List of VMI Keydets basketball seasons

The following is a list of VMI Keydets basketball seasons. VMI competes in the Southern Conference of the NCAA's Division I. Since 1981, the Keydets have played their home games out of 5,800–seat Cameron Hall.

The history of VMI basketball dates back to 1908, with the formation of the school's first team. The Keydets played as an independent until 1918, when they joined the now-defunct South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Following the league's demise, VMI returned to playing as an independent before joining the Southern Conference in 1924, where they would remain for the next eighty years. VMI left the SoCon for the Big South Conference in 2003, but returned to the league in 2014.

VMI has won three conference championships in their history, all of them while in the Southern Conference. The first came in 1964 under head coach Weenie Miller, a season in which the Keydets upset Lefty Driesell and his top-ranked Davidson Wildcats in the SoCon Tournament. Later in 1976, VMI, led by Hall of Fame forward Ron Carter, achieved a 22–10 record en route to a conference championship and upset run to the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament. The Keydets advanced to the Sweet 16 the following year in 1977, and have not been to the NCAA tournament since. In 2014, however, VMI accepted an invitation to participate in the 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, where they advanced to the semifinals before falling to Yale.

As of the end of the 2017–18 season, VMI has achieved an 894–1,515 all-time record since its inception in 1908.

Seasons

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Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion Postseason bid^ Shared standing
Season Head coach Conference Season results Tournament results Final poll
Overall Conference Conference Postseason AP Coaches'
Wins Losses Wins Losses Finish[a]
VMI Keydets
1908–09 Pete Krebs Independent 3 3
1909–10 F. J. Pratt 2 5
1910–11 J. Mitchell 3 5
1911–12 Alpha Brummage 6 5
1912–13 8 4
1913–14 W. C. Raftery 6 6
1914–15 Frank Gorton 8 2
1915–16 9 3
1916–17 9 5
1917–18 Earl Abell 6 6
1918–19 8 6
1919–20 Pinky Spruhan 11 1
1920–21 16 1
1921–22 11 7
1922–23 W. C. Raftery 8 6
1923–24 9 5 Quarterfinal
1924–25 6 5 Quarterfinal
1925–26 SoCon 7 8 3 5 13th Quarterfinal
1926–27 3 12 0 7 21st Quarterfinal
1927–28 7 6 5 5 9th Quarterfinal
1928–29 6 7 1 7 22nd
1929–30 4 10 2 6 17th Quarterfinal
1930–31 4 12 2 8 20th
1931–32 0 14 0 9 23rd
1932–33 4 11 2 8 8th
1933–34 4 10 3 6 7th Quarterfinal
1934–35 Frank Summers 3 14 2 9 9th Quarterfinal
1935–36 3 14 0 10 10th
1936–37 Allison Hubert 6 11 5 11 13th
1937–38 Albert Elmore 4 11 2 7 13th
1938–39 Jimmy Walker 7 10 6 6 9th Quarterfinal
1939–40 3 12 2 9 14th
1940–41 10 6 8 4 5th Semifinal
1941–42 7 11 5 9 10th
1942–43 Allison Hubert 8 8 7 5 7th Quarterfinal
1943–44 Joe Daher 0 14 0 5 12th
1944–45 2 10 1 4 12th
1945–46 Jay McWilliams 1 10 1 6 14th
1946–47 Lloyd Roberts 4 15 1 11 15th
1947–48 Frank Summers 3 17 1 12 16th
1948–49 3 16 3 8 15th
1949–50 Bill O'Hara 4 17 2 11 16th
1950–51 3 18 3 11 13th
1951–52 3 21 2 13 16th
1952–53 Chuck Noe 5 19 1 14 15th
1953–54 11 12 6 7 6th Quarterfinal
1954–55 8 15 4 9 8th Quarterfinal
1955–56 Jack Null 4 19 3 11 9th
1956–57 4 22 1 13 10th
1957–58 4 17 1 12 10th
1958–59 Weenie Miller 5 13 2 11 9th
1959–60 4 16 3 11 7th Quarterfinal
1960–61 5 17 3 11 8th Quarterfinal
1961–62 9 11 6 8 6th Semifinal
1962–63 6 15 6 10 7th Quarterfinal
1963–64 12 12 7 7 4th Champions NCAA First Round^
1964–65 Gary McPherson 8 13 5 9 8th Quarterfinal
1965–66 5 18 5 11 7th Quarterfinal
1966–67 5 16 4 12 9th
1967–68 9 12 8 7 4th Quarterfinal
1968–69 5 18 3 11 8th Quarterfinal
1969–70 Mike Schuler 6 19 3 10 8th Quarterfinal
1970–71 1 25 1 11 7th Quarterfinal
1971–72 6 19 2 10 7th Quarterfinal
1972–73 Bill Blair 7 19 3 9 8th Quarterfinal
1973–74 6 18 3 9 7th Quarterfinal
1974–75 13 13 6 6 5th Semifinal
1975–76 22 10 9 3 1st Champions NCAA Elite 8^
1976–77 Charlie Schmaus 26 4 8 2 1st Champions NCAA Sweet Sixteen^ 20
1977–78 21 7 7 3 2nd Semifinal
1978–79 12 15 2 8 8th Quarterfinal
1979–80 11 16 6 10 6th Quarterfinal
1980–81 4 23 3 13 8th Quarterfinal
1981–82 1 25 1 15 9th
1982–83 Marty Fletcher 2 25 1 15 9th
1983–84 8 19 4 12 9th
1984–85 16 14 7 9 5th Final
1985–86 11 17 5 11 7th Quarterfinal
1986–87 Joe Cantafio 11 17 5 11 6th Quarterfinal
1987–88 13 17 6 10 7th Final
1988–89 11 17 5 9 7th Quarterfinal
1989–90 14 15 7 7 4th Semifinal
1990–91 10 18 5 9 6th Quarterfinal
1991–92 10 18 3 11 6th Quarterfinal
1992–93 5 22 3 15 9th First Round
1993–94 11 17 5 11 10th Quarterfinal
1994–95 Bart Bellairs 10 17 6 8 4th (North) First Round
1995–96 18 10 10 4 2nd (North) Semifinal
1996–97 12 16 7 7 4th (North) Quarterfinal
1997–98 14 13 8 7 3rd (North) Quarterfinal
1998–99 12 15 9 7 3rd (North) First Round
1999–00 6 23 1 15 6th (North) First Round
2000–01 9 19 5 11 5th (North) First Round
2001–02 10 18 5 11 5th (North) First Round
2002–03 10 20 3 13 8th Semifinal
2003–04 Big South 6 22 4 12 8th Quarterfinal
2004–05 9 18 3 13 9th
2005–06 Duggar Baucom 7 20 2 14 9th
2006–07 14 19 5 9 6th Final
2007–08 14 15 6 8 5th Quarterfinal
2008–09 24 8 13 5 2nd Final
2009–10 10 19 5 13 8th Quarterfinal
2010–11 18 13 10 8 4th Semifinal
2011–12 17 16 8 10 7th Final
2012–13 14 17 8 8 2nd (North) Semifinal
2013–14 22 13 11 5 2nd (North) Semifinal CIT Semifinals^
2014–15 SoCon 11 19 7 11 6th Quarterfinal
2015–16 Dan Earl 9 21 4 14 9th First Round
2016–17 6 24 3 15 10th First Round
2017–18 9 21 4 14 9th First Round
  1. ^ The Southern Conference used a divisional format from 1994–95 until 2012–13. The Big South also did this from 2012 to 2014.

Postseason playoff results

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The Keydets have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments, all by way of winning their conference tournament and the subsequent automatic bid. VMI made two upset tournament runs in 1976 and 1977 which culminated in Elite Eight and Sweet Sixteen appearances, respectively. After a 37-year postseason drought, VMI accepted an invitation to participate in the 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.[1] A field of 32 teams, the Keydets won three games and lost in the semifinal round of the tournament.

Tournament Seed Results Reference
1964
NCAA Tournament
26 4.0NCAA First Round
Lost First Round vs. Princeton, 60–86
[2]
1976
NCAA Tournament
26 02.0NCAA Elite 8
Won First Round vs. Tennessee, 81–75
Won Semifinals vs. DePaul, 71–66 OT
Lost Final vs. Rutgers, 75–91
[3]
1977
NCAA Tournament
26 01.0NCAA Sweet 16
Won First Round vs. Duquesne, 73–66
Lost Semifinals vs. Kentucky, 78–93
[4]
2014
CIT
26 02.0CIT Semifinals
Won First Round vs. Canisius, 111–100
Won Second Round vs. IPFW, 106–95
Won Quarterfinals vs. Ohio, 92–90
Lost Semifinals vs. Yale, 62–75
[5]

Statistics

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Statistics correct as of the end of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Coaches Overall Conference Postseason
Wins Losses Win% Wins Losses Win% Wins Losses Win%
Pete Krebs 3 3 .500
F. J. Pratt 2 5 .286
J. Mitchell 3 5 .375
Alpha Brummage 14 9 .609
W. C. Raftery 68 112 .378 18 61 .228
Frank Gorton 26 10 .722
Earl Abell 14 12 .538
Pinky Spruhan 38 9 .809
Frank Summers 12 61 .164
Allison Hubert 14 19 .424 12 16 .429
Albert Elmore 4 11 .267 2 7 .222
Jimmy Walker 27 39 .409 21 28 .429
Joe Daher 2 24 .077 1 9 .100
Jay McWilliams 1 10 .091 1 6 .143
Lloyd Roberts 4 15 .211 1 11 .083
Bill O'Hara 10 56 .152 7 35 .167
Chuck Noe 24 46 .300 11 30 .268
Jack Null 12 58 .171 5 36 .122
Weenie Miller 41 83 .331 27 58 .318 0 1 .000
Gary McPherson 32 77 .294 25 50 .333
Mike Schuler 13 63 .171 6 31 .162
Bill Blair 48 60 .444 21 27 .438 2 1 .667
Charlie Schmaus 75 90 .455 27 51 .346 1 1 .500
Marty Fletcher 37 75 .330 17 47 .266
Joe Cantafio 79 147 .350 36 88 .290
Bart Bellairs 116 191 .378 61 108 .361
Duggar Baucom 151 159 .487 75 91 .452 3 1 .750
Dan Earl 24 66 .267 11 43 .204
All-time record 894 1,515 .371 391 872 .310 6 4 .600

References

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