CORPUS CHRISTI COASTAL CLASSIC PLAY BEGINS SUNDAY INSIDE DEDMON CENTER

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Radford's next four games will be played as part of the Corpus Christi Coastal Classic, and that stretch begins Sunday at home inside the Dedmon Center against Catawba. The Highlanders (1-2) and Indians (2-2) will tip off at 3:00 p.m. in the second home game of the season for RU.

This will be the first meeting between Radford and Catawba. Catawba is a member of the South Atlantic Conference and an NCAA Division II affiliate. The Highlanders have won 29 straight games and are 59-6 all-time against non-NCAA Division I opponents.

SCOUTING THE INDIANS
Catawba comes into Sunday's game having defeated Mars Hill on Saturday, 83-70. Prior to that win, the Indians had dropped their last two contests. The Indians opened the season with a win over Francis Marion, and then lost back-to-back games to UNC Pembroke and Wingate. Rakeem Brown (19.3 ppg) and K.J. Arrington (17.8) lead the team in scoring. Arrington also leads the team in rebounding (8.0), and Brown averages a team-high 4.7 assists per game.

THE HIGHLANDERS
Radford won its 12th straight home opener Thursday over Howard. Javonte Green leads the Big South in rebounding at 10.3 per game. He is also averaging 15.3 points per game, which is ninth in the league. R.J. Price has scored in double figures in back-to-back games, including a team-high 14 in the win over the Bison. Taj Owens set a career high with 11 points in his first career double digit scoring effort. Brandon Holcomb ranks second in the Big South with 2.3 blocks per game.

ON THE AIR
Each RU 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. The live stream can also be heard world-wide on www.radfordathletics.com.

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