Randolph-Macon Men's Basketball
1/22/22: #1 R-MC at Ferrum, 2 pm
The Series: R-MC leads 13-0
The Yellow Jackets have won all 13 meetings with the Panthers, the past three as ODAC contests. R-MC is 8-0 home, 4-0 away and 1-0 neutral vs. FC. R-MC won 61-57 a season ago at FC.
1/23/21 A W 61-57
1/11/20 H W 57-40
11/20/18 H W 73-54
11/26/17 H W 69-56
11/27/16 A W 61-47
12/5/15 H W 69-67
11/25/12 A W 81-57
2/15/12 H W 72-60
1/19/03 H W 92-49
12/5/01 A W 68-60
12/9/98 H W 92-67
12/3/89 N W 77-54
2/4/87 H W 90-77
Head Coach Josh Merkel
Seventh season at Randolph-Macon
2021-22 13-1, 5-0 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 128-38 (.771)
ODAC: 71-17 (.807)
Home: 66-9 (.880)
Away: 46-21 (.687)
Neutral: 16-8 (.667)
Overall (11 years): 194-79 (.711)
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 (13-1, 5-0 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 W 77-57
12/31 Averett W 68-54
1/11 Eastern Mennonite* W 82-55
1/15 Lynchburg* W 84-65
1/19 at Shenandoah* W 92-54
1/22 at Ferrum* 2:00 pm
1/25 Bridgewater* 7:00 pm
1/27 at Hampden-Sydney* 7:00 pm
1/29 at Washington & Lee* 2:00 pm
2/1 at Randolph* 7:00 pm
2/3 Guilford* 6:00 pm
2/5 Roanoke* 2:00 pm
2/9 at Bridgewater* 7:00 pm
2/12 Shenandoah* 2:00 pm
2/16 Hampden-Sydney* 7:00 pm
2/19 at Guilford* 4:00 pm
Home Cookin'
With the victory over Lynchburg, R-MC extended its program record for home winning streak in Crenshaw Gym at 39. 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 207 career steals.
Last Time Out
Buzz Anthony had 17 points and 10 rebounds as R-MC posted a 92-54 ODAC win at Shenandoah.
How it Happened:
- The Hornets built an 8-4 lead three minutes into the contest before a three-pointer by Ian Robertson and a layup by Josh Talbert gave the Yellow Jackets their first lead at 9-8. R-MC led 13-12 before Will Coble nailed a trey and Anthony sank two triples to spark a 15-1 run as the visitors went up 28-13 with 7:30 left in the first half. A layup by Talbert gave R-MC a 36-20 advantage with 3:30 remaining. Another three-pointer by Robertson made it a 17-point lead at 39-22 with two minutes left. SU finished the scoring in the first half with a pair of free throws as R-MC took a 39-24 edge at intermission. Robertson hit four treys for 12 points, while Talbert added eight points with five assists.
- SU hit a triple to start the second half before a three-pointer by Anthony and a three-point play by David Funderburg made it 45-27. After a bucket by the Hornets, Funderburg had a layup and Miles Mallory added a free throw as the lead grew to 19 at 48-29 with 16:45 left in regulation. The Yellow Jackets led 52-36 before a three-pointer by Coble and a layup by Talbert made it 57-36 with 13:30 remaining. A hook shot by Funderburg gave R-MC a 25-point cushion at 68-43 midway through the second period. Funderburg made a free throw to push the lead to 30 at 77-47 with 5:45 left. A follow by Noah Lindsay gave the Yellow Jackets their largest lead at 92-53 before a free throw by SU made the final score 92-54.
Last Meeting
Miles Mallory scored the final nine points of the game for R-MC in a 61-57 win at Ferrum. A jumper by Lorenzo Woods started the scoring, while a pair of layups by Josh Talbert and a bucket by David Funderburg gave the Yellow Jackets an early 8-2 advantage seven minutes into the contest. A layup by Woods stopped a 5-point spurt by the Panthers and gave R-MC a 10-7 edge midway through the first half. Ferrum took its first lead at 11-10 before a three-pointer from Ian Robertson put the Yellow Jackets up 13-11 with eight minutes left. R-MC trailed 23-21 before a triple by Buzz Anthony and a pair of layups by Mallory gave the visitors a 28-23 advantage at intermission. Ferrum had the first bucket of the second half before a trey by Anthony and a jumper by Woods gave R-MC a 33-25 lead two minutes in. The Panthers pulled within three before a jumper by Woods gave the Yellow Jackets a 49-44 edge midway through the period. Ferrum had six straight points to go up 50-49 with six minutes left. Woods hit another jumper as the visitors reclaimed the lead at 51-50. A 5-1 run gave the Panthers a 55-52 lead with just under three minutes left. A Mallory layup with 2:34 left pulled R-MC within one, and a Mallory jumper put R-MC ahead for good at 56-55 with two minutes left. A dunk by Mallory put the Yellow Jackets up 58-55 with one minute remaining. A bucket by Ferrum make it a one-point contest with 32 seconds left. With the shot clock running down, Mallory buried a three-pointer to secure the 61-57 victory. Mallory had 19 points, while Anthony finished with 14 and Woods added 12.
D3hoops.com Top 25 – Week 6
(through games of Jan. 16)
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#
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School (#1 votes)
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W-L
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Pts.
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Prev.
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1
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R-MC (19)
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12-1
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618
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1
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2
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UW-Platteville (6)
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16-0
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606
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2
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3
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Illinois Wesleyan
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12-2
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564
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3
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4
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Washington U.
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12-1
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547
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4
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5
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UW-Oshkosh
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13-2
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484
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6
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6
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Marietta
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12-2
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483
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8
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7
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Yeshiva
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14-1
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469
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5
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8
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St. Joseph (Conn.)
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10-0
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449
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7
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9
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Chris. Newport
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15-2
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437
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9
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10
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UW-La Crosse
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13-2
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409
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11
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11
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Swarthmore
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14-1
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354
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16
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12
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Elmhurst
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11-3
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296
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13
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13
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Johns Hopkins
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11-2
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290
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12
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14
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Wheaton (Ill.)
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13-3
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253
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10
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15
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Wesleyan
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15-1
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243
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21
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16
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Maryville (Tenn.)
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12-1
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241
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18
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17
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Mount Union
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11-2
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219
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14
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18
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Whitworth
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11-2
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169
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20
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19
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WPI
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12-1
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162
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23
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20
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Williams
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12-1
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158
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22
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21
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Heidelberg
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11-2
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142
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19
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22
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M. Hardin-Baylor
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12-2
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94
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17
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23
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RPI
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11-1
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92
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24
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24
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Case Western Res.
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12-1
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76
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25
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Oswego State
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13-1
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52
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Dropped out: No. 15 Roanoke; No. 25 Emory
Others receiving votes: Augsburg 36; Emory 33; Middlebury 29; Nazareth 28; DeSales 25; LeTourneau 19; Roanoke 11; Berry 11; Lynchburg 7; Tufts 6; Mass-Dartmouth 4; Rochester 4; Eastern 2; Wabash 2; Clark 1.
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.
2021-22 Leading Scorers
R-MC has had 4 players lead in scoring:
Buzz Anthony 5-0
Josh Talbert 4-0
Miles Mallory 3-1
Ian Robertson 1-0
2021-22 Leading Rebounders
R-MC had 6 players lead on the boards:
Miles Mallory 7-1
Daniel Mbangue 3-0
David Funderburg 2-0
Buzz Anthony 2-0
Lance Johnson 1-0
Ben Cerrato 1-0
2020-21 Leaders in Assists
R-MC has had 3 players lead in assists:
Buzz Anthony 7-1
Josh Talbert 6-0
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
Buzz Anthony was USBWA National Player of the Week on Nov. 23. He had a career-high 32 points in 88-74 win over #13 Emory. He had his second double-double of the year with 15 points and 13 assists in an 82-74 win over #3 Marietta.
Starting Lineups This Season
R-MC has used seven 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 5-0
Morris, Mbangue, Talbert, Funderburg, Mallory 1-0
Norton, Mbangue, Talbert, Funderburg, Mallory 1-0
Taking Care of the Ball
R-MC is averaging 11.2 turnovers per game, best in the ODAC and 29th in the country. The Yellow Jackets have averaged just 8.0 turnovers in the past three games. A season ago, R-MC led the ODAC and was seventh in the nation in turnovers per game in 9.7. R-MC is tops in the conference and eighth in the country in assist/turnover ratio at 1.55. The Yellow Jackets have had 66 assists and 24 turnovers in the past three games for an assist/turnover ratio of 2.75. R-MC was first in the league 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
The Yellow Jackets are first in the ODAC and seventh in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 60.6 points per game. Over the past seven contests, opponents have scored an average of 55.4 points per game. R-MC was first in the ODAC and fourth in the nation 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.
Bevo Francis Award Watch List
Buzz Anthony and Miles Mallory are both on the Bevo Francis Award Top 100 Watch List. The award is presented annually to the player who has had the finest overall season within Small College Basketball (NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA Division I, NAIA Division II, USCAA, NCCAA).
Block Party
R-MC is first in the ODAC in total blocks with 61. Miles Mallory is first in the conference and 14th in the country with 36 total blocked shots and 15th with 2.57 blocks per game. Mallory had a season-high seven blocks in the win over Lynchburg, matching his career best.
Career Blocks
1 Pat Holland (1988-91) 174
2 Jordan Brown (2007-11) 136
3 Miles Mallory (2019- ) 135
4 Troy Smith (1989-93) 130
5 Jared Mills (1999-03) 121
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 10 double-doubles this season
Buzz Anthony, 1/19/22 at Shenandoah
17 points, 10 rebounds
Miles Mallory, 1/15/22 vs. Lynchburg
19 points, 10 rebounds
Miles Mallory, 12/31/21 vs. Averett
21 points, 10 rebounds
David Funderburg, 12/29/21 vs. GC
11 points, 10 rebounds
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
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 10 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
Two Double-Doubles
Buzz Anthony and Miles Mallory both had double-doubles in the win over Mary Washington. 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.
Sharp Shooters
R-MC is first in the ODAC and 17th in the country in field goal percentage at 49.5. Josh Talbert (57.9%) is first in the ODAC, Miles Mallory (54.7%) is fourth and Buzz Anthony (50.6%) is seventh.
Strong in Assists
Buzz Anthony is first in the ODAC and sixth nationally with 6.8 assists/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 is first in the ODAC & 19th in the country with a scoring margin of 15.5.
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- ) 1,657
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- ) 644
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- ) 207
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- ) 86.7
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
