2020-21 RADFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL 1 nike ad NIKE.COM/BASKETBALL 2 2020-21 RADFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL 2358_Nike_Media_Guide_Ad_M1.indd 1 8/18/20 8:41 AM TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFO Table of Contents / Credits 3 Dedmon Center 4 2020-21 PREVIEW 2020-21 Schedule 6 2020-21 Roster 7 Head Coach Mike Jones 8-9 Coaching Staff 10-14 Player Bios/Statistics 16-25 2019-20 REVIEW 2019-20 Overall Statistics 27 2019-20 Conference Statistics 28 2019-20 Team Statistics 29 QUICK FACTS HISTORY & RECORDS Assistant Coach (Season) Donny Lind (5th) Individual Records 31 GENERAL Alma Mater Loyola (Md.), 2010 Location Radford, Va. Team Records 32-33 Director of Operations Jaren Marino (4th) Founded 1910 Individual Career Top-10 34 Alma Mater West Virginia Tech, 2016 Single-Season Top-10 35 Enrollment 9,430 Dedmon Center Records 36 President Dr. Brian O. Hemphill 2019-20 REVIEW Director of Athletics Robert Lineburg All-Time Roster 37 Overall Record 21-11 Affiliation NCAA Division I Coaching History 38 Big South Record (Finish) 15-3 (T-1st) Conference Big South Program History 39 Big South Tournament Seminfinals Nickname Highlanders Postseason History 40 Quarterfinals No. 8 Charleston So. - W, 62-48 Colors Red (186c), Gray (427c) & White Postseason Accoldades 41 Finals No. 5 Hampton - L, 78-86 All-Time Records vs. Opponents 42 Arena (Capacity) Dedmon Center (3,125) Year-by-Year Leaders 43-44 2020-21 PREVIEW MBB in the Radford Hall of Fame 45 PROGRAM HISTORY Starters Returning/Lost 0/5 First Season 1974-75 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/8 All-Time Record 726-617 (.541) Newcomers 8 CONFERENCE INFO All-Time Big South Record 299-226 (.570) The Big South Conference 47-48 Overall Postseason Record 3-7 MEDIA RELATIONS NCAA Tournament Appearances 3 Asst. Director of Communications Taylor Blue Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2017-18 Office Phone 540-831-5726 Defeated LIU Brooklyn, Lost to Villanova CREDITS Cell Phone 256-307-9255 Executive Editor: Conference Tournament Titles 3 • Taylor Blue Email [email protected] 1997-98, 2008-09, 2017-18 Communications Coordinator Asha Evans Big South Regular Season Titles 6 Editorial Assistance: Communications Assistant Kieran Intemann • Asha Evans, Brock Meyer, Kieran Intemann, Greg 91-92, 99-00, 00-01, 08-09, 18-19, 19-20 Communications Assistant Greg Wolfe Wolfe NIT Tournament Appearances 1 Website RadfordAthletics.com Content Provided by: ^19-20 (^Cancelled due to COVID-19) • Taylor Blue • Past Radford Athletics Communications Staff COACHING STAFF Head Coach Mike Jones (10th) Photo Credits: • Jordan Childress, Nate Wise and Taylor Blue, Alma Mater Howard, 1990 Radford Athletics Communications Record at Radford (Career) 158-138 (Same) • Tim Cowie, Tim Cowie Photography Assistant Coach (Season) Ron Jirsa (6th) • Ryan Meyer, Ryan Meyer Photography • Erik Schelkun, Elestar Photography Alma Mater Gettysburg, 1981 • David DeNoma, DeNoma Photo Assistant Coach (Season) David Boyden (5th) • Jon Huff, John Huff Photos Alma Mater Western Kentucky, 2003 • Big South Conference 2020-21 RADFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL 3 DEDMON CENTER Opened in 1981, the Dedmon Center, a versatile athletic complex on the Other improvements to the Dedmon Center include a new high-tech light- campus of Radford University, underwent a multi-million dollar facelift, ing system with shutter capabilities, enhancing the pre-game as well as which makes it one of the premier collegiate athletic facilities in the Big in-game atmosphere. The improved lighting creates a more viewer-friendly South Conference and Mid-Atlantic region. picture for the television audience. The Radford University men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball The Dedmon Center houses the department’s Learning Enhancement teams call the main arena of the Dedmon Center home. Center (LEC), committed to student-athlete support services and a state- of-the-art, 16,000 square-ft., weight room, the Sports Performance Center, The hardwood floor was produced by Horner Flooring, located in Dollar dedicated to the needs of the university’s 16 Division I athletic programs. Bay, Michigan and founded in 1891. Along with Radford University, Horner Flooring can be found at Allen Fieldhouse (University of Kansas), The The complex features several adjoining facilities, including intramural Breslin Center (Michigan State University), The Kohl Center (University soccer, football and softball fields and intercollegiate fields and courts for of Wisconsin), Siegel Center (Virginia Commonwealth University) and the baseball, softball and tennis. In addition, Patrick D. Cupp Stadium adds an Georgia Dome, which hosted the 2002 NCAA Final Four. intercollegiate soccer, women’s lacrosse and track and field complex. Branch Builds, Inc. (Roanoke, Va.) was responsible for the largest part of One of the more amazing things about the Dedmon Center is its versatility. the renovations, which consisted of replacing the facilities’ air-supported The arena area can be customized to the current needs, including setting fabric roof with a more modernized fabric structure, supported by nine up a 3,200-seat arena for basketball and volleyball. The arena is also used steel trusses. By replacing the air-supported roof, a new air conditioning for concerts, graduation and other large university events. and air circulation system is being installed throughout the facility, making it more adaptable for all seasons and a more comfortable and quiet envi- ronment. 4 2020-21 RADFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 PREVIEW 2020-21 RADFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL 5 2020-21 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME NOVEMBER 2020-21 Men’s Basketball Big South Preseason Poll Wednesday Nov. 25 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. TBA Saturday Nov. 28 # Norfolk State Harrisonburg, Va. TBA Rk Team (First-Place Votes) Sunday Nov. 29 # James Madison Harrisonburg, Va. TBA 1. Winthrop (21) 2. UNC Asheville (2) DECEMBER 3. Charleston Southern Saturday Dec. 5 East Carolina Greenville, N.C. TBA 4. Gardner-Webb (1) Tuesday Dec. 8 Lancaster Bible College Radford TBA 5. USC Upstate 6. Radford Thursday Dec. 10 Mars Hill Radford TBA 7. High Point Monday Dec. 14 Longwood * Radford TBA 8. Longwood Tuesday Dec. 15 Longwood * Radford TBA 9. Hampton Wednesday Dec. 19 Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. TBA 10. Campbell Wednesday Dec. 30 Presbyterian * Clinton, S.C. TBA 11. Presbyterian Thursday Dec. 31 Presbyterian * Clinton, S.C. TBA JANUARY All-Conference Team First-Team Monday Jan. 4 Hampton * Radford TBA *Phlandrous Fleming Jr., Charleston So. Tuesday Jan. 5 Hampton * Radford TBA DJ Burns, Winthrop Saturday Jan. 9 Charleston Southern * Charleston, S.C. TBA DeVon Baker, UNC Asheville Sunday Jan. 10 Charleston Southern * Charleston, S.C. TBA Chandler Vaudrin, Winthrop Thursday Jan. 14 ^ Gardner-Webb * Radford TBA Jaheam Cornwall, Gardner-Webb Friday Jan. 15 Gardner-Webb * Radford TBA *Big South Preseason Player of the Year Sunday Jan. 24 UNC Asheville * Asheville, N.C. TBA Monday Jan. 25 UNC Asheville * Asheville, N.C. TBA Second-Team Tommy Bruner, Winthrop Friday Jan. 29 ^ USC Upstate * Radford TBA LJ Thorpe, Longwood Saturday Jan. 30 USC Upstate * Radford TBA John-Michael Wright, High Point Everette Hammond, USC Upstate FEBRUARY Kareem Reid, Gardner-Webb Thursday Feb. 4 ^ Campbell * Buies Creek, N.C. TBA Friday Feb. 5 Campbell * Buies Creek, N.C. TBA Thursday Feb. 11 ^ Winthrop * Radford TBA Friday Feb. 12 Winthrop * Radford TBA Thursday Feb. 18 ^ High Point * High Point, N.C. TBA Friday Feb. 19 High Point * High Point, N.C. TBA MARCH Tuesday March 2 ! First Round TBA TBA Thursday March 4 ! Quarterfinals TBA TBA Friday March 5 ! Semifinals TBA TBA Sunday March 7 ! Championship TBA TBA All times Eastern and subject to change | Home matches in Bold Italics + - Exhibition Game | # - Played at Atlantic Union Bank Center (Harrisonburg, Va.) * - Big South Conference game ^ - ESPNU Wildcard Selection game ! - Big South Conference Tournament Mike Jones | 2019-20 Big South Coach of the Year 6 2020-21 RADFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS) 0 Fah’Mir Ali Fr. G 5-10 180 Wilmington, Del. (Mt. Pleasant HS / Beckley Prep) 1 Keishon Porter Fr. G 6-4 190 McClesfield, N.C. (SouthWest Edgecombe HS) 2 Quinton Morton-Robertson So. G 5-8 165 Radford, Va. (Radford HS) 3 Jordan Hemphill R-Jr. G 6-5 190 Rogers, Ark. (Central Oklahoma) 4 Josiah Jeffers Jr. G 6-1 170 Burlington, N.C. (The Burlington School) 5 Dante Moses Jr. G 6-4 190 Riviera Beach, Fla. (Daytona State) 10 Joshua Walker Fr. F 6-7 200 Hyattsville, Md. (Riverdale Baptist HS) 11 Miles Jones So. G/F 6-6 210 Radford, Va. (Radford HS) 13 Shaquan Jules Jr. F 6-7 220 Orlando, Fla. (USC Aiken) 14 Chyree Walker R-Jr. F 6-5 200 Upper Marlboro, Md. (Delaware) 15 Bryan Hart Sr. G 6-1 180 Hampton, Va. (Clayton State) 20 Dravon Mangum R-So. F 6-8 200 Roxboro, N.C. (Charlotte) 21 Kobe Tigney R-Fr. G 6-3 195 Winchester, Va. (John Handley HS) 22 Lewis Djonkam R-Jr. C 6-9 245 Springfield, Va. (VCU) 30 Jamal Burke Jr. F 6-10 240 Spartanburg, S.C. (Georgia Highlands) 45 Xavier Lipscomb Fr. G 6-2 195 Washington, D.C. (St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School) Head Coach: Mike Jones (Howard ’90), 10th Season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: Ron Jirsa (Gettysburg, ’81), Sixth Season 1 Fah’Mir Ali Fah-Meer Assistant Coach: David Boyden (Western Kentucky, ’03), Fifth Season 2 Keishon Porter Key-shawn Assistant Coach: Donny Lind (Loyola (Md.), ’10), Fifth Season 14 Chyree Walker Ky-ree **Director of Operations: Jaren Marino (West Virginia Tech, ’16), Fourth Season 20 Dravon Mangum Dray-Von Video Coordinator/Ast. Director of Operations: Dayshawn Wells (Bowie State, ’19), Second Season 22 Lewis Djonkam Jonk-Um *Director of Player Development: Brett Gilbert (Lebanon Valley College, ’18), Third Season Ron Jirsa Jer-Suh Graduate Manager: Josh Giardina (Marymount, ’20), First Season Jaren Marino Jair-In **Third Year as Director of Operation | *First as Director of Player Development Josh Giardina Gee-R-Deen-Uh 2020-21 RADFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL 7 MIKE JONES • HEAD COACH • 10TH YEAR AT RADFORD • HOWARD, ‘90 Head coach Mike Jones has completed nine seasons at the helm of the Radford THE MIKE JONES FILE men’s basketball program after taking the position on June 14, 2011.