MIKE JONES NAMED BIG SOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR
2/26/2018 5:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Radford men's basketball head coach Mike Jones has been named the Big South Coach of the Year, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.
Picked to finish seventh in the Big South's preseason poll, Jones led the Highlanders to a 12-6 record in conference play to secure the No. 2 seed in the 2018 Big South Championship. The team finished 19-12 overall, the most wins a Radford team has accumulated since the 2014-15 campaign.
"The Coach of the Year Award is a result of good players and good assistant coaches, which I am blessed to have an abundance of both," said Jones. "I would like to thank God, my family, our administration, our coaches and their families, and our players and managers for their help, and for the opportunity to lead this program."
He becomes the fourth Radford head coach ever to be named Big South Coach of the Year; joining Oliver Purnell (1990-91), Ron Bradley (1991-92) and Brad Greenberg (2008-09).
Now in his seventh season at Radford, Jones became the third head coach in program history to tally 100 wins when the Highlanders topped UC Davis to earn the 2017 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic title.
Jones, a native of Silver Spring, Md., sits at 112 career wins heading into the Big South Championship.
He and his coaching staff will lead the Highlanders into the postseason, which begins in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 1 at 1 p.m. They will take on the winner of No. 7 High Point and No. 10 Longwood, who go head-to-head on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.
To learn more about the 2018 Big South Men's Basketball Championship, please visit the official championship website HERE.
2017-18 MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE
First-Team All-Conference
Xavier Cooks, F, Sr., Winthrop
Chris Clemons, G, Jr., Campbell
Ahmad Thomas, G, Sr., UNC Asheville
Ed Polite, Jr., F, Jr., Radford
MaCio Teague, G, Soph., UNC Asheville
Second-Team All-Conference
Christian Keeling, G, Soph., Charleston Southern
David Efianayi, G, R-Jr., Gardner-Webb
Scottie James, F, R-Soph., Liberty
Andre Fox, G, Jr., High Point
Jahaad Proctor, G, Soph., High Point
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Reggie Dillard, G, R-Sr., Presbyterian College
Liam O'Reilly, G, Sr., Gardner-Webb
Marcus Burk, G, Soph., Campbell
Carlik Jones, G, R-Fr., Radford
Bjorn Broman, G, Jr., Winthrop
All-Freshman Team
Carlik Jones, G, R-Fr., Radford
Phlandrous Fleming Jr., G, Fr., Charleston Southern
Jaheam Cornwall, G, Fr., Gardner-Webb
Elijah Cuffee, G, Fr., Liberty
Justyn Mutts, F, Fr., High Point
All-Academic Team
Cory Gensler, G, Soph., Campbell
Christian Keeling, G, Soph., Charleston Southern
Patrick Zeck, F, Soph., Gardner-Webb
Jahaad Proctor, G, Soph., High Point
Ryan Kemrite, G, R-Sr., Liberty
Dominic Ezeani, G, Soph., Longwood
JC Younger, G, Soph., Presbyterian College
Caleb Tanner, G, Jr., Radford
Kevin Vannatta, G, Sr., UNC Asheville
Anders Broman, G, R-Sr., Winthrop
Player of the Year
Xavier Cooks, F, Sr., Winthrop
Freshman of the Year
Carlik Jones, G, R-Fr., Radford
Defensive Player of the Year
Ahmad Thomas, G, Sr., UNC Asheville
Coach of the Year
Mike Jones, Radford
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Kevin Vannatta, G, Sr., UNC Asheville
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Radford men's basketball head coach Mike Jones has been named the Big South Coach of the Year, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.
Picked to finish seventh in the Big South's preseason poll, Jones led the Highlanders to a 12-6 record in conference play to secure the No. 2 seed in the 2018 Big South Championship. The team finished 19-12 overall, the most wins a Radford team has accumulated since the 2014-15 campaign.
"The Coach of the Year Award is a result of good players and good assistant coaches, which I am blessed to have an abundance of both," said Jones. "I would like to thank God, my family, our administration, our coaches and their families, and our players and managers for their help, and for the opportunity to lead this program."
He becomes the fourth Radford head coach ever to be named Big South Coach of the Year; joining Oliver Purnell (1990-91), Ron Bradley (1991-92) and Brad Greenberg (2008-09).
Now in his seventh season at Radford, Jones became the third head coach in program history to tally 100 wins when the Highlanders topped UC Davis to earn the 2017 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic title.
Jones, a native of Silver Spring, Md., sits at 112 career wins heading into the Big South Championship.
He and his coaching staff will lead the Highlanders into the postseason, which begins in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 1 at 1 p.m. They will take on the winner of No. 7 High Point and No. 10 Longwood, who go head-to-head on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.
To learn more about the 2018 Big South Men's Basketball Championship, please visit the official championship website HERE.
2017-18 MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE
First-Team All-Conference
Xavier Cooks, F, Sr., Winthrop
Chris Clemons, G, Jr., Campbell
Ahmad Thomas, G, Sr., UNC Asheville
Ed Polite, Jr., F, Jr., Radford
MaCio Teague, G, Soph., UNC Asheville
Second-Team All-Conference
Christian Keeling, G, Soph., Charleston Southern
David Efianayi, G, R-Jr., Gardner-Webb
Scottie James, F, R-Soph., Liberty
Andre Fox, G, Jr., High Point
Jahaad Proctor, G, Soph., High Point
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Reggie Dillard, G, R-Sr., Presbyterian College
Liam O'Reilly, G, Sr., Gardner-Webb
Marcus Burk, G, Soph., Campbell
Carlik Jones, G, R-Fr., Radford
Bjorn Broman, G, Jr., Winthrop
All-Freshman Team
Carlik Jones, G, R-Fr., Radford
Phlandrous Fleming Jr., G, Fr., Charleston Southern
Jaheam Cornwall, G, Fr., Gardner-Webb
Elijah Cuffee, G, Fr., Liberty
Justyn Mutts, F, Fr., High Point
All-Academic Team
Cory Gensler, G, Soph., Campbell
Christian Keeling, G, Soph., Charleston Southern
Patrick Zeck, F, Soph., Gardner-Webb
Jahaad Proctor, G, Soph., High Point
Ryan Kemrite, G, R-Sr., Liberty
Dominic Ezeani, G, Soph., Longwood
JC Younger, G, Soph., Presbyterian College
Caleb Tanner, G, Jr., Radford
Kevin Vannatta, G, Sr., UNC Asheville
Anders Broman, G, R-Sr., Winthrop
Player of the Year
Xavier Cooks, F, Sr., Winthrop
Freshman of the Year
Carlik Jones, G, R-Fr., Radford
Defensive Player of the Year
Ahmad Thomas, G, Sr., UNC Asheville
Coach of the Year
Mike Jones, Radford
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Kevin Vannatta, G, Sr., UNC Asheville
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