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The 2016–17 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the
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in the
2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 2 ...
. The Keydets were led by second-year head coach Dan Earl and played their home games out of Cameron Hall in
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, their home since 1981. The Keydets played as a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in SoCon play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Samford.


Previous season

The Keydets finished the 2015–16 season with an overall record 9–21, and a 4–14 mark in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Samford.


Preseason


Departures

VMI lost only three seniors from the previous season.


Recruiting


Roster


Depth chart


Schedule and results

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References

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