2014–15 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

2014–15 Radford Highlanders men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference Big South Conference
2014–15 record 22–12 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach Mike Jones (4th year)
Assistant coach Kyle Getter
Assistant coach Chris Hawkins
Assistant coach Aaron Marshall
Home arena Dedmon Center
2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Charleston Southern 13 5   .722     19 12   .613
High Point 13 5   .722     23 10   .697
Coastal Carolina 12 6   .667     24 10   .706
Radford 12 6   .667     22 12   .647
Winthrop 12 6   .667     19 13   .594
UNC Asheville 10 8   .556     15 16   .484
Gardner–Webb 10 8   .556     20 15   .571
Presbyterian 6 12   .333     10 22   .313
Longwood 5 13   .278     11 23   .324
Campbell 4 14   .222     10 22   .313
Liberty 2 16   .111     8 24   .250
2015 Big South Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fourth year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at the Dedmon Center and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament to Winthrop. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they Delaware State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Vermont.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
00 Kion Brown Forward 6–7 210 Junior Richmond, Virginia
1 Taj Owens Guard 5–9 160 Junior Chesapeake, Virginia
2 Javonte Green Guard 6–4 205 Senior Petersburg, Virginia
3 Cameron Jones Guard 6–4 180 Junior Roanoke, Virginia
5 Rashaun Davis Guard 5–11 185 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina
10 R.J. Price Guard 5–11 180 Senior Richmond, Virginia
11 Ya Ya Anderson Guard 6–2 195 Junior Palmyra, Virginia
14 Justin Cousin Guard 6–0 195 Sophomore Burlington, North Carolina
15 Lucas Dyer Forward 6–8 215 RS–Sophomore Richmond, Virginia
22 Kyle Gonzalez Guard 6–4 185 Junior Springfield, Virginia
30 Jalen Carethers Forward 6–8 205 Senior Burlington, North Carolina
32 Sterling Christy Forward 6–6 205 Freshman Williamsport, Maryland
33 Kyle Noreen Guard 6–4 210 Senior Minneapolis, Minnesota
55 Brandon Holcomb Center 6–7 215 Junior Murrieta, California

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014* at Richmond L 46–64  0–1 Robins Center (6,920)
11/17/2014* at James Madison L 71–74  0–2 JMU Convocation Center (2,729)
11/20/2014* Howard W 61–52  1–2 Dedmon Center (2,715)
11/23/2014* Catawba
(Corpus Christi Coastal Classic)
W 88–52  2–2 Dedmon Center (753)
11/26/2014* at TCU
(Corpus Christi Coastal Classic)
L 50–74  2–3 Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,436)
11/28/2014* vs. North Carolina A&T
(Corpus Christi Coastal Classic)
W 65–57  3–3 American Bank Center (6,039)
11/29/2014* vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
(Corpus Christi Coastal Classic)
W 57–46  4–3 American Bank Center (N/A)
12/07/2014* at Virginia Tech W 68–66  5–3 Cassell Coliseum (5,394)
12/13/2014* at Georgetown L 49–76  5–4 Verizon Center (6,843)
12/16/2014* Johnson & Wales W 92–54  6–4 Dedmon Center (1,012)
12/19/2014* Siena W 76–66  7–4 Dedmon Center (1,113)
12/21/2014* Cornell W 74–61  8–4 Dedmon Center (754)
12/28/2014* Central Penn W 119–69  9–4 Dedmon Center (1,023)
12/31/2014 UNC Asheville L 60–62  9–5 (0–1) Dedmon Center (1,853)
01/03/2015 at Longwood L 79–90 2OT 9–6 (0–2) Willett Hall (1,802)
01/08/2015 at Gardner–Webb L 55–58  9–7 (0–3) Paul Porter Arena (2,910)
01/10/2015 Presbyterian W 95–82  10–7 (1–3) Dedmon Center (1,066)
01/15/2015 at Campbell W 72–55  11–7 (2–3) Gore Arena (1,206)
01/17/2015 at Winthrop W 85–77  12–7 (3–3) Winthrop Coliseum (973)
01/22/2015 High Point W 73–66  13–7 (4–3) Dedmon Center (2,832)
01/24/2015 Liberty W 84–76  14–7 (5–3) Dedmon Center (2,948)
01/28/2015 at Charleston Southern W 84–77  15–7 (6–3) CSU Field House (982)
01/31/2015 Winthrop W 73–66  16–7 (7–3) Dedmon Center (3,046)
02/03/2015 at High Point W 67–64  17–7 (8–3) Millis Center (1,527)
02/06/2015 Charleston Southern L 71–79  17–8 (8–4) Dedmon Center (2,912)
02/11/2015 Longwood W 80–75  18–8 (9–4) Dedmon Center (2,341)
02/14/2015 at Presbyterian W 62–56  19–8 (10–4) Templeton Center (610)
02/16/2015 Coastal Carolina L 59–65  19–9 (10–5) Dedmon Center (913)
02/21/2015 at UNC Asheville W 75–68  20–9 (11–5) Kimmel Arena (2,464)
02/26/2015 at Liberty L 69–80  20–10 (11–6) Vines Center (1,646)
02/28/2015 Gardner–Webb W 72–62  21–10 (12–6) Dedmon Center (3,522)
Big South Tournament
03/06/2015 vs. Winthrop
(Quarterfinals)
L 66–67  21–11 HTC Center (1,773)
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015* at Delaware State
(First round)
W 78–57  22–11 Memorial Hall (1,038)
03/23/2015* at Vermont
(Quarterfinals)
L 71–78  22–12 Patrick Gym (2,252)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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