# 2014–15 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fourth 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 22–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to Winthrop. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they Delaware State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Vermont.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 00 | Kion Brown | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Junior | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1 | Taj Owens | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Junior | Chesapeake, Virginia |
| 2 | Javonte Green | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Senior | Petersburg, Virginia |
| 3 | Cameron Jones | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Junior | Roanoke, Virginia |
| 5 | Rashaun Davis | Guard | 5–11 | 185 | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 10 | R.J. Price | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Senior | Richmond, Virginia |
| 11 | Ya Ya Anderson | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Junior | Palmyra, Virginia |
| 14 | Justin Cousin | Guard | 6–0 | 195 | Sophomore | Burlington, North Carolina |
| 15 | Lucas Dyer | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | RS–Sophomore | Richmond, Virginia |
| 22 | Kyle Gonzalez | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Junior | Springfield, Virginia |
| 30 | Jalen Carethers | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | Senior | Burlington, North Carolina |
| 32 | Sterling Christy | Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Freshman | Williamsport, Maryland |
| 33 | Kyle Noreen | Guard | 6–4 | 210 | Senior | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 55 | Brandon Holcomb | Center | 6–7 | 215 | Junior | Murrieta, California |

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:30 pm | at Richmond | L 46–64 | 0–1 | Robins Center (6,920) Richmond, VA |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | at James Madison | L 71–74 | 0–2 | JMU Convocation Center (2,729) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 11/20/2014* 7:30 pm | Howard | W 61–52 | 1–2 | Dedmon Center (2,715) Radford, VA |
| 11/23/2014* 3:00 pm | Catawba Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 88–52 | 2–2 | Dedmon Center (753) Radford, VA |
| 11/26/2014* 8:00 pm | at TCU Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | L 50–74 | 2–3 | Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,436) Fort Worth, TX |
| 11/28/2014* 1:30 pm | vs. North Carolina A&T Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 65–57 | 3–3 | American Bank Center (6,039) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/29/2014* 2:00 pm | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 57–46 | 4–3 | American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/07/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech Rivalry | W 68–66 | 5–3 | Cassell Coliseum (5,394) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/13/2014* 12:00 pm, FS1 | at Georgetown | L 49–76 | 5–4 | Verizon Center (6,843) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/16/2014* 7:00 pm | Johnson & Wales | W 92–54 | 6–4 | Dedmon Center (1,012) Radford, VA |
| 12/19/2014* 4:00 pm | Siena | W 76–66 | 7–4 | Dedmon Center (1,113) Radford, VA |
| 12/21/2014* 2:00 pm | Cornell | W 74–61 | 8–4 | Dedmon Center (754) Radford, VA |
| 12/28/2014* 3:00 pm | Central Penn | W 119–69 | 9–4 | Dedmon Center (1,023) Radford, VA |
| 12/31/2014 4:00 pm | UNC Asheville | L 60–62 | 9–5 (0–1) | Dedmon Center (1,853) Radford, VA |
| 01/03/2015 5:00 pm | at Longwood | L 79–90 $^{2OT}$ | 9–6 (0–2) | Willett Hall (1,802) Farmville, VA |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm | at Gardner–Webb | L 55–58 | 9–7 (0–3) | Paul Porter Arena (2,910) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 01/10/2015 4:00 pm | Presbyterian | W 95–82 | 10–7 (1–3) | Dedmon Center (1,066) Radford, VA |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm | at Campbell | W 72–55 | 11–7 (2–3) | Gore Arena (1,206) Buies Creek, NC |
| 01/17/2015 1:00 pm | at Winthrop | W 85–77 | 12–7 (3–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (973) Rock Hill, SC |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | High Point | W 73–66 | 13–7 (4–3) | Dedmon Center (2,832) Radford, VA |
| 01/24/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Liberty | W 84–76 | 14–7 (5–3) | Dedmon Center (2,948) Radford, VA |
| 01/28/2015 7:30 pm | at Charleston Southern | W 84–77 | 15–7 (6–3) | CSU Field House (982) Charleston, SC |
| 01/31/2015 4:00 pm | Winthrop | W 73–66 | 16–7 (7–3) | Dedmon Center (3,046) Radford, VA |
| 02/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at High Point | W 67–64 | 17–7 (8–3) | Millis Center (1,527) High Point, NC |
| 02/06/2015 7:00 pm | Charleston Southern | L 71–79 | 17–8 (8–4) | Dedmon Center (2,912) Radford, VA |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm | Longwood | W 80–75 | 18–8 (9–4) | Dedmon Center (2,341) Radford, VA |
| 02/14/2015 7:30 pm | at Presbyterian | W 62–56 | 19–8 (10–4) | Templeton Center (610) Clinton, SC |
| 02/16/2015 8:00 pm | Coastal Carolina | L 59–65 | 19–9 (10–5) | Dedmon Center (913) Radford, VA |
| 02/21/2015 4:30 pm | at UNC Asheville | W 75–68 | 20–9 (11–5) | Kimmel Arena (2,464) Asheville, NC |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Liberty | L 69–80 | 20–10 (11–6) | Vines Center (1,646) Lynchburg, VA |
| 02/28/2015 4:00 pm | Gardner–Webb | W 72–62 | 21–10 (12–6) | Dedmon Center (3,522) Radford, VA |
| Big South tournament |||||
| 03/06/2015 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Winthrop Quarterfinals | L 66–67 | 21–11 | HTC Center (1,773) Conway, SC |
| College Basketball Invitational |||||
| 03/18/2015* 8:00 pm | at Delaware State First round | W 78–57 | 22–11 | Memorial Hall (1,038) Dover, DE |
| 03/23/2015* 7:00 pm | at Vermont Quarterfinals | L 71–78 | 22–12 | Patrick Gym (2,252) Burlington, VT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||