2024–25 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

2024–25 Radford Highlanders men's basketball
Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket champions
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	10–5 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach	Darris Nichols (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Shane Nichols Timothy Peete James Haring
Home arena	Dedmon Center

2024–25 Big South men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
High Point	0	–	0		–			12	–	2		.857
Longwood	0	–	0		–			11	–	3		.786
Winthrop	0	–	0		–			10	–	4		.714
Radford	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
UNC Asheville	0	–	0		–			8	–	5		.615
Presbyterian	0	–	0		–			7	–	7		.500
Gardner–Webb	0	–	0		–			5	–	8		.385
USC Upstate	0	–	0		–			4	–	11		.267
Charleston Southern	0	–	0		–			3	–	11		.214
† 2025 Big South tournament winner As of December 22, 2024

The 2024–25 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represents Radford University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fourth-year head coach Darris Nichols, play their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia, as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2023–24 season 16–17, 5–11 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.[1] They defeated USC Upstate,[2] before falling to top-seeded High Point in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.[3]

Roster

2024–25 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Brandon Maclin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Odessa College Jackson, TN G 1 Zion Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr The Burlington School Burlington, NC G 2 Chace Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Maryland Eastern Shore Fort Washington, MD G 3 Brennan Chatman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Norfolk Collegiate School Norfolk, VA G 4 Truth Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Indian Hills Community College Mount Vernon, NY F 5 Josiah Harris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr St. Francis Brooklyn Wilmington, DE F 6 Isaiah Gaines 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Florida Atlantic Pensacola, FL F 7 Jonas Sirtautas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Wyoming Kaunas, Lithuania G 10 Tony Felder 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Stonehill Brockton, MA G 11 Jarvis Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Davidson Concord, NC G 12 Brock Rose 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Ardrey Kell High School Charlotte, NC F 23 TJ NeSmith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Lenoir–Rhyne Burlington, NC G 32 David Early 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Tennessee Tech Holden, WV F 34 Xavier Foster 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr SMU Oskaloosa, IA F 54 Ibu Yamazaki 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Meisei High School Matsudo, Japan	Head coach Darris Nichols (West Virginia) Assistant coach(es) Shane Nichols (Wofford) Timothy Peete (Tulsa) James Haring (West Virginia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 25, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Bridgewater	W 85–46	–	Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Pittsburgh	L 56–96	0–1	Petersen Events Center (6,579) Pittsburgh, PA
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		William & Mary	W 89–77	1–1	Dedmon Center (1,211) Radford, VA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion	W 87–75	2–1	Dedmon Center (1,731) Radford, VA
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Evansville	W 92–81	3–1	Ford Center (4,308) Evansville, IN
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Virginia	W 96–50	4–1	Dedmon Center (1,236) Radford, VA
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Clemson Sunshine Slam campus game	L 51–79	4–2	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,166) Clemson, SC
November 25, 2024* 10:30 a.m.		vs. Chicago State Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket semifinals	W 63–48	5–2	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2024* 6:30 p.m., BallerTV		vs. Purdue Fort Wayne Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket championship	W 69–56	6–2	Ocean Center (1,548) Daytona Beach, FL
December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Saint Francis	W 79–70	7–2	DeGol Arena (672) Loretto, PA
December 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Carolina Central	W 70–67	8–2	McDougald–McLendon Arena (225) Durham, NC
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bucknell	W 74–70 ^OT	9–2	Dedmon Center (1,118) Radford, VA
December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah	L 63–81	9–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,370) Salt Lake City, UT
December 17, 2024* 9:00 p.m., MW Network		at Colorado State	L 68–78	9–4	Moby Arena (3,931) Fort Collins, CO
December 20, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Virginia Lynchburg	W 122–63	10–4	Dedmon Center (831) Radford, VA
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		at South Carolina	L 48–74	10–5	Colonial Life Arena (10,831) Columbia, SC
Big South regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at High Point			Qubein Center  High Point, NC
January 4, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		Winthrop			Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at USC Upstate			G. B. Hodge Center  Spartanburg, SC
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Gardner–Webb			Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charleston Southern			Buccaneer Field House  North Charleston, SC
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Longwood			Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
January 25, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Presbyterian			Templeton Center  Clinton, SC
January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Asheville			Kimmel Arena  Asheville, NC
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		USC Upstate			Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		High Point			Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Longwood			Joan Perry Brock Center  Farmville, VA
February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Winthrop			Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, SC
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Asheville			Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
February 22, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		Presbyterian			Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb			Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston Southern			Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
2. Greenspan, Jared (March 11, 2024). "Big South tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 basketball championships". Sporting News. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
3. "High Point beats Radford in Big South Men's Tournament Quarterfinals". WFMY News 2. March 8, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
4. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
5. "Radford Highlanders Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 25, 2024.