The VMI Keydets basketball team competes in the Southern Conference of the NCAA Division I. They have played their home games in Cameron Hall since 1981. VMI has played basketball since 1908, and had played in the Southern Conference (SoCon) until 2003, when they moved to the Big South. VMI rejoined the SoCon on July 1, 2014. The Keydets have participated in three NCAA Tournaments where in 1976 they succeeded to Elite Eight.