The 2025–26 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets, who were led by fourth-year head coach Andrew Wilson, played their home games at Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
Previous season The Keydets finished the 2024–25 season 15–19, 7–11 in SoCon play, to finish in seventh place. They defeated The Citadel and upset #2 seed UNC Greensboro, before falling to eventual tournament champions Wofford in the semifinals of the SoCon tournament.
Preseason On October 1, 2025, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. VMI was picked to finish sixth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +SoCon Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 77 (5) 2 73 (5) 3 62 4 61 5 43 6 VMI 41 7 32 8 30 9 21 10 10
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Preseason SoCon Player of the Year Preseason SoCon Player of the YearPlayerYearPositionRickey Bradley Jr.SeniorGuard Source:
Preseason All-SoCon Team Preseason All-SoCon TeamPlayerYearPositionRickey Bradley Jr.SeniorGuard Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| SoCon regular season
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