Randolph-Macon Men's Basketball
February 5, 2022
Roanoke at #1 R-MC, 2:00 pm
R-MC leads 77-38 since 1956
The Yellow Jackets have won eight straight, 21 of the past 22 and 35 of the past 37 meetings with the Maroons. R-MC won 62-50 earlier this season on Dec. 4 at Roanoke when the Maroons were ranked No. 9 in the nation. The Yellow Jackets won 77-71 a season ago in Salem in the semifinals of the 2021 ODAC Tournament. R-MC defeated RC twice two seasons ago, winning 52-42 at Roanoke during the regular season and rallying for a 60-59 win in the semifinals of the 2020 ODAC Tournament. RC has not played in Ashland since Feb. 2, 2019, a 71-51 win for R-MC.
Head Coach Josh Merkel
Seventh season at Randolph-Macon
2021-22 19-1, 11-0 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 134-38 (.779)
ODAC: 77-17 (.819)
Home: 68-9 (.883)
Away: 50-21 (.704)
Neutral: 16-8 (.667)
Overall (11 years): 200-79 (.717)
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 (19-1, 11-0 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* W 77-43
2/3 Guilford* W 60-56
2/5 Roanoke* 2:00 pm
2/10 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 Guilford, R-MC extended its program record for home winning streak in Crenshaw Gym at 41. 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.
200 Career Wins
Josh Merkel earned his 200th career victory with the win over Guilford. He won 66 games in four years at Salisbury & has won 134 in seven years at R-MC.
Last Time Out
Miles Mallory scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as R-MC battled past second-place Guilford 60-56.
How it Happened:
The Quakers scored the first five points before Ian Robertson nailed a trey for the Yellow Jackets. GC led 7-3 before triples by DaQuan Morris and Will Coble gave R-MC its first lead at 9-7 with 13:25 left in the first half. The Quakers held a slim 17-16 edge before a trey by Coble and two buckets by Mallory put R-MC up 23-17 with 6:40 left. GC closed to within two before a layup by David Funderburg and a jumper by Mallory pushed the lead to six at 27-21 with 3:40 left. GC scored six straight to tie it before a layup by Buzz Anthony put R-MC on top 29-27 with 40 seconds left. GC would have the final bucket of the period and the game was tied 29-29 at the break. Mallory had a layup to start the second half. GC had a one-point lead before a triple by Coble put R-MC on top 36-34 with 15:40 left. GC scored seven straight to go up 41-36 before a pair of three-point plays by Mallory sparked a 13-5 spurt as the home team went up 49-46 with seven minutes left. GC fought back and took a 53-51 edge with four minutes left. Mallory hit a free throw and converted another three-point play as R-MC went up 55-53 with three minutes left. A three-pointer by GC put them up 56-55 with 2:45 on the clock. Josh Talbert powered in for a layup to put R-MC on top for good at 57-56 with 2:25 left. On the next possession for GC, Anthony blocked a shot, grabbed the rebound and passed to Talbert, who fed Mallory for a layup to make it 59-56 with 54.5 seconds left. Mbangue grabbed a rebound on a missed GC shot and was fouled. He hit one free throw to make the final 60-56.
Last Meeting
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.
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 11-0 19-1
Guilford 8-2 12-5
Lynchburg 7-3 13-6
Virginia Wesleyan 7-3 11-8
Roanoke 7-4 15-5
Hampden-Sydney 6-5 11-7
Washington & Lee 5-5 7-9
Eastern Mennonite 5-5 7-10
Bridgewater 4-6 8-10
Shenandoah 2-9 3-17
Randolph 1-10 4-15
Ferrum 0-11 5-15
Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, February 5
Roanoke at R-MC, 2 pm
Bridgewater at Hampden-Sydney ppd.
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
Washington & Lee at Bridgewater, 7 pm
Wednesday, February 9
Shenandoah at Roanoke, 5 pm
EMU at Virginia Wesleyan, 5 pm
Washington and Lee at Ferrum, 7 pm
Thursday, February 10
R-MC at Bridgewater, 7:30 pm
Lynchburg at Guilford, 7 pm
Saturday, February 12
Shenandoah at R-MC, 3 pm
Bridgewater at Guilford, 2 pm
Roanoke at Hampden-Sydney, 2 pm
Washington and Lee at Lynchburg, 2 pm
Randolph at Eastern Mennonite, 2 pm
Ferrum at Virginia Wesleyan, 2 pm
2021-22 Leading Scorers
R-MC has had 5 players lead in scoring:
Buzz Anthony 8-0
Miles Mallory 5-1
Josh Talbert 4-0
Ian Robertson 2-0
DaQuan Morris 1-0
2021-22 Leading Rebounders
R-MC had 6 players lead on the boards:
Miles Mallory 11-1
Daniel Mbangue 4-0
David Funderburg 3-0
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 12-1
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 eight 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 9-0
Morris, Mbangue, Talbert, Funderburg, Mallory 1-0
Norton, Mbangue, Talbert, Funderburg, Mallory 1-0
Anthony, Mbangue, Morris, 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 104 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.
Career Steals & Assists
Buzz Anthony now owns the R-MC program record with 219 career steals. He has 691 career assists, surpassing the ODAC record of 680 held by Tim Crawford of EMU (1977-81).
Daunting Defense
R-MC is first in the ODAC and fourth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 59.0 points per game. Over the past 13 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).
Four Strong Years
Over the past four seasons, the Yellow Jackets are 86-7 overall (.925) and 44-2 in ODAC contests (.957).
Win Streak
R-MC has won 13 straight games and 36 of its past 37 contests.
Taking Care of the Ball
R-MC is averaging 11.3 turnovers per game, first in the ODAC. The Yellow Jackets have averaged 10.4 turnovers in the past nine 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 fifth in the country in assist/turnover ratio at 1.58. The Yellow Jackets have had 183 assists and 94 turnovers in the past nine games for an assist/turnover ratio of 1.95. 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.
Block Party
R-MC is first in the ODAC and 19th in the nation in total blocks with 87. Miles Mallory is first in the conference and ninth in the country with 51 total blocked shots and 12th with 2.55 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- ) 150
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 12 double-doubles this season
Miles Mallory, 2/3/22 vs. Guilford
21 points, 11 rebounds
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 ninth in the nation in field goal percentage at 49.7%. Miles Mallory (57.8%) is first in the ODAC, Josh Talbert (55.9%) is second, Buzz Anthony (49.8%) is ninth.
Strong in Assists
Buzz Anthony is first in the ODAC and third nationally with 7.3 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 17.4. Over the past eight games, the scoring margin is 24.0.
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. Buzz Anthony (2017- ) 1,740
5. Jack Whitcomb (1948-52) 1,733
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- ) 691
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 David 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- ) 219
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 David 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
