Men's Basketball 12/8/2015 5:10:00 PM

RADFORD HOSTS NEW RIVER VALLEY SHOWDOWN WITH HOKIES WEDNESDAY

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SETTING THE STAGE

For the first time in program history, the Radford men's basketball team will host New River Valley rival Virginia Tech on Wednesday night.
Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. inside a now-sold out Dedmon Center, with a standing room-only crowd expected.
It will be the Highlanders' first home sellout since hosting the championship game of the 2009 Big South Tournament.
The game, which is the first against an ACC opponent in Dedmon history, has been declared a Red Out, with all fans encouraged to wear their Radford red.
Series: Virginia Tech leads, 6-2
Last meeting: Radford 68, Virginia Tech 66 (Dec. 7, 2014)
Radford looks for its second straight win over the Hokies after rallying for a victory last year in Blacksburg, where each of the eight previous matchups were held.
Radford's all-time leading scorer, Doug Day, will have his No. 20 jersey honored during a special pregame ceremony.
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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 5-4
Radford is 4-1 in its last five games against teams from major conferences, dating back to the victory over Oregon State in the 2014 CBI.
Rashun Davis became the 28th Highlander to score 1,000 career points in Sunday's game against Coastal Carolina.
Teammate YaYa Anderson looks to quickly join him as he enters tonight's game just one point away from the milestone.
Davis maintains his hold on the Big South assists lead at 5.6 per game. He is now 11 away from tying R.J. Price for fifth on the program's all-time list.
Davis currently ranks ninth in the conference in scoring at 14.8 points per game.
Cameron Jones posted his third 20-plus point performance of the season against Coastal, while equaling a career high with eight rebounds. He is averaging 12.4 points per game and is seventh in the Big South in 3-point percentage at .415, having connected on 22 of 53 attempts.
The Highlanders rank first in the conference with 13.7 offensive rebounds per game, and Ed Polite, Jr. entered Tuesday's action tied for the lead individually with a total of 29.
Polite, Jr. is also third on the team in scoring at 9.9 ppg and leads the way with 5.6 rebounds per game and a total of 10 blocks.
Brandon Holcomb needs one block to tie for third place in RU history, equaling Eric Parker's 124.
Radford's bench has outscored the opposition's in six of the last seven games. The reserves are averaging 28.1 points per contest.

SCOUTING VIRGINIA TECH

Record: 5-3
Virginia Tech will be playing its first true road game of the season, having hosted six games in Blacksburg along with a pair of neutral-site contests.
The Hokies are coming off an 80-45 rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff last Saturday.
Redshirt junior Zach LeDay, a transfer from USF, leads the team with 16.1 points and his 9.4 rebounds per contest rank seventh in the ACC.
LeDay, a 6-foot-7 forward, has also grabbed 34 offensive rebounds – third most in the conference – while posting five double-doubles and twice scoring a career-high 26 points.
Freshman Chris Clarke ranks third on the team with 11.8 points and 8.5 rebounds.
As a team, Virginia Tech averages 44.4 rebounds per game and is outrebounding its opponents by 11.5 per contest.
The Hokies lead the nation in free-throw attempts with 34.1 per game. They have shot a total of 273, compared to just 108 for their opponents.
Seth Allen has made only one start, but ranks second on the team with 14.1 points a game, while Justin Bibbs averages 11.5 per outing and has made 19 of his 29 3-point attempts. Allen and Bibbs have combined for 30 of the team's 38 treys.
Virginia Tech, which features just one senior, is averaging 79.6 points per game, while shooting 45 percent from the field, 33 percent from 3-point range and 67 percent at the stripe.

UP NEXT

Radford heads back to the nation's capital for a second time this season as it plays at Howard on Saturday afternoon.
Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. inside Burr Gymnasium.