2022–23 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

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

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

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

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

  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.