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ASHEVILLE AWAITS IN FRIDAY'S BIG SOUTH QUARTERFINAL

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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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