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.

2022–23 VMI Keydets basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–25 (2–16 SoCon)
Head coach	Andrew Wilson (1st season)
Associate head coach	Dave Davis
Assistant coaches	Keith Chesley Austin Kenon
Home arena	Cameron Hall
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Furman †	15	–	3		.833			28	–	8		.778
Samford	15	–	3		.833			21	–	11		.656
UNC Greensboro	14	–	4		.778			20	–	12		.625
Western Carolina	10	–	8		.556			18	–	16		.529
East Tennessee State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	20		.375
Wofford	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Chattanooga	7	–	11		.389			18	–	17		.514
Mercer	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
The Citadel	5	–	13		.278			10	–	22		.313
VMI	2	–	16		.111			7	–	25		.219
† 2023 SoCon tournament winner

Previous season

The Keydets finished the 2021–22 season 16–16, 9–9 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place.^[1] In the SoCon tournament, they were defeated by Wofford in the quarterfinals.^[2] They were invited to the CBI,^[3] where they would lose in the first round to UNC Wilmington.^[4] On March 30, it was announced that head coach Dan Earl was leaving the program to take the head coaching position at Chattanooga.^[5] On April 12, the school announced that James Madison assistant Andrew Wilson would be the team's next head coach.^[6]

Roster

2022–23 VMI Keydets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Louis Tang 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Kaohsiung, Taiwan G 1 Brennan Watkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 162 lb (73 kg) So Kearney, Missouri G 2 Taeshaud Jackson II 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Denver, Colorado G 3 Asher Woods 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Newnan, Georgia G 4 Rickey Bradley Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 10 Tony Felder Jr. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Boston, Massachusetts G 11 Devin Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ridgeland, South Carolina F 14 Sam Wolfe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina G 15 Cooper Sisco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Frisco, Texas G 20 Jake Johnston 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Bristol, Virginia G 24 Tanner Mans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Wichita, Kansas G 30 Sean Conway 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Fairfield, Connecticut C 35 KC Etienne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Newburgh, New York C 42 DJ Nussbaum 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Houston, Texas C 44 Tyler Houser 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Camp Hill, Pennsylvania G Josh Tuell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Marion, Virginia	Head coach Andrew Wilson (Florida State) Assistant coach(es) Dave Davis (Warren Wilson) Keith Chesley (Maine–Augusta) Austin Kenon (VMI) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 1, 2023

Schedule and results

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

Sources^[7][8]

References

1. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Southern Conference. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
2. "VMI Falls to Wofford in SoCon Tournament Quarterfinals". Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
3. "College basketball roundup: VMI accepts CBI tourney bid". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
4. "Okauru scores 27, UNC Wilmington beats VMI 93-78 in CBI". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
5. "Hoops coach Dan Earl making intraconference move from VMI to Chattanooga". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
6. "Wilson Named VMI Head Basketball Coach". Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
7. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
8. "2022-23 VMI Keydets Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2023.