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CONWAY, S.C. - Radford (20-11) begins play Wednesday afternoon in the VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Tournament against Presbyterian (6-25) in the second game of the opening day of men's play at the HTC Center on the Coastal Carolina campus. The Highlanders and the Blue Hose are scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
SERIES NOTES
• Radford leads the all-time series, 7-5.
• These two teams have never met in the Big South Tournament or on a neutral floor.
• Last season's victory at the Dedmon Center by the Highlanders snapped a four-game winning streak by the Blue Hose in the series. Radford won this season's matchup in Clinton, 83-66.
BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT NOTES
• Radford has dropped three straight tournament games over four seasons.
• Radford is 16-16 all-time in neutral site matchups.
• Radford is 8-10 all-time when the tournament is played in South Carolina.
• Radford is 0-2 in tournament games played at Coastal Carolina.
EARLIER MATCHUP VS. PC
• Radford overcame a Presbyterian one-point lead at the half to post an 83-66 win on the road.
MILESTONES
• Javonte Green became RU's 26th all-time 1,000-point scorer on December 30 vs. Houghton. He now has 1,321 points (8th all-time at RU) and 725 rebounds (8th all-time at RU).
• Javonte Green ranks 5th all-time at RU with 171 career steals.
• R.J. Price became RU's 27th all-time 1,000-point scorer on January 15 vs. VMI. He now has 1,168 points (18th all-time at RU).
• R.J. Price is also climbing the ranks in three-point field goals made. Now with 211 for his career, he is in 5th place all-time at RU.
• R.J. Price ranks tied for 7th all-time at RU with 282 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 this season.
INDIVIDUAL QUICK NOTES
• Javonte Green had his 14-game streak of double figure scoring snapped against Campbell (9 points).
• R.J. Price has 5 games scoring at least 20 points this season, including 2 of his last 5 games (28 at Longwood; 24 vs. Campbell).
• R.J. Price and Brandon Holcomb are the only players to start all 31 games.
• 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).
SERIES HISTORY vs. PRESBYTERIAN
Overall: Radford leads the series 7-5
Breakdown: at RU 4-2; at PC 3-3; Neutral 0-0
Big South Tournament: Never Met
Jones vs. Presbyterian: 2-2
RU Streak: Won 2
RADFORD IN THE SERIES
02/08/14 at Clinton W 83-66
02/09/13 at Radford W 76-65
02/23/12 at Radford L 64-77
12/03/11 at Clinton L 64-72
02/15/11 at Radford L 49-52
01/22/11 at Clinton L 61-67
02/25/10 at Radford W 75-58
12/05/09 at Clinton W 61-57
02/07/09 at Radford W 78-61
01/03/09 at Clinton W 65-55
12/01/07 at Clinton L 60-62
11/14/07 at Radford W 68-54
RADFORD IN THE BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT
RU Overall: 22-25 all-time in the Big South Tournament
Breakdown: at RU 4-1; at Opponent 2-8; Neutral 16-16
Jones in BSC Tournament: 0-2
RU Streak: Lost 3
ALL-TIME RESULTS
Date - RU seed Opponent Site Result
03/05/13 - #4N vs. Winthrop (a) L 58-60 (ot)
02/27/12 - #10 at VMI L 53-55
03/04/10 Winthrop at RU L 46-61
03/02/10 - #2 Charleston Southern at RU W 64-61 (ot)
03/07/09 VMI at RU W 108-94
03/05/09 UNC Asheville at RU W 94-86
03/03/09 - #1 High Point at RU W 82-58
03/04/08 - #7 at Winthrop L 45-76
02/27/07 - #7 at High Point L 73-90
02/28/06 - #5 at High Point L 84-87
03/01/05 - #5 at Birmingham-Southern L 40-69
03/02/04 - #5 at Coastal Carolina L 62-67
03/08/03 vs. UNC Asheville (b) L 71-85
03/07/03 at Liberty W 55-52
03/04/03 - #6 at Charleston Southern W 65-62
03/01/02 vs. High Point (c) L 70-72 (ot)
02/28/02 - #3 vs. Coastal Carolina (c) W 81-66
03/03/01 vs. Winthrop (c) L 65-67 (ot)
03/02/01 - #1 vs. Charleston Southern (c) W 65-62
03/03/00 - #1 vs. UNC Asheville (d) L 71-78
02/27/99 vs. Winthrop (d) L 74-86
02/26/99 - #2 vs. UNC Asheville (d) W 92-79
02/28/98 vs. UNC Asheville (b) W 63-61
02/27/98 vs. UMBC (b) W 88-69
02/25/98 - #2 vs. Charleston Southern (b) W 75-68
02/28/97 at Liberty L 73-85
02/26/97 - #3 vs. UNC Greensboro (b) W 78-76
02/29/96 - #5 vs. Charleston Southern (b) L 52-55
03/04/95 vs. UNC Greensboro (b) L 59-71
03/03/95 - #4 vs. UNC Asheville (b) W 63-47
03/06/94 vs. Campbell (e) L 61-72
03/04/94 - #3 vs. UMBC (e) W 81-78
03/05/93 vs. Winthrop (e) L 69-87
03/04/93 - #5 vs. Liberty (e) W 73-69
03/06/92 vs. Charleston Southern (f) L 83-88
03/05/92 - #1 vs. Winthrop (f) W 80-54
03/01/91 vs. Augusta (f) L 56-69
02/28/91 - #2 vs Charleston Southern (f) W 75-70
03/02/90 vs. UNC Asheville (g) L 72-78
03/01/90 - #7 vs. Campbell (g) W 68-44
03/02/89 - #5 vs UNC Asheville (g) L 58-62
03/05/88 at Winthrop L 56-71
03/04/88 vs. Charleston Southern (g) W 91-82 (ot)
03/03/88 - #3 vs. Augusta (g) W 96-82
02/27/87 vs. Charleston Southern (h) L 70-91
02/26/87 - #4 vs. Winthrop (h) W 71-69
03/03/86 - #4 vs. UNC Asheville (h) L 62-64
(a) HTC Center, Conway, S.C.; (b) Vines Center, Lynchburg, Va.; (c) Roanoke, Va. Civic Center; (d) Asheville, N.C. Civic Center; (e) North Charleston, S.C. Coliseum; (f) Civic Center of Anderson, S.C.; (g) Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill, S.C.; (h) Savannah, Ga. Civic Center
