Randolph-Macon Men's Basketball
February 10, 2022
#1 R-MC at Bridgewater, 7:30 pm
The Series
R-MC leads 79-23 since 1956
R-MC has won 10 straight, 21 of 23 and 33 of the past 37 meetings with the Eagles. The Yellow Jackets recorded an 80-51 win in Ashland earlier this season. R-MC had three wins vs. BC a season ago. R-MC won at BC 74-56 in the non-conference season opener, won 99-68 in Ashland in a conference contest, and won 80-49 at BC in the quarterfinals of the 2021 ODAC Tournament. The Yellow Jackets were victorious twice two seasons ago, 97-55 on Dec. 4 in Ashland and 83-69 on Feb. 5 at BC. Josh Merkel is 10-1 against the Eagles.
Head Coach Josh Merkel
Seventh season at Randolph-Macon
2021-22 20-1, 12-0 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 135-38 (.780)
ODAC: 78-17 (.821)
Home: 69-9 (.885)
Away: 50-21 (.704)
Neutral: 16-8 (.667)
Overall (11 years): 201-79 (.718)
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 (20-1, 12-0 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* W 72-67
2/10 at Bridgewater* 7:30 pm
2/12 Shenandoah* 3:00 pm
2/16 Hampden-Sydney* 7:00 pm
2/19 at Guilford* 4:00 pm
Home Cookin'
With the victory over Roanoke, R-MC extended its program record for home winning streak in Crenshaw Gym at 42. 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 135 in seven years at R-MC.
Last Time Out
Miles Mallory scored 19 points, one of four Yellow Jackets to score in double figures, as R-MC outlasted Roanoke 72-67.
How it Happened:
The Maroons hit a three-pointer to start the scoring before buckets by Josh Talbert and Buzz Anthony gave the Yellow Jackets their first lead. RC scored the next five points before Talbert and Mallory scored in the paint to level the score at 8-8 with 15:50 left in the first half. The Maroons scored six straight points to take their largest lead at 14-8 before triples by Will Coble and DaQuan Morris tied it at 14-14 with 12:30 remaining. R-MC trailed 20-18 before treys by Morris sparked and capped a 13-4 run as R-MC took a 31-24 lead with 4:45 left. RC used a 10-4 spurt to pull within one before Morris hit three free throws and Anthony sank a pair of foul shots to push the lead back to six at 40-34 with 42 seconds left. After a layup by the Maroons, Anthony hit a jumper just before the horn to give the home team a 42-36 edge at the break. Morris had 12 points in the first period. RC started the second half with a 12-3 run to take a 48-45 lead with 15:45 left in the contest. Anthony had a layup to end an 8-0 spurt as R-MC reclaimed the lead at 53-48 with 13:30 remaining. A 6-2 run by the visitors made it a one-point game at 55-54 before Anthony had six points in a 15-4 spurt as the Yellow Jackets took their largest lead at 70-58 with 5:30 left before R-MC would register the 72-67 victory.
By The Numbers:
• The Yellow Jackets had four score in double figures. Along with 19 by Mallory, Anthony added 16, Morris put in 12 and Talbert tallied 10.
Last Meeting
Buzz Anthony had 20 points and nine assists as R-MC shot 78% in the first half in defeating Bridgewater 80-51.
How it Happened:
- The Yellow Jackets exploded to an 18-0 lead in the first seven minutes. R-MC had six different players score, with five by DaQuan Morris and four free throws by Anthony. The Eagles sank two free throws with 12:53 left in the first half and made their first field goal with 12:12 remaining. The Yellow Jackets made 11 of their first 12 field goal attempts in building a 29-8 lead with eight minutes left. A jumper by Anthony pushed the advantage to 25 at 37-12 with 4:45 left. Josh Talbert had two of the final three buckets in the half for R-MC as the home team led 48-19 at the break. The Yellow Jackets went 20 of 26 from the floor for 77% and 16-20 (80%) inside the arc. Anthony had 17 points and 6 assists.
- David Funderburg had a layup to cap an 8-4 start to the second half as R-MC took its largest lead at 56-23 with 17:15 remaining. BC scored nine straight to cut the deficit to 24 before a triple by Anthony made it 59-32 with 13:13 left. Talbert hit a free throw and a layup to extend the lead back to 29 at 66-37 with 8:15 remaining. Loginn Norton hit a jumper to push the lead back to 30 at 76-46 with three minutes left. Norton went 4 for 4 from the free throw line in the final two minutes as R-MC recorded the 80-51 victory.
By The Numbers:
- The Yellow Jackets had three players score in double figures. Anthony had 20, Talbert added 15 and Daniel Mbangue tallied 10, one away from his career high.
D3hoops.com Top 25 – Week 9
(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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20-1
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625
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1
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2
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Marietta
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18-2
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584
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3
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3
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UW-Oshkosh
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17-3
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560
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5
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4
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Chris. Newport
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19-2
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535
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4
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5
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UW-Platteville
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19-2
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519
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2
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6
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St. Joseph (Conn.)
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18-0
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496
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7
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7
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UW-La Crosse
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18-3
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453
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8
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8
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Washington U.
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15-3
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440
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9
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9
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Illinois Wesleyan
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16-4
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411
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10
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10
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Mount Union
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18-2
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384
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11
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11
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Maryville (Tenn.)
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17-1
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376
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12
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12
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Williams
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14-1
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317
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13
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13
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Wheaton (Ill.)
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17-4
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284
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15
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14
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Oswego State
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20-1
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233
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17
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15
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Yeshiva
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18-2
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223
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6
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16
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M. Hardin-Baylor
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16-2
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218
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18
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17
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Swarthmore
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18-3
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209
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16
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18
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Emory
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15-4
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202
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20
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19
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Johns Hopkins
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16-3
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162
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19
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20
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Elmhurst
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16-5
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157
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21
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21
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Whitworth
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17-3
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130
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14
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22
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WPI
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18-2
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116
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24
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23
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Nazareth
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19-1
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101
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25
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24
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Case Western Res.
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16-3
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93
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23
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25
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Mass-Dartmouth
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18-2
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86
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Dropped out: No. 22 Augsburg.
Others receiving votes: Wesleyan 84; Heidelberg 40; Wabash 33; Berry 20; Augsburg 11; DeSales 7; Amherst 4; Chapman 4; LeTourneau 3; Middlebury 2; Trinity (Texas) 2; Nichols 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 12-0 20-1
Guilford 10-2 14-5
Virginia Wesleyan 8-4 12-9
Roanoke 7-5 15-6
Lynchburg 7-5 13-8
Washington & Lee 7-5 9-9
Hampden-Sydney 6-6 11-8
Eastern Mennonite 6-6 8-11
Bridgewater 4-7 8-11
Randolph 3-10 6-15
Shenandoah 2-10 3-18
Ferrum 0-12 5-16
Upcoming Schedule
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
Monday, February 14
Bridgewater at Hampden-Sydney, 7 pm
Tuesday, February 15
EMU at Washington and Lee, 7 pm
Wednesday, February 16
Hampden-Sydney at R-MC, 7 pm
Bridgewater at Shenandoah, 5 pm
Lynchburg at Ferrum, 5 pm
Virginia Wesleyan at Randolph, 5 pm
Guilford at Roanoke, 7 pm
2021-22 Leading Scorers
R-MC has had 5 players lead in scoring:
Buzz Anthony 8-0
Miles Mallory 6-1
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 5-0
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 13-1
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
Miles Mallory, Feb. 7
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, Mallory10-0
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 against BC. They now stand at 105 victories.
ODAC Player of the Week
Miles Mallory was named ODAC Player of the Week on Feb. 7 for the third time this season. Mallory averaged 18.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in three ODAC wins. He had 14 points and five boards in 24 minutes in a road win at Randolph. Mallory had his eighth double-double of the season with 21 points and 11 boards in a home win over second-place Guilford. He had 19 points and five caroms in a home win over Roanoke.
Career Steals & Assists
Buzz Anthony now owns the R-MC program record with 221 career steals. He has 698 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 sixth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 59.4 points per game. Over the past 14 contests, opponents have scored an average of 56.2 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 87-7 overall (.926) and 45-2 in ODAC contests (.957).
Win Streak
R-MC has won 14 straight games and 37 of its past 38 contests.
Taking Care of the Ball
R-MC is averaging 11.0 turnovers per game, first in the ODAC. The Yellow Jackets had a season-low 5 turnovers against Roanoke and have averaged 9.9 turnovers in the past 10 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 1.61. The Yellow Jackets have had 197 assists and 99 turnovers in the past 10 games for an assist/turnover ratio of 1.99. 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 26th in the nation in total blocks with 89. Miles Mallory is first in the conference and ninth in the country with 53 total blocked shots and 13th with 2.52 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- ) 152
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 11th in the nation in field goal percentage at 49.6%. Miles Mallory (57.9%) is first in the ODAC and 47th in the nation.
Strong in Assists
Buzz Anthony is first in the ODAC and third 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 & 11th in the country with a scoring margin of 16.8. Over the past nine games, the scoring margin is 21.9.
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- ) 1,756
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- ) 698
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- ) 221
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- ) 87.3
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
