2015–16 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

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 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.

2015–16 Radford Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record16–15 (9–9 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Hawkins
  • Aaron Marshall
  • Ron Jirsa
Home arenaDedmon Center
Seasons
2015–16 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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 edit

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
00 Kion Brown Forward 6–7 210 Senior Richmond, Virginia
1 Taj Owens Guard 5–9 160 Senior Chesapeake, Virginia
3 Cameron Jones Guard 6–4 180 Senior Roanoke, Virginia
5 Rashaun Davis Guard 5–11 185 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina
10 Caleb Tanner Guard 6–1 170 Freshman Floyd, Virginia
11 YaYa Anderson Guard 6–2 195 Senior Palmyra, Virginia
14 Justin Cousin Guard 6–0 195 RS–Sophomore Burlington, North Carolina
22 Kyle Gonzalez Guard 6–4 185 Senior Springfield, Virginia
23 Sterling Christy Guard 6–6 205 RS–Freshman Williamsport, Maryland
24 Ed Polite, Jr. Forward 6–5 200 Freshman Lanham, Maryland
25 Christian Lutete Forward 6–4 190 Freshman Silver Spring, Maryland
45 Darius Bolstad Guard 6–8 240 Freshman Virginia Beach, Virginia
55 Brandon Holcomb Center 6–8 215 RS–Senior Murrieta, California

Schedule edit

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2015*
12:00 pm, FS2
at Georgetown
2K Sports Classic
W 82–80 2OT 1–0
Verizon Center (8,187)
Washington, D.C.
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, CSNMA
at VCU
2K Sports Classic
L 74–92  1–1
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Catawba W 68–60  2–1
Dedmon Center (2,267)
Radford, VA
11/20/2015*
4:00 pm
vs. Siena
2K Sports Classic
L 62–76  2–2
Chace Athletic Center (278)
Smithfield, RI
11/21/2015*
4:00 pm
vs. Prairie View A&M
2K Sports Classic
W 64–56  3–2
Chace Athletic Center (114)
Smithfield, RI
11/24/2015*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Penn State W 86–74  4–2
Bryce Jordan Center (4,675)
University Park, PA
11/30/2015*
7:00 pm
James Madison L 68–70  4–3
Dedmon Center (3,107)
Radford, VA
12/03/2015
7:00 pm, MASN
Liberty W 56–52  5–3
(1–0)
Dedmon Center (2,704)
Radford, VA
12/06/2015
2:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 58–63  5–4
(1–1)
HTC Center (1,487)
Conway, SC
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm
Virginia Tech
Rivalry
L 65–74  5–5
Dedmon Center (4,013)
Radford, VA
12/12/2015*
4:00 pm
at Howard W 92–91 2OT 6–5
Burr Gymnasium (1,365)
Washington, D.C.
12/19/2015*
4:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 69–67  7–5
Dedmon Center (1,064)
Radford, VA
12/22/2015*
3:00 pm
at Chattanooga L 75–77  7–6
McKenzie Arena (2,522)
Chattanooga, TN
12/27/2015*
3:00 pm
Central Penn W 123–63  8–6
Dedmon Center (1,147)
Radford, VA
12/31/2015
7:00 pm
at High Point L 60–77  8–7
(1–2)
Millis Athletic Center (1,107)
High Point, NC
01/06/2016
7:00 pm
Charleston Southern W 80–73  9–7
(2–2)
Dedmon Center (1,011)
Radford, VA
01/09/2016
4:30 pm
at Gardner–Webb L 61–83  9–8
(2–3)
Paul Porter Arena (1,363)
Boiling Springs, NC
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
UNC Asheville W 91–86 OT 10–8
(3–3)
Dedmon Center (1,412)
Radford, VA
01/16/2016
7:00 pm
at Presbyterian L 68–69  10–9
(3–4)
Templeton Center (797)
Clinton, SC
01/20/2016
7:00 pm
Campbell W 78–66  11–9
(4–4)
Dedmon Center (1,254)
Radford, VA
01/24/2016
7:00 pm
Gardner–Webb W 69–59  12–9
(5–4)
Dedmon Center (1,011)
Radford, VA
01/27/2016
7:00 pm
at Longwood W 90–81  13–9
(6–4)
Willett Hall (1,598)
Farmville, VA
01/30/2016
4:00 pm
at Winthrop L 77–87  13–10
(6–5)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,143)
Rock Hill, SC
02/06/2016
4:00 pm
Coastal Carolina L 60–72  13–11
(6–6)
Dedmon Center (1,487)
Radford, VA
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at UNC Asheville W 60–59  14–11
(7–6)
Kimmel Arena (1,547)
Asheville, NC
02/13/2016
4:00 pm, ASN
Winthrop L 84–86  14–12
(7–7)
Dedmon Center (2,012)
Radford, VA
02/18/2016
7:00 pm
at Liberty W 69–67  15–12
(8–7)
Vines Center (2,802)
Lynchburg, VA
02/20/2016
4:30 pm
High Point L 72–75 OT 15–13
(8–8)
Dedmon Center (2,311)
Radford, VA
02/25/2016
7:00 pm
at Campbell W 60–56  16–13
(9–8)
Gore Arena (1,284)
Buies Creek, NC
02/27/2016
4:00 pm
Longwood L 81–92  16–14
(9–9)
Dedmon Center (2,572)
Radford, VA
Big South tournament
03/03/2016
4:30 pm
vs. Presbyterian
First round
L 64–65  16–15
Gore Arena (2,991)
Buies Creek, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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