2016–17 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

2016–17 Radford Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record14–18 (8–10 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Jirsa
  • David Boyden
  • Donny Lind
Home arenaDedmon Center
Seasons
2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop † 15 – 3   .833 26 – 7   .788
UNC Asheville 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697
Liberty 14 – 4   .778 21 – 14   .600
Gardner–Webb 11 – 7   .611 19 – 14   .576
High Point 9 – 9   .500 15 – 16   .484
Radford 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
Campbell 7 – 11   .389 19 – 18   .514
Charleston Southern 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Longwood 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200
Presbyterian 1 – 17   .056 5 – 25   .167
† 2017 Big South tournament winner

The 2016–17 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by sixth year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in Big South play to finish in a sixth place. They received the No. 6 seed in the Big South tournament where they defeated Liberty in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Campbell.

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2015–16 season 16–15, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in seventh place. They lost to Presbyterian in the first round of the Big South tournament.

Roster

2016–17 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Carlik Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 3 Christian Bradford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Columbus, Georgia
G 4 Devin Cooper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
G 5 Donald Hicks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Chesapeake, Virginia
G 10 Caleb Tanner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Floyd, Virginia
F 11 Dominique Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Washington, D.C.
G 14 Justin Cousin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Burlington, North Carolina
F 15 Devonnte Holland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Martinsville, Virginia
G 20 Brian Rodriguez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Harrisonburg, Virginia
F 22 Sterling Christy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Williamsport, Maryland
F 24 Ed Polite, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Lanham, Maryland
F 25 Christian Lutete 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Silver Spring, Maryland
C 32 Randy Phillips 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Jackson, Mississippi
C 45 Darius Bolstad 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Virginia Beach, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
11/11/2016*
7:30 pm, ACC Extra 		at Wake Forest W 80–59  0–1
 LJVM Coliseum (7,233)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm 		Central Penn W 91–69  1–1
 Dedmon Center (1,540)
Radford, VA
11/20/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Akron
Savannah Invitational 		L 41–88  1–2
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,986)
Akron, OH
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Mercer
Savannah Invitational 		L 47–58  1–3
 Hawkins Arena (2,572)
Macon, GA
11/25/2016*
12:00 pm 		vs. Stetson
Savannah Invitational 		W 80–66 OT 2–3
 Savannah Civic Center (491)
Savannah, GA
11/26/2016*
2:30 pm 		vs. Georgia Southern
Savannah Invitational 		L 64–65  2–4
 Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm 		VMI W 74–67  3–4
 Dedmon Center (1,329)
Radford, VA
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm, RSN 		at No. 3 North Carolina L 50–95  3–5
 Dean Smith Center (14,230)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/10/2016*
4:00 pm 		Elon W 68–56  4–5
 Dedmon Center (1,177)
Radford, VA
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm 		at UNC Wilmington L 64–100  4–6
 Trask Coliseum (4,481)
Wilmington, NC
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm, Nexstar 		at No. 11 West Virginia L 57–84  4–7
 WVU Coliseum (8,311)
Morgantown, WV
12/23/2016*
3:00 pm 		Grace W 82–58  5–7
 Dedmon Center (857)
Radford, VA
Big South Conference regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm 		UNC Asheville W 80–77 OT 6–7
(1–0) 		Dedmon Center (807)
Radford, VA
12/31/2016
12:00 pm 		at Winthrop W 82–80  7–7
(2–0) 		Winthrop Coliseum (1,199)
Rock Hill, SC
01/04/2017
7:00 pm 		Gardner–Webb L 59–70  7–8
(2–1) 		Dedmon Center (733)
Radford, VA
01/07/2017
7:00 pm 		at Presbyterian W 76–63  8–8
(3–1) 		Templeton Center (251)
Clinton, SC
01/11/2017
7:30 pm 		at Charleston Southern L 64–70  8–9
(3–2) 		CSU Field House (689)
North Charleston, SC
01/14/2017
4:30 pm 		Liberty L 64–71 OT 8–10
(3–3) 		Dedmon Center (1,425)
Radford, VA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm 		at Longwood W 72–60  9–10
(4–3) 		Willett Hall (1,318)
Farmville, VA
01/21/2017
12:00 pm, ASN 		High Point L 58–61  9–11
(4–4) 		Dedmon Center (1,511)
Radford, VA
01/26/2017
7:00 pm 		Campbell L 61–78  9–12
(4–5) 		Dedmon Center (2,203)
Radford, VA
01/28/2017
12:00 pm, ASN 		at UNC Asheville L 69–80  9–13
(4–6) 		Kimmel Arena (423)
Asheville, NC
02/01/2017
7:00 pm 		Winthrop L 65–81  9–14
(4–7) 		Dedmon Center (1,131)
Radford, VA
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, ASN 		at Liberty L 54–57  9–15
(4–8) 		Vines Center (3,022)
Lynchburg, VA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm 		Charleston Southern W 79–67  10–15
(5–8) 		Dedmon Center (1,178)
Radford, VA
02/11/2017
7:00 pm 		at High Point W 69–68 OT 11–15
(6–8) 		Millis Athletic Center (1,141)
High Point, NC
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Gardner–Webb L 59–70  11–16
(6–9) 		Paul Porter Arena (906)
Boiling Springs, NC
02/18/2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Longwood W 79–72  12–16
(7–9) 		Dedmon Center (1,783)
Radford, VA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm 		Presbyterian W 59–57  13–16
(8–9) 		Dedmon Center (1,448)
Radford, VA
02/25/2017
4:30 pm 		at Campbell L 58–61  13–17
(8–10) 		Gore Arena (1,979)
Buies Creek, NC
Big South tournament
03/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(6) vs. (3) Liberty
Quarterfinals 		W 56–52  14–17
 Winthrop Coliseum (729)
Rock Hill, SC
03/03/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		(6) vs. (7) Campbell
Semifinals 		L 50–66  14–18
 Winthrop Coliseum (3,008)
Rock Hill, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[1][2].

References

  1. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".
  2. ^ "2021-22 Radford Highlanders Schedule".