Game #15 - VMI

The Catamounts remain on the road as they travel to Lexington, Va to face the VMI Keydets. The Catamounts are looking for their first conference win of the season.

When: Wednesday, January 27, 2020, at 7 pm 

Where: Cameron Hall

Radio: none (VMI radio)
TV/video: ESPN+
-announcers: Wade Branner (Play by Play), Grafton Young (Color Analyst)
Official Athletic Site: VMIKeydets

The Series: In a series that started in 1978, the Cats & Keydets have played 62 times. The Cats hold a 35-27 advantage but have lost 4 of the last 5 games against the Keydets.  Western holds a slim 15-14 advantage in games played in Lexington.  

Mark Prosser's record vs. the Terriers: 1-4

VMI Head Coach: Dan Earl
Dan Earl's Record at VMI: 52-118 / 6th season

Keydet's record this season (2020-21): 8-8 overall, 3-4 SoCon, 8-1 home, 0-7 away
Keydet's record last season (2019-20): 9-24 overall, 3-15  conf., 4-10 home, 2-12 away, 0-2 neutral

Game Notes:       Western Carolina          -        VMI

Key Returners: Kamdyn Curfman, Greg Parham, Myles Lewis, Jake Stephens
Key Losses: Garrett Gilkeson, Travis Evee, Tyler Creammer
Key Newcomers: Trey Bonham, Devin Butler, DJ Nussbaum 

The Keydets own an 8-1 record in games played in Lexington, with their only loss coming against Samford. The Keydets are averaging 81 points per game while giving up 77 ppg. VMI is averaging 40% of their three-point attempts or 11 made threes a game, that combined with an 80% team average in free throws

VMI has three players scoring in double digits, led by Greg Parham with almost 20 points per game, followed by Jake Stephens hitting 14 ppg, and Kamdyn Curfman with 12 ppg.  

VMI's Greg Parham was named the SoCon Men's Basketball Player of the Week after averaging 25.0 points per game and shooting 50 percent from the floor. Parham finished the week 18-for-36 from the floor and 10-for-10 from the free-throw line, hitting a pair of three-pointers in each contest. He leads the league in scoring in SoCon games at 25.1 points per game.  Parham's selection this week marks the Keydets' first consecutive SoCon Player of the Week honors since Jason Bell claimed back-to-back awards in weeks two and three of the 1997-98 season.