# 2009–10 VMI Keydets basketball team

The 2009–10 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were coached by Duggar Baucom in his 5th year at VMI, and played their home games at Cameron Hall. It was VMI's 6th season in the Big South Conference and the Keydets' 102nd season of basketball.
The Keydets failed to improve upon their 24–8 campaign from the previous season, and were defeated in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament by Coastal Carolina.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13* 7:00 pm | Army | W 93–86 | 1–0 | Cameron Hall (2,215) Lexington, VA |
| November 14* 7:00 pm | at Richmond | L 59–103 | 1–1 | Robins Center (3,802) Richmond, VA |
| November 18* 7:00 pm | West Virginia Wesleyan | W 111–92 | 2–1 | Cameron Hall (1,211) Lexington, VA |
| November 24* 7:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | L 95–115 | 2–2 | Trask Coliseum (3,043) Wilmington, NC |
| November 30* 7:00 pm | Lynchburg | W 108–93 | 3–2 | Cameron Hall (820) Lexington, VA |
| December 3 9:00 pm, MASN | Coastal Carolina | L 97–111 | 3–3 (0–1) | Cameron Hall (1,815) Lexington, VA |
| December 5 1:00 pm | Charleston Southern | W 103–91 | 4–3 (1–1) | Cameron Hall (2,274) Lexington, VA |
| December 9* 7:30 pm | at Virginia Tech | L 73–98 | 4–4 | Cassell Coliseum (9,758) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 12* Noon | at Seton Hall | L 107–134 | 4–5 | Prudential Center (6,012) Newark, NJ |
| December 22* 7:00 pm | at George Mason | L 86–89 | 4–6 | Patriot Center (5,420) Fairfax, VA |
| January 2 1:00 pm | Liberty | L 102–110 | 4–7 (1–2) | Cameron Hall (2,321) Lexington, VA |
| January 7 7:00 pm | at Winthrop | L 63–96 | 4–8 (1–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,923) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 9 7:00 pm | at Presbyterian | L 75–89 $^{OT}$ | 4–9 (1–4) | Templeton Physical Education Center (675) Clinton, SC |
| January 11* 7:00 pm | Randolph College | W 99–88 | 5–9 | Cameron Hall (564) Lexington, VA |
| January 14 7:00 pm | UNC Asheville | L 84–97 | 5–10 (1–5) | Cameron Hall (1,614) Lexington, VA |
| January 16 7:00 pm | Gardner–Webb | L 84–92 | 5–11 (1–6) | Cameron Hall (2,317) Lexington, VA |
| January 21 7:00 pm | at Raford | L 91–109 | 5–12 (1–7) | Dedmon Center (1,881) Radford, VA |
| January 23 7:00 pm | at High Point | W 94–91 | 6–12 (2–7) | Millis Center (1,750) High Point, NC |
| January 26* 7:00 pm | Southern Virginia | W 99–87 | 7–12 | Cameron Hall (1,837) Lexington, VA |
| January 28 7:00 pm | at Liberty | L 73–91 | 7–13 (2–8) | Vines Center (3,582) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 2 7:00 pm | Radford | L 84–111 | 7–14 (2–9) | Cameron Hall (822) Lexington, VA |
| February 4 7:00 pm | Presbyterian | W 97–78 | 8–14 (3–9) | Cameron Hall (776) Lexington, VA |
| February 6 1:00 pm | Winthrop | L 83–87 | 8–15 (3–10) | Cameron Hall (1,653) Lexington, VA |
| February 11 7:00 pm | at Gardner–Webb | W 92–85 | 9–15 (4–10) | Paul Porter Arena (1,250) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 13 4:30 pm | at UNC Asheville | L 97–114 | 9–16 (4–11) | Justice Center (1,039) Asheville, NC |
| February 16 7:00 pm | High Point | W 91–84 | 10–16 (5–11) | Cameron Hall (1,910) Lexington, VA |
| February 25 7:30 pm | at Charleston Southern | L 85–95 | 10–17 (5–12) | CSU Field House (695) North Charleston, SC |
| February 27 2:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina | L 71–101 | 10–18 (5–13) | Kimbel Arena (1,052) Conway, SC |
| 2010 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| March 2 7:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina Quarterfinal | L 73–82 | 10–19 | Kimbel Arena (1,102) Conway, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||