Men's Basketball 11/15/2015 8:00:00 PM

RADFORD, VCU COLLIDE ON NATIONAL STAGE MONDAY NIGHT

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SETTING THE STAGE

Coming off its thrilling season-opening victory at Georgetown, the Radford men's basketball team continues its roadtrip with an in-state showdown at VCU, Monday night.
Tipoff inside the Siegel Center in Richmond is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be televised on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic.
Series: VCU leads, 5-3
Last meeting: VCU 94, Radford 80 (Dec. 18, 1999)
The home team has won every game in the all-time series. This will be the Highlanders' sixth visit to VCU. RU's last victory over the Rams came in 1998 (86-62).
The matchup offers a return for head coach Mike Jones to one of his most successful stops prior to coming to the New River Valley.
Jones served as an assistant at VCU under former head coach Shaka Smart for two seasons, helping the Rams reach the Final Four in 2011.
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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 1-0
Radford won its season opener for the first time in four seasons and started a campaign with a true road victory for the first time since 1987, ending a steak of 11 consecutive losses.
The Highlanders are looking for a 2-0 start for the first time since 2011-12, but those two victories came over Delaware and Shenandoah.
Senior Rashun Davis had a career-high performance against Georgetown, scoring 28 points, highlighted by his game-winning 3-pointer.
In his first career start as a Highlander, Cameron Jones tallied 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds. He made four of his six attempts from 3-point land to equal a career high.
Kion Brown posted his second double-double at RU, scoring 10 points and equaling a career-best with 10 rebounds.
After missing last season with injury, sophomore Justin Cousin returned to the lineup in a starting role and contributed six points, one rebound and one steal.
YaYa Anderson is now 37 points away from reaching 1,000 for his career.
Redshirt freshman Sterling Christy saw his first action in an RU uniform and recorded a team-high three steals.

SCOUTING VCU

Record: 1-0
VCU opened its season at home on Friday night, cruising to a 75-50 win over Prairie View A&M. The Rams never trailed and led by 24 at halftime.
Will Wade made his debut as the Rams' head coach, taking over for Smart, who moved on to Texas. Wade was an assistant under Smart for four seasons – working on the same staff as Mike Jones – before serving as the head coach at Chattanooga for two years.
Radford defeated Wade's Chattanooga team in the second game of the 2013-14 campaign.
Senior guard Melvin Johnson is VCU's top returning scorer (12.4 ppg) and shared team-high honors in the opener with 13 points. Johnson made 86 3-pointers last season and hit 3 of 8 from behind the arc against Prairie View.
Sophomore forward Justin Tillman notched the second double-double of his career with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Point guard JeQuan Lewis dished out a team-high seven assists, while junior guard John Brooks scored 13 points in 21 minutes off the bench.
VCU limited Prairie View to 30 percent shooting from the field, while forcing 22 turnovers and recording 17 steals.

UP NEXT

Radford returns to the New River Valley for its home opener against Catawba on Wednesday night.
Tipoff inside the Dedmon Center is scheduled for 7 p.m.