# 2013–14 VMI Keydets basketball team

The 2013–14 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were coached by Duggar Baucom, in his 9th year. They played their home games at 5,800-seat Cameron Hall as a member of the North Division of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 11–5 in Big South play to finish in second place in the North Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big South Conference tournament where they lost to Coastal Carolina. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Canisius, IPFW, and Ohio to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Yale.
This season was VMI's last in the Big South Conference, where the Keydets had been since 2003, as they returned to the Southern Conference starting in the 2014–15 academic year.

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Trey Chapman Small forward | High Point, NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 ||||||
| QJ Peterson guard | Hedgesville, WV | Massanutten Military Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 ||||||
| Craig Hinton Power forward | Kernersville, NC | East Forsyth High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "College Basketball Recruiting Schools: VMI Keydets 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 22, 2013. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| F/C | D.J. Covington | Trey Chapman | Jarid Watson |
| F | Phillip Anglade | Jordan Weethee | Craig Hinton |
| G/F | Brian Brown | Tim Marshall | Christian Burton |
| G | Q.J. Peterson | Julian Eleby | Tyrell Mason |
| PG | Rodney Glasgow Jr. | Drew Absher | Ot Elmore |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| November 8* 3:30 pm, ESPNU | The Citadel All-Military Classic Semifinals | W 82–71 | 1–0 | Cameron Hall (3,419) Lexington, VA |
| November 9* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | Air Force All-Military Classic Finals | W 71–63 | 2–0 | Cameron Hall (4,195) Lexington, VA |
| November 12* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wake Forest | L 71–98 | 2–1 | Joel Coliseum (5,581) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| November 16* 1:00 pm | Bluefield State | W 121–80 | 3–1 | Cameron Hall (2,126) Lexington, VA |
| November 18* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech | L 92–105 | 3–2 | Cassell Coliseum (4,162) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 20* 7:00 pm | Bridgewater | W 112–86 | 4–2 | Cameron Hall (1,364) Lexington, VA |
| November 27* 7:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 67–97 | 4–3 | William & Mary Hall (3,111) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 3* 7:00 pm | at Elon | L 70–87 | 4–4 | Alumni Gym (1,018) Elon, NC |
| December 7* 1:00 pm | Wright State | W 94–74 | 5–4 | Cameron Hall (2,430) Lexington, VA |
| December 9* 7:00 pm | Virginia–Lynchburg | W 110–78 | 6–4 | Cameron Hall (814) Lexington, VA |
| December 19* 7:00 pm | at East Carolina | L 94–103 | 6–5 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,870) Greenville, NC |
| December 30* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Clemson | L 50–80 | 6–6 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,540) Clemson, SC |
| January 4* 1:00 pm | Washington College | W 128–54 | 7–6 | Cameron Hall (507) Lexington, VA |
| January 8 7:00 pm | Longwood | W 95–72 | 8–6 (1–0) | Cameron Hall (653) Lexington, VA |
| January 11 1:00 pm | Liberty | L 80–85 | 8–7 (1–1) | Cameron Hall (1,567) Lexington, VA |
| January 15 7:00 pm | at Radford | W 101–88 | 9–7 (2–1) | Dedmon Center (2,058) Radford, VA |
| January 18 2:00 pm | at Campbell | L 93–97 $^{OT}$ | 9–8 (2–2) | John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2,498) Buies Creek, NC |
| January 22 7:00 pm | High Point | W 82–80 $^{OT}$ | 10–8 (3–2) | Cameron Hall (1,432) Lexington, VA |
| January 25 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Winthrop | L 57–58 | 10–9 (3–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,589) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 28 7:00 pm | at UNC Asheville | W 109–105 | 11–9 (4–3) | Kimmel Arena (959) Asheville, NC |
| January 31 7:00 pm | Presbyterian | W 107–93 | 12–9 (5–3) | Cameron Hall (2,856) Lexington, VA |
| February 5 7:00 pm | at Gardner-Webb | W 108–104 $^{4OT}$ | 13–9 (6–3) | Paul Porter Arena (1,450) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 8 1:00 pm | Charleston Southern | W 92–84 | 14–9 (7–3) | Cameron Hall (3,627) Lexington, VA |
| February 12 7:00 pm | Coastal Carolina | L 78–83 | 14–10 (7–4) | Cameron Hall (970) Lexington, VA |
| February 15 7:00 pm, MASN | at Liberty | W 77–70 | 15–10 (8–4) | Vines Center (2,595) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 19 7:00 pm | Campbell | W 84–81 | 16–10 (9–4) | Cameron Hall (2,371) Lexington, VA |
| February 22 1:00 pm | Radford | W 88–76 | 17–10 (10–4) | Cameron Hall (3,314) Lexington, VA |
| February 26 7:00 pm | at High Point | L 67–70 | 17–11 (10–5) | Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,241) High Point, NC |
| March 1 4:30 pm | at Longwood | W 86–66 | 18–11 (11–5) | Willett Hall (1,221) Farmville, VA |
| Big South tournament |||||
| March 7 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Gardner–Webb Quarterfinals | W 90–77 | 19–11 | HTC Center (3,176) Conway, SC |
| March 8 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Coastal Carolina Semifinals | L 62–66 | 19–12 | HTC Center (2,892) Conway, SC |
| CIT |||||
| March 18* 7:00 pm | at Canisius First round | W 111–100 | 20–12 | Koessler Athletic Center (947) Buffalo, NY |
| March 22* 1:00 pm | IPFW Second round | W 106–95 | 21–12 | Cameron Hall (3,642) Lexington, VA |
| March 26* 7:00 pm | at Ohio Quarterfinals | W 92–90 | 22–12 | Convocation Center (3,734) Athens, OH |
| April 1* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Yale Semifinals | L 62–75 | 22–13 | Cameron Hall (4,784) Lexington, VA |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||