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23-24 MBB Preseason Poll

Men's Basketball

Antoine, Smith Voted to First Team; Highlanders Picked Second In Preseason Poll

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Radford men's basketball team was picked to finish second in the Big South Preseason Poll while DaQuan Smith and Bryan Antoine were tabbed for the First Team All-Big South Preseason Team, the conference announced to kick off Media Day on Tuesday morning.
 
The results of the poll, which was voted on by the head coaches of each team in the league as well as members of the media, gave the Highlanders 132 points overall. Radford received one first-place vote, eight second-place votes and five third-place votes to just outpace Winthrop, which tallied 130 points.
 
The reigning Big South regular season and tournament champions, UNC Asheville, received 16 of the 19 possible first-place votes. Winthrop and High Point accounted for the final two.
 
Smith racked up awards at the end of last season, being named to the NABC All-District 3 Second Team, VaSID All-State Second Team and All-Big South Second Team. The dynamic guard played in all 36 games, averaging 13.9 points on 40.4% shooting, as well as 3.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
 
Antoine played in and started 31 games for Radford last season, averaging 11.4 points per game on 47.9% shooting and a 42.1% three-point clip en route to a All-Big South Honorable Mention accolade. The highly touted wing added 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contests while swiping a team-high 52 steals.
 
This year marks the first time Radford has been represented on the preseason all-conference teams since Carlik Jones (First Team) and Travis Fields Jr. (Second Team) were voted on prior to the 2018-19 season. It is also the first time two Highlanders have made the First Team since Art Parakhouski and Joey Lynch-Flohr did it in 2009-10.
 
Now entering the program's third season under Head Coach Darris Nichols, Radford is coming off a 21-win season in 2022-23. Last year's campaign featured a third-place finish in the regular season and a trip to the Big South Tournament semifinals.
 
The Highlanders earned their first-ever invite to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) in Daytona, Fla., where they defeated Tarleton State and San Jose State to post multiple postseason victories in the same season for the first time in school history.

 
Rk Team (first-place votes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Points
1. UNC Asheville (16) 16 2 - 1 - - - - - 166
2. Radford (1) 1 8 5 1 2 2 - - - 132
3. Winthrop (1) 1 7 5 2 2 2 - - - 130
4. Gardner-Webb - 1 3 7 8 - - - - 111
5. Longwood - 1 4 5 7 2 - - - 109
6. USC Upstate - - 2 1 - 8 5 3 - 73
7. High Point (1) 1 - - 1 - 5 8 4 - 67
8. Charleston Southern - - - 1 - - 2 7 9 35
9. Presbyterian - - - - - - 4 5 10 32
 











First Team
Drew Pember, UNC Asheville (Preseason Player of the Year)
Kelton Talford, Winthrop
DQ Nicholas, Gardner-Webb
DaQuan Smith, Radford
Bryan Antoine, Radford

Second Team
Kasen Harrison, Winthrop
Justin Bailey, USC Upstate
Taje' Kelly, Charleston Southern
Trae Broadnax, USC Upstate
Sin'Cere McMahon, Winthrop

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Players Mentioned

Bryan Antoine

#14 Bryan Antoine

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6' 5"
Senior
DaQuan Smith

#1 DaQuan Smith

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6' 1"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Bryan Antoine

#14 Bryan Antoine

6' 5"
Senior
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DaQuan Smith

#1 DaQuan Smith

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
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