Randolph-Macon Men's Basketball

December 29, 2021

Gettysburg at #2 R-MC, 2 pm

 

Series vs. Gettysburg

R-MC is 4-0 all-time against the Bullets. The Yellow Jackets are 1-0 at home and 3-0 at GC. The teams last met during the 2013-14 season, with R-MC posting a 63-55 win at GC. The first two meetings came in tournaments at Gettysburg.

1/4/14              A         W        63-55

1/2/13              H         W        58-40

11/20/10          A         W        56-42

11/18/89          A         W        62-50

 

Head Coach Josh Merkel

Seventh season at Randolph-Macon

2021-22                 8-1, 2-0 ODAC

2020-21                 12-0, 3-0 ODAC

2019-20                 28-2, 15-1 ODAC

2018-19                 27-4, 15-1 ODAC

2017-18                 18-8, 12-4 ODAC

2016-17                 17-9, 13-3 ODAC

2015-16                 13-14, 8-8 ODAC

Overall at R-MC 123-38 (.764)

 

ODAC:                 68-17 (.800)

Home:                   62-9 (.873)

Away:                   45-21 (.682)

Neutral:                 16-8 (.667)

 

Overall (11 years): 189-79 (.705)

 

Four seasons at Salisbury

2014-15                 21-8, 14-4 CAC

2013-14                 14-12, 9-7 CAC

2012-13                 19-8, 9-3 CAC

2011-12                 12-13, 5-11 CAC

Overall at SU:     66-41 (.617)

 

CAC:                     37-25 (.597)

Home:                   31-17 (.646)

Away:                   27-19 (.587)

Neutral:                 8-5 (.615)

 

2021-22 Schedule (8-1, 2-0 ODAC)

MMI Tipoff Tournament (Frederick,Md.)

11/5     v. Carnegie Mellon       W 70-61

11/6     at Hood                        W 84-63

11/10   Mary Washington       W 57-53

Great Lakes Invitational (Marietta,Ohio)

11/19   v. #13 Emory                W 88-74

11.20   at #3 Marietta               W 82-74

CNU Classic (Newport News, Va.)

11/27   v. #24 New Jersey City W 78-58

11/28   at Chris. Newport    ot  L 76-77

12/1     Virginia Wesleyan*    W 65-53

12/4     at #9 Roanoke*            W 62-50

Fink's Jewelers Coaches Tournament

12/29   Gettysburg                    2:00 pm

12/31   Averett                          2:00 pm

1/5       at Hampden-Sydney*  7:00 pm

1/8       Guilford*                     2:00 pm

1/11     Eastern Mennonite*   7:00 pm

1/15     Lynchburg*                2:00 pm

1/19     at Shenandoah*            7:00 pm

1/22     at Ferrum*                    4:00 pm

1/25     Bridgewater*              7:00 pm

1/29     at Washington & Lee* 2:00 pm

2/2       at Randolph*                7:00 pm

2/5       #9 Roanoke*               2:00 pm

2/9       at Bridgewater*            7:00 pm

2/12     Shenandoah*              2:00 pm

2/26     Hampden-Sydney*     7:00 pm

2/19     at Guilford*                  4:00 pm

 

Home Cookin'

With the victory over Virginia Wesleyan, R-MC extended its program record for home winning streak in Crenshaw Gym at 35. It is the longest current streak in Division III. R-MC previously won 32 straight in Crenshaw Gym from 1982-85. The overall program record for home winning streak is 50, from 1961-66.

 

Career Steals

Buzz Anthony now owns the R-MC program record with 202 career steals.

 

Last Time Out

Josh Talbert had season highs with 16 points and five steals as R-MC used a 19-3 run to start the second half in a 62-50 ODAC victory at Roanoke.

How it Happened:

• David Funderburg had a layup to cap an 8-2 start for the Yellow Jackets three minutes into the contest. The Maroons eventually tied it at 10-10 before a layup by Talbert put R-MC up 12-10 six minutes in. RC used an 8-2 spurt to take an 18-14 edge with nine minutes remaining in the first half. A pair of three-pointers by Buzz Anthony gave the visitors a 20-18 advantage with 5:25 left. After the Maroons leveled the score at 20-20, Will Coble nailed a trey to put  R-MC ahead for good and Daniel Mbangue made two free throws to give the Yellow Jackets a 25-20 lead with 3:15 remaining. RC outscored R-MC 5-2 the rest of the way as the Yellow Jackets led 27-25 at halftime.
• A layup by Funderburg capped a 19-3 run to start the second half as the Yellow Jackets took a 46-28 lead with 13:15 left. R-MC maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way. The Maroons closed to within a dozen before a layup by Anthony gave the Yellow Jackets a 56-42 advantage with 5:50 remaining. After a bucket by RC, Funderburg scored twice to make it 60-44 with two minutes left. The Maroons cut it to 10 before a dunk by Talbert with 25 seconds left completed the scoring as R-MC registered the 62-50 victory. The Yellow Jackets had three players score in double figures. Talbert scored 16, Anthony added 14 and Funderburg put in 12. It was the fourth win for R-MC over a ranked team in its past six games.

Last Meeting

Senior Andre Simon led all scorers with 22 points as R-MC earned a 63-55 victory at Gettysburg on Jan. 4, 2014.

How It Happened:

• The Yellow Jackets jumped out to an 8-1 lead and never trailed in the first period. R-MC held a 26-21 advantage at intermission. Junior Connor Sullivan scored 10 of his 16 points in the first half.
• R-MC built an eight-point lead early in the second half at 33-25 before a 17-7 run by the Bullets (4-7) gave the home team a 42-40 advantage with 11 minutes remaining. Simon made a layup with 7:30 left to give the Yellow Jackets the lead for good at 46-45. Gettysburg pulled to within two at 57-55 before R-MC went 6 for 6 from the free throw line over the final 30 seconds to secure the victory.
• The victory pushed the Yellow Jackets' record to 7-4 and gave head coach Nathan Davis his 100th career win in his fifth season at his alma mater.
• Simon was 10 for 17 from the floor and 2 for 4 from the free throw line. He added five rebounds, three steals and two blocks.
• Sullivan went 5 for 9 on field goals, 3 for 4 on three-pointers and 3 for 4 from the free throw line.
• Sullivan and junior Marcus Badger both had six assists for R-MC.

 

D3hoops.com Top 25 – Week 3

#   School (No. 1 votes)  Rec   Pts     Pr

1	Yeshiva (13)	13-0	605	1
2	R-MC (10)	8-1	603	2
3	UW-Platteville (2)	11-0	584	4
4	Illinois Wesleyan	7-1	517	3
5	UW-Oshkosh	9-1	510	6
6	Wheaton (Ill.)	9-1	500	8
7	St. Joseph (Conn.)	8-0	466	5
8	Marietta	5-2	396	10
9	UW-La Crosse	8-2	373	13
10	Roanoke	6-1	371	11
11	Johns Hopkins	7-1	355	12
12	Christopher Newport	7-2	341	14
13	Whitworth	8-1	314	15
14	Elmhurst	8-2	268	7
15	Washington U.	8-1	260	18
16	Mount Union	7-1	221	17
17	Williams	9-0	204	20
18	Swarthmore	7-1	189	19
19	Mary Hardin-Baylor	5-1	173	9
20	Amherst	8-0	145	21
21	RPI	8-0	144	22
22	Heidelberg	8-1	79	--
23	Maryville (Tenn.)	7-1	75	24
24	DeSales	10-0	71	25
25	Hardin-Simmons	9-1	68	--

Dropped out: No. 16 Trine, No. 23 Emory

Others receiving votes: Wesleyan 43; Lynchburg 39; WPI 37; Calvin 32; Trine 29; Case Western Reserve 23; Trinity (Texas) 12; Wooster 11; Oswego 10; Rochester 10; Berry 8; Wartburg 7; Emory 6; Cal Lutheran 5; Brandeis 4; Chapman 4; LeTourneau 4; Nazareth 3; Augsburg 2; Stockton 2; Mary Washington 2.

The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly. Points are awarded on a 25-24-23-22-etc. basis.

 

Starting Lineups This Season

R-MC has used five starting lineups:

Anthony, Cerrato, Talbert, Funderburg, Mallory 3-0

Anthony, Morris, Talbert, Funderburg, Mallory 2-0

Anthony, Mbangue, Talbert, Robertson, Mallory 1-0

Anthony, Cerrato, Norton, Funderburg, Mallory 0-1

Anthony, Mbangue, Talbert, Funderburg, Mallory 2-0

 

2021-22 Leading Scorers

R-MC has had 4 players lead in scoring:

Buzz Anthony             4-0

Miles Mallory              2-1

Ian Robertson              1-0

Josh Talbert                 1-0

 

2021-22 Leading Rebounders

R-MC had 4 players lead on the boards:

Miles Mallory              5-1

Daniel Mbangue         3-0

David Funderburg       1-0

Ben Cerrato                 1-0

 

2020-21 Leaders in Assists

R-MC has had 3 players lead in assists:

Buzz Anthony             6-1

Josh Talbert                 2-0

Daniel Mbangue         1-0

 

D3hoops.com Team of the Week

Buzz Anthony, Nov. 22

Miles Mallory, Nov. 15

ODAC Player of the Week

Miles Mallory, Nov. 29

Buzz Anthony, Nov. 22

Miles Mallory, Nov. 15

Preseason All-Americans

D3hoops.com Preseason All-America

Buzz Anthony: All-America 1st Team Miles Mallory: All-America 2nd Team

 

Anthony: National Player of the Week

Senior Buzz Anthony was named USBWA National Player of the Week on Nov. 23. He scored a career-high 32 points in an 88-74 win over #13 Emory. Anthony recorded his second double-double of the year with 15 points and 13 assists in an 82-74 win over #3 Marietta.

Taking Care of the Ball

R-MC is first in the ODAC and 34th in the nation in fewest turnovers per game at 11.4. A season ago, the Yellow Jackets led the ODAC and were seventh in the nation in turnovers per game in 9.7. R-MC is tops in the conference and 32nd in the country in assist/turnover ratio at 1.32. The Yellow Jackets were first in the conference and seventh in the country a season ago in assist/turnover ratio at 1.64. Last season, R-MC was tops in the league and 15th in the nation in turnover margin at 4.3.

 

Daunting Defense

R-MC was first in the ODAC and fourth in the nation in scoring defense a season ago, allowing 58.2 points per contest.   R-MC led the nation in scoring defense two seasons ago at 57.3 points per game. This year, the Yellow Jackets are second in the ODAC and 20th in the country, allowing 62.6 points per outing. Opponents have scored an average of 51.5 points per game over the past two contests.

 

Block Party

R-MC is first in the ODAC in total blocks with 35. Miles Mallory is first in the conference and 25th in the country with 20 total blocked shots.

 

Career Blocks

1 Pat Holland (1988-91)         174

2 Jordan Brown (2007-11)      136

3 Troy Smith (1989-93)          130

4 Jared Mills (1999-03)          121

5 Miles Mallory (2019- )       119

6 Brandon Braxton (2006-10) 115

7 Akeem Holmes (2011-15)   105

8 Jesse Hellyer (1981-85)       104

9 Jon Nowell (2015-19)          88

10 Joe Hassell (2012-15)        83

 

2021-22 ODAC Preseason Poll

1 Randolph-Macon (11), 121 pts.

2 Roanoke (1), 102 pts.

3 Virginia Wesleyan, 98 pts.

4 Lynchburg, 94 pts.

5 Guilford, 88 pts.

6 Washington and Lee, 66 pts.

7 Ferrum, 58 pts.

8 Hampden-Sydney, 57 pts.

9 Bridgewater, 42 pts.

10 Randolph, 28 pts.

11 Eastern Mennonite, 27 pts.

12 Shenandoah, 11 pts.

 

Seeing Double

R-MC has had six double-doubles this season:

Miles Mallory, 12/1/21 vs. VWU

  16 points, 11 rebounds

Miles Mallory, 11/28/21 at CNU

  28 points, 17 rebounds

Miles Mallory, 11/27/21 vs. NJCU

  11 points, 10 rebounds

Buzz Anthony, 11/20/21 at Marietta

  15 points, 13 assists

Buzz Anthony, 11/10/21 vs. UMW

  16 points, 12 assists

Miles Mallory, 11/10/21 vs. UMW

  20 points, 13 rebounds

 

The last time R-MC had two double-doubles in one game was 11/28/18, an 84-76 win over W&L. Buzz Anthony had 13 points & 13 assists, and Montese Adams had 15 points & 13 boards.

 

R-MC had 3 double-doubles in 2020-21:

Miles Mallory, 1/30/21 vs. H-SC

  17 points, 11 rebounds

Josh Talbert, 2/2/21 at Shenandoah

  14 points, 14 rebounds

Buzz Anthony, 2/26/21 at VWU

  19 points, 11 rebounds

R-MC had 8 double-doubles in 2019-20:

Buzz Anthony, 3/7/20 vs. TCNJ

  25 points, 13 assists

Miles Mallory, 2/15/20 vs. W&L

  12 points, 10 rebounds

Miles Mallory, 1/22/20 at VWU

  11 points, 14 rebounds

Miles Mallory, 1/11/20 vs. Ferrum

  19 points, 11 rebounds

Miles Mallory, 12/7/19 vs. CNU

  21 points, 10 rebounds

Buzz Anthony, 12/1/19 at Randolph

  15 points, 10 rebounds

Miles Mallory, 11/16/19 at Messiah

 12 points, 10 rebounds

Corey Bays, 11/10/19 at St. Mary's

 18 points, 11 rebounds

 

Anthony has 9 career double-doubles:

Buzz Anthony, 2/6/19 vs. H-SC

  17 points, 10 assists

Buzz Anthony, 11/28/18 vs. W&L

  13 points, 13 assists

Buzz Anthony, 1/18/18 vs. H-SC

 11 points, 10 assists

Buzz Anthony, 1/13/18 vs. W&L

 15 points, 10 assists

 

Strong in Assists

Buzz Anthony is second in the ODAC and 21st in the nation with 60 total assists. He is second in the league and 12th in the nation with 6.7 assists per game.

 

Scoring Margin

Last season, the Yellow Jackets topped the ODAC and were fourth in the nation in scoring margin at 20.5. This season, R-MC has a scoring margin of 11.0.

 

Win Streak

R-MC owned a 22-game win streak before the overtime loss at CNU. The Yellow Jackets won the final five games of the 2019-20 campaign before going 12-0 this past season. R-MC won its first six games this season.

 

1,000-Point Scorers

1. Fletcher Johnson (1970-75)      2,216

2. Frank Kaminski (1960-64)       1,997

3. Irv Sentz (1962-66)                   1,790

4. Jack Whitcomb (1948-52)        1,733

5. Buzz Anthony (2017- )            1,604

6. Matt Meehan (1995-99)            1,574

7. Justin Wansley (2002-06)         1,566

8. Jesse Hellyer (1981-85)            1,561

9. Jared Mills (1999-03)               1,560

10. Charles Boyd (1984-89)         1,529

11. Kurt Axe (1992-96)                1,521

12. Troy Smith (1989-93)             1,493

13. David Kagey (1987-91)          1,478

14. Kenny Joyner (1954-58)         1,476

15. Stan Trimble (1962-66)          1,393

16. Paul Gartlan (1977-81)           1,362

17. Todd Bowden (1985-89)        1,341

18. Joey Allen (1973-77)              1,320

19. Bryan Vacca (1979-83)           1,318

20. Justin Short (2005-09)            1,313

21. Bob Minutella (1963-67)        1,312

22. Carl Koenig (1957-61)            1,294

23. Paul Feeley (1973-75)             1,284

24. Danny Jones (2007-11)           1,277

25. Kurt Bergmann (2000-04)      1,276

26. Mike Boyer (1982-87)            1,259

27. Kevin Wood (1975-78)           1,222

27. Dale Kurowsky (1967-71)      1,217

29. Charles Weston (1966-70)      1,208

29. Red Cohn (1949-53)               1,208

31. Pat Holland (1988-91)            1,205

32. Stewart Nelson (1977-81)       1,137

33. Jordan Brown (2007-11)         1,122

34. Dan Prescott (1990-94)           1,116

35. Andre Simon (2010-14)          1,107

36. Paul Zuidema (1971-75)         1,092

37. Phil Hawley (2003-07)           1,049

38. Rod Wood (1981-85)              1,043

39. Ryan Stein (2000-04)              1,016

40. Jim Smith (1953-57)               1,015

41. Frank Farren (1964-69)           1,005

 

Career Assists

1 Paul Jez (1971-75)               747

2 Buzz Anthony (2017- )       622

3 Rod Wood (1981-85)           621

4 Paul Gartlan (1977-81)        466

5 Todd Bowden (1985-89)     444

6 Mike Boyer (1982-87)         368

7 Dave Kagey (1987-91)        359

8 Justin Short (2005-09)         351

9 Tim Smith (1999-03)           334

10 Nathan Davis (1992-96)    329

11 Justin Moyer (2001-05)     313

12 Kurt Axe (1992-96)           312

 

Career Steals

1 Buzz Anthony (2017- )       202

2 Tim Smith (1999-03)           192

3 Jordan Brown (2007-11)      189

4 Mike Boyer (1982-87)         178

5 Ryan Stein (2000-04)           177

6 Paul Gartlan (1977-81)        170

7 Charlie Boyd (1984-89)       152

8 Kurt Axe (1992-96)             150

9 Dave Kagey (1987-91)        142

10 Todd Bowden (1985-89)   133

11 Dave Meleski (1977-81)    121

 

Career Free Throw Percentage

1 Bryan Vacca (1979-83)        87.9

2 Buzz Anthony (2017- )       87.2

3 Kurt Axe (1992-96)             85.0

4 Jeff Taylor (1988-92)           84.4

5 Justin Moyer (2001-05)       84.2

6 Irv Sentz (1962-66)              83.9

7 Reed O'Brien (1975-78)      82.8

7 Stewart Nelson (1977-81)    82.8

9 Dan Prescott (1990-94)        82.5

10 Charlie Boyd (1984-89)     82.1

11 Carl Koenig (1957-61)       81.5

11 Matt Meehan (1995-99)     81.5