2018–19 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

2018–19 Radford Highlanders men's basketball
Big South regular season co-champions
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record22–11 (12–4 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDedmon Center
Seasons
2018–19 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Campbell 12 – 4   .750 20 – 13   .606
Radford 12 – 4   .750 22 – 11   .667
Winthrop 10 – 6   .625 18 – 12   .600
Gardner–Webb † 10 – 6   .625 23 – 12   .657
High Point 9 – 7   .563 16 – 15   .516
Charleston Southern 9 – 7   .563 18 – 16   .529
Presbyterian 9 – 7   .563 20 – 16   .556
Hampton 9 – 7   .563 18 – 17   .514
Longwood 5 – 11   .313 16 – 18   .471
UNC Asheville 2 – 14   .125 4 – 27   .129
USC Upstate 1 – 15   .063 6 – 26   .188
† 2019 Big South tournament winner

The 2018–19 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by eighth-year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the season 23–13, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Longwood, Winthrop, and Liberty to become champions of the Big South tournament. The received the Big South's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated LIU Brooklyn in the First Four before losing in the first round to Villanova.

Roster

2018–19 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Devin Hutchinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 1 Carlik Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Cincinnati, Ohio
F 2 Tristan Owens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida
G 3 Cle'Von Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Williamsburg, Virginia
G 4 Josiah Jeffers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Burlington, North Carolina
G 5 Donald Hicks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Chesapeake, Virginia
G 10 Caleb Tanner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Floyd, Virginia
G 11 Travis Fields Jr. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Portsmouth, Virginia
G 12 John Caldwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Spartanburg, South Carolina
F 13 Leroy Butts IV 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Washington, D.C.
F 15 Devonnte Holland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Martinsville, Virginia
F/C 20 Mawdo Sallah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Latri Kunda, Gambia
C 22 Lewis Djonkam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Springfield, Virginia
G 23 Anias Saunders 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Culpeper, Virginia
F 24 Ed Polite, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Lanham, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Washington and Lee W 75–54 
Dedmon Center (653)
Radford, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Davis & Elkins W 91–57  1–0
 Dedmon Center (1,215)
Radford, VA
Nov 9, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UIC
Gotham Classic 		W 88–78  2–0
 Dedmon Center (1,477)
Radford, VA
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Notre Dame
Gotham Classic 		W 63–60  3–0
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,988)
South Bend, IN
Nov 17, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Duquesne
Gotham Classic 		L 64–69  3–1
 Palumbo Center (1,020)
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at William & Mary
Gotham Classic 		W 81–72  4–1
 Kaplan Arena (3,370)
Williamsburg, VA
Nov 26, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Glenville State W 102–69  5–1
 Dedmon Center (1,287)
Radford, VA
Nov 30, 2018*
7:00 pm, LHN 		at No. 17 Texas W 62–59  6–1
 Frank Erwin Center (8,137)
Austin, TX
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at James Madison L 66–73  6–2
 JMU Convocation Center (2,482)
Harrisonburg, VA
Dec 8, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Ohio L 69–78  6–3
 Convocation Center (5,974)
Athens, OH
Dec 15, 2018*
3:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Clemson L 66–74  6–4
 Littlejohn Coliseum (7,225)
Clemson, SC
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro L 58–65  6–5
 Greensboro, NC (2,059)
Greensboro, NC
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern W 80–68  7–5
 Dedmon Center (1,012)
Radford, VA
Dec 29, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Maryland L 64–78  7–6
 Xfinity Center (13,608)
College Park, MD
Jan 1, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mars Hill W 80–51  8–6
 Dedmon Center (893)
Radford, VA
Big South Conference regular season
Jan 5, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Longwood W 71–64  9–6
(1–0) 		Dedmon Center (1,411)
Radford, VA
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at USC Upstate W 79–72  10–6
(2–0) 		G. B. Hodge Center (394)
Spartanburg, SC
Jan 12, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Presbyterian W 79–77  11–6
(3–0) 		Dedmon Center (959)
Radford, VA
Jan 17, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		Gardner–Webb W 75–58  12–6
(4–0) 		Dedmon Center (1,315)
Radford, VA
Jan 19, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Asheville W 71–63  13–6
(5–0) 		Kimmel Arena (2,314)
Asheville, NC
Jan 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Longwood W 72–59  14–6
(6–0) 		Willett Hall (1,642)
Farmville, VA
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Charleston Southern W 86–78  15–6
(7–0) 		Dedmon Center (2,107)
Radford, VA
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Campbell L 67–68  15–7
(7–1) 		Dedmon Center (2,208)
Radford, VA
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Winthrop W 80–61  16–7
(8–1) 		Winthrop Coliseum (2,681)
Rock Hill, SC
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Hampton W 101–98  17–7
(9–1) 		Hampton Convocation Center (6,523)
Hampton, VA
Feb 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		High Point W 69–66  18–7
(10–1) 		Dedmon Center (1,610)
Radford, VA
Feb 16, 2019
5:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Charleston Southern L 52–53  18–8
(10–2) 		CSU Field House (787)
North Charleston, SC
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Winthrop W 87–81  19–8
(11–2) 		Dedmon Center (2,072)
Radford, VA
Feb 23, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hampton L 71–74  19–9
(11–3) 		Dedmon Center (2,704)
Radford, VA
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at High Point W 72–54  20–9
(12–3) 		Millis Center (1,241)
High Point, NC
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Campbell W 64–62  20–10
(12–4) 		Gore Arena (3,351)
Buies Creek, NC
Big South tournament
Mar 7, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		(2) vs. (7) Presbyterian
Quarterfinals 		W 84–76  21–10
 Gore Arena (1,460)
Buies Creek, NC
Mar 8, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (6) Charleston Southern
Semifinals 		W 63–54  22–10
 Gore Arena (3,090)
Buies Creek, NC
Mar 10, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN 		(2) (4) Gardner–Webb
Championship game 		L 65–76  22–11
 Dedmon Center (2,772)
Radford, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Source[1].
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule".