Randolph-Macon Men's Basketball
January 29, 2022
#1 R-MC at WLU, 2:00 pm
The Series
R-MC leads 79-12 since 1956
The Yellow Jackets have won four straight games, 11 of the past 13, and 13 of the past 16 meetings with the Generals. The teams did not meet a season ago. R-MC picked up two wins against WLU two seasons ago, posting a 79-68 win in Lexington on Nov. 20, 2019, and a 72-50 victory in Ashland on Feb. 15, 2020. Josh Merkel is 7-2 against Washington and Lee.
Head Coach Josh Merkel
Seventh season at Randolph-Macon
2021-22 16-1, 8-0 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 131-38 (.775)
ODAC: 74-17 (.813)
Home: 67-9 (.882)
Away: 48-21 (.696)
Neutral: 16-8 (.667)
Overall (11 years): 197-79 (.714)
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)
Four Strong Years
Over the past four seasons, the Yellow Jackets are 83-7 overall (.922) and 41-2 in ODAC contests (.953).
2021-22 Schedule (16-1, 8-0 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* W 86-48
1/25 Bridgewater* W 80-51
1/27 at Hampden-Sydney* W 83-63
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 Bridgewater, R-MC extended its program record for home winning streak in Crenshaw Gym at 40. 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 214 career steals.
Last Time Out
DaQuan Morris hit seven three-pointers for a career-high 21 points as R-MC closed the game on a 40-13 run over the final 15 minutes for an 83-63 ODAC win at Hampden-Sydney.
How it Happened:
The Tigers scored the first four points of the game before Ian Robertson nailed a trey to put the Yellow Jackets on the board. Daniel Mbangue had two free throws to give R-MC its first lead and his layup tied the game at 7-7 with 17:30 left in the first half. H-SC put up the next five points before consecutive treys by Morris gave R-MC a 13-12 edge with just under 13 minutes left. The Tigers would use a 14-4 run to take their largest lead at 26-17 with 7:10 left. A jumper in the paint by Josh Talbert and a pair of free throws by Buzz Anthony made up a 4-1 spurt as the visitors cut the deficit to six at 27-21 with 5:30 remaining. H-SC pushed the lead back to nine at 32-23 before a layup by Miles Mallory and two more treys by Morris made it a one-point game at 32-31 with 1:10 left. The Tigers would tally the final two buckets of the half and take a 36-31 lead at the break. Morris led all scorers with 12 points. H-SC scored four of the first six points in the second half before a pair of triples by Anthony pulled R-MC within one at 40-39 with 17:20 remaining. R-MC trailed 44-43 before the Tigers banked in a trey and hit a second three-pointer to push the lead back to seven at 50-43. Morris, Will Coble and Lance Johnson each had two treys in a 22-6 run as R-MC took a 65-56 lead with 6:50 left. H-SC closed within six at 67-61 before Anthony scored seven and Mallory added six as R-MC scored 16 straight points to go ahead 83-61 before posting the 83-63 win. R-MC outscored H-SC 40-13 over the final 15 minutes.
Last Meeting
Buzz Anthony shot 63% from the field, making 12 field goals and finishing with a season-high 30 points, as R-MC defeated Washington and Lee, clinching the outright ODAC regular-season title for the fourth straight year. Anthony opened the scoring for R-MC with the first bucket of the game, coming right off the tip-off. The Generals responded with five straight points, all within the first 90 seconds. Both teams struggled to find a bucket for about two minutes of play after that. R-MC broke the scoreless streak with two straight buckets, which forced a W&L timeout. But out of the timeout, the teams battled nearly basket-for-basket, leading up to the 7:37 mark. After W&L pulled it to a 14-14 tie, Anthony got a hoop and harm, which started a 10-3 run for R-MC. The Yellow Jackets would maintain a seven-point lead at halftime, helped by a jumper by Miles Mallory right at the buzzer. W&L started out with a basket and a free throw to open the second frame. Korey Turner answered with a layup, but W&L cut the R-MC lead to three. Over the next minute though, R-MC got on a 7-0 run, which was the difference-maker for the game as W&L could never get on a run of its own to match. The Generals got as close as seven, but Mallory hit a jumper, followed by Anthony scoring two field goals, a basket by Turner and six points for Terry Woods, all part of a 14-3 run for the Yellow Jackets leading up to the 7:00 mark in the frame and giving R-MC a 60-42 lead. R-MC would finish with 12 more points, mostly from the free throw line, en route to the 72-50 win. Outside of Anthony's 30 points, Mallory finished with 12 points and Woods rallied for 11 points. Mallory completed the double-double with 10 rebounds. Mallory also added five blocks.
D3hoops.com Top 25 – Week 7
(through games of Jan. 23)
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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 (24)
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14-1
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623
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1
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2
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Illinois Wesleyan
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14-2
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577
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3
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3
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Washington U.
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14-1
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566
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4
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4
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UW-Oshkosh
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15-2
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542
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5
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5
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UW-Platteville
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17-1
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526
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2
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6
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Marietta
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14-2
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490
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6
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7
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Yeshiva
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14-1
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447
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7
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8
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Chris. Newport (1)
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17-2
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443
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9
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9
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St. Joseph (Conn.)
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13-0
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440
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8
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10
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UW-La Crosse
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15-2
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423
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10
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11
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Mount Union
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13-2
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314
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17
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12
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Johns Hopkins
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13-2
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307
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13
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13
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Maryville (Tenn.)
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14-1
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303
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16
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14
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Williams
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14-1
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236
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20
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15
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Swarthmore
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15-2
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235
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11
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16
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Whitworth
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15-2
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233
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18
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17
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WPI
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15-1
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230
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19
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18
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Wheaton (Ill.)
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14-4
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201
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14
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19
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Elmhurst
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12-4
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181
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12
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20
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Wesleyan
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15-2
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144
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15
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21
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M. Hardin-Baylor
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13-2
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114
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22
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22
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Oswego State
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15-1
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112
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25
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23
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Augsburg
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14-2
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93
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24
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Emory
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11-4
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90
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25
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Nazareth
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14-1
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41
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Dropped out: No. 21 Heidelberg; No. 23 RPI; No. 24 Case Western Reserve
Others rec. votes: Mass-Dartmouth 38; Heidelberg 37; DeSales 36; Case Western Reserve 32; LeTourneau 16; Berry 15; RPI 13; Middlebury 10; Wabash 5; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 3; Keene State 3; Guilford 2; Tufts 2; Brandeis 1; Penn State-Harrisburg 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.
ODAC Standings ODAC Overall
Randolph-Macon 8-0 16-1
Guilford 6-1 10-4
Lynchburg 5-2 11-5
Virginia Wesleyan 5-2 9-7
Roanoke 5-3 13-4
Hampden-Sydney 5-4 10-6
Washington & Lee 5-4 7-8
Bridgewater 3-5 7-9
Eastern Mennonite 3-5 5-10
Shenandoah 2-6 3-14
Randolph 1-8 4-13
Ferrum 0-8 5-12
Upcoming Schedule
Friday, January 28
Lynchburg at Virginia Wesleyan, 4 pm
Saturday, January 29
R-MC at Washington and Lee, 2 pm
Guilford at Bridgewater, 2 pm
Eastern Mennonite at Ferrum, 2 pm
Shenandoah at Hampden-Sydney, 2 pm
Randolph at Roanoke, 4:30 pm
Monday, January 31
Roanoke at Virginia Wesleyan, 5 pm
Shenandoah at Bridgewater, 7 pm
Tuesday, February 1
Randolph-Macon at Randolph, 7 pm
Hampden-Sydney at Lynchburg, 7 pm
Ferrum at Guilford, 7 pm
Wednesday, February 2
Washington & Lee at Bridgewater, 5 pm
Roanoke at Eastern Mennonite, 7 pm
Shenandoah at Virginia Wesleyan, 7 pm
Thursday, February 3
Guilford at R-MC, 6 pm
Ferrum at Lynchburg, 7 pm
2021-22 Leading Scorers
R-MC has had 5 players lead in scoring:
Buzz Anthony 7-0
Josh Talbert 4-0
Miles Mallory 3-1
Ian Robertson 1-0
DaQuan Morris 1-0
2021-22 Leading Rebounders
R-MC had 6 players lead on the boards:
Miles Mallory 10-1
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 10-1
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 2-0
Anthony, Cerrato, Norton, Funderburg, Mallory 0-1
Anthony, Mbangue, Talbert, Funderburg, Mallory 7-0
Morris, Mbangue, Talbert, Funderburg, Mallory 1-0
Norton, Mbangue, Talbert, Funderburg, Mallory 1-0
Century Mark
Fifth-year seniors Buzz Anthony and David Funderburg reached the 100-win plateau for their careers with the victory over Bridgewater. They now stand at 101 victories.
Taking Care of the Ball
R-MC is averaging 11.4 turnovers per game, second in the ODAC and 32nd in the country. The Yellow Jackets have averaged 10.2 turnovers in the past six 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 sixth in the country in assist/turnover ratio at 1.57. The Yellow Jackets have had 128 assists and 61 turnovers in the past six games for an assist/turnover ratio of 2.10. 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 fifth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 59.4 points per game. Over the past 10 contests, opponents have scored an average of 55.0 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 and 23rd in the nation in total blocks with 77. Miles Mallory is first in the conference and ninth in the country with 46 total blocked shots and 10th with 2.71 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 Miles Mallory (2019- ) 145
3 Jordan Brown (2007-11) 136
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 tops the ODAC and is seventh in the nation in field goal percentage at 50.3%. Josh Talbert (57.3%) is first in the ODAC, Miles Mallory (56.7%) is second, Buzz Anthony (51.5%) seventh.
Strong in Assists
Buzz Anthony is first in the ODAC and fifth nationally with 7.2 assists/game.
Scoring Margin
In 2021, R-MC led the ODAC and was fourth in the nation in scoring margin at 20.5. This season, R-MC is first in the ODAC & seventh in the country with a scoring margin of 17.9. Over the past six games, the scoring margin is 29.0.
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- ) 1,709
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- ) 670
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- ) 214
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
