RU OPENS HOLIDAY BREAK WEDNESDAY ON THE ROAD AT CHARLOTTE

RADFORD, Va. - After 11 days off to take final exams and complete the fall semester, the Radford men's basketball team hits the hardwood Wednesday at Charlotte. The Highlanders will be looking to climb back above .500 on the season and snap a two-game losing streak when the tip goes up at 7:30 p.m. at Halton Arena.

THE SERIES
♦ This will be the third straight season these two teams have played one another. Charlotte leads the overall series 2-0. The 49ers opened the series at home with a 73-52 win in the 2010-11 season, and last year Charlotte defeated RU, 57-49, inside the Dedmon Center.
♦ Radford is 2-9 all-time vs. teams from the Atlantic 10 Conference (Charlotte 0-2; Duquesne 1-5; Richmond 1-2). The Highlanders are 6-29 all-time against the current A-10 membership (Butler 0-1; Charlotte 0-2; Duquesne 1-5; Richmond 2-16; VCU 3-5).

RU SPORTS RADIO NETWORK • BIG SOUTH NETWORK
♦ Each Radford men's basketball game can be heard live in the New River Valley on the RU Sports Radio Network on the flagship, WRVU 89.9-FM and on the commercial affiliate, WBLB 1340-AM. The stream can also be heard world-wide on www.radfordathletics.com. Rick Watson handle the play-by-play for the Highlanders. Former Highlander Stephen Barber is the color analyst for home games, while Tom Galbraith adds color commentary for RU road games.
♦ All home games are video streamed live on the Big South Network. The BSN is available at www.radfordathletics.com.

SCOUTING THE 49ERS
♦ Charlotte is off to its best start in school history boasting a 10-1 record. The 49ers won their first nine games of the season, which was a school record, before falling at Miami (Fla.). They rebounded from the loss with a 66-52 win at Kennesaw State on Sunday.
♦ Chris Baswell leads one of the most balanced offensive attacks the Highlanders will see this season with a 13.4 ppg average. The 49ers don't have another player above double digits in scoring, but have eight players that score more than five points per game.
♦ Baswell also leads the team in rebounding (6.9 rpg) and blocked shots (9). Pierria Henry averages a team-high 3.6 assist and 2.6 steals per game.
♦ As a team, the 49ers are holding their opponents to just .373 shooting from the field.
♦ Charlotte is 5-0 at home this season.

STATS NUGGETS
♦ Kion Brown set a career/season high with 9 rebounds vs. William & Mary.
♦ Rashun Davis set a career/season high with 6 rebounds vs. William & Mary.
♦ Ya Ya Anderson set a career/season high with 4 made three-pointers vs. William & Mary.
♦ Javonte Green leads the Big South Conference in steals per game at 2.6.
♦ Javonte Green leads the Big South Conference in field goal percentage at .558 (53-95).
♦ Blake Smith has moved into fourth all-time in RU history with 169 career steals.

INDIVIDUAL BIG SOUTH STATS RANKINGS
♦ Javonte Green -- Field goal percentage (.558) [1st]; Steals per game (2.6 spg) [1st]; Scoring (13.6 ppg) [13th]; Rebounding (7.2 rpg) [8th]; Blocked shots (0.7 bpg) [13th].
♦ R.J. Price -- 3-point field goals made (2.7 fgg) [2nd]; 3-point field goal percentage (.351) [5th]; Scoring (13.1 ppg) [16th].
♦ Brandon Holcomb -- Blocks per game (0.9 bpg) [Tie 8th].
♦ Blake Smith -- Steals per game (1.8 spg) [Tie 12th].

TEAM BIG SOUTH STATS RANKINGS
♦ Scoring (69.4 ppg) [7th]; Scoring margin (+2.2) [5th]; Scoring defense (67.4) [5th]
♦ FG percent (.425) [9th]; 3-pt FG percent (.344) [2nd]; FT percent (.623) [11th]
♦ FG percent defense (.451) [9th]; 3-pt FG percent defense (.343) [6th]
♦ Rebound margin (Even) [7th]; Turnover margin (+3.3) [2nd]
♦ Assists (11.7 apg) [11th]; Blocks (3.0 bpg) [Tie 7th]; Steals (10.2 spg) [1st]

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