MEN'S BASKETBALL RETURNS HOME TO DEDMON ON WEDNESDAY

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After a 2-1 road swing through New York and Blacksburg, Radford returns home Wednesday to the Dedmon Center for the first time in nearly three weeks to face Central Penn. The Highlanders and Knights are set to tip at 7:00 p.m.

SERIES NOTES
• This will be the third meeting all-time with the Knights. The two teams have played each other in each of Mike Jones' seasons as head coach of the Highlanders. Radford leads the series, 2-0, with an average margin of victory at 28.0 points.

RU SPORTS RADIO NETWORK
• Each Radford men's basketball game can be heard live in the New River Valley on the RU Sports Radio Network on the campus flagship, WRVU 89.9-FM and on the commercial affiliate, SuperSports 101.7-FM. Rick Watson handles the play-by-play for the Highlanders.

SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS
• Pending a home game vs. Valley Forge Military Academy on Tuesday night, Central Penn is 4-2 on the season.
• The Knights are led by Devon Dorsey, who averages 23.2 points and 10.0 rebound per game.
• Andre Battle (16.0), Tyree Tucker (12.4), and Maalik Rochester (12.4) also average double figures scoring.
• Dorsey had 23 points and 16 rebounds against RU last year.

RU vs. NON-DIVISION I SCHOOLS
• Radford has won 27 straight games against non-Division I teams. The last non-Division I team to defeat the Highlanders was Concord in the opening game of the 1997-98 season, 104-86.
• In all, since transitioning to Division I in the 1984-85 season, Radford is 57-6 against non-Division I opponents.
• Mike Jones is 6-0 against non-Division I opponents.

MILESTONES
• With 8 rebounds at Binghamton, Javonte Green surpassed 500 for his career. He now has 513.
• Countdown to 1,000 career points: Javonte Green needs 107 (893), R.J. Price needs 165 (835).

QUICK NOTES
• Javonte Green ranks 6th all-time at RU with 195 career offensive rebounds.
• Javonte Green ranks tied for fourth all-time at Radford with a career rebounding average of 7.4 per game.
• R.J. Price ranks 8th all-time in career three-point field goals made with 156.
• Radford is 6-3 in its last 9 games at the Dedmon Center.

HARD TO BELIEVE STAT
• Jalen Carethers has 19 career steals in his first two years as a Highlander. They have all come one at a time in 19 different games.

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