Men's Basketball 12/17/2025 11:00:00 AM

Men’s Basketball Hits the Road for Visit with William & Mary

RADFORD, Va. – The Radford men's basketball program competes in their final road nonconference battle this upcoming Thursday night when they visit William & Mary.

SETTING THE STAGE
Opponent: William & Mary Tribe
Date/Time: Thursday, December 18th at 7:00 PM
Location: Kaplan Arena – Williamsburg, Va.

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A LOOK BACK
The Highlanders and Tribe meet in a return trip from 2024-25 season's meeting inside the Dedmon Center. In that meeting in the early days of the season, Radford came out on top 89-77 thanks to a 50% shooting performance while both teams went to the free throw line often combining for 68 tries. Overall, in the series history, William & Mary owns the slim 7-5 edge, but Radford has taken three of the last four games.

THE FOLLOW UP
All eyes were on Dennis Parker Jr. in Radford's last game against Coppin State after the junior guard shattered the Radford and Big South single-game scoring record with 53 points. Going into Thursday's meeting, Parker Jr. will look to stay hot after an incredibly efficient 19-for-24 shooting performance that included 10 threes. The Richmond, Va. native has been Radford's most consistent scorer this season averaging 19.0 points per game, only missing double figures scoring once through 12 games.

NOT TO GO UNNOTICED
Also pivotal in Radford's victory over Coppin State this past weekend was the play of Tyson Brown and Lukas Walls. The duo combined for 29 points in Radford's starting five, helping pace the Highlanders throughout behind Parker Jr.'s big game. Walls set a new season high with 15 points, sinking another season high four three pointers. Brown has found his stride down low for Radford, hitting all four shots he took while going a strong 6-for-8 from the free throw line.

SCOUTING THE TRIBE
The upstart William & Mary men's basketball squad is off to a great start in the 2025-26 campaign with an 8-3 record that includes notable wins over Norfolk State, Bowling Green, UTEP, Abilene Christian, Old Dominion and Duquesne. Second-year head coach Brian Earl is looking to build off a solid debut campaign after earning 17 wins in 2024-25 and was picked to finish fourth in the preseason poll of a competitive CAA field.

The Tribe will enter Thursday's meeting with a solid NET ranking of 71st and on a three-game winning streak at home. Four different players average in double figures scoring with two knocking on the door in an incredibly balanced scoring effort. Kilian Brockhoff, Reese Miller and Tunde Wahlberg Fasasi are all averaging over 11 points per game.

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