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RADFORD BEGINS TWO-GAME SOUTH CAROLINA ROAD SWING IN CHARLESTON

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Radford (14-9, 4-4) faces an important matchup Wednesday night on the road at the defending regular season Big South champions, Charleston Southern (10-11, 4-4). The Highlanders and the Buccaneers are set to tip at 7:30 p.m. from the Buc Dome in North Charleston, S.C.

SERIES NOTES
• Radford leads the all-time series, 41-25.
• In their 40-year history, the Highlanders have played more games against the Buccaneers than any other team. The series dates back to the 1984-85 season.
• Radford is 14-14 all-time in games played at Charleston Southern. RU has dropped three straight games at the Buc Dome.
• Charleston Southern has won five straight games in the series. The last victory for Radford came in the 2010 Big South Tournament quarterfinals in Conway, S.C., 64-61.

SCOUTING THE BUCCANEERS
• Charleston Southern enters the game at 10-11 overall and 4-4 in the Big South. The Bucs are 7-4 at home.
• Saah Nimley leads the team with a 13.7 ppg average and a 5.2 apg average. Five players average in double figures.
• Paul Gombwer leads the team at 6.4 rebounds per game.


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.


MILESTONES
• Javonte Green became RU's 25th all-time 1,000-point scorer on December 30 vs. Houghton. He now has 1,162 points and 645 rebounds.
• R.J. Price became RU's 26th all-time 1,000-point scorer on January 15 vs. VMI. He now has 1,070 points.
• R.J. Price is also climbing the ranks in three-point field goals made. Now with 190 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 645 career caroms, which is 10th place all-time.
• Javonte Green ranks 11th all-time at RU with 152 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 surpassed (14) 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.

TRENDING DATA
• For the second time in the span, the Highlanders shot over 90 percent from the free throw line at Winthrop (19-21, .905). RU leads the league in conference play at 82 percent from the charity stripe.
• Jalen Carethers set a career high with 16 points vs. Gardner-Webb.
• R.J. Price set a career high with 7 rebounds vs. Gardner-Webb.
• Ya Ya Anderson set a career high for minutes played vs. Gardner-Webb with 39.
• The Highlanders set a season high with 10 blocked shots vs. Gardner-Webb. Javonte Green, Brandon Holcomb, and Jalen Carethers each had 3 blocks.
• Radford tied a season low with only 8 turnovers vs. Gardner-Webb.

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
• This lineup (R.J. Price, Ya Ya Anderson, Kyle Noreen, Javonte Green, and Brandon Holcomb) has started together 26 (15-11) times overall and 21 times (13-8) 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.

SERIES HISTORY vs. Charleston Southern
Overall: Radford leads 41-25        
Big South Tournament: Radford leads 6-3    
Breakdown: at RU 23-8; at CSU 14-14; Neutral 4-3    
Jones vs. Charleston Southern: 0-3    
RU Streak: Lost 5     
      

RADFORD IN THE SERIES
01/05/13    at Radford    L    74-81
02/25/12    at Radford    L    59-65
12/01/11    at Charleston    L    73-83
01/29/11    at Radford    L    62-70
01/02/11    at Charleston    L    58-73
03/02/10    ^ at Conway, S.C.    W    64-61
02/11/10    at Radford    W    61-58 ot
01/16/10    at Charleston    L    55-70
02/16/09    at Charleston    W    80-71
01/05/09    at Radford    W    82-53
02/09/08    at Radford    W    78-69
01/14/08    at Charestlon    L    74-90
02/03/07    at Charleston    L    70-84
01/15/07    at Radford    W    61-53
02/13/06    at Radford    W    81-76
01/23/06    at Charleston    W    80-71
02/05/05    at Charleston    W    66-56
01/10/05    at Radford    L    60-67
02/14/04    at Charleston    L    46-71
01/26/04    at Radford    W    71-70
03/04/03    ^ at Radford    W    65-62
02/17/03    at Radford    W    59-57
01/25/03    at Charleston    L    64-81
02/02/02    at Radford    W    70-52
01/14/02    at Charleston    L    63-74
03/02/01    ^ at Roanoke, Va.    W    65-62
02/03/01    at Charleston    W     61-59
01/15/01    at Radford    W    74-71
02/11/00    at Radford    W    78-64
01/22/00    at Charleston    W    82-75
02/08/99    at Charleston    W    79-76
01/16/99    at Radford    W    92-75
02/25/98    ^ at Radford    W    75-68
02/14/98    at Radford    W    83-70
01/26/98    at Charleston    W    82-76
02/15/97    at Charleston    W    76-71
01/28/97    at Radford    L    73-79
02/29/96    ^ at Lynchburg, Va.    L    52-55
02/19/96    at Radford    L    85-87 ot
01/22/96    at Charleston    L    75-80
02/20/95    at Charleston    L    65-76
01/23/95    at Radford    L    79-82
02/21/94    at Radford    W    83-78
01/24/94    at Charleston    L    71-75
02/01/93    at Charleston    W    71-60
01/09/93    at Radford    W    95-70
03/06/92    ^ at Anderson, S.C.    L    83-88
02/10/92    at Charleston    W    84-76
01/13/92    at Radford    W    69-64
02/28/91    ^ at Anderson, S.C.    W    75-70
02/14/91    at Charleston    W    82-69
01/08/91    at Radford    W    86-75
02/17/90    at Radford    W    70-61
01/06/90    at Charleston    W    77-71
02/18/89    at Radford    W    97-93 ot
01/07/89    at Charleston    W    66-65
03/04/88    ^ at Rock Hill, S.C.    W    91-82 ot
02/20/88    at Charleston    L    76-79
01/09/88    at Radford    W    78-75
02/27/87    ^ Savannah, Ga.    L    70-91
02/21/87    at Radford    W    92-91
01/05/87    at Charleston    L    73-86
02/06/86    at Charleston    L    64-77
01/18/86    at Radford    L    63-75
02/07/85    at Charleston    W    70-68 ot
01/30/85    at Radford    W    69-68

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