RADFORD TO PLAY AT VMI IN FIRST ROUND OF BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT

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RADFORD, Va. -- Just hours after concluding the regular season, Radford learned it will travel up I-81 to take on seventh-seeded VMI in the opening round of the 2012 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament on Monday evening at Cameron Hall. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

The winner of tonight's first-round match up will advance to face second-seeded Coastal Carolina on quarterfinal Wednesday at 12 p.m. in Asheville, N.C.

Coming off a 65-59 setback in its regular season finale over the weekend, Radford enters as the 10^th seed with an overall record of 6-25.

The Highlanders are led by 2012 Big South all-freshman selections R.J. Price and Javonte Green. Price is averaging 11.0 points and 3.7 assists, while Green is contributing 10.4 points and a team-best 6.7 rebounds per game.

The league office also honored Tolga Cerrah Sunday as the red-shirt sophomore was named Scholar Athlete of the Year.

VMI won both meetings with the Highlanders earlier this season. The Keydets edged Radford, 80-76 (1/14/12) at Cameron Hall before holding off the Highlanders, 65-60 (1/26/12) at the Dedmon Center.

The Keydets, who are led by all-conference selection Stan Okoye (17.7 ppg / 7.1 rpg) and Keith Gabriel (18.1 ppg), enter 14-15 overall after suffering an 81-64 loss to Coastal Carolina on Saturday.

The two clubs have only met once in postseason play with the Highlanders defeating VMI, 108-94, in the 2009 Big South Championship at the Dedmon Center.

2012 BIG SOUTH MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

First Round - Monday, Feb. 27 (at home sites) - Big South Network
Game 1: No. 7 VMI hosts No. 10 Radford, 7:00 p.m.
Game 2: No. 8 High Point hosts No. 9 Gardner-Webb, 7:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals - Wednesday, Feb. 29 (at Kimmel Arena, Asheville, N.C.) - Big South Network
Game 3: No. 2 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 7/No. 10 winner, 12:00 p.m.
Game 4: No. 3 Campbell vs. No. 6 Winthrop, 2:00 p.m.
Game 5: No. 1 UNC Asheville hosts No. 8/No. 9 winner, 6:00 p.m.
Game 6: No. 4 Charleston Southern vs. No. 5 Liberty, 8:00 p.m.

Semifinals - Thursday, March 1 (at Kimmel Arena, Asheville, N.C.) - ESPNU
Game 7: Semifinals - Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 6:00 p.m.
Game 8: Semifinals - Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 8:00 p.m.

Championship - Saturday, March 3 (at highest remaining seed) - ESPN2
Game 9: Championship - Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 12:00 p.m.

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