The Series: R-MC leads 18-3
The Yellow Jackets have won seven straight games against Randolph. The teams did not meet a season ago. R-MC won 81-48 in Lynchburg two seasons ago on Dec. 1, 2019. The Yellow Jackets won three times three seasons ago. R-MC won 92-47 on Jan. 19 in Ashland, 87-45 on Feb. 9 in Lynchburg and 79-42 on Feb. 21 in the quarterfinals of the 2019 ODAC Tournament in Salem, Va.
Head Coach Josh Merkel
Seventh season at Randolph-Macon
2021-22 17-1, 9-0 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 132-38 (.776)
ODAC: 75-17 (.815)
Home: 67-9 (.882)
Away: 49-21 (.700)
Neutral: 16-8 (.667)
Overall (11 years): 198-79 (.715)
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 84-7 overall (.923) and 42-2 in ODAC contests (.955).
2021-22 Schedule (17-1, 9-0 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* W 77-72
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 & Assists
Buzz Anthony now owns the R-MC program record with 217 career steals. He has 673 career assists, seven away from the ODAC record of 680 held by Tim Crawford of EMU (1977-81).
Last Time Out
Buzz Anthony and Miles Mallory each scored 20 points, and Mallory recorded a double-double with 10 rebounds, as R-MC won 77-72 at Washington & Lee.
How it Happened:
After a Daniel Mbangue layup WLU had the next two buckets before Josh Talbert hit a pair of jumpers to put R-MC up 6-4. After WLU tied it at 6-6, Anthony hit a pair of triples, DaQuan Morris hit a trey and Talbert had a fastbreak layup to make up an 11-5 run as R-MC took a 17-11 lead with 14:35 left in the first half. The Generals had a 7-2 spurt to pull within one at 19-18 before Mallory had a pair of baskets in an 8-3 run as R-MC led 27-21 with 8:25 left. After a pair of free throws by WLU, David Funderburg hit a foul shot and a follow, Anthony made two from the charity stripe and Morris sank another triple to extend the lead to 12 at 35-23 with 4:25 left. The Generals closed the half on an 8-3 run and trailed 38-31 at the break. Anthony hit three-pointers on R-MC's first two possessions of the second half as the Yellow Jackets went up 44-31. After a trey by the Generals, Mallory made two layups to give R-MC a 48-34 lead with 16:50 remaining. After a free throw by WLU, Mallory hit a jumper and two foul shots to make it 52-37 with 14:33 left. The Yellow Jackets led 63-48 before a 13-4 spurt by the Generals made it a six-point game before a layup by Talbert extended the lead to eight at 69-61 with 2:35 left. After another bucket by WLU cut the deficit to six, Mallory took a long pass for a layup to make it 73-65 with 2:15 left. Following a basket by the Generals, Anthony hit a jumper, Morris made a layup and Mallory hit a pair of free throws to make it 77-65 with 44 seconds left. WLU scored the final seven points of the game as it finished 77-72.
Last Meeting
Buzz Anthony had game highs with 10 rebounds and 15 points as R-MC posted an 81-48 victory at Randolph. The Wildcats jumped out to a quick 12-4 lead in the game's first five minutes before a layup and three-pointer by Ian Robertson capped a 13-0 run as the Yellow Jackets took a 17-12 lead with 11:05 left in the first half. A pair of layups by Anthony gave R-MC a 27-16 edge with just over seven minutes left in the half. The Yellow Jackets ended the period on a 7-1 spurt, as Robertson scored inside, Corey Bays buried a trey and Anthony hit a jumper in the lane just before the buzzer as R-MC took a 43-27 lead at intermission. Anthony had 13 points and seven boards, while Robertson added nine points. The Yellow Jackets shot 64% from the floor (18-28), while holding the Wildcats to 35% from the floor (11-31) and 13% on treys (2-15). The second half started with a pair of three-pointers by Korey Turner and a long jumper by Miles Mallory as R-MC took its largest lead at 51-27 with 16:20 left in the second period. Another trey by Turner with 7:10 remaining gave the Yellow Jackets a 27-point advantage at 63-36. After a triple by Randolph, Kent Kilgroe had a follow, while Josh Talbert had a three-point play and a layup to give the visitors a 70-39 lead with 5:30 left. Talbert ended the game with a trey and a layup as R-MC matched its largest lead in the final score of 81-48. Anthony recorded his fifth career double-double. This was the first with points and rebounds. The previous four were with points and assists. Anthony matched his career high with 10 boards. Talbert finished with 14 points, tallying 12 in the second half. Turner had a season-high 12 points and Robertson added a dozen.
D3hoops.com Top 25 – Week 8
(through games of Jan. 30)
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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 (25)
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17-1
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625
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1
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2
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UW-Platteville
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18-1
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592
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5
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3
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Marietta
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16-2
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567
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6
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4
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Chris. Newport
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18-2
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502
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8
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5
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UW-Oshkosh
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15-3
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492
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4
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6
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Yeshiva
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16-1
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479
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7
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7
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St. Joseph (Conn.)
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16-0
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478
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9
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8
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UW-La Crosse
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16-3
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420
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10
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9
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Washington U.
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14-3
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394
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3
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10
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Illinois Wesleyan
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15-4
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393
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2
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11
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Mount Union
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16-2
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381
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11
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12
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Maryville (Tenn.)
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16-1
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365
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13
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13
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Williams
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14-1
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302
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14
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14
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Whitworth
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16-2
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279
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16
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15
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Wheaton (Ill.)
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16-4
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238
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18
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16
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Swarthmore
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16-3
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195
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15
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17
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Oswego State
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18-1
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190
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22
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18
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M. Hardin-Baylor
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15-2
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180
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21
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19
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Johns Hopkins
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14-3
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163
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12
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20
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Emory
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13-4
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138
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24
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21
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Elmhurst
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14-5
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136
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19
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22
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Augsburg
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14-2
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122
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23
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23
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Case Western Res.
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15-2
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105
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24
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WPI
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16-2
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102
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17
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25
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Nazareth
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16-1
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84
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25
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Dropped out: No. 20 Wesleyan.
Others receiving votes: Wesleyan 50; Mass-Dartmouth 48; Heidelberg 28; Wabash 25; Berry 22; Middlebury 9; Amherst 5; Chapman 4; DeSales 4; LeTourneau 3; Hanover 2; RPI 1; St. John's 1; Trinity (Texas) 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 9-0 17-1
Guilford 7-1 11-4
Roanoke 7-3 15-4
Virginia Wesleyan 6-3 10-8
Lynchburg 5-3 11-6
Hampden-Sydney 6-4 11-6
Washington & Lee 5-5 7-9
Eastern Mennonite 4-5 6-10
Bridgewater 3-6 7-10
Shenandoah 2-7 3-15
Randolph 1-9 4-14
Ferrum 0-9 5-13
Upcoming Schedule
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
Saturday, February 5
Roanoke at R-MC, 2 pm
Bridgewater at Hampden-Sydney, 2 pm
Lynchburg at Eastern Mennonite, 2 pm
Ferrum at Randolph, 2 pm
Guilford at Shenandoah, 2 pm
Virginia Wesleyan at W&L, 2 pm
Monday, February 7
VWU at Eastern Mennonite, 5 pm
Tuesday, February 8
Randolph at Lynchburg, 7 pm
Hampden-Sydney at Guilford, 7 pm
2021-22 Leading Scorers
R-MC has had 5 players lead in scoring:
Buzz Anthony 8-0
Josh Talbert 4-0
Miles Mallory 4-1
Ian Robertson 1-0
DaQuan Morris 1-0
2021-22 Leading Rebounders
R-MC had 6 players lead on the boards:
Miles Mallory 11-1
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 7-0
Daniel Mbangue 1-0
D3hoops.com Team of the Week
Buzz Anthony, Nov. 22
Miles Mallory, Nov. 15
ODAC Player of the Week
Buzz Anthony, Jan. 31
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 8-0
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 102 victories.
ODAC Player of the Week
Buzz Anthony was named ODAC Player of the Week on Jan. 31 for the second time this season. Anthony averaged 18.3 points and 7.0 assists in three ODAC wins last week. He had 20 points and nine assists in 28 minutes in a home win over Bridgewater. Anthony had 15 points and nine assists in a victory at Hampden-Sydney. He had 20 points in a road win at Washington and Lee.
Taking Care of the Ball
R-MC is averaging 11.2 turnovers per game, first in the ODAC and 24th in the country. The Yellow Jackets have averaged 9.7 turnovers in the past seven 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 1.59. The Yellow Jackets have had 142 assists and 68 turnovers in the past seven games for an assist/turnover ratio of 2.09. 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 60.1 points per game. Over the past 11 contests, opponents have scored an average of 56.5 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.
Block Party
R-MC is first in the ODAC and 18th in the nation in total blocks with 84. Miles Mallory is first in the conference and ninth in the country with 50 total blocked shots and 10th with 2.78 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- ) 149
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
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).
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 11 double-doubles this season
Miles Mallory, 1/29/22 at W&L
20 points, 10 rebounds
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
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.
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
Sharp Shooters
R-MC tops the ODAC and is seventh in the nation in field goal percentage at 50.3%. Miles Mallory (58.1%) is first in the ODAC, Josh Talbert (57.1%) is second, Buzz Anthony (50.5%) eighth.
Strong in Assists
Buzz Anthony is first in the ODAC and sixth nationally with 6.9 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 & sixth in the country with a scoring margin of 17.2. Over the past six games, the scoring margin is 25.6.
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- ) 1,729
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- ) 673
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- ) 217
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
