Men's Basketball 2/28/2023 4:00:00 PM

Radford Men’s Hoops Takes Home Four Big South All-Conference Awards

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Radford men's basketball team racked up four Big South All-Conference honors for the 2022-23 season. DaQuan Smith was named Second Team All-Big South, Bryan Antoine was given an Honorable Mention nod, Kenyon Giles made the All-Freshman team, and Shaquan Jules earned a spot on the All-Academic team.

Smith played in all 31 games this season, starting 30 of them. As Radford's most dangerous player most nights, the redshirt junior guard averaged 13.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game while also tallying a total of 32 steals and 10 blocks. He shot 42.1% from the field, 38.5% from three-point range and 82.1% at the free throw line in an extremely efficient effort this year. Smith was honored twice during the season as Big South Player of the Week.

Antoine stayed healthy for the vast majority of the season and was able to show off his highly touted ability, starting all 26 games he played in. The Tinton Falls, N.J. native was huge on both ends of the floor all year, averaging 11.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while leading the Highlanders and ranking second in the league with 1.7 steals per game. He shot 46.5% overall, 40.7% from three and 93.8% at the charity stripe.

A four-time Big South Freshman of the Week honoree, Giles came out of the gates on fire. His impact was felt immediately, even against the biggest of opponents, and he finished the season averaging 9.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest with 32 total steals. He scored 10 or more points in 13 different games and 20 or more points on three occasions.

Jules makes the Big South All-Academic Team for the second consecutive season. When he wasn't throwing down monster dunks on the court, he was excelling in the classroom to the tune of a 3.27 cumulative grade point average as a Communications major. He boosted his GPA with a standout fall semester, earning a stellar 3.53 to begin this school year.

The Highlanders went 18-13 overall this season, including a 12-6 record in Big South play. They will enter the Big South Championships as the third seed and are set to take on the sixth-seeded Winthrop Eagles at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 3.

2022-23 MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE
First-Team All-Conference
Drew Pember, UNC Asheville
Isaiah Wilkins, Longwood
Kelton Talford, Winthrop
Tajion Jones, UNC Asheville
Jordan Gainey, USC Upstate

Second-Team All-Conference
DaQuan Smith, Radford
Ricky Clemons, Campbell
Claudell Harris Jr., Charleston Southern
Cory Hightower, Winthrop
DQ Nicholas, Gardner-Webb

Honorable Mention All-Conference
Zack Austin, High Point
Jaden House, High Point
DeShaun Wade, Longwood
Bryan Antoine, Radford
Kareem Reid, Gardner-Webb

All-Freshman Team
Anthony Dell'Orso, Campbell
Justin Bailey, USC Upstate
Jalen Forrest, Presbyterian
Kenyon Giles, Radford
Jordyn Surratt, USC Upstate

All-Academic Team
Laurynas Vaistaras, Campbell
Ademide Badmus, Gardner-Webb
Bryson Childress, High Point
Jesper Granlund, Longwood
Owen McCormack, Presbyterian
Shaquan Jules, Radford
Fletcher Abee, UNC Asheville
Thomas Sheida, USC Upstate

Player of the Year
Drew Pember, UNC Asheville

Freshman of the Year
Anthony Dell'Orso, Campbell

Defensive Player of the Year
Drew Pember, UNC Asheville

Coach of the Year
Mike Morrell, UNC Asheville

Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Owen McCormack, Presbyterian

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Players Mentioned

#13 Shaquan Jules: F; 6' 7"; Senior

#3 Kenyon Giles: G; 5' 11"; Freshman

#1 DaQuan Smith: G; 6' 1"; Redshirt Junior

#14 Bryan Antoine: G; 6' 5"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#13 Shaquan Jules
: 6' 7"; Senior
: F

#3 Kenyon Giles
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: G

#1 DaQuan Smith
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Junior
: G

#14 Bryan Antoine
: 6' 5"; Junior
: G