# 2012–13 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at Dedmon Center and were members of the North Division of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 7–9 in Big South play to finish in tie for third place in the North Division. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to Winthrop.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 00 | Kion Brown | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1 | Taj Owens | Guard | 5–10 | 155 | Freshman | Chesapeake, Virginia |
| 2 | Javonte Green | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Sophomore | Alberta, Virginia |
| 5 | Rashaun Davis | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | Freshman | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 10 | R.J. Price | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Sophomore | Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| 11 | Ya Ya Anderson | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Palmyra, Virginia |
| 12 | Allen Dickerson | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Junior | Radford, Virginia |
| 15 | Lucas Dyer | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman | Richmond, Virginia |
| 21 | Matt Murphy | Center | 6–6 | 300 | Freshman | Alexandria, Virginia |
| 25 | Blake Smith | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 30 | Jalen Carethers | Forward | 6–8 | 185 | Sophomore | Burlington, North Carolina |
| 32 | Juwan Wells | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 190 | Freshman | La Plata, Maryland |
| 33 | Kyle Noreen | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | Sophomore | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 55 | Brandon Holcomb | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Freshman | Murrieta, California |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | at Wake Forest | L 67–79 | 0–1 | LJVM Coliseum (7,042) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm | Cincinnati Christian Comfort Suites Invitational | W 76–71 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Dedmon Center (513) Radford, VA |
| 11/16/2012* 8:00 pm | vs. Towson Comfort Suites Invitational | L 67–75 | 1–2 | Alumni Coliseum (250) Richmond, KY |
| 11/17/2012* 8:00 pm | vs. Kennesaw State Comfort Suites Invitational | W 67–58 | 2–2 | Alumni Coliseum (150) Richmond, KY |
| 11/18/2012* 5:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky Comfort Suites Invitational | L 75–83 | 2–3 | Alumni Coliseum (1,050) Richmond, KY |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm | Brevard | W 81–53 | 3–3 | Dedmon Center (408) Radford, VA |
| 11/24/2012* 2:00 pm | at The Citadel | W 74–61 | 4–3 | McAlister Field House (1,031) Charleston, SC |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | Hampton | W 73–64 | 5–3 | Dedmon Center (1,723) Radford, VA |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | at Delaware | L 59–68 | 5–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,798) Newark, DE |
| 12/08/2012* 2:00 pm | William & Mary | L 55–60 | 5–5 | Dedmon Center (1,573) Radford, VA |
| 12/19/2012* 7:30 pm | at Charlotte | L 52–68 | 5–6 | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,636) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/22/2012* 4:00 pm, ROOT/ESPN3 | at West Virginia | L 62–72 | 5–7 | WVU Coliseum (7,073) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/29/2012* 2:00 pm | Central Pennsylvania | W 95–68 | 6–7 | Dedmon Center (414) Radford, VA |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T | L 77–81 | 6–8 | Corbett Sports Center (746) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/05/2013 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Charleston Southern | L 74–81 | 6–9 (0–1) | Dedmon Center (403) Radford, VA |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | High Point | W 59–54 | 7–9 (1–1) | Dedmon Center (307) Radford, VA |
| 01/12/2013 2:00 pm | at UNC Asheville | L 61–79 | 7–10 (1–2) | Kimmel Arena (1,965) Asheville, NC |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm | Longwood | W 82–72 | 8–10 (2–2) | Dedmon Center (764) Radford, VA |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | at Gardner–Webb | W 52–51 | 9–10 (3–2) | Paul Porter Arena (2,107) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm | at Campbell | L 60–69 | 9–11 (3–3) | John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,338) Buies Creek, NC |
| 01/26/2013 4:00 pm | Winthrop | W 58–57 | 10–11 (4–3) | Dedmon Center (2,109) Radford, VA |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | VMI | L 69–70 | 10–12 (4–4) | Dedmon Center (1,522) Radford, VA |
| 02/02/2013 2:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina | L 52–62 | 10–13 (4–5) | HTC Center (2,107) Conway, SC |
| 02/05/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Liberty | L 70–75 | 10–14 (4–6) | Vines Center (1,939) Lynchburg, VA |
| 02/09/2013 2:00 pm | Presbyterian | W 76–65 | 11–14 (5–6) | Dedmon Center (1,412) Radford, VA |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | at VMI | W 82–79 | 12–14 (6–6) | Cameron Hall (1,172) Lexington, VA |
| 02/16/2013 2:00 pm | at Longwood | L 61–76 | 12–15 (6–7) | Willett Hall (1,787) Farmville, VA |
| 02/19/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Campbell | L 66–72 $^{OT}$ | 12–16 (6–8) | Dedmon Center (1,742) Radford, VA |
| 02/24/2013* 12:00 pm | at Siena BracketBusters | L 57–65 $^{OT}$ | 12–17 | Times Union Center (5,768) Albany, NY |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | at High Point | W 63–58 | 13–17 (7–8) | Millis Center (1,302) High Point, NC |
| 03/02/2013 4:30 pm | Liberty | L 56–73 | 13–18 (7–9) | Dedmon Center (2,385) Radford, VA |
| 2013 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/05/2013 12:00 pm | vs. Winthrop First Round | L 58–60 $^{OT}$ | 13–19 | HTC Center (1,858) Conway, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||