CBI OPENING ROUND TILT WEDNESDAY AT OREGON STATE

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Radford (21-12) enters postseason play for the first time since 2009 Wednesday when it faces a road test at Oregon State (16-15) in the opening round of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Tip is set for 10:00 p.m. (ET) at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore.

SERIES NOTES
• Radford and Oregon State have never met prior to this matchup.
• The Highlanders are 0-2 all-time vs. current Pac-12 member schools and 0-1 against the league teams while holding membership.
• RU lost at Colorado when it was a member of the Big XII in the 2004-05 season, 74-58.
• RU lost vs. Washington State in the John Thompson Classic in Milwaukee, Wis. in the 2006-07 season, 84-67.
• RU is 1-0 vs. teams from Oregon (Portland, W 80-74 in 2000-01).

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Oregon State is 16-15 and posted an 8-10 mark in the Pac-12
• The 16 wins are more than it finished with in 20 of the past 23 seasons and the 8-10 conference mark equals the best record since 1993
• Four of those conference wins came against NCAA Tournament teams - UCLA, Arizona State, Oregon, and Stanford
• Individually, second-team All-Pac-12 pick Roberto Nelson leads the league in scoring (20.5 ppg), Devon Collier leads the league in field goal percentage (.606), and freshman Hallice Cooke is among the leaders in three-point percentage (.458).

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.

POSTSEASON NUMBERS
• Radford is 2-5 all-time in postseason games.
• Radford is 2-2 all-time in postseason road games.
• Radford is 0-2 all-time in NCAA Division I postseason appearances.
   1980 • W at Virginia State, 87-76 (NAIA District 19 Playoffs)
   1980 • L at Norfolk State, 72-63 (NAIA District 19 Playoffs)
   1981 • W at Virginia State, 88-78 (NAIA District 19 Playoffs)
   1981 • L at Norfolk State, 95-71 (NAIA District 19 Playoffs)
   1982 • L vs. Hampton, 72-56 (NAIA District 19 Playoffs)
   1998 • L vs. Duke, 99-63 (NCAA Tournament)
   2009 • L vs. North Carolina, 101-58 (NCAA Tournament)

JAVONTE GREEN MILESTONES
• Javonte Green became RU's 26th all-time 1,000-point scorer on December 30 vs. Houghton. He now has 1,350 points (7th all-time at RU) and 741 rebounds (7th all-time at RU).
• Javonte Green ranks 5th all-time at RU with 175 career steals.
• Green is the first All-Big South selection in the Mike Jones era. He earned second-team honors a year ago as a sophomore.
• Radford was the only Division I school to recruit him for basketball out of Brunswick High.
• Green is only the second player in school history to record over 1,300 career points (1,350) and 740 rebounds (741).

R.J. PRICE MILESTONES
• R.J. Price became RU's 27th all-time 1,000-point scorer on January 15 vs. VMI. He now has 1,198 points (15th all-time at RU).
• R.J. Price is also climbing the ranks in three-point field goals made. Now with 217 for his career, he is in 5th place all-time at RU.
• R.J. Price ranks 7th all-time at RU with 286 career assists.

TEAM QUICK NOTES
• Radford reached 20 wins during the regular season for the first time since the 1993-94 season.
• Radford is assured of its 29th winning season out of 40 years as a program.
• Radford completed its 16th winning season in Big South play at 10-6 (30 seasons).
• RU is 4-1 against NCAA Tournament teams from last year. (W,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 (10 wins this season).
• Radford was 6-2 on the road in Big South play and is 8-7 overall this season.
• For the second straight season, RU increased its win total by at least seven games: the Highlanders won six games in Mike Jones' first season in 2010-11 and 13 in 2012-13
• The 21 wins are the most for any team in the Big South (tied with Coastal Carolina).

INDIVIDUAL QUICK NOTES
• Kion Brown tied a career high with 14 points vs. UNC Asheville in the Big South Tournament.
• Brandon Holcomb (sprained toe) missed two starts in the Big South Tournament.
• Ya Ya Anderson set a career high with 3 steals vs. UNC Asheville in the Big South Tournament.
• Rashun Davis had 22 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, and a career high 3 steals off the bench vs. UNC Asheville in the Big South Tournament.
• Jalen Carethers tied a career high with 8 rebounds vs. Presbyterian in the Big South Tournament.
• Ya Ya Anderson's 9 three-pointers vs. Central Penn is the highest single-game total in the Big South this season.
• Javonte Green leads the Big South in steals per game (2.0).

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