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Duggar Baucom enters his second season as head basket-ball coach at Virginia Military Institute, and looks to buildupon the foundation established in his debut season.

Although the first year win total was not to Baucom’s likingin his first season at the helm, VMI improved substantially inmany statistical categories from the previous year and exhibitedthe up-tempo, team-oriented style of play necessary for success.

“We are very excited about the 06-07 season,” said Baucom.“Last year was the longest year of my life, but I feel like all of thatadversity will make us a stronger team. With our top five playersback, we feel like the future is bright for VMI basketball.”

Baucom, 46, became the 29th head basketball coach of theVirginia Military Institute on April 12, 2005, bringing impressivecredentials from Tusculum College in Greenville, Tennessee,where he directed the NCAA Division II Pioneers to back-to-backwinning seasons including a conference regular season and con-ference tournament championship. In two seasons at Tusculum,Baucom compiled a mark of 37-19.

In 2004-05, the Pioneers finished 18-11 on the year to posttheir fourth straight winning season. Tusculum caught fire in thepostseason as the Pioneers won their first Food Lion SouthAtlantic Conference Tournament title, while earning the pro-

gram's first-ever NCAA Tournament berth. Tusculum was elimi-nated in the South Atlantic Regional quarterfinals, falling 91-88in overtime to top-seeded and No. 3 Bowie State University.

VMI athletic director Donny White said upon Baucom’s hir-ing, “He has proven to be an excellent head coach. His passionfor the game of basketball and his skill in teaching and coachingwere obvious to me when I saw his team compete in the NCAAtournament. I liked his system, and I am convinced that he is agreat hire for VMI.”

The 2004-05 Tusculum squad led the SAC in scoring (83.9ppg - 19th in NCAA II), field goal percentage (48.0% - 37th inNCAA II), free throw percentage (73.9% - 33rd in NCAA II), three-point percentage (37.9%), three-pointers made per game (8.8avg. - 37th in NCAA II) and assists per game (18.5 apg). All fivestarters on the 2004-05 Tusculum squad averaged in double fig-ures.

While at Tusculum, Baucom mentored three All-SouthAtlantic Conference selections in Brad Hawks (2003-04, 2004-05),Drew Harmon (2003-04) and Greg McIntosh (2004-05).

Baucom was named Tusculum’s head coach in August, 2003,and guided the squad in his debut season to a 19-8 record whilecapturing TC's first-ever South Atlantic Conference Men's

Duggar Baucom enters his 20th season of coaching at the collegiate and

scholastic level.

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Basketball Championship. It was alsoTusculum's best basketball record sincethe Pioneers became a NCAA Division IImember. Baucom was named 2004 SouthAtlantic Conference Coach of the Year.

Baucom is well familiar with VMI bas-ketball, having served as an assistant attwo Southern Conference schools whenthe Keydets competed in the SoCon. Hemade his collegiate coaching debut in1995-96 at Davidson College where heserved as an assistant coach with theWildcats. Davidson had a banner seasonposting a 25-5 tally sheet while claiming aSouthern Conference championship witha 14-0 league mark. The Wildcats wereranked fourth in the nation in scoringmargin (+15.0) as they advanced to theNational Invitational Tournament.

Baucom also served three seasons asan assistant coach at SoCon memberWestern Carolina University. While at theCullowhee, N.C. school, he directed theCatamounts' recruiting efforts and landedseveral top players including guard KevinMartin, who was a 2004 first round draftpick of the Sacramento Kings.

Baucom also served as an assistantcoach at Northwestern (La.) State in 1998-99 where he implemented a skill develop-ment program for perimeter players whiledirecting scouting and coordination ofrecruiting visits for the Demons. Heserved the prior three seasons (1996-98)at Mars Hill College where he held a vari-

ety of duties including scouting, filmexchange, recruiting coordination and thedevelopment of Mars Hill's strength andconditioning program.

The Charlotte, N.C. native has over 19years basketball coaching experience onthe collegiate and scholastic level. Hestarted his career as a junior varsity coachat North Mecklenburg High School inCharlotte, N.C. He was later promoted tothe varsity coaching staff in 1991 andserved in that capacity until 1995 whenhe left prep coaching for the collegiateranks.

While a prep coach, he also served ashead coach of the Amateur AthleticUnion's Charlotte Royals from 1992-95,which included his team advancing to theAAU National Tournament.

Baucom is a 1995 graduate of UNCCharlotte, is married to the former SherryBrown of Hayesville, N.C., and has a 21-year old son, Travis. Sherry played colle-giate basketball at Mars Hill and nowserves as the Senior WomanAdministrator and Assistant AcademicAdvisor at VMI.

Quick HitsQuick HitsPERSONALName: Duggar BaucomHometown: Charlotte, N.C.Education: UNC Charlotte ‘95Wife: Sherry- VMI Asst. Academic Advisor

& Senior Woman AdministratorSon: Travis (21)- Senior at UNC Wilmington

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEHead Basketball Coach

Tusculum College, Greenville, Tenn.

2003-05

Assistant Basketball Coach

Western Carolina, Cullowhee, N.C.

2000-03

Assistant Basketball Coach

Northwestern State, Natchitoches, La.

1998-99

Assistant Basketball Coach

Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, N.C.

1996-98

Assistant Basketball Coach

Davidson College, Davidson, N.C.

1995-96

Head Coach

Charlotte Royals (AAU)

1992-95

Varsity Coach

North Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte, N.C.

1991-95

Junior Varsity Coach

North Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte, N.C.

1987-1991

Baucom’s first VMI team showed

improved team numbers in scoring,

assists, steals, and field goal percentage.

Duggar, Travis & Sherry Baucom

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Daniel Willis, who has coached with Duggar Baucom for five years,begins his second season on the VMI staff.

Willis, 27, filled in admirably for Baucom last season when the headcoach was sidelined for seven games in January. Willis guided the Keydets toconference wins over Coastal Carolina and Liberty.

Willis previously coached with Baucom at Tusculum, and played a keyrole in the Pioneers’ memorable run in 2004-05. Tusculum finished 18-11 onthe year to post its fourth straight winning season and the Pioneers caughtfire in the postseason - winning their first Food Lion South AtlanticConference Tournament title while earning the program's first-ever NCAATournament berth.

“Daniel is a great young coach,” said Baucom. “He stepped up last yearand did an awesome job in my absence and under some very adverse condi-tions. He is going to be a great head coach soon.”

Willis handled a wide array of duties as Baucom’s right-hand man atTusculum. Willis served as the program’s recruiting coordinator, preparedscouting reports and game strategies for every game, organized budgetincluding travel, recruiting, and purchasing, and coordinated and instructingplayer development sessions. Willis also monitored the team’s academicprogress and was the summer and fall camp director.

Willis graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, N.C. in 2001 witha B.S. in Sports Management and minor in Business Administration. He is theSouth Atlantic Conference's all-time leading scorer, and was a consensus All-American guard at Lenoir-Rhyne College, where he recorded 1,980 pointswith the Bears from 1997-01. Willis also worked with fellow Lenoir-Rhynealumnus and Hickory native Rick Barnes at the University of Texas for threesummers.

Prior to his stint at Tusculum, Willis previously served as an assistantcoach for three seasons at Southern Conference member Western CarolinaUniversity and faced VMI when the Keydets were members of the SoCon.Baucom and Willis served together on the WCU coaching staff as assistantsfrom 2001-03. Willis spent his first two seasons at the Cullowhee, N.C. schoolas a graduate assistant coach while earning a master’s degree, then moved tofull-time status on the Catamount staff in 2003-04.

Willis, a native of Hickory, N.C., garnered All-American honors at Lenoir-Rhyne in 2000-01 from three different organizations, including NationalAssociation of Basketball Coaches/NCAA Division II All-American SecondTeam, Daktronics/NCAA II All-American Second Team and the LutheranBrotherhood College All-American First Team. Heaveraged a SAC record 24.4points per game that season,which was third best in thenation that year. He wasnamed SAC Player of theYear, SAC Male Athlete of theYear and Lenoir-RhyneAthlete of the Year. Willis, athree-time All-SAC per-former, also holds confer-ence records in points in aseason (660), career freethrows made (543), freethrows made in a season(195), career free throwattempts (684) and freethrow attempts in a season(241).

Jason Allison, a former Big South player in the collegiate ranks, begins hissecond season as assistant coach on the VMI staff.

Allison came to VMI after serving two years at King College in Bristol,Tennessee. Allison was the Tornados’ recruiting coordinator for both the varsi-ty and junior varsity team. His other day to day operations included: oversee-ing the academic progress, strength and conditioning workout, working withboth post and perimeter players, scouting and implementing game plans,team travel, and also serves as the coordinator of team camp.

“Jason has done an awesome job as our recruiting coordinator,” said VMIhead coach Duggar Baucom. “He has an incredible work ethic and hasbrought in some talented players who are also great cadet-athletes.”

While on the staff at King College, Allison coached two all-conferenceplayers and one all-freshman team performer. The 2003-04 squad finished asco-regular season champs and made an NAIA national tournament appear-ance.

Prior to his stint at King College, Allison coached at Gaston Day School inGastonia, NC where he served as the assistant men’s coach during the 2002-2003 season. Gaston Day reached the Final 4 of the state tournament andcompiled a 28-4 record.

Allison played for Liberty University from 1995-1998 where he was a partof a Big South Regular season title in 1997 and a part of the best team inLiberty history with a record of 23-9.

Allison began his coaching career at Lynchburg Christian Academy atthe age of 22. While completing his degree he served as the Head Coach ofthe junior varsity team and assistant to the Varsity during the 1998-1999 sea-son. From there he was an assistant coach at Lees-McRae College in BannerElk, NC during the 1999-2000 season.

"I am very excited to be joining Coach Baucom's staff and even moreexcited about being apart of the Keydet family, said Allison. “I look forward inhelping turn VMI basketball into a consistent contender for the Big SouthChampionship."

Allison, 30, a native of Lincolnton, NC, received his bachelor’s degree inPhysical Education from Liberty University in 1999. Allison is married to theformer Hope McLaughlin, who is currently the physical education teacher atWaddell Elementary school in Lexington. The couple celebrated the birth oftheir first child, son Riley, in September.

Jason, Hope and Riley AllisonDaniel Willis

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David Jandrew begins his first season as assistant basketball coach atVMI, joining Coach Baucom’s staff in July.

Jandrew comes to VMI from UNC Charlotte where he spent the last threeyears handling an array of responsibilities for the 49ers. Jandrew was thevideo coordinator and athletic academic advisor for UNCC which reached theNCAA tournament in 2004 and 2005 and the NIT in 2006. Jandrew assistedwith video scouting of opponents while holding responsibility for academicprogress of student-athletes on various teams. He also updated NCAA certifi-cation and eligibility, and coordinated the Tutorial Program for the AthleticAcademic Center.

Jandrew also served as Director of Men’s Basketball Operations forWestern Carolina University in the 2002-03 season while Baucom served as anassistant coach on the Catamount staff. Jandrew handled team travel, videoexchange, and coordinated and tracked academic progress of student-ath-letes in addition to other duties.

“We are very happy to add David Jandrew to our staff,” said Baucom.“Having worked with him at Western Carolina, I know he has a tremendouswork ethic and is great at communicating with kids. We feel very fortunate tohave David and his wife, Jeannie, as part of our VMI basketball family.”

Jandrew received a Bachelor of Arts in History/Secondary Educationfrom UNCC in 1996 and earned a Master of Science in Sports Administrationfrom St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida in 1998.

Jandrew also taught and coached high school basketball at Newton-Conover High School (Newton, N.C), Fred T. Foard High School (Newton, N.C.)and Vance High School (Charlotte, N.C.).

“I’m very excited that Coach Baucom has asked me to join his staff at VMI,”said Jandrew. “I hoped that we would have the opportunity to work togetheragain and to be able to do it at such a distinguished academic and athleticinstitution as VMI makes it even more special.”

The 2006-07 VMI Coaching Staff

(left to right)- Jason Allison,

Head Coach Duggar Baucom,

Daniel Willis and David Jandrew.

David and Jeannie Jandrew

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Sherry Baucom

Senior Woman Adminstratior/Academic Advisor

Bart Bellairs

Senior Associate Athletic Director/Operations & Marketing

Jimmy Coale

Strength & Conditioning CoachDavid Copeland, M.D.

VMI Physician

Lance Fujiwara

Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Medicine

Dr. Edward Hemphill

Team Orthopaedic PhysicianJohn Hoffman

Assistant Athletic TrainerElizabeth Igo

Assistant Athletic Administrator/Compliance & Ticketing

Andrew Westhouse

Assistant to the Athletic DirectorTickets & Promotions

Jimmy Whitten

Associate Head Strength &Conditioning Coach

Cliff Wade

Assoc. Athletic Director/Administration & Compliance

Jimmy Mason

Equipment ManagerBetsey Nicely

Administrative AssistantCol. Thomas Baur

Faculty Athletic RepresentativeKeith Silcox

Assistant Athletic Trainer

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VMI KEYDET CLUBVMI KEYDET CLUBAthlet ic Foundat ion For Virginia Mi l i tary Inst i tuteAthlet ic Foundat ion For Virginia Mi l i tary Inst i tute

GovernorsGerald J. Acuff, Jr. '71Bernard B. Bossard '56Paul A. Bouis '67David B. Bruce '94W. Arthur Bushey '69James R. Chalkley '73James A. Comer '86Steven C. Craddock '70Harley W. Duane '67Michael C. Eden '82Hunter W. Elliott '85J. Clifford Foster, IV '93Walter E. Galanty, Jr. '72Chalmers L. Glenn, IV '80Thomas S. Greenspon '85Richard M. Hamlet '70Thomas C. Jones '69Michael B. Kemp '90John E. Kemper '68Jonathon E. Kennedy, Sr.Joseph W. Keyes '82John E. Krovic '77Bland Massie, Jr. '77John R. Munno '84R. Curtis Reppart '76Darrell C. Rickmond '73Jeffrey T. Roseme '82Robert J. Ross '59Daniel M. Smith '98William P. Talbott '50BStephen L. Thacker '86A. Damon Williams '90Thomas J. Wilson, IV '74Felix H. Wolkowitz '75Richard E. Woolwine, III '82

Past PresidentsJohn B. Adams, Jr. ’66Heriot Clarkson ’61John S. Cockey, Jr. ’63Ralph L. Costen, Jr. ’70Howard Dyer III ’61William M. Fulgham ’54Donald M. Giles ’64Bruce C. Gottwald ’54Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr. ’81W. Bogart Holland ’68Charles M. Hunter ’75W. F. Kastelberg IV ‘74Giles H. Miller, Jr. ’24Charles C. Parkins ’43G.G. Phillips, Jr. ’60Alan G. Soltis ’79A.C. Spotts III ’51Harold R. Templeton ’50B

StaffJackie F. ClarkDouglas P. BartlettDonald S. Ross ’74Susan M. Wood

VMI Keydet Club, Inc.PO Box 932304 Letcher AvenueLexington VA 24450800-444-1839kclub@vmiaa.orgwww.vmikeydets.com

2006-07 Board of Governors

James H. Chapman III ‘69President

William H. Stephens, Jr. ‘731st Vice President

Charles F. Plageman ‘902nd Vice President

Gregory M. Cavallaro ‘84Executive Vice President

U. “Buzz” Birzenieks ‘64Secretary/Treasurer

Contributing to the Spirit and development of a successful Division I athletic program

that benefits the whole of VMI.Mission of the VMI Keydet Club, Inc.

The VMI Keydet Club is one of the nation’s oldest and most distinguished ath-letic foundations. The Keydet Club was established to support, strengthenand develop the intercollegiate athletic program at VMI, and to promote ever

closer cooperation and understanding among cadets, the Athletic Department, facul-ty, staff, alumni and the public. To fulfill its mission, the Keydet Club raises funds forathletic scholarships, promotes VMI’s intercollegiate athletic programs, assists theInstitute with financing capital projects necessary for strengthening the competitive-ness of VMI athletics, and raises funds on behalf of the VMI Development Board forathletic operations expenses.

The Keydet Club is administered by a volunteer Board of Governors that meetsthree times a year. Officers of the board are: James H. Chapman III ’69, President;William H. Stephens, Jr. ’73, 1st vice president; Charles F. Plageman ‘90, 2nd vicepresident; and U. Buzz Birzenieks ‘64, secretary/treasurer.

Day-to-day Keydet Club operations are managed by Gregory M. Cavallaro ’84,executive vice president, and a staff of four: Donald S. Ross ’74, vice president;Douglas P. Bartlett, vice president; Susan M. Wood, assistant vice president; andJackie F. Clark, administrative assistant. The Keydet Club is headquartered in NeikirkHall on the VMI Post.

Approximately 2,400 alumni, parents and friends of VMI athletics are membersof the Keydet Club. Their annual gifts, combined with income from endowed funds,will provide grant-in-aid assistance of over $2.75 million for scholarship, grant-in-aid,and athletic operations last year.

Membership in the Keydet Club is based on total annual giving in a fiscal year(July-June) to the Keydet Club Scholarship Fund and the Athletic Operations Fund,including matching gifts from qualified corporate programs.

For more information about the VMI Keydet Club, please call 800-444-1839 ordirect email to: kclub@vmiaa.org. Also visit the Keydet Club’s web page atwww.vmikeydets.com.

The VMI Keydet Club, Inc. is committed tofull compliance with NCAA rules.

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