2022–23 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

2022–23 Radford Highlanders men's basketball
2022–23 Radford Highlanders men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	21–15 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach	Darris Nichols (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Shane Nichols; Timothy Peete; James Haring;
Home arena	Dedmon Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big South men's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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: January 6, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

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

[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.

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