenon Gabriel Sargent
Jan. 2 at Gardner-Webb Glasgow Okoye Kenon Gabriel Sargent
Jan. 6 Coastal Carolina Kenon Okoye Burks Gabriel Sargent
Jan. 8 Charleston Southern Kenon Okoye Burks Gabriel Covington
Jan. 13 at Radford Jan. 15 at High Point Jan. 20 at Liberty Jan. 27 Gardner-Webb Jan. 29 UNC Asheville Feb. 3 at Charleston Southern Feb. 5 at Coastal Carolina Feb. 10 High Point Feb. 12 Radford Feb. 15 Liberty
Feb. 19 Bracketbusters - Away Feb. 24 at Presbyterian College Feb. 26 at Winthrop
Mar. 1 Big South Quarterfinals Mar. 3 Big South Semifinals Mar. 5 Big South Finals
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Nov. 12 Randolph 41 1 21-5 17-9 36 57 19 27
Nov. 14 at UMBC 17 3 17-6 8-3 14 32 12 22
Nov. 16 UVA Wise 36 6 34-11 8-3 31 44 23 30
Nov. 18 Jacksonville State 12 6 12-1 13-0 17 20 4 26
Nov. 23 Southern Virginia 35 2 18-0 11-0 34 40 15 43
Nov. 27 vs. West Virginia 3 17 13-5 18-6 12 20 2 17
Nov. 29 Central Penn College 60 2 27-3 10-2 52 58 25 58
Dec. 2 Winthrop 9 6 12-2 9-1 18 28 7 13
Dec. 4 Presbyterian College 6 15 10-1 11-2 12 38 18 14
Dec. 8 at VCU 8 13 12-4 10-0 16 30 10 22
Dec. 11 Longwood 32 4 13-0 7-0 18 48 13 41
Dec. 19 at Marshall 0 30 13-2 16-4 24 32 14 23
Dec. 31 at UNC Asheville 11 8 18-3 11-0 13 39 18 15
Jan. 2 at Gardner-Webb 28 2 19-1 14-5 19 52 8 25
Jan. 6 Coastal Carolina 3 27 9-2 29-9 16 22 10 22
Jan. 8 Charleston Southern 4 17 15-5 23-3 28 44 14 20
Jan. 13 at Radford Jan. 15 at High Point Jan. 20 at Liberty Jan. 27 Gardner-Webb Jan. 29 UNC Asheville Feb. 3 at Charleston Southern Feb. 5 at Coastal Carolina Feb. 10 High Point Feb. 12 Radford Feb. 15 Liberty
Feb. 19 Bracketbusters - Away Feb. 24 at Presbyterian College Feb. 26 at Winthrop
March 1 Big South Quarterfinals March 3 Big South Semifinals March 5 Big South Finals
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Glasgow, Okoye, Burks, Gabriel, Sargent 6-1 Glasgow, Okoye, Kenon, Gabriel, Sargent 3-4 Kenon, Okoye, Burks, Gabriel, Sargent 0-1 Kenon, Okoye, Burks, Gabriel, Covington 0-1
Career Games 2010-11 Career
Player Played Starts Starts
Austin Kenon 91 9 78
Keith Gabriel 77 16 29
Michael Sparks 76 0 13
Ron Burks 71 9 69
Stephen Sargent 53 15 35
Stan Okoye 46 16 26
Nick Gore 40 0 12
Wayne Whiting 37 0 0
Joe Carr 29 0 1
Rodney Glasgow 15 14 14
D.J. Covington 10 1 1
Drew Absher 9 0 0
BAUCOM QUICK HITS
PERSONAL:
Name: Duggar Baucom Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
Education: UNC Charlotte ‘95
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Head Coach - Virginia Military Institute, Lexington,Va. (2005-Present) Head Coach - Tusculum College, Greenville,Tenn. (2003-05)
Assistant Coach - Western Carolina, Cullowhee, N.C. (2000-03) Assistant Coach - Northwestern State, Natchitoches, La. (1998-99) Assistant Coach - Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, N.C. (1996-98) Assistant Coach - Davidson College, Davidson, N.C. (1995-96) Head Coach - Charlotte Royals (AAU) (1992-95)
Varsity Coach - North Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte, N.C. (1991-95) Junior Varsity Coach - North Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte, N.C. (1987-1991)
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Career . . . .115-107 At VMI . . . .78-88 By Site
Home . . . .48-33 Away . . . .27-48 Neutral . . . .3-7 By VMI Points Scored
Less than 50 . . . .0-3 50-59 . . . .0-6 60-69 . . . .2-16 70-79 . . . .4-19 80-89 . . . .12-21 90-99 . . . .26-16 100+ . . . .34-10 By Margin
1-3 points . . . .9-14 4-6 points . . . .8-13 7-10 points . . . .15-17 11-15 points . . . .13-15 16-20 points . . . .11-10 21+ points . . . .21-17
By Type
Non-Conference . . . .40-31 Conference (Regular Season) . . . .33-53 Big South Tournament . . . .4-4 Televised . . . .8-9 By Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference . . . .0-4 American East Conference . . . .1-0 Atlantic Sun Conference . . . .3-1 Atlantic 10 Conference . . . .2-2 Big East Conference . . . .0-2 Big Sky Conference . . . .0-1 Big South Conference . . . .37-57 Big Ten Conference . . . .0-3 Colonial Athletic Association . . . .3-6 Conference USA . . . .0-1 Independent . . . .2-0 Ivy League . . . .0-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . . . .0-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference . . . .2-2 Non Division I . . . .23-0 Ohio Valley Conference . . . .1-2 Patriot League . . . .3-3 Southeastern Conference . . . .1-0
By State Opponent is From
Alabama . . . .1-4 Colorado . . . .0-1 Georgia . . . .1-1 Kentucky . . . .1-0 Maryland . . . .5-2 New Hampshire . . . .0-1 New Jersey . . . .0-2 New York . . . .3-4 North Carolina . . . .17-15 Ohio . . . .0-2 Pennsylvania . . . .1-1 South Carolina . . . .18-26 South Dakota . . . .1-0 Virginia . . . .27-26 Virginia (Only Division I Opponents) . .13-26 Washington, D.C. . . . .1-1 West Virginia . . . .2-2 By Month
November . . . .19-17 December . . . .19-17 January . . . .22-24 February . . . .15-25 March . . . .3-5
# Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School (Previous)
1 Rodney Glasgow G 5-10 170 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Good Counsel
5 Drew Absher G 5-10 170 Fr. Mocksville, N.C./Davie County (The Gunnery) 10 Austin Kenon G 5-11 180 Sr. Virginia Beach,Va. / First Colonial
11 Stan Okoye F 6-5 205 So. Raleigh, N.C. / Knightdale
14 Joe Carr G 6-3 195 So. Houston,Texas / The Woodlands
15 Ron Burks F 6-4 215 Jr. Mitchellville, Md. / Paul VI (Va.)
21 Keith Gabriel G 6-4 185 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. / United Faith
24 D.J. Covington F 6-9 235 Fr. Virginia Beach,Va./Norfolk Academy
30 Nick Gore F 6-6 220 So. Waynesboro,Va. / Waynesboro (Hill School)
31 Michael Sparks G 6-4 195 Jr. Lexington, Ky. / Tates Creek 32 Wayne Whiting C 6-7 240 Jr. Richmond Hills, Ga. / Benedictine 50 Stephen Sargent C 7-0 275 R-Jr. Fayetteville, Ga. / Whitewater
# Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School
5 Drew Absher G 5-10 170 Fr. Mocksville, N.C./Davie County (The Gunnery)
15 Ron Burks F 6-4 215 Jr. Mitchellville, Md. / Paul VI (Va.)
14 Joe Carr G 6-3 195 So. Houston,Texas / The Woodlands
24 D.J. Covington F 6-9 235 Fr. Virginia Beach,Va./Norfolk Academy
21 Keith Gabriel G 6-4 185 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. / United Faith
1 Rodney Glasgow G 5-10 170 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Good Counsel
30 Nick Gore F 6-6 220 So. Waynesboro,Va. / Waynesboro (Hill School)
10 Austin Kenon G 5-11 180 Sr. Virginia Beach,Va. / First Colonial
11 Stan Okoye F 6-5 205 So. Raleigh, N.C. / Knightdale
50 Stephen Sargent C 7-0 275 R-Jr. Fayetteville, Ga. / Whitewater 31 Michael Sparks G 6-4 195 Jr. Lexington, Ky. / Tates Creek
32 Wayne Whiting C 6-7 240 Jr. Richmond Hill, Ga. / Benedictine
Head Coach- Duggar Baucom (UNC Charlotte ‘95); Sixth season Associate Head Coach- Daniel Willis (Lenoir-Rhyne ‘01); Sixth season Assistant Coach- Jason Allison (Liberty ‘99); Sixth season Assistant Coach- Jack Castleberry (VMI ‘07); Third season
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Seniors- 1 Austin Kenon
Juniors- 5 Ron Burks Keith Gabriel Stephen Sargent
Michael Sparks Wayne Whiting
Sophomores- 3 Joe Carr Nick Gore Stan Okoye
Freshmen- 3 Drew Absher D.J. Covington Rodney Glasgow
BY STATE
Virginia- 4
D.J. Covington (Virginia Beach) Nick Gore (Waynesboro) Austin Kenon (Virginia Beach)
Wayne Whiting (Chester)
North Carolina- 2 Drew Absher (Mocksville)
Keith Gabriel (Charlotte) Stan Okoye (Raleigh)
Georgia- 1 Stephen Sargent (Fayetteville)
Kentucky- 1 Michael Sparks (Lexington)
Maryland- 1 Ron Burks (Mitchellville)
New York - 1 Rodney Glasgow (Brooklyn)
Texas- 1 Joe Carr (Houston)
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##11 RRooddnneeyy G Gllaassggoow w
PPooiinnttss -- 23, vs. UVA-Wise, 11/16/10 RReebboouunnddss -- 7, 12/11/10 vs. Longwood
33--PPooiinntt FFGG MMaaddee-- 4 (2x), Last vs. UVA-Wise, 11/16/10 BBlloocckkeedd SShhoottss -- N/A
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Assssiissttss -- 11, vs. Central Penn, 11/29/10 SStteeaallss -- 6, vs. Winthrop, 12/2/10
##55 D Drreew w A Abbsshheerr
PPooiinnttss -- 18, vs. Central Penn, 11/29/10 RReebboouunnddss -- 1, vs. Central Penn, 11/29/10 33--PPooiinntt FFGG MMaaddee-- 3, vs. Central Penn, 11/29/10 BBlloocckkeedd SShhoottss -- N/A
A
Assssiissttss -- N/A
SStteeaallss -- 1 (2x), Last vs. Central Penn, 11/29/10
##1100 A Auussttiinn K Keennoonn
PPooiinnttss -- 38, vs. High Point, 2/16/10 RReebboouunnddss -- 9, vs. Stevenson, 11/20/08 33--PPooiinntt FFGG MMaaddee-- 8, at Radford, 3/7/09
BBlloocckkeedd SShhoottss -- 1 (4x), Last vs. Southern Virginia, 11/23/10 A
Assssiissttss -- 8, at Campbell, 11/24/08 SStteeaallss -- 5, at Presbyterian College, 1/9/10
##1111 SSttaann O Okkooyyee
PPooiinnttss -- 30, vs. Presbyterian College, 12/4/10 RReebboouunnddss -- 15, at Marshall, 12/19/10
33--PPooiinntt FFGG MMaaddee-- 3, vs. Presbyterian College, 2/4/10 BBlloocckkeedd SShhoottss -- 4 (5x), Last at Gardner-Webb, 2/11/10 A
Assssiissttss -- 5, vs. Longwood, 12/11/10 SStteeaallss -- 4, vs. Southern Virginia, 11/23/10
##1144 JJooee C Caarrrr
PPooiinnttss -- 8, vs. Randolph, 1/11/10
RReebboouunnddss -- 5, vs. Coastal Carolina, 1/6/11
33--PPooiinntt FFGG MMaaddee-- 1 (4x), vs. Presbyterian College, 2/4/10 BBlloocckkeedd SShhoottss -- N/A
A
Assssiissttss -- 8, vs. Randolph, 1/11/10 SStteeaallss -- 4, vs. Radford, 2/2/10
##1155 RRoonn BBuurrkkss
PPooiinnttss -- 24, vs. Central Penn, 11/29/10 RReebboouunnddss -- 12, at High Point, 1/23/10 33--PPooiinntt FFGG MMaaddee-- 5, vs. Central Penn, 11/29/10 BBlloocckkeedd SShhoottss -- 2, vs. Lynchburg, 11/30/09 A
Assssiissttss -- 13, vs. Lynchburg, 11/30/09 SStteeaallss -- 7, vs. Lynchburg, 11/30/09
##2211 K Keeiitthh G Gaabbrriieell
PPooiinnttss -- 34 (2x), Last vs. Lynchburg, 11/30/09 RReebboouunnddss -- 8 (3x), Last at Virginia Tech, 12/9/09 33--PPooiinntt FFGG MMaaddee-- 7, at Gardner-Webb, 1/3/09 BBlloocckkeedd SShhoottss -- 4, vs. Lynchburg, 11/30/09 A
Assssiissttss -- 5 (2x), Last vs. UNC Asheville, 12/31/10 SStteeaallss -- 8, vs. High Point, 1/24/09
##2244 D D..JJ.. C Coovviinnggttoonn
PPooiinnttss -- 16, vs. Longwood, 12/11/10 RReebboouunnddss -- 9 (2x), Last vs. VCU, 12/8/10 33--PPooiinntt FFGG MMaaddee-- N/A
BBlloocckkeedd SShhoottss -- 99,, vvss.. SSoouutthheerrnn VViirrggiinniiaa,, 1111//2233//1100 A
Assssiissttss -- N/A
SStteeaallss -- 2 (2X), Last vs. Southern Virginia, 11/23/10
##3300 N Niicckk G Goorree
PPooiinnttss -- 20, vs. West Virginia Wesleyan, 11/18/09 RReebboouunnddss -- 12, vs. Central Penn, 11/29/10
33--PPooiinntt FFGG MMaaddee-- 4, vs. Southern Virginia, 11/23/10 BBlloocckkeedd SShhoottss -- 2, vs. West Virginia Wesleyan, 11/18/09 A
Assssiissttss -- 5, vs. Randolph, 11/12/10 SStteeaallss -- 4, vs. Central Penn, 11/29/10
##3311 M Miicchhaaeell SSppaarrkkss
PPooiinnttss -- 25, vs. Lynchburg, 11/30/09
RReebboouunnddss -- 8 (2X), Last vs. Southern Virginia, 11/23/10 33--PPooiinntt FFGG MMaaddee-- 7, vs. Lynchburg, 11/30/09
BBlloocckkeedd SShhoottss -- 2, vs. West Virginia Wesleyan, 11/18/09 A
Assssiissttss -- 5 (2x), Last vs. Central Penn, 11/29/10 SStteeaallss -- 3 (4x), Last vs. Army, 11/13/09
##3322 W Waayynnee W Whhiittiinngg
PPooiinnttss -- 10, vs. Stevenson, 11/20/08
RReebboouunnddss -- 5 (2x), Last vs. Central Penn, 11/29/10 33--PPooiinntt FFGG MMaaddee-- 1, at Richmond, 11/16/09 BBlloocckkeedd SShhoottss -- 3, at Virginia Tech, 12/9/09 A
Assssiissttss -- 2, vs. Central Penn, 11/29/10 SStteeaallss -- 2, vs. VCU, 12/8/10
##5500 SStteepphheenn SSaarrggeenntt
PPooiinnttss -- 15, vs. Randolph, 11/12/10
RReebboouunnddss -- 10, vs. Southern Virginia, 1/26/10 33--PPooiinntt FFGG MMaaddee-- N/A
BBlloocckkeedd SShhoottss -- 4 (2x), Last vs. Randolph, 11/12/10 A
Assssiissttss -- 1 (5x), Last vs. Longwood, 12/11/10 SStteeaallss -- 2 (4x), Last vs. Gardner-Webb, 1/2/11 BBoolldd IIttaalliicc-- IInnddiiccaatteess VVMMII SScchhooooll RReeccoorrdd
CAREER HIGHS
THE STAT CREW SYSTEM
VMI Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 12, 2011) All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (9-7) (6-4) (3-2) (0-1) CONFERENCE... (2-4) (0-4) (2-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (7-3) (6-0) (1-2) (0-1)
|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|
## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg --- 11 OKOYE, Stan... 16-16 463 28.9 117-216 .542 12-45 .267 67-94 .713 52 92 144 9.0 40 1 26 41 9 18 313 19.6 21 GABRIEL, Keith... 16-16 403 25.2 93-221 .421 33-115 .287 49-77 .636 18 42 60 3.8 51 4 28 41 8 38 268 16.8 10 KENON, Austin... 13-9 345 26.5 55-149 .369 36-98 .367 49-61 .803 6 29 35 2.7 26 1 39 28 1 11 195 15.0 01 GLASGOW, Rodney.... 15-14 448 29.9 60-144 .417 26-71 .366 40-52 .769 17 33 50 3.3 31 0 70 31 0 23 186 12.4 15 BURKS, Ron... 9-9 247 27.4 30-77 .390 16-47 .340 15-20 .750 12 34 46 5.1 21 0 37 23 3 23 91 10.1 24 COVINGTON, D.J... 11-1 249 22.6 38-61 .623 0-0 .000 13-22 .591 14 34 48 4.4 37 0 1 11 29 8 89 8.1 30 GORE, Nick... 16-0 360 22.5 41-89 .461 15-52 .288 13-21 .619 17 60 77 4.8 25 0 25 22 3 16 110 6.9 31 SPARKS, Michael.... 16-0 321 20.1 34-102 .333 25-87 .287 17-23 .739 9 26 35 2.2 26 0 11 14 0 10 110 6.9 05 ABSHER, Drew... 9-0 34 3.8 10-15 .667 6-10 .600 5-6 .833 0 1 1 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 2 31 3.4 14 CARR, Joe... 8-0 61 7.6 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000 5 8 13 1.6 7 0 4 1 0 1 18 2.3 50 SARGENT, Stephen... 16-15 185 11.6 13-30 .433 0-0 .000 5-11 .455 24 34 58 3.6 47 2 2 13 21 10 31 1.9 32 WHITING, Wayne... 15-0 109 7.3 8-21 .381 0-0 .000 9-12 .750 12 16 28 1.9 23 1 6 5 3 4 25 1.7 TEAM... 28 27 55 3.4 0 4
--- Total... 16 3225 506-1139 .444 170-529 .321 285-402 .709 214 436 650 40.6 336 10 249 235 77 164 1467 91.7 Opponents... 16 3225 477-1068 .447 97-278 .349 277-415 .667 224 465 689 43.1 312 - 260 301 52 115 1328 83.0
TEAM STATISTICS VMI OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND --- --- --- --- --- --- SCORING... 1467 1328 11/12/10 RANDOLPH W 106-65 2584 Points per game... 91.7 83.0 11-14-10 at UMBC W 94-77 1910 Scoring margin... +8.7 - 11-16-10 UVA-WISE W 120-88 1129 FIELD GOALS-ATT... 506-1139 477-1068 11/18/10 JACKSONVILLE STATE W 65-55 1753 Field goal pct... .444 .447 11/23/10 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA W 94-78 812 3 POINT FG-ATT... 170-529 97-278 11/27/10 vs WVU L 66-82 12367 3-point FG pct... .321 .349 11/29/10 CENTRAL PENN COLLEGE W 151-92 721 3-pt FG made per game.. 10.6 6.1 *12/2/10 WINTHROP LOT 82-88 1864 FREE THROWS-ATT... 285-402 277-415 *12/4/10 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE L 78-92 2898 Free throw pct... .709 .667 12/08/10 at VCU L 80-86 6023 REBOUNDS... 650 689 12/11/10 LONGWOOD W 114-82 3212 Rebounds per game... 40.6 43.1 12/19/10 at Marshall L 70-98 4819 Rebounding margin... -2.4 - *12-31-10 at UNC ASHEVILLE W 83-72 989 ASSISTS... 249 260 *01/02/11 at Gardner-Webb W 97-76 300 Assists per game... 15.6 16.3 *01/06/11 COASTAL CAROLINA L 87-109 1238 TURNOVERS... 235 301 *01/08/11 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN L 80-88 1146 Turnovers per game... 14.7 18.8
Turnover margin... +4.1 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 1.1 0.9 STEALS... 164 115 Steals per game... 10.3 7.2 BLOCKS... 77 52 Blocks per game... 4.8 3.3 WINNING STREAK... 0 - Home win streak... 0 - ATTENDANCE... 17357 26408 Home games-Avg/Game.... 10-1736 5-2808 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 1-12367
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total --- ---- ---- ---- ---- VMI... 715 744 8 - 1467 Opponents... 629 685 14 - 1328
