RU ATTEMPTS TO SNAP TWO-GAME SKID AT WINTHROP

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Radford will look to break its two-game losing streak Wednesday at Winthrop. The Highlanders (13-8, 3-3) remain a game behind Campbell in the Big South North Division standings and will try to climb back above the .500 mark in conference play. RU and the Eagles will tip at 7:00 p.m. from the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, S.C.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES
• Winthrop's last two wins have both come by a single point (at Coastal, 73-72 and vs. VMI, 58-57).
• Keon Moore averages 12.6 ppg to lead the team on the season. He is averaging 18.0 ppg in conference play.
• The Eagles are 12th in the Big South in field goal percentage at .429, but second in three-point percentage at .379.

SERIES NOTES
• Radford leads the all-time series, 32-31.
• RU is 12-16 in games played at Winthrop.
• The two teams split a pair of games that came down to the wire a year ago. RU won the regular season matchup at the Dedmon Center, 58-57. The Eagles won the Big South Tournament opening round game in Conway, S.C., 60-58 in overtime.

SHOOTING FOR NO. 600
• RU is going for its 600th win in program history (599-532 in 39+ years).

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.

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
• This lineup (R.J. Price, Ya Ya Anderson, Kyle Noreen, Javonte Green, and Brandon Holcomb) has started together 24 (14-10) times overall and 19 times (12-7) this season. The group did not start the George Washington and Central Penn games this season. Mike Jones has used three different starting lineups during the 2013-14 season.

MILESTONES
• Javonte Green became RU's 25th all-time 1,000-point scorer on December 30 vs. Houghton. He now has 1,132 points and 630 rebounds.
• R.J. Price became RU's 26th all-time 1,000-point scorer on January 15 vs. VMI. He now has 1,035 points.
• R.J. Price is also climbing the ranks in three-point field goals made. Now with 188 for his career, he moved into 7th place all-time at RU.
• Javonte Green has moved into the Top 10 at RU all-time. He currently has 630 career caroms, which is 10th place all-time.
• Javonte Green ranks 11th all-time at RU with 150 career steals.
• Javonte Green has 20 career double-doubles.

QUICK NOTES
• RU is 3-1 against NCAA Tournament teams from last year. (W vs. Liberty; W vs. North Carolina A&T; W vs. Florida Gulf Coast; L vs. UNLV).
• Prior to this season, RU had never recorded double-digit wins prior to Big South Conference play.
• Radford has matched its season win total (13) from a year ago.
• Kion Brown recorded his first career double-double at Hampton with 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds.

LAST FOUR GAMES
• Javonte Green recorded three straight double-double vs. VMI, Longwood, and Campbell before having that streak snapped vs. Coastal Carolina.
• Javonte Green set a career high with 4 blocked shots vs. Coastal Carolina.
• Javonte Green set a career high and posted the most rebounds in a Big South game this season with 19 vs. Longwood.
• Brandon Holcomb set a career high with 14 points vs. Longwood.
• Brandon Holcomb tied a career high with 4 blocked shots vs. Longwood.
• Kyle Noreen recorded back-to-back double-digit scoring games for the first time in his career (12 vs. VMI and 10 vs. Longwood).
• Rashun Davis set a career high with 25 points vs. VMI.
• Kyle Noreen set a career high with 12 points vs. VMI.
• Jalen Carethers tied a career high with 4 blocked shots vs. VMI.
• Brandon Holcomb tied a season high with 10 rebound vs. VMI.

ACCOLADES
• Javonte Green - 2013-14 Preseason All-Big South Second Team; 2012-13 All-Big South Second Team, becoming the first all-conference selection under Mike Jones.
• R.J. Price - 2013 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic all-tournament team.
• Javonte Green - College Sports Madness Big South Player of the Week (12/30).
• Javonte Green - Choice Hotels Big South Player of the Week (01/02).
• Javonte Green - Choice Hotels Co-Big South Player of the Week (01/21).

SERIES HISTORY vs. WINTHROP
Overall: Radford leads the series 32-31
Breakdown: at RU 18-10; at Winthrop 12-16; Neutral 2-5
Big South Tournament: 2-7
Jones vs. Winthrop: 1-3
RU Streak: Lost 1

RADFORD IN THE SERIES
03/05/13   ^ at Conway, S.C.   L   58-60 (ot)
01/26/13   at Radford   W   58-57
02/02/12   at Radford   L   63-67
01/05/12   at Rock Hill   L   54-70
02/01/11   at Radford   (vacated) *   67-66
01/20/11   at Rock Hill   L   58-74
03/04/10   ^ at Conway, S.C.   L   46-61
02/27/10   at Radford   W   54-52
12/03/09   at Rock Hill   W   61-59
02/02/09   at Rock Hill   W   59-55
12/06/08   at Radford   W   73-52
03/04/08   ^ at Rock Hill   L   45-76
02/16/08   at Rock Hill   L   59-74
01/19/08   at Radford   L   59-77
02/10/07   at Rock Hill   L   58-77
01/20/07   at Radford   L   59-62
02/11/06   at Rock Hill   L   44-71
01/14/06   at Radford   L   75-90
02/16/05   at Radford   L   55-65
01/15/05   at Rock Hill   L   54-74
02/07/04   at Radford   L   52-73
01/05/04   at Rock Hill   L   76-78 (ot)
02/05/03   at Rock Hill   L   61-82
01/03/03   at Radford   W   64-55
02/09/02   at Rock Hill   W   72-64
01/09/02   at Radford   W   69-48
03/03/01   ^ at Roanoke, Va.   L   65-67 (ot)
02/09/01   at Rock Hill   L   65-85
01/24/01   at Radford   W   59-54
02/09/00   at Rock Hill   L   78-81
01/15/00   at Radford   W   55-52
02/27/99   ^ at Asheville, N.C.   L   74-86
02/17/99   at Radford   W   57-53
01/09/99   at Rock Hill   L   56-70
02/09/98   at Rock Hill   W   82-60
01/21/98   at Radford   W   88-54
02/10/97   at Radford   W   88-74
01/22/97   at Rock Hill   L   75-85
02/10/96   at Rock Hill   W   92-82
01/13/96   at Radford   L   66-70
02/09/95   at Rock Hill   W   74-71
01/11/95   at Radford   W   92-73
02/09/94   at Radford   W   78-64
01/12/94   at Rock Hill   W   91-68
03/04/93   ^ at Charleston, S.C.   L   69-87
02/20/93   at Rock Hill   W   98-87
02/06/93   at Radford   W   107-88
03/05/92   at Anderson, S.C.   W   80-54
02/24/92   at Rock Hill   W   80-66
02/17/92   at Radford   W   94-67
02/11/91   at Radford   W   76-50
01/14/91   at Rock Hill   W   80-78 (ot)
02/12/90   at Rock Hill   L   70-72
01/15/90   at Radford   L   68-70
02/13/89   at Rock Hill   L   54-60
01/16/89   at Radford   W   63-58
03/05/88   ^ at Rock Hill   L   56-71
02/15/88   at Radford   L   56-58
01/18/88   at Rock Hill   W   47-46 (ot)
02/26/87   ^ at Savannah, Ga.   W   71-69
01/28/87   at Rock Hill   W   62-59
01/19/87   at Radford   W   72-64
01/30/86   at Radford   L   60-65
01/19/85   at Radford   W   68-49

* Radford vacated victory
^ Big South Conference Tournament game

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