VMI Keydets basketball, 1970–79
Date time , TV Opponent Result Record Site city , state
December 1 * no , no West Virginia Wesleyan W 95-78 1-0 Cormack Field House Lexington , VA
December 4 * no , no Atlantic Christian L 101-105 1-1 Cormack Field House Lexington , VA
December 11 no , no at Richmond L 61-73 1-2 ( 0-1 ) Richmond Coliseum Richmond , VA
December 20 * no , no vs. Virginia Big 5 Tournament L 51-93 1-3 Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke , VA
December 21 * no , no vs. Virginia Tech Big 5 Tournament W 57-56 2-3 Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke , VA
January 3 * no , no at Roanoke L 69-96 2-4 Roanoke , VA
January 5 * no , no at Eastern Illinois L 71-111 2-5 Lantz Arena Charleston , IL
January 8 no , no at East Carolina L 57-62 2-6 ( 0-2 ) Minges Coliseum Greenville , SC
January 10 * no , no Old Dominion L 82-96 2-7 Cormack Field House Lexington , VA
January 12 * no , no Wofford W 80-63 3-7 Cormack Field House Lexington , VA
January 15 no , no The Citadel L 62-68 3-8 ( 0-3 ) Cormack Field House Lexington , VA
January 18 no , no Davidson L 57-73 3-9 ( 0-4 ) Cormack Field House Lexington , VA
January 20 * no , no at George Washington L 66-104 3-10 Washington , D.C
January 22 no , no Furman L 62-97 3-11 ( 0-5 ) Cormack Field House Lexington , VA
January 25 no , no at William & Mary L 59-76 3-12 ( 0-6 ) William & Mary Hall Williamsburg , VA
January 29 no , no East Carolina L 56-66 3-13 ( 0-7 ) Cormack Field House Lexington , VA
February 1 * no , no at Ohio L 60-98 3-14 Convocation Center Athens , OH
February 3 no , no at Davidson L 61-84 3-15 ( 0-8 ) Johnston Gym Davidson , NC
February 7 * no , no Roanoke L 66-87 3-16 Cormack Field House Lexington , VA
February 12 no , no at Furman L 66-104 3-17 ( 0-9 ) Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville , SC
1971–72
1971–72 VMI Keydets men 's basketballConferenceSouthern Conference1971–72 record6–19 ( 2–10 SoCon ) Head coachMike SchulerHome arenaCormack Field HouseSeasons← 1970–711972–73 → 1971–72 Southern Conference men 's basketball standings vte Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Davidson 8 – 2 .800 19 – 9 .679 Furman 8 – 3 .727 17 – 11 .607 William & Mary 6 – 4 .600 10 – 17 .370 East Carolina † 7 – 5 .583 14 – 15 .483 The Citadel 5 – 6 .455 12 – 13 .480 Richmond 3 – 9 .250 6 – 19 .240 VMI 2 – 10 .167 6 – 19 .240 † Tournament winner As of April 30 , 1972 ; Rankings from AP Poll
The VMI Keydets basketball teams represented the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. The program began in 1908, and played their games out of Cormack Field House, nicknamed The Pit. The Keydets were members of the Southern Conference. Their primary rival is The Citadel.