VMI Keydets basketball, 1970–1979

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.

1969–70

1969–70 VMI Keydets men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–19 (3–10 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Schuler
Home arena	Cormack Field House

1969–70 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Davidson †	10	–	0		1.000			22	–	5		.815
East Carolina	9	–	2		.818			16	–	10		.615
George Washington	6	–	4		.600			12	–	15		.444
Furman	5	–	6		.455			13	–	13		.500
William & Mary	5	–	7		.417			11	–	16		.407
The Citadel	4	–	8		.333			8	–	16		.333
Richmond	4	–	9		.308			9	–	18		.333
VMI	3	–	10		.231			6	–	19		.240
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1970 Rankings from AP Poll

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1* no, no	Atlantic Christian	W 82–76	1–0	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 3* no, no	at Navy	L 66–71	1–1	Halsey Field House  Annapolis, MD
December 6 no, no	at George Washington	L 78–80	1–2 (0–1)	Washington, D.C.
December 10* no, no	at Virginia	L 44–65	1–3	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
December 18* no, no	vs. William & Mary Big 5 Tournament	L 64–75	1–4	Holland Hall Gymnasium  Hampton, VA
December 20* no, no	vs. Richmond Big 5 Tournament	L 61–69	1–5	Holland Hall Gymnasium  Hampton, VA
December 29* no, no	vs. Stetson Gold Coast Classic	L 61–62	1–6	West Palm Beach, FL
December 30* no, no	vs. Florida Southern	W 66–60	2–6	West Palm Beach, FL
January 5* no, no	at Old Dominion	L 72–94	2–7	ODU Fieldhouse  Norfolk, VA
January 8 no, no	at Davidson	L 52–95	2–8 (0–2)	Johnston Gym  Davidson, NC
January 10 no, no	at East Carolina	L 66–108	2–9 (0–3)	Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
January 13 no, no	Richmond	W 71–70	3–9 (1–3)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 17 no, no	at The Citadel	L 70–84	3–10 (1–4)	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
January 21* no, no	Roanoke	L 79–90	3–11	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 24* no, no	Wofford	W 78–64	4–11	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 29* no, no	Old Dominion	L 55–90	4–12	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 31 no, no	East Carolina	L 49–63	4–13 (1–5)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 2 no, no	George Washington	L 79–107	4–14 (1–6)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 5 no, no	Furman	W 67–66	5–14 (2–6)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 10 no, no	William & Mary	W 74–68	6–14 (3–6)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 14 no, no	at William & Mary	L 58–77	6–15 (3–7)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
February 17 no, no	The Citadel	L 61–68	6–16 (3–8)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 19 no, no	at Richmond	L 54–78	6–17 (3–9)	Richmond Arena  Richmond, VA
February 21 no, no	at Furman	L 52–53	6–18 (3–10)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
1970 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 26 no, no	vs. Davidson	L 46–72	6–19	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1970–71

1970–71 VMI Keydets men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–25 (1–11 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Schuler
Home arena	Cormack Field House

1970–71 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Davidson	9	–	1		.900			15	–	11		.577
William & Mary	7	–	3		.700			11	–	16		.407
East Carolina	7	–	4		.636			13	–	12		.520
The Citadel	6	–	5		.545			13	–	12		.520
Furman †	5	–	5		.500			15	–	12		.556
Richmond	3	–	9		.250			7	–	21		.250
VMI	1	–	11		.083			1	–	25		.038
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1* no, no	vs. Virginia Big 5 Tournament	L 52–81	0–1	Holland Hall Gymnasium  Hampton, VA
December 3* no, no	vs. Richmond Big 5 Tournament	L 57–75	0–2	Holland Hall Gymnasium  Hampton, VA
December 5* no, no	at Army	L 47–82	0–3	Gillis Field House  West Point, NY
December 7* no, no	Old Dominion	L 85–94	0–4	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 19 no, no	at William & Mary	L 49–75	0–5 (0–1)	Blow Gymnasium  Williamsburg, VA
December 23* no, no	at Toledo	L 46–79	0–6	Toledo Field House  Toledo, OH
January 2 no, no	at Furman	L 68–93	0–7 (0–2)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
January 4* no, no	at South Alabama Senior Bowl Tournament	L 67–80	0–8	Jag Gym  Mobile, AL
January 6* no, no	vs. Trinity (CT) Senior Bowl Tournament	L 70–95	0–9	Jag Gym  Mobile, AL
January 9 no, no	East Carolina	L 63–71	0–10 (0–3)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 12* no, no	Gardner–Webb	L 72–95	0–11	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 16 no, no	The Citadel	L 64–66 OT	0–12 (0–4)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 20* no, no	Roanoke	L 73–96	0–13	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 23* no, no	at Old Dominion	L 56–95	0–14	ODU Fieldhouse  Norfolk, VA
January 25* no, no	Eastern Illinois	L 45–59	0–15	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 27* no, no	George Washington	L 67–78	0–16	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 30 no, no	at East Carolina	L 67–78	0–17 (0–5)	Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
February 2 no, no	Davidson	L 39–70	0–18 (0–6)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 4 no, no	at The Citadel	L 65–91	0–19 (0–7)	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
February 8 no, no	Richmond	W 73–63	1–19 (1–7)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 10* no, no	at Navy	L 47–65	1–20	Halsey Field House  Annapolis, MD
February 13 no, no	Furman	L 79–88	1–21 (1–8)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 16 no, no	William & Mary	L 69–85	1–22 (1–9)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 20 no, no	at Richmond	L 77–93	1–23 (1–10)	Richmond Arena  Richmond, VA
February 24 no, no	at Davidson	L 64–109	1–24 (1–11)	Johnston Gym  Davidson, NC
1971 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
March 4 no, no	vs. William & Mary	L 65–69	1–25	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1971–72

1971–72 VMI Keydets men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–19 (2–10 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Schuler
Home arena	Cormack Field House

1971–72 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	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
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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 OT	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 OT	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
February 14 no, no	at The Citadel	L 60–87	3–18 (0–10)	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
February 16* no, no	West Virginia Tech	W 68–59	4–18	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 22 no, no	William & Mary	W 37–35 OT	5–18 (1–10)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 24 no, no	Richmond	W 79–74 2OT	6–18 (2–10)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
1972 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
March 2 no, no	at Furman	L 80–126	6–19	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1972–73

1972–73 VMI Keydets men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–20 (3–9 SoCon)
Head coach	Bill Blair
Home arena	Cormack Field House

1972–73 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Davidson	9	–	1		.900			18	–	9		.667
Furman †	11	–	2		.846			20	–	9		.690
East Carolina	7	–	7		.500			13	–	13		.500
The Citadel	6	–	7		.462			11	–	15		.423
William & Mary	5	–	6		.455			10	–	17		.370
Richmond	5	–	9		.357			8	–	16		.333
Appalachian State	3	–	8		.273			6	–	20		.231
VMI	3	–	9		.250			6	–	20		.231
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 2* no, no	Hampden–Sydney	W 95–81	1–0	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 4* no, no	George Washington	L 73–85	1–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 6* no, no	at Virginia	L 67–85	1–2	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
December 9 no, no	Richmond	W 71–60	2–2 (1–0)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 18* no, no	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 50–57	2–3	American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, TX
December 20* no, no	at Rice	L 56–72	2–4	Rice Gymnasium  Houston, TX
December 22* no, no	at New Mexico State New Mexico State Invitational	L 57–86	2–5	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
December 23* no, no	vs. Xavier New Mexico State Invitational	W 60–59	3–5	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
January 3* no, no	at Wake Forest	L 57–71	3–6	Reynolds Gymnasium  Winston-Salem, NC
January 6 no, no	at East Carolina	L 63–81	3–7 (1–1)	Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
January 10* no, no	Roanoke	L 55–56	3–8	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 13 no, no	Appalachian State	W 82–68	4–8 (2–1)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 18 no, no	Furman	L 49–86	4–9 (2–2)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 20* no, no	West Virginia Tech	W 87–60	5–9	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 27 no, no	East Carolina	L 45–71	5–10 (2–3)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 29 no, no	The Citadel	L 67–69	5–11 (2–4)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 31 no, no	at William & Mary	L 59–77	5–12 (2–5)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
February 3* no, no	at Roanoke	L 58–66	5–13	Roanoke, VA
February 6 no, no	Davidson	L 88–105	5–14 (2–6)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 10 no, no	at Furman	L 60–94	5–15 (2–7)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
February 12 no, no	at The Citadel	L 62–75	5–16 (2–8)	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
February 15* no, no	Morris Harvey	L 60–65	5–17	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 17* no, no	at Old Dominion	L 56–72	5–18	ODU Fieldhouse  Norfolk, VA
February 20 no, no	William & Mary	W 66–64	6–18 (3–8)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 22 no, no	at Richmond	L 84–113	6–19 (3–9)	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
1973 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
March 1 no, no	vs. Davidson	L 77–88	6–20	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Note: The February 15 game against Morris Harvey College was forfeited by VMI due to the use of an ineligible player.

1973–74

1973–74 VMI Keydets men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–18 (3–9 SoCon)
Head coach	Bill Blair
Home arena	Cormack Field House

1973–74 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Furman †	11	–	1		.917			22	–	9		.710
Richmond	10	–	4		.714			16	–	12		.571
Davidson	7	–	3		.700			18	–	9		.667
East Carolina	8	–	6		.571			13	–	12		.520
William & Mary	5	–	6		.455			9	–	18		.333
The Citadel	4	–	9		.308			10	–	14		.417
VMI	3	–	9		.250			6	–	18		.250
Appalachian State	1	–	11		.083			5	–	20		.200
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1* no, no	at Virginia Tech	L 51–62	0–1	VPI Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
December 3* no, no	Hampden–Sydney	W 89–54	1–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 5* no, no	West Virginia Tech	L 48–49	1–2	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 8 no, no	at Appalachian State	W 74–65	2–2 (1–0)	Varsity Gymnasium  Boone, NC
December 12* no, no	James Madison	W 58–54	3–2	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 15* no, no	Towson	L 65–66	3–3	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 28* no, no	at Arkansas Razorback Classic	L 86–96	3–4	Barton Coliseum  Little Rock, AR
December 29* no, no	vs. Connecticut Razorback Classic	L 78–80	3–5	Barton Coliseum  Little Rock, AR
January 5 no, no	at Davidson	L 62–76	3–6 (1–1)	Johnston Gym  Davidson, NC
January 10* no, no	Salem	W 85–82	4–6	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 12 no, no	East Carolina	L 58–59	4–7 (1–2)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 14 no, no	The Citadel	W 70–63	5–7 (2–2)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 19* no, no	Loyola (MD)	L 69–71	5–8	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 22 no, no	at William & Mary	L 68–85	5–9 (2–3)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
January 26 no, no	at East Carolina	L 55–57	5–10 (2–4)	Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
January 29 no, no	Richmond	L 65–81	5–11 (2–5)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 2* no, no	at Dayton	L 60–76	5–12	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, OH
February 6 no, no	William & Mary	L 65–67	5–13 (2–6)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 9 no, no	at Richmond	L 78–84	5–14 (2–7)	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
February 13 no, no	Appalachian State	W 62–59	6–14 (3–7)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 16 no, no	at Furman	L 66–80	6–15 (3–8)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
February 18 no, no	at The Citadel	L 47–65	6–16 (3–9)	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
February 21* no, no	Shepherd	L 76–85	6–17	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
1974 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 27 no, no	at Richmond	L 59–69	6–18	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1974–75

1974–75 VMI Keydets men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	13–13 (6–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Bill Blair
Home arena	Cormack Field House

1974–75 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Furman†	12	–	0		1.000			22	–	7		.759
East Carolina	11	–	3		.786			19	–	9		.679
William & Mary	6	–	5		.545			16	–	12		.571
Richmond	7	–	7		.500			10	–	16		.385
VMI	6	–	6		.500			13	–	13		.500
Davidson	4	–	6		.400			7	–	19		.269
The Citadel	2	–	11		.154			5	–	15		.250
Appalachian State	1	–	11		.083			3	–	23		.115
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 30* no, no	Virginia Tech	L 64–96	0–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 5 no, no	at Appalachian State	W 98–81	1–1 (1–0)	Varsity Gymnasium  Boone, NC
December 10 no, no	at East Carolina	L 68–73	1–2 (1–1)	Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
December 14 no, no	Richmond	L 90–95	1–3 (1–2)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 4* no, no	at Middle Tennessee	L 89–93	1–4	Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
January 6* no, no	at South Alabama Senior Bowl Tournament	L 96–116	1–5	Jag Gym  Mobile, AL
January 7* no, no	vs. Louisiana Tech Senior Bowl Tournament	L 73–85	1–6	Jag Gym  Mobile, AL
January 11 no, no	at Richmond	W 98–95	2–6 (2–2)	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
January 13 no, no	The Citadel	W 108–101	3–6 (3–2)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 15* no, no	Christopher Newport	W 86–66	4–6	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 18* no, no	Towson	W 67–65	5–6	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 20* no, no	Bethany	W 72–43	6–6	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 22 no, no	William & Mary	W 71–69	7–6 (4–2)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 25 no, no	East Carolina	L 80–82	7–7 (4–3)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 27 no, no	Appalachian State	W 73–55	8–7 (5–3)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 30* no, no	Shepherd	W 96–83	9–7	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 3* no, no	George Washington	L 79–90	9–8	Washington, D.C.
February 5* no, no	Bridgewater	W 51–37	10–8	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 8 no, no	at The Citadel	W 82–68	11–8 (6–3)	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
February 11 no, no	Davidson	L 93–94 2OT	11–9 (6–4)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 15* no, no	Old Dominion	L 69–84	11–10	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 19 no, no	at William & Mary	L 66–67 OT	11–11 (6–5)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
February 22 no, no	Furman	L 68–80	11–12 (6–6)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 26* no, no	Virginia Wesleyan	W 99–68	12–12	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
1975 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
March 1 no, no	at Richmond	W 85–81	13–12	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
March 5 no, no	at Furman	L 81–94	13–13	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1975–76

1975–76 VMI Keydets men's basketball
Southern Conference regular season champions Southern Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	22–10 (9–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Bill Blair
Home arena	Cormack Field House

1975–76 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VMI†	9	–	3		.750			22	–	10		.688
William & Mary	8	–	3		.727			15	–	13		.536
Richmond	7	–	7		.500			14	–	14		.500
East Carolina	7	–	7		.500			11	–	15		.423
Appalachian State	6	–	6		.500			13	–	14		.481
The Citadel	6	–	7		.462			10	–	17		.370
Furman	5	–	7		.417			9	–	18		.333
Davidson	1	–	9		.100			5	–	21		.192
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 29* no, no	Lebanon Valley	W 92–70	1–0	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 1* no, no	Liberty	W 106–58	2–0	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 3* no, no	at James Madison	L 76–82	2–1	Harrisonburg, VA
December 6 no, no	East Carolina	W 73–56	3–1 (1–0)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 8* no, no	Georgia Tech	W 68–53	4–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 11* no, no	Radford	W 112–65	5–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 13 no, no	Richmond	W 65–60	6–1 (2–0)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 29* no, no	at Indiana State Indiana Hall of Fame Classic	L 60–88	6–2	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, IN
December 30* no, no	vs. Pacific Indiana Hall of Fame Classic	W 72–59	7–2	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, IN
January 3* no, no	vs. Virginia	L 63–74	7–3	Roanoke Civic Center  Roanoke, VA
January 7 no, no	at Furman	W 82–67	8–3 (3–0)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
January 10* no, no	Salem	W 108–84	9–3	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 12 no, no	at The Citadel	L 74–78	9–4 (3–1)	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
January 15* no, no	at Old Dominion	L 70–72	9–5	ODU Fieldhouse  Norfolk, VA
January 17 no, no	at Appalachian State	L 67–71	9–6 (3–2)	Varsity Gymnasium  Boone, NC
January 21 no, no	William & Mary	W 84–78	10–6 (4–2)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 24 no, no	at East Carolina	W 74–60	11–6 (5–2)	Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
January 29* no, no	Green Bay	L 74–76 OT	11–7	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 2* no, no	at Georgia Tech	L 56–66	11–8	Hank McCamish Pavilion  Atlanta, GA
February 5* no, no	Southeastern	W 97–57	12–8	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 7 no, no	at William & Mary	L 62–68	12–9 (5–3)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
February 11 no, no	at Davidson	W 92–76	13–9 (6–3)	Johnston Gym  Davidson, NC
February 14 no, no	The Citadel	W 76–59	14–9 (7–3)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 18 no, no	at Richmond	W 74–67	15–9 (8–3)	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
February 21 no, no	Appalachian State	W 78–74	16–9 (9–3)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 24* no, no	Southern Wesleyan	W 85–48	17–9	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
1976 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 28 no, no	Davidson	W 71–69	18–9	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
March 2 no, no	vs. Appalachian State	W 71–64	19–9	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
March 3 no, no	vs. Richmond	W 41–33	20–9	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
March 13* no, no	vs. Tennessee First Round	W 81–75	21–9	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
March 18* no, no	vs. DePaul Sweet Sixteen	W 71–66 OT	22–9	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
March 20* no, no	vs. Rutgers Elite Eight	L 75–91	22–10	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1976–77

1976–77 VMI Keydets men's basketball
Southern Conference regular season co-champions Southern Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	26–4 (8–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Schmaus
Home arena	Cormack Field House

1976–77 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 20 VMI †	8	–	2		.800			26	–	4		.867
Furman	8	–	2		.800			18	–	10		.643
Appalachian State	8	–	4		.667			17	–	12		.586
William & Mary	7	–	4		.636			16	–	14		.533
East Carolina	3	–	9		.250			10	–	18		.357
Davidson	2	–	8		.200			5	–	22		.185
The Citadel	2	–	9		.182			8	–	19		.296
Chattanooga	0	–	0		–			27	–	5		.844
Western Carolina	0	–	0		–			8	–	16		.333
Marshall	0	–	0		–			8	–	19		.296
† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 26* no, no	vs. James Madison UVA Tip-Off	W 85–77	1–0	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
November 27* no, no	at Virginia UVA Tip-Off	L 50–55	1–1	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
December 4 no, no	at East Carolina	W 78–67	2–1 (1–0)	Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
December 8* no, no	Radford	W 74–52	3–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 11* no, no	Old Dominion	W 62–60	4–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 28* no, no	vs. Tulane All-College tournament	W 75–66	5–1	Oklahoma City, OK
December 29* no, no	vs. California All-College Tournament	W 73–71	6–1	Oklahoma City, OK
December 30* no, no	at Oklahoma City All-College Tournament	W 69–58	7–1	Oklahoma City, OK
January 5* no, no	Roanoke	W 73–57	8–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 8* no, no	Emory and Henry	W 107–71	9–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 10 no, no	Appalachian State	W 74–54	10–1 (2–0)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 12 no, no	William & Mary	W 92–79	11–1 (3–0)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 17 no, no	at The Citadel	W 68–62	12–1 (4–0)	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
January 20* no, no	at Richmond	W 88–79	13–1	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
January 22 no, no	East Carolina	W 67–58	14–1 (5–0)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 24* no, no	Southern Wesleyan	W 104–97	15–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 29 no, no	The Citadel	W 88–70	16–1 (6–0)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 31 no, no	Furman	W 99–86	17–1 (7–0)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 2* no, no	Hampden–Sydney	W 94–78	18–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 7 no, no	vs. Marshall	W 97–90	19–1	Roanoke Civic Center  Roanoke, VA
February 9* no, no	Morris Harvey	W 98–84	20–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 12* no, no	Richmond	W 92–87	21–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 14 no, no	Davidson	W 93–68	22–1 (8–0)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 16 no, no	at William & Mary	L 84–86	22–2 (8–1)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
February 19 no, no	at Appalachian State	L 58–62	22–3 (8–2)	Varsity Gymnasium  Boone, NC
February 22* no, no	Randolph–Macon	W 81–75	23–3	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
1977 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 26 no, no	vs. East Carolina	W 88–77	24–3	Roanoke Civic Center  Roanoke, VA
March 2 no, no	vs. Appalachian State	W 69–67 OT	25–3	Roanoke Civic Center  Roanoke, VA
1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 12* no, no	vs. Duquesne First Round	W 73–66	26–3	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
March 17* no, no	vs. Kentucky Sweet Sixteen	L 78–93	26–4	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1977–78

1977–78 VMI Keydets men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	21–7 (7–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Schmaus
Home arena	Cormack Field House

1977–78 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Appalachian State	9	–	3		.750			15	–	13		.536
VMI	7	–	3		.700			21	–	7		.750
Marshall	8	–	5		.615			14	–	15		.483
Furman †	7	–	5		.583			19	–	11		.633
Chattanooga	7	–	5		.583			16	–	11		.593
Western Carolina	4	–	8		.333			7	–	19		.269
Davidson	3	–	7		.300			9	–	18		.333
The Citadel	2	–	11		.154			8	–	19		.296
† 1978 Southern Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 25* no, no	vs. Roanoke UVA Tip-Off	W 64–50	1–0	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
November 26* no, no	at Virginia UVA Tip-Off	L 70–90	1–1	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
November 28* no, no	Liberty	W 105–68	2–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
November 30* no, no	Alderson Broaddus	W 107–90	3–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 5 no, no	Chattanooga	W 81–72	4–1 (1–0)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 7* no, no	James Madison	W 86–68	5–1	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 10 no, no	at Appalachian State	L 77–92	5–2 (1–1)	Varsity Gymnasium  Boone, NC
December 28* no, no	at Toledo Blade Grass City Classic	L 68–91	5–3	Savage Arena  Toledo, OH
December 29* no, no	vs. Long Beach State Blade Grass City Classic	L 97–106	5–4	Savage Arena  Toledo, OH
January 3* no, no	vs. Cleveland State Siena College Tournament	W 71–66	6–4	Alumni Recreation Center  Loudonville, NY
January 4* no, no	at Siena Siena College Tournament	W 72–61	7–4	Alumni Recreation Center  Loudonville, NY
January 9* no, no	Southern Wesleyan	W 98–79	8–4	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 12 no, no	at Furman	L 79–102	8–5 (1–2)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
January 14 no, no	at Western Carolina	W 77–68	9–5 (2–2)	Cullowhee, NC
January 17 no, no	Marshall	W 79–71	10–5 (3–2)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 21* no, no	Salem	W 84–70	11–5	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 23 no, no	at Davidson	W 89–69	12–5 (4–2)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 25* no, no	at Old Dominion	W 69–60	13–5	ODU Fieldhouse  Norfolk, VA
January 28 no, no	at The Citadel	W 79–61	14–5 (5–2)	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
February 1* no, no	Richmond	W 110–90	15–5	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 4* no, no	at Roanoke	W 61–47	16–5	Roanoke, VA
February 8* no, no	at Richmond	W 66–51	17–5	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
February 11 no, no	The Citadel	W 84–72	18–5 (6–2)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 13 no, no	at Marshall	L 71–88	18–6 (6–3)	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse  Huntington, WV
February 15* no, no	vs. William & Mary	W 60–59	19–6	Holland Hall Gymnasium  Hampton, VA
February 18 no, no	Appalachian State	W 77–70	20–6 (7–3)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
1978 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 25 no, no	Davidson	W 95–80	21–6	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
March 3 no, no	vs. Marshall	L 71–76	21–7	Roanoke Civic Center  Roanoke, VA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1978–79

1978–79 VMI Keydets men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	12–15 (2–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Schmaus
Home arena	Cormack Field House

1978–79 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Appalachian State †	11	–	3		.786			23	–	6		.793
Furman	9	–	3		.750			20	–	9		.690
The Citadel	10	–	4		.714			20	–	7		.741
Western Carolina	5	–	7		.417			14	–	14		.500
Marshall	5	–	8		.385			11	–	16		.407
Davidson	3	–	7		.300			8	–	19		.296
Chattanooga	3	–	8		.273			14	–	13		.519
VMI	2	–	8		.200			12	–	15		.444
East Tennessee State	0	–	0		–			16	–	11		.593
† 1979 Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 27* no, no	UNC Greensboro	W 114–91	1–0	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
November 29* no, no	Radford	W 90–88	2–0	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
November 30* no, no	West Liberty State	W 86–83	3–0	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 2* no, no	vs. Virginia Tech	L 66–79	3–1	Roanoke Civic Center  Roanoke, VA
December 6* no, no	at James Madison	L 71–93	3–2	Harrisonburg, VA
December 9* no, no	Bethany	W 90–73	4–2	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 13 no, no	at Appalachian State	L 82–103	4–3 (0–1)	Varsity Gymnasium  Boone, NC
December 16* no, no	Georgia State	W 75–72	5–3	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
December 28* no, no	vs. UCF Tangerine Bowl Tournament	L 91–108	5–4	Winter Park, FL
December 29* no, no	vs. Stetson Tangerine Bowl Tournament	L 89–98	5–5	Winter Park, FL
January 10 no, no	at The Citadel	L 83–91	5–6 (0–2)	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
January 17 no, no	Appalachian State	L 58–73	5–7 (0–3)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 20 no, no	at Chattanooga	W 64–56	6–7 (1–3)	Maclellan Gymnasium  Chattanooga, TN
January 22* no, no	Cleveland State	W 75–72 OT	7–7	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 24* no, no	Richmond	L 78–90	7–8	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 27 no, no	Western Carolina	L 65–76	7–9 (1–4)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
January 31* no, no	Christopher Newport	W 75–49	8–9	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 1* no, no	Campbell	W 78–74	9–9	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 3* no, no	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 79–77	10–9	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 5 no, no	at Marshall	W 63–58	11–9 (2–4)	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse  Huntington, WV
February 8* no, no	at Georgia State	W 76–72	12–9	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
February 10 no, no	Davidson	L 54–81	12–10 (2–5)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 12 no, no	The Citadel	L 69–72	12–11 (2–6)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 14 no, no	Marshall	L 66–88	12–12 (2–7)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 19 no, no	Furman	L 65–80	12–13 (2–8)	Cormack Field House  Lexington, VA
February 21* no, no	at Richmond	L 76–79	12–14	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
1979 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
February 24 no, no	at Appalachian State	L 63–73	12–15	Varsity Gymnasium  Boone, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. 2013–14 VMI Basketball Fact Book (PDF). VMI. pp. 52–53. Retrieved July 22, 2014.