# 2023–24 VMI Keydets basketball team

The 2023–24 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets, led by second-year head coach Andrew Wilson, played their home games at Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia, as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

## Previous season

The Keydets finished the 2022–23 season 7–25, 2–16 in SoCon play, to finish in last place. In the first round of the SoCon tournament, they were defeated by Chattanooga.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | at Richmond | L 75–93 | 0–1 | Robins Center (5,167) Richmond, VA |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Christendom | W 87–53 | 1–1 | Cameron Hall (247) Lexington, VA |
| November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+ | | at South Carolina Arizona Tip-Off campus game | L 64–74 | 1–2 | Colonial Life Arena (10,449) Columbia, SC |
| November 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. South Dakota Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division | L 81–85 | 1–3 | Desert Diamond Arena (1,028) Glendale, AZ |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Northern Arizona Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division | L 69–78 | 1–4 | Desert Diamond Arena (1,211) Glendale, AZ |
| November 22, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | | at Air Force | L 54–64 | 1–5 | Clune Arena (1,048) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 25, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Clarks Summit | W 100–63 | 2–5 | Cameron Hall (212) Lexington, VA |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Navy | L 47–67 | 2–6 | Alumni Hall (657) Annapolis, MD |
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | L 71–75 | 2–7 | Cameron Hall (3,310) Lexington, VA |
| December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | American | L 69–77 | 2–8 | Cameron Hall (3,317) Lexington, VA |
| December 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 56–73 | 2–9 | Dedmon Center (1,413) Radford, VA |
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 49–68 | 2–10 | Joan Perry Brock Center (2,337) Farmville, VA |
| December 22, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Penn State New Kensington | W 82–65 | 3–10 | Cameron Hall (374) Lexington, VA |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 85–87 $^{OT}$ | 3–11 (0–1) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,016) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercer | L 64–86 | 3–12 (0–2) | Cameron Hall (322) Lexington, VA |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | L 61–109 | 3–13 (0–3) | McKenzie Arena (3,241) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 96–134 | 3–14 (0–4) | Pete Hanna Center (3,714) Homewood, AL |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Furman | L 60–100 | 3–15 (0–5) | Cameron Hall (329) Lexington, VA |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | The Citadel | W 70–63 | 4–15 (1–5) | Cameron Hall (4,417) Lexington, VA |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | L 73–74 | 4–16 (1–6) | Cameron Hall (882) Lexington, VA |
| January 27, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | L 77–102 | 4–17 (1–7) | Ramsey Center (3,860) Cullowhee, NC |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | L 79–85 | 4–18 (1–8) | Cameron Hall (1,126) Lexington, VA |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mercer | L 69–90 | 4–19 (1–9) | Hawkins Arena (2,438) Macon, GA |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | L 84–88 | 4–20 (1–10) | Cameron Hall (2,365) Lexington, VA |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Samford | L 63–102 | 4–21 (1–11) | Cameron Hall (3,267) Lexington, VA |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 62–75 | 4–22 (1–12) | Timmons Arena (1,947) Greenville, SC |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at The Citadel | L 51–76 | 4–23 (1–13) | McAlister Field House (2,337) Charleston, SC |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 69–82 | 4–24 (1–14) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,325) Johnson City, TN |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | L 51–84 | 4–25 (1–15) | Cameron Hall (3,287) Lexington, VA |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 58–100 | 4–26 (1–16) | Greensboro Coliseum (1,210) Greensboro, NC |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wofford | L 62–74 | 4–27 (1–17) | Cameron Hall (3,167) Lexington, VA |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) East Tennessee State First round | L 66–98 | 4–28 | Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,484) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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