2025–26 VMI Keydets basketball team

The 2025–26 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets, who were led by fourth-year head coach Andrew Wilson, played their home games at Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

2025–26 VMI Keydets basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–26 (1–17 SoCon)
Head coach	Andrew Wilson (4th season)
Associate head coach	Xavier Silas
Assistant coaches	Paul Harrison Austin Kenon Nick Korta Michael Caswell
Home arena	Cameron Hall

2025–26 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Tennessee State	13	–	5		.722			23	–	11		.676
Wofford	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
Samford	11	–	7		.611			18	–	14		.563
Mercer	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
Western Carolina	10	–	8		.556			15	–	16		.484
Furman †	10	–	8		.556			22	–	13		.629
UNC Greensboro	9	–	9		.500			15	–	19		.441
Chattanooga	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
The Citadel	7	–	11		.389			11	–	22		.333
VMI	1	–	17		.056			6	–	26		.188
† 2026 SoCon tournament winner

Previous season

The Keydets finished the 2024–25 season 15–19, 7–11 in SoCon play, to finish in seventh place. They defeated The Citadel and upset #2 seed UNC Greensboro, before falling to eventual tournament champions Wofford in the semifinals of the SoCon tournament.

Preseason

On October 1, 2025, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. VMI was picked to finish sixth in the conference.

Preseason rankings

SoCon Preseason Poll

Place	Team	Points
1	Chattanooga	77 (5)
2	Furman	73 (5)
3	Samford	62
4	East Tennessee State	61
5	UNC Greensboro	43
6	VMI	41
7	Western Carolina	32
8	Mercer	30
9	Wofford	21
10	The Citadel	10
(#) first-place votes

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Preseason SoCon Player of the Year

Preseason SoCon Player of the Year

Player	Year	Position
Rickey Bradley Jr.	Senior	Guard

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Preseason All-SoCon Team

Preseason All-SoCon Team

Player	Year	Position
Rickey Bradley Jr.	Senior	Guard

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Roster

2025–26 VMI Keydets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Cal Liston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Lassiter High School Marietta, Georgia G 1 Rickey Bradley Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Georgia State Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 2 Mario Tatum Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Edgewood, Maryland F 3 Mason Hagedorn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Wake Forest Rochester, New York G 4 Linus Holmström 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Colorado Prep Stockholm, Sweden G 5 AJ Clark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Menchville High School Suffolk, Virginia F 6 Kaden Stuckey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Orangeville Prep Buffalo, New York G 7 Jaylen Pazon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Shaun Dumas Academy New Orleans, Louisiana F 9 Alexander Daushvili 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr The Guivy Zaldastanishvili American Academy Tbilisi, Georgia G 14 Walker Andrews 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Northfield Mount Hermon School Fincastle, Virginia G 21 Branford Edmonds III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So La Plata High School La Plata, Maryland G 30 Tan Yildizoglu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Pacific Istanbul, Turkey F 32 Robert Peters 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Nathan Hale High School West Allis, Wisconsin G 42 Mason Lawson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Boston Latin Academy Boston, Massachusetts F 44 TJ Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Lipscomb Belton, Texas	Head coach Andrew Wilson (Florida State) Assistant coach(es) Xavier Silas (Northern Illinois) Paul Harrison (Washington and Lee) Austin Kenon (VMI) Nick Korta (Cleveland State) Michael Caswell (Florida State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 26, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Johnson & Wales Charlotte	W 122–58	1–0	Cameron Hall (1,017) Lexington, VA
November 7, 2025* 8:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Indiana	W 78–74	2–0	Liberty Arena (1,669) Evansville, IN
November 9, 2025* 2:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri	L 68–106	2–1	Mizzou Arena (7,986) Columbia, MO
November 12, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Virginia Lynchburg	W 106–54	3–1	Cameron Hall (1,035) Lexington, VA
November 15, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville SoCon/ASUN Challenge	L 67–69	3–2	Cameron Hall (2,256) Lexington, VA
November 19, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 54–87	3–3	Robins Center (4,393) Richmond, VA
November 22, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson SoCon/ASUN Challenge	L 80–99	3–4	Edmunds Center (742) DeLand, FL
November 24, 2025* 2:30 pm, PTB Live		vs. Buffalo Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division	L 70–78	3–5	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (682) Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2025* 11:00 am, PTB Live		vs. Bowling Green Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division	L 48–81	3–6	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (680) Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UCF	L 57–82	3–7	Addition Financial Arena (4,905) Orlando, FL
December 5, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Christendom	W 89–36	4–7	Cameron Hall (2,365) Lexington, VA
December 9, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 86–70	5–7	Cameron Hall (2,831) Lexington, VA
December 21, 2025* 2:30 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	L 90–97	5–8	Dedmon Center (954) Radford, VA
SoCon regular season
January 1, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Samford	L 58–78	5–9 (0–1)	Cameron Hall (652) Lexington, VA
January 3, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	W 79–71	6–9 (1–1)	Cameron Hall (965) Lexington, VA
January 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 67–81	6–10 (1–2)	Freedom Hall (3,074) Johnson City, TN
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 48–69	6–11 (1–3)	Timmons Arena (2,447) Greenville, SC
January 15, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	L 67–77	6–12 (1–4)	Cameron Hall (1,276) Lexington, VA
January 17, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel	L 68–82	6–13 (1–5)	Cameron Hall (4,923) Lexington, VA
January 21, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	L 78–85	6–14 (1–6)	Cameron Hall (1,275) Lexington, VA
January 24, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	L 58–88	6–15 (1–7)	Ramsey Center (1,418) Cullowhee, NC
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at The Citadel	L 56–80	6–16 (1–8)	McAlister Field House (2,191) Charleston, SC
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	L 81–95	6–17 (1–9)	Hawkins Arena (1,520) Macon, GA
February 4, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	L 67–81	6–18 (1–10)	Cameron Hall (1,264) Lexington, VA
February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	L 70–87	6–19 (1–11)	Cameron Hall (1,433) Lexington, VA
February 11, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 71–92	6−20 (1−12)	Bodford Arena (1,115) Greensboro, NC
February 14, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	L 72–90	6–21 (1–13)	Cameron Hall (2,233) Lexington, VA
February 18, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford	L 76–82	6–22 (1–14)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,091) Spartanburg, SC
February 21, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	L 62–81	6–23 (1–15)	Cameron Hall (2,284) Lexington, VA
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	L 61–80	6–24 (1–16)	Pete Hanna Center (1,213) Homewood, AL
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	L 79–86	6–25 (1–17)	McKenzie Arena (3,824) Chattanooga, TN
SoCon tournament
March 5, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) UNC Greensboro First round	L 70–84	6–26	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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