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2022–23 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

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2022–23 Radford Highlanders men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record21–15 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shane Nichols
  • Timothy Peete
  • James Haring
Home arenaDedmon Center
Seasons
2022–23 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Asheville 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Longwood 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Radford 12 6   .667 21 15   .583
USC Upstate 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Gardner–Webb 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Winthrop 10 8   .556 15 17   .469
Campbell 8 10   .444 16 18   .471
High Point 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Charleston Southern 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Presbyterian 1 17   .056 5 27   .156
2023 Big South tournament winner

The 2022–23 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach Darris Nichols, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia, as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

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The Highlanders finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 7–9 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place in the North Division.[1] In the Big South tournament, they were defeated by North Carolina A&T in the first round.[2]

Roster

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2022–23 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Justin Archer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So North Brunswick, New Jersey
G 1 DaQuan Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Holly Springs, Mississippi
G 2 Josiah Jeffers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Burlington, North Carolina
G 3 Kenyon Giles 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Chesapeake, Virginia
G 4 Derrick Jones Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Charlottesville, Virginia
F 5 Souleymane Koureissi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Harlem, New York
G 12 Onyebuchi Ezeakudo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 13 Shaquan Jules 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida
G 14 Bryan Antoine 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tinton Falls, New Jersey
F 15 Madiaw Niang 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Dakar, Senegal
C 21 D'Auntray Pierce 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Denver, Colorado
G 25 Hunter Castleberry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Charleston, West Virginia
G 30 Austin Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr St. Augustine, Florida
F 34 David Vidor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Budapest, Hungary
F 54 Ibu Yamazaki 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Matsudo, Japan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022*
7:00 pm
Mary Baldwin W 114–54 
Dedmon Center (300)
Radford, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:30 pm, FS1
at Marquette L 69–79  0–1
Fiserv Forum (12,393)
Milwaukee, WI
November 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at Notre Dame L 76–79  0–2
Joyce Center (4,698)
South Bend, IN
November 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bridgewater W 97–46  1–2
Dedmon Center (1,459)
Radford, VA
November 16, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Averett W 79–34  2–2
Dedmon Center (1,488)
Radford, VA
November 20, 2022*
2:00 pm
vs. Army
William & Mary MTE
W 90–75  3–2
Kaplan Arena (505)
Williamsburg, VA
November 23, 2022*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at William & Mary
William & Mary MTE
L 51–62  3–3
Kaplan Arena (1,776)
Williamsburg, VA
November 27, 2022*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Elon W 69–53  4–3
Schar Center (1,486)
Elon, NC
December 1, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Carolina Central W 80–78  5–3
Dedmon Center (1,213)
Radford, VA
December 4, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
George Washington W 86–76  6–3
Dedmon Center (1,246)
Radford, VA
December 10, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at VMI L 74–77  6–4
Cameron Hall (2,746)
Lexington, VA
December 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU L 62–70  6–5
Siegel Center (7,314)
Richmond, VA
December 17, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky L 65–67  6–6
Baptist Health Arena (2,991)
Richmond, KY
December 21, 2022*
2:30 pm, Big 12 Now
at Kansas State L 65–73  6–7
Bramlage Coliseum (6,939)
Manhattan, KS
Big South Conference regular season
December 29, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Asheville L 58–62  6–8
(0–1)
Kimmel Arena (1,147)
Asheville, NC
December 31, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Presbyterian W 69–51  7–8
(1–1)
Dedmon Center (1,001)
Radford, VA
January 4, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
USC Upstate L 60–65  7–9
(1–2)
Dedmon Center (942)
Radford, VA
January 7, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Gardner–Webb W 63–59  8–9
(2–2)
Paul Porter Arena (352)
Boiling Springs, NC
January 11, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Winthrop W 66–52  9–9
(3–2)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,014)
Rock Hill, SC
January 14, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Charleston Southern W 75–70  10–9
(4–2)
Dedmon Center (1,360)
Radford, VA
January 18, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Campbell W 63–55  11–9
(5–2)
Gore Arena (1,466)
Buies Creek, NC
January 21, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN3+
High Point W 95–80  12–9
(6–2)
Dedmon Center (1,671)
Radford, VA
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Longwood W 63–59  13–9
(7–2)
Dedmon Center (2,357)
Radford, VA
January 28, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at USC Upstate W 55–52  14–9
(8–2)
G. B. Hodge Center 
Spartanburg, SC
February 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Presbyterian W 67–59  15–9
(9–2)
Templeton Physical Education Center (338)
Clinton, SC
February 4, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Winthrop W 69–66  16–9
(10–2)
Dedmon Center (1,421)
Radford, VA
February 9, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Gardner–Webb L 48–61  16–10
(10–3)
Dedmon Center (2,087)
Radford, VA
February 11, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Charleston Southern W 90–71  17–10
(11–3)
Buccaneer Field House (829)
North Charleston, SC
February 16, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPNU
UNC Asheville L 54–63  17–11
(11–4)
Dedmon Center (1,819)
Radford, VA
February 18, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Longwood L 63–73  17–12
(11–5)
Willett Hall (1,900)
Farmville, VA
February 22, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at High Point L 64–69  17–13
(11–6)
Qubein Center (3,476)
High Point, NC
February 25, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Campbell W 67–65  18–13
(12–6)
Dedmon Center (1,484)
Radford, VA
Big South tournament
March 3, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Winthrop
Quarterfinals
W 78–69  19–13
Bojangles Coliseum (3,410)
Charlotte, NC
March 4, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (7) Campbell
Semifinals
L 71–72  19–14
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
College Basketball Invitational
March 19, 2023
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
(10) vs. (7) Tarleton State
First round
W 72–70 OT 20–14
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
March 20, 2023
4:30 p.m., FloHoops
(10) vs. (2) San Jose State
Quarterfinals
W 67–57  21–14
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
March 21, 2023
9:30 p.m., ESPN2
(10) vs. (3) Charlotte
Semifinals
L 56–63  21–15
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Radford's Title Dreams End In Overtime Loss To N.C. A&T". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2022.