2015–16 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2015–16 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fifth-year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 9–9 in Big South play, to finish in seventh place. They lost to Presbyterian in the first round of the Big South tournament.
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record16–15 (9–9 Big South)
Headcoach
- Mike Jones (5th season)
Assistant coaches
- Chris Hawkins
- Aaron Marshall
- Ron Jirsa
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 16–15 (9–9 Big South) |
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| Home arena | Dedmon Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 Big South tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| 00 | Kion Brown | Forward | 6' 7" | 210 | Senior | Richmond, VA |
| 1 | Taj Owens | Guard | 5' 9" | 160 | Senior | Chesapeake, VA |
| 3 | Cameron Jones | Guard | 6' 4" | 180 | Senior | Roanoke, VA |
| 5 | Rashaun Davis | Guard | 5' 11" | 185 | Senior | Charlotte, NC |
| 10 | Caleb Tanner | Guard | 6' 1" | 170 | Freshman | Floyd, VA |
| 11 | YaYa Anderson | Guard | 6' 2" | 195 | Senior | Palmyra, VA |
| 14 | Justin Cousin | Guard | 6' 0" | 195 | RS–Sophomore | Burlington, NC |
| 22 | Kyle Gonzalez | Guard | 6' 4" | 185 | Senior | Springfield, VA |
| 23 | Sterling Christy | Guard | 6' 6" | 205 | RS–Freshman | Williamsport, MD |
| 24 | Ed Polite Jr. | Forward | 6' 5" | 200 | Freshman | Lanham, MD |
| 25 | Christian Lutete | Forward | 6' 4" | 190 | Freshman | Silver Spring, MD |
| 45 | Darius Bolstad | Guard | 6' 8" | 240 | Freshman | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 55 | Brandon Holcomb | Center | 6' 8" | 215 | RS–Senior | Murrieta, CA |
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 14, 2015* 12:00 p.m., FS2 |
at Georgetown 2K Sports Classic |
W 82–80 2OT | 1–0 |
Verizon Center (8,187) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| November 16, 2015* 7:00 p.m., CSNMA |
at VCU 2K Sports Classic |
L 74–92 | 1–1 |
Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| November 18, 2015* 7:00 p.m. |
Catawba | W 68–60 | 2–1 |
Dedmon Center (2,267) Radford, VA | |||||||
| November 20, 2015* 4:00 p.m. |
vs. Siena 2K Sports Classic |
L 62–76 | 2–2 |
Chace Athletic Center (278) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| November 21, 2015* 4:00 p.m. |
vs. Prairie View A&M 2K Sports Classic |
W 64–56 | 3–2 |
Chace Athletic Center (114) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| November 24, 2015* 6:00 p.m., BTN |
at Penn State | W 86–74 | 4–2 |
Bryce Jordan Center (4,675) University Park, PA | |||||||
| November 30, 2015* 7:00 p.m. |
James Madison | L 68–70 | 4–3 |
Dedmon Center (3,107) Radford, VA | |||||||
| December 3, 2015 7:00 p.m., MASN |
Liberty | W 56–52 | 5–3 (1–0) |
Dedmon Center (2,704) Radford, VA | |||||||
| December 6, 2015 2:00 p.m. |
at Coastal Carolina | L 58–63 | 5–4 (1–1) |
HTC Center (1,487) Conway, SC | |||||||
| December 9, 2015* 7:00 p.m. |
Virginia Tech Rivalry |
L 65–74 | 5–5 |
Dedmon Center (4,013) Radford, VA | |||||||
| December 12, 2015* 4:00 p.m. |
at Howard | W 92–91 2OT | 6–5 |
Burr Gymnasium (1,365) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| December 19, 2015* 4:00 p.m. |
UNC Wilmington | W 69–67 | 7–5 |
Dedmon Center (1,064) Radford, VA | |||||||
| December 22, 2015* 3:00 p.m. |
at Chattanooga | L 75–77 | 7–6 |
McKenzie Arena (2,522) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
| December 27, 2015* 3:00 p.m. |
Central Penn | W 123–63 | 8–6 |
Dedmon Center (1,147) Radford, VA | |||||||
| December 31, 2015 7:00 p.m. |
at High Point | L 60–77 | 8–7 (1–2) |
Millis Athletic Center (1,107) High Point, NC | |||||||
| January 6, 2016 7:00 p.m. |
Charleston Southern | W 80–73 | 9–7 (2–2) |
Dedmon Center (1,011) Radford, VA | |||||||
| January 9, 2016 4:30 p.m. |
at Gardner–Webb | L 61–83 | 9–8 (2–3) |
Paul Porter Arena (1,363) Boiling Springs, NC | |||||||
| January 14, 2016 7:00 p.m. |
UNC Asheville | W 91–86 OT | 10–8 (3–3) |
Dedmon Center (1,412) Radford, VA | |||||||
| January 16, 2016 7:00 p.m. |
at Presbyterian | L 68–69 | 10–9 (3–4) |
Templeton Center (797) Clinton, SC | |||||||
| January 20, 2016 7:00 p.m. |
Campbell | W 78–66 | 11–9 (4–4) |
Dedmon Center (1,254) Radford, VA | |||||||
| January 24, 2016 7:00 p.m. |
Gardner–Webb | W 69–59 | 12–9 (5–4) |
Dedmon Center (1,011) Radford, VA | |||||||
| January 27, 2016 7:00 p.m. |
at Longwood | W 90–81 | 13–9 (6–4) |
Willett Hall (1,598) Farmville, VA | |||||||
| January 30, 2016 4:00 p.m. |
at Winthrop | L 77–87 | 13–10 (6–5) |
Winthrop Coliseum (2,143) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
| February 6, 2016 4:00 p.m. |
Coastal Carolina | L 60–72 | 13–11 (6–6) |
Dedmon Center (1,487) Radford, VA | |||||||
| February 11, 2016 7:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at UNC Asheville | W 60–59 | 14–11 (7–6) |
Kimmel Arena (1,547) Asheville, NC | |||||||
| February 13, 2016 4:00 p.m., ASN |
Winthrop | L 84–86 | 14–12 (7–7) |
Dedmon Center (2,012) Radford, VA | |||||||
| February 18, 2016 7:00 p.m. |
at Liberty | W 69–67 | 15–12 (8–7) |
Vines Center (2,802) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
| February 20, 2016 4:30 p.m. |
High Point | L 72–75 OT | 15–13 (8–8) |
Dedmon Center (2,311) Radford, VA | |||||||
| February 25, 2016 7:00 p.m. |
at Campbell | W 60–56 | 16–13 (9–8) |
Gore Arena (1,284) Buies Creek, NC | |||||||
| February 27, 2016 4:00 p.m. |
Longwood | L 81–92 | 16–14 (9–9) |
Dedmon Center (2,572) Radford, VA | |||||||
| Big South tournament | |||||||||||
| March 3, 2016 4:30 p.m. |
vs. Presbyterian First round |
L 64–65 | 16–15 |
Gore Arena (2,991) Buies Creek, NC | |||||||
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