# 2022–23 VMI Keydets basketball team

The 2022–23 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets, led by first-year head coach Andrew Wilson, played their home games in Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

## Previous season

The Keydets finished the 2021–22 season 16–16, 9–9 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the SoCon tournament, they were defeated by Wofford in the quarterfinals. The Keydets were invited to the CBI, where they lost in the first round to UNC Wilmington. On March 30, it was announced that head coach Dan Earl was leaving the program to take the head coaching position at Chattanooga. On April 12, the school announced that James Madison assistant Andrew Wilson would be the team's next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Richmond | L 48–69 | 0–1 | Robins Center (6,049) Richmond, VA |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Penn State New Kensington | W 100–58 | 1–1 | Cameron Hall (375) Lexington, VA |
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Davidson | L 71–75 | 1–2 | John M. Belk Arena (2,991) Davidson, NC |
| November 18, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood JK54 Classic | L 58–90 | 1–3 | Willett Hall (1,232) Farmville, VA |
| November 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. SIU Edwardsville JK54 Classic | L 67–93 | 1–4 | Willett Hall (132) Farmville, VA |
| November 20, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Fairleigh Dickinson JK54 Classic | L 89–93 | 1–5 | Willett Hall (132) Farmville, VA |
| November 26, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Regent | W 108–58 | 2–5 | Cameron Hall (287) Lexington, VA |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 57–72 | 2–6 | Templeton Physical Education Center (380) Clinton, SC |
| December 3, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Navy | W 80–72 | 3–6 | Cameron Hall (1,250) Lexington, VA |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Carlow | W 106–67 | 4–6 | Cameron Hall (522) Lexington, VA |
| December 10, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Radford | W 77–74 | 5–6 | Cameron Hall (2,746) Lexington, VA |
| December 13, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at American | L 61–69 | 5–7 | Bender Arena (758) Washington, D.C. |
| December 22, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 77–80 $^{OT}$ | 5–8 | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 62–85 | 5–9 (0–1) | Timmons Arena (2,067) Greenville, SC |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | L 50–64 | 5–10 (0–2) | Cameron Hall (750) Lexington, VA |
| January 4, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 78–87 | 5–11 (0–3) | Pete Hanna Center (2,017) Homewood, AL |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | L 78–85 | 5–12 (0–4) | McKenzie Arena (3,556) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | L 57–72 | 5–13 (0–5) | Cameron Hall (550) Lexington, VA |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 67–86 | 5–14 (0–6) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,470) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercer | L 61–69 | 5–15 (0–7) | Cameron Hall (550) Lexington, VA |
| January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | The Citadel | L 52–60 | 5–16 (0–8) | Cameron Hall (3,625) Lexington, VA |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 50–62 | 5–17 (0–9) | Greensboro Coliseum (1,373) Greensboro, NC |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | L 65–71 | 5–18 (0–10) | Cameron Hall (3,265) Lexington, VA |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at The Citadel | W 75–69 | 6–18 (1–10) | McAlister Field House (1,682) Charleston, SC |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mercer | L 54–80 | 6–19 (1–11) | Hawkins Arena (3,107) Macon, GA |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Furman | L 63–94 | 6–20 (1–12) | Cameron Hall (450) Lexington, VA |
| February 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 65–69 | 6–21 (1–13) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,063) Johnson City, TN |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | L 58–78 | 6–22 (1–14) | Cameron Hall (790) Lexington, VA |
| February 18, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Samford | L 61–96 | 6–23 (1–15) | Cameron Hall (3,229) Lexington, VA |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wofford | W 87–83 $^{OT}$ | 7–23 (2–15) | Cameron Hall (550) Lexington, VA |
| February 25, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | L 66–85 | 7–24 (2–16) | Ramsey Center (3,586) Cullowhee, NC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) Chattanooga First round | L 72–92 | 7–25 | Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,765) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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