........................... ........................... ........................... RADFORD ........................... ........................... ........................... MEN’S BASKETBALL 4 BIG SOUTH REGULAR SEASON TITLES :: 2 BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT TITLES :: 2 NCAA TOURNAMENTS :: 4 POSTSEASON APPEARANCES UNC WILMINGTON (5-2) 2015-16 :: SCHEDULE & RECORD AT RADFORD (6-5) OVERALL RECORD 6-5 BIG SOUTH 1-1 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 :: 4 P.M. NON-CONFERENCE 5-4 HOME 2-2 DEDMON CENTER :: RADFORD, VA. :: RU SPORTS NETWORK AWAY 3-2 THE RECORD NEUTRAL 1-1 THE MATCHUP ►THE SCHEDULE RADFORD HIGHLANDERS UNC WILMINGTON SEAHAWKS DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT VS N14 at Georgetown $ (FS2) W, 82-80 (2OT) N16 at VCU $ (CSN-MA) L, 92-74 N18 Catawba (BSN) W, 68-60 QUICK COMPARISON N20 Siena % L, 76-62 70.5 Points Per Game 85.7 N21 Prairie View A&M % W, 64-56 71.6 Points Per Game Allowed 72.6 38.8 Rebounding Per Game 41.4 N24 at Penn State (BTN) W, 86-74 .418 Field Goal Pct. .447 N30 James Madison (BSN) L, 70-68 .303 3-Point Pct. .282 @RadfordMBB .633 Free-Throw Pct. .670 @uncwmenshoops D3 Liberty* (CSN-MA) W, 56-52 D6 at Coastal Carolina* (BSN) L, 63-58 D9 Virginia Tech (BSN) L, 74-65 RADFORD QUICK FACTS UNC WILMINGTON QUICK FACTS D12 at Howard W, 92-91 (2OT) Head Coach: Mike Jones (5th Season) Head Coach: Kevin Keatts (2nd season) D19 UNC Wilmington (BSN) 4 p.m. Record at Radford: 69-75 Record at UNC Wilmington: 23-16 D22 at Chattanooga 3 p.m. Overall Record: Same Overall Record: Same D27 Central Penn (BSN) 3 p.m. Scoring Leader: Rashun Davis (14.5 ppg) Scoring Leader: Chris Flemmings (15.1 ppg) D31 at High Point* (BSN) 7 p.m, Reb. Leaders: Brandon Holcomb (6.0 rpg) Rebounding Leader: Marcus Bryan (6.4 rpg) Assists Leader: Rashun Davis (5.1 apg) Assists Leader: Jordan Talley (3.9 apg) J6 Charleston Southern* (BSN) 7 p.m. J9 at Gardner-Webb* (BSN) 4:30 p.m. NOTEWORTHY J14 UNC Asheville* (BSN) 7 p.m. J16 at Presbyterian* (BSN) 7 p.m. KEY STORYLINES COMING OUT PARTY SERIES HISTORY ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: J20 Campbell* (BSN) 7 p.m. Radford returns to action following Ed Polite, Jr. had already UNC Wilmington holds a 4-3 lead J23 Gardner-Webb* (BSN) 4 p.m. its longest break of the season. made an impact in his first 10 in the all-time series, with the J27 at Longwood* (BSN) 7 p.m. The Highlanders will try to carry games as a Highlander, but the home team winning each of the J30 at Winthrop* (ESPN3) 4 p.m. over the momentum from last freshman enjoyed a monster seven previous games. Saturday’s 2OT win over Howard. game in the victory over Howard. The teams have met just twice F6 Coastal Carolina* (ASN) 12 p.m. Today’s game is the first of two Polite, Jr. nearly doubled his since 2002, exchanging victories F11 at UNC Asheville* (BSN) 7 p.m. straight matchups for RU against previous career high with 27 during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 F13 Winthrop* (ASN) 12 p.m. fellow mid-major opponents with points and grabbed a season-best campaigns. F18 at Liberty* (BSN) 7 p.m. winning records. 11 rebounds, including eight on Radford won the first of those F20 High Point* (BSN) 4:30 p.m. RU looks to snap a four-game the offensive end. He added three by a 76-68 score before UNCW F25 at Campbell* (BSN) 7 p.m. losing skid against CAA teams. assists, two steals and two blocks. returned the favor, 64-50. F27 Longwood* (BSN) 4 p.m. M3-6 Big South Tournament ^ TBD PROBABLE STARTERS Radford Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown PPG RPG Other SCHEDULE KEY 5 Rashun Davis Sr. G 5-11 185 Charlotte, N.C. 14.5 3.3 5.1 apg *Big South Conference game 11 YaYa Anderson Sr. G 6-2 195 Palmyra, Va. 5.0 2.1 $ 2K Classic 3 Cameron Jones Sr. G 6-4 180 Roanoke, Va. 13.1 4.2 43% 3’s % 2K Classic - Smithfield, R.I. 00 Kion Brown Sr. F 6-7 210 Richmond, Va. 4.1 3.0 ^ Buies Creek, N.C. 55 Brandon Holcomb R-Sr. C 6-8 215 Murrieta, Calif. 4.5 5.3 11 blks. All Times Eastern UNC Wilmington Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown PPG RPG Other 0 Craig Ponder R-Sr. G 6-1 185 Bluefield, W.Va. 13.3 3.3 14 stls. 10 Denzel Ingram R-Jr. G 6-0 180 Chapel Hill, N.C. 9.0 1.7 3.4 apg 12 C.J. Bryce Fr. G 6-5 180 Charlotte, N.C.. 6.4 3.0 21 Marcus Bryan R-So. F 6-7 225 Raleigh, N.C. 7.9 6.4 2.7 asts. Catch all Radford men’s basketball home games live 13 Chuck Ogbodo Jr. C 6-9 230 Enugu, Nigeria 5.9 5.0 12 blks. on the Big South Network (BSN) for free. ............................................................................................... @RadfordMBB ............................................................................................... #WILL2WIN ............................................... ............................................... RADFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL ►QUICK FACTS RADFORD ROUNDUP THE BASICS Location: Radford, Va. Founded: 1910 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Big South Enrollment: 9,743 Colors: Red and White Nickname: Highlanders University President: Penelope W. Kyle Faculty Representative: Dr. Betty Dore Director of Athletics: Robert Lineburg Athletics Department Phone: 540-831-5228 Ticket Office Phone: 540-831-7889 Arena: Dedmon Center Capacity: 3,215 Athletics Website: www.RadfordAthletics.com ►TEAM FACTS ROSTER & QUICK NOTES No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown | Previous School COACHING STAFF 00 Kion Brown Sr. F 6-7 210 Richmond, Va. | Fork Union Military Academy Note: Played in 33 games last season and shot over 43 oercent from field Head Coach: Mike Jones 1 Taj Owens Sr. G 5-9 160 Chesapeake, Va. | Great Bridge HS Alma Mater: Howard ‘90 Note: Played in 27 games last year and scored career-high 11 points vs. Howard Season: Fifth 3 Cameron Jones Sr. G 6-4 180 Roanoke, Va. | Brunswick CC Twitter: @RUMikeJones Note: Second-leading returning scorer at 8.5 ppg; shot 49 percent from field and 43 percent from behind arc; made 45 threes 4 Devin Cooper Fr. G 6-1 175 Charlotte, N.C. | Northside Christian Academy Assistant Coach: Chris Hawkins Note: Averaged 15 ppg and 5 assists per game during senior season; second-team all-district selection Alma Mater: Radford ‘92 5 Rashun Davis Sr. G 5-11 185 Charlotte, N.C. | Davidson Day Season: Fifth under Jones, Eighth overall Note: Started 16 games, played in 32 and led team with 112 assists; averaged 7.7 ppg and had double-figures in 11 games Twitter: @ChrisHawkins6 10 Caleb Tanner Fr. G 6-1 170 Floyd, Va. | Elev8 Sports Institute Note: All-time leading scorer in Virginia High School League history with 2,770 points; averaged 36.6 ppg as a senior Assistant Coach: Aaron Marshall 11 YaYa Anderson Sr. G 6-2 195 Palmyra, Va. | Fluvanna County HS Alma Mater: St. Lawrence ‘05 Note: Top returning scorer with 9.3 points per game; second on team in 3-pointers with 59; shot 43 percent from field Season: Third in current stint, Fourth overall 14 Justin Cousin R-So. G 6-0 195 Burlington, N.C. | Air Force Academy Prep Twitter: @A_Marsh7 Note: Redshirted last season due to injury; Son of former RU standout Rod Cousin 22 Kyle Gonzalez Sr. G 6-4 185 Springfield, Va. | West Springfield HS Assistant Coach: Ron Jirsa Note: Played in two games, scoring five points with one 3-pointer and one assist against Central Penn Alma Mater: Gettysburg College ‘81 23 Sterling Christy R-Fr. F 6-6 205 Williamsport, Md. | Williamsport HS Season: First Note: Redshirted last season; averaged 18.5 points and 11.0 rebounds as a high school senior 24 Ed Polite, Jr. Fr. F 6-5 200 Lanham, Md. | DuVal HS Director of Operations: Matthew Futch Note: Averaged 19.1 ppg and 12.5 rpg as a high school senior; Played in 2015 Capital Classic All-Star game Alma Mater: Akron ‘12 25 Christian Lutete Fr. F 6-4 190 Silver Spring, Md. | Philip Exeter Academy Season: Second Note: Averaged 22 points per game during senior season; scored over 1,500 points during prep career Twitter: @MR_Futch5000 45 Darius Bolstad Fr. C 6-8 240 Virginia Beach, Va. | Landstown HS Note: Averaged 16.7 points, 9 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game as a junior; Had 21 points and 13 rebounds in state final Asst. Director of Operations (Video): Drew Scott 55 Brandon Holcomb R-Sr. C 6-8 215 Murrieta, Calif. | Vista Murrieta HS Alma Mater: Virginia Tech ‘09 Note: Started 33 of 34 games and led team in blocks with 49; averaged 6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game Season: Second Twitter: @CoachDrewScott STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ROSTER BREAKDOWN Head Coach: Mike Jones 00 Kion Brown KEY-on 2014-15 Overall Record: 22-12 Record at Radford: 69-75 (5th Season) 1 Taj Owens Tahj Home, Away, Neutral: 12-3, 9-8, 1-1 Overall Record: Same 4 Devin Cooper Deh-vin 2014-15 Big South Record: 12-6 5 Rashun Davis Ra-SHAUN Conference Finish: T-3rd Assistant Coach: Chris Hawkins 11 YaYa Anderson Yah-yah Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Assistant Coach: Aaron Marshall 24 Ed Polite, Jr. Po-light Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/7 Assistant Coach: Ron Jirsa 25 Christian Lutete Loo-teh-tay Newcomers: 6 Director of Operations: Matthew Futch 45 Darius Bolstad Ball-stadd State/Country Breakdown: Asst. Director of Operations (Video): Drew Scott Virginia (7) - Anderson, Brown, Gonzalez, Jones, Strength & Conditioning Coach: Scott Bennett Owens, Bolstad, Tanner Athletic Trainer: Chad Hyatt North Carolina (3) - Davis, Cousin, Cooper Maryland (3) - Christy, Lutete, Polite, Jr.