VMI Keydets | ||||
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University | Virginia Military Institute | |||
First season | 1908–09 | |||
All-time record | 859–1,430 (.375) | |||
Head coach | Andrew Wilson (3rd season) | |||
Conference | SoCon | |||
Location | Lexington, Virginia | |||
Arena | Cameron Hall (capacity: 5,800) | |||
Nickname | Keydets | |||
Colors | Red, white, and yellow[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1976 | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1976, 1977 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1964, 1976, 1977 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1964, 1976, 1977 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1976, 1977 |
The VMI Keydets basketball team represents the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, in the sport of men's college basketball. They compete in the Southern Conference of the NCAA Division I. They have played their home games in Cameron Hall since 1981.[2] VMI has played basketball since 1908, and had played in the Southern Conference (SoCon) until 2003, when they moved to the Big South. VMI rejoined the SoCon on July 1, 2014.[3] They are coached by Andrew Wilson.
Notably, VMI is one of only two Division I schools that do not sponsor women's basketball. The other is fellow Southern Conference member and senior military college: The Citadel.