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ASHEVILLE AWAITS IN FRIDAY'S BIG SOUTH QUARTERFINAL
3/6/2014 4:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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CONWAY, S.C. - After advancing in the Big South Tournament for the first time in the Mike Jones era with a 78-73 win over Presbyterian on Wednesday, the Radford men's basketball team will face the No. 2 seed from the South Division, UNC Asheville, in the second of four quarterfinals Friday at the HTC Center. Tip is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT NOTES
• Radford is 23-25 all-time in the Big South Tournament.
• Radford is 17-17 all-time in neutral site matchups.
• Radford is 9-10 all-time when the tournament is played in South Carolina.
• Radford is 1-3 in tournament games played at Coastal Carolina (1-1 at HTC Center).
• Radford won Big South Tournament titles in 1998 and 2009.
• Radford has five wins in tournament history as the lower seed
1988 • (3) Radford def. (2) Charleston Southern, 91-82 (ot)
1993 • (5) Radford def. (4) Liberty, 73-69
1998 • (2) Radford def. (1) UNC Asheville, 63-61
2003 • (6) Radford def. (3) Charleston Southern, 65-62
2003 • (6) Radford def. (2) Liberty, 55-52
SERIES NOTES
• Asheville leads the all-time series 32-31.
• Asheville leads the series in Big South Tournament play, 5-4.
• Asheville is 4-1 all-time against Radford in neutral site games.
• Radford snapped a 6-game losing streak to the Bulldogs on Feb. 13 with a 102-92 victory at the Dedmon Center.
• RU and UNCA have twice met in the title game (1998, 2003).
EARLIER MATCHUP VS. ASHEVILLE
• Both teams were snowed in at the Dedmon Center when 22 inches of snow in Radford forced officials to close the nationally-televised game to the public.
Rashun Davis and Ya Ya Anderson both scored 21 points to lead RU to a 102-92 win.
MILESTONES
• Javonte Green became RU's 26th all-time 1,000-point scorer on December 30 vs. Houghton. He now has 1,337 points (7th all-time at RU) and 734 rebounds (8th all-time at RU).
• Javonte Green ranks 5th all-time at RU with 172 career steals.
• R.J. Price became RU's 27th all-time 1,000-point scorer on January 15 vs. VMI. He now has 1,183 points (16th all-time at RU).
• R.J. Price is also climbing the ranks in three-point field goals made. Now with 214 for his career, he is in 5th place all-time at RU.
• R.J. Price ranks 7th all-time at RU with 285 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 and is 3-0 in neutral site games.
INDIVIDUAL QUICK NOTES
• Jalen Carethers tied a career high with 8 rebounds vs. Presbyterian in the opening round.
• R.J. Price is the only player to start all 32 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 (1.94).
SERIES HISTORY vs. UNC Asheville
Overall: Asheville leads 32-31
Big South Tournament: Asheville leads 5-4
Breakdown: at RU 20-9; at UNCA 10-19; Neutral 1-4
Jones vs. UNCA: 1-3
RU Streak: Won 1
RADFORD IN THE SERIES
02/13/14 at Radford W 102-92
01/12/13 at Asheville L 61-79
02/11/12 at Asheville L 62-88
01/02/12 at Radford L 56-66
02/26/11 at Asheville L 58-81
12/02/10 at Radford L 50-70
01/31/10 at Asheville L 84-92
01/02/10 at Radford W 82-74
03/05/09 ^ at Radford W 94-86
02/14/09 at Asheville W 66-65
01/10/09 at Radford W 98-88 (ot)
02/20/08 at Radford W 62-53
01/23/08 at Asheville L 63-82
02/17/07 at Asheville L 68-78
01/18/07 at Radford L 67-77
02/04/06 at Asheville L 57-64
01/04/06 at Radford L 80-87
02/26/05 at Radford W 91-75
01/25/05 at Asheville L 72-75
01/31/04 at Asheville L 62-76
01/10/04 at Radford W 73-58
03/07/03 ^ Lynchburg, Va. L 71-85
02/13/03 at Asheville L 68-75
01/11/03 at Radford W 74-68
01/30/02 at Asheville L 71-80
01/06/02 at Radford L 60-74
02/14/01 at Radford W 83-80
01/20/01 at Asheville L 73-83
03/03/00 ^ at Asheville L 71-78
02/05/00 at Asheville W 80-74
01/20/00 at Radford W 92-79
02/26/99 ^ at Asheville W 92-79
02/01/99 at Asheville W 101-94 (ot)
01/13/99 at Radford L 70-79
02/28/98 ^ at Radford W 63-61
02/07/98 at Radford W 91-87
01/08/98 at Asheville L 50-53
02/08/97 at Asheville W 87-79
01/09/97 at Radford L 56-63
02/24/96 at Asheville W 77-74
01/27/96 at Radford L 56-74
03/03/95 ^ at Lynchburg, Va. W 63-47
02/11/95 at Asheville W 67-65
01/30/95 at Radford W 71-68
02/12/94 at Radford W 69-52
01/31/94 at Asheville W 70-43
01/23/93 at Radford W 81-62
01/18/93 at Asheville L 69-72
02/29/92 at Asheville L 76-79
01/25/92 at Radford W 81-68
02/23/91 at Asheville W 97-67
01/21/91 at Radford W 86-73
03/02/90 ^ at Rock Hill, S.C. L 72-78
02/24/90 at Radford L 65-75
01/22/90 at Asheville L 72-78
03/02/89 ^ at Rock Hill, S.C. L 58-62
02/25/89 at Asheville L 76-105
01/23/89 at Radford W 87-75
02/25/88 at Radford W 83-81
01/25/88 at Asheville W 69-62
02/09/87 at Asheville L 74-80
01/26/87 at Radford W 76-63
03/03/86 ^ at Savannah, Ga. L 62-64
^ Big South Tournament games
RADFORD IN THE BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT
RU Overall: 23-25 all-time in the Big South Tournament
Breakdown: at RU 4-1; at Opponent 2-7; Neutral 17-17
Jones in BSC Tournament: 1-2
RU Streak: Won 1
ALL-TIME RESULTS
Date - RU seed Opponent Site Result
03/05/14 - #3N vs. Presbyterian (a) W 78-73
03/05/13 - #4N vs. Winthrop (a) L 58-60 (ot)
02/27/12 - #10 at VMI L 53-55
03/04/10 vs. Winthrop (i) 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 - #4 High Point at RU 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; (i) Kimbel Arena, Conway, S.C.
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CONWAY, S.C. - After advancing in the Big South Tournament for the first time in the Mike Jones era with a 78-73 win over Presbyterian on Wednesday, the Radford men's basketball team will face the No. 2 seed from the South Division, UNC Asheville, in the second of four quarterfinals Friday at the HTC Center. Tip is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT NOTES
• Radford is 23-25 all-time in the Big South Tournament.
• Radford is 17-17 all-time in neutral site matchups.
• Radford is 9-10 all-time when the tournament is played in South Carolina.
• Radford is 1-3 in tournament games played at Coastal Carolina (1-1 at HTC Center).
• Radford won Big South Tournament titles in 1998 and 2009.
• Radford has five wins in tournament history as the lower seed
1988 • (3) Radford def. (2) Charleston Southern, 91-82 (ot)
1993 • (5) Radford def. (4) Liberty, 73-69
1998 • (2) Radford def. (1) UNC Asheville, 63-61
2003 • (6) Radford def. (3) Charleston Southern, 65-62
2003 • (6) Radford def. (2) Liberty, 55-52
SERIES NOTES
• Asheville leads the all-time series 32-31.
• Asheville leads the series in Big South Tournament play, 5-4.
• Asheville is 4-1 all-time against Radford in neutral site games.
• Radford snapped a 6-game losing streak to the Bulldogs on Feb. 13 with a 102-92 victory at the Dedmon Center.
• RU and UNCA have twice met in the title game (1998, 2003).
EARLIER MATCHUP VS. ASHEVILLE
• Both teams were snowed in at the Dedmon Center when 22 inches of snow in Radford forced officials to close the nationally-televised game to the public.
Rashun Davis and Ya Ya Anderson both scored 21 points to lead RU to a 102-92 win.
MILESTONES
• Javonte Green became RU's 26th all-time 1,000-point scorer on December 30 vs. Houghton. He now has 1,337 points (7th all-time at RU) and 734 rebounds (8th all-time at RU).
• Javonte Green ranks 5th all-time at RU with 172 career steals.
• R.J. Price became RU's 27th all-time 1,000-point scorer on January 15 vs. VMI. He now has 1,183 points (16th all-time at RU).
• R.J. Price is also climbing the ranks in three-point field goals made. Now with 214 for his career, he is in 5th place all-time at RU.
• R.J. Price ranks 7th all-time at RU with 285 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 and is 3-0 in neutral site games.
INDIVIDUAL QUICK NOTES
• Jalen Carethers tied a career high with 8 rebounds vs. Presbyterian in the opening round.
• R.J. Price is the only player to start all 32 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 (1.94).
SERIES HISTORY vs. UNC Asheville
Overall: Asheville leads 32-31
Big South Tournament: Asheville leads 5-4
Breakdown: at RU 20-9; at UNCA 10-19; Neutral 1-4
Jones vs. UNCA: 1-3
RU Streak: Won 1
RADFORD IN THE SERIES
02/13/14 at Radford W 102-92
01/12/13 at Asheville L 61-79
02/11/12 at Asheville L 62-88
01/02/12 at Radford L 56-66
02/26/11 at Asheville L 58-81
12/02/10 at Radford L 50-70
01/31/10 at Asheville L 84-92
01/02/10 at Radford W 82-74
03/05/09 ^ at Radford W 94-86
02/14/09 at Asheville W 66-65
01/10/09 at Radford W 98-88 (ot)
02/20/08 at Radford W 62-53
01/23/08 at Asheville L 63-82
02/17/07 at Asheville L 68-78
01/18/07 at Radford L 67-77
02/04/06 at Asheville L 57-64
01/04/06 at Radford L 80-87
02/26/05 at Radford W 91-75
01/25/05 at Asheville L 72-75
01/31/04 at Asheville L 62-76
01/10/04 at Radford W 73-58
03/07/03 ^ Lynchburg, Va. L 71-85
02/13/03 at Asheville L 68-75
01/11/03 at Radford W 74-68
01/30/02 at Asheville L 71-80
01/06/02 at Radford L 60-74
02/14/01 at Radford W 83-80
01/20/01 at Asheville L 73-83
03/03/00 ^ at Asheville L 71-78
02/05/00 at Asheville W 80-74
01/20/00 at Radford W 92-79
02/26/99 ^ at Asheville W 92-79
02/01/99 at Asheville W 101-94 (ot)
01/13/99 at Radford L 70-79
02/28/98 ^ at Radford W 63-61
02/07/98 at Radford W 91-87
01/08/98 at Asheville L 50-53
02/08/97 at Asheville W 87-79
01/09/97 at Radford L 56-63
02/24/96 at Asheville W 77-74
01/27/96 at Radford L 56-74
03/03/95 ^ at Lynchburg, Va. W 63-47
02/11/95 at Asheville W 67-65
01/30/95 at Radford W 71-68
02/12/94 at Radford W 69-52
01/31/94 at Asheville W 70-43
01/23/93 at Radford W 81-62
01/18/93 at Asheville L 69-72
02/29/92 at Asheville L 76-79
01/25/92 at Radford W 81-68
02/23/91 at Asheville W 97-67
01/21/91 at Radford W 86-73
03/02/90 ^ at Rock Hill, S.C. L 72-78
02/24/90 at Radford L 65-75
01/22/90 at Asheville L 72-78
03/02/89 ^ at Rock Hill, S.C. L 58-62
02/25/89 at Asheville L 76-105
01/23/89 at Radford W 87-75
02/25/88 at Radford W 83-81
01/25/88 at Asheville W 69-62
02/09/87 at Asheville L 74-80
01/26/87 at Radford W 76-63
03/03/86 ^ at Savannah, Ga. L 62-64
^ Big South Tournament games
RADFORD IN THE BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT
RU Overall: 23-25 all-time in the Big South Tournament
Breakdown: at RU 4-1; at Opponent 2-7; Neutral 17-17
Jones in BSC Tournament: 1-2
RU Streak: Won 1
ALL-TIME RESULTS
Date - RU seed Opponent Site Result
03/05/14 - #3N vs. Presbyterian (a) W 78-73
03/05/13 - #4N vs. Winthrop (a) L 58-60 (ot)
02/27/12 - #10 at VMI L 53-55
03/04/10 vs. Winthrop (i) 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 - #4 High Point at RU 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; (i) Kimbel Arena, Conway, S.C.
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