The 2019–20 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Keydets were led by fifth-year head coach

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and played their home games in Cameron Hall in

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, their home since 1981, as members of the

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. They finished the season 9–24, 3–15 in SoCon play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Samford in the first round of the SoCon tournament before losing to East Tennessee State in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The Keydets finished the 2018–19 campaign with a 11–21, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Wofford. It was the first year in five years the Keydets won a SoCon Tournament game.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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