VMI men's basketball opens season at home against Virginia Lynchburg

The VMI Keydets open their 2026-27 men's basketball season Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. ET against the Virginia Lynchburg Dragons at Cameron Hall in Lexington, Va. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.

VMI enters at 0-0 overall, 0-0 at home and 0-0 in conference play.

How the Keydets finished last season

VMI's last five games of the previous season were all losses, all but one of them on the road.

The Keydets lost 82-76 at Wofford on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. They then lost at home to Western Carolina 81-62 on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.

VMI lost 80-61 at Samford on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, and 86-79 at Chattanooga on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. The Keydets' most recent game was an 84-70 loss at UNC Greensboro on Friday, Mar. 6, 2026.

Two of those games were decided by seven points or fewer: the Wofford game (six points) and the Chattanooga game (seven points). The Western Carolina and Samford games were each decided by 19 points.

What to know Monday

The Keydets have not yet played a game this season, and they play this one at home in Cameron Hall.