2019–20 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by ninth-year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia, as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 15–3 in Big South play to win a share of the regular season championship. They defeated Charleston Southern in quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Hampton. As a regular season conference champion, and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received and automatic bid to the NIT. However, the NIT, and all other postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Radford Highlanders men's basketball
Big South regular season co-champions
NIT, Cancelled
Conference	Big South Conference
2019–20 record	21–11 (15–3 Big South)
Head coach	Mike Jones (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Ron Jirsa David Boyden Donny Lind
Home arena	Dedmon Center

2019–20 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Radford	15	–	3		.833			21	–	11		.656
Winthrop†	15	–	3		.833			24	–	10		.706
Gardner–Webb	11	–	7		.611			16	–	16		.500
Longwood	9	–	9		.500			14	–	18		.438
Hampton	8	–	10		.444			15	–	19		.441
UNC Asheville	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
USC Upstate	7	–	11		.389			13	–	20		.394
Charleston Southern	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Presbyterian	7	–	11		.389			10	–	22		.313
High Point	6	–	12		.333			9	–	23		.281
Campbell	6	–	12		.333			15	–	16		.484
† 2020 Big South Tournament winner As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2018–19 season 22–11 overall, 12–4 in Big South play to finish as regular season co-champions, alongside Campbell. In the Big South Tournament, they defeated Presbyterian in the quarterfinals,[1] Charleston Southern in the semifinals,[2] before falling to Gardner–Webb in the championship game.[3]

Roster

2019–20 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Devin Hutchinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina G 1 Carlik Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Cincinnati, Ohio G 2 Quinton Morton-Robertson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Radford, Virginia G 3 Cle'von Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Yorktown, Virginia G 4 Josiah Jeffers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Burlington, North Carolina G 5 Donald Hicks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Chesapeake, Virginia G/F 10 Miles Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Radford, Virginia G 11 Travis Fields Jr. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Portsmouth, Virginia F 13 Leroy Butts IV 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Washington, D.C. F 14 Chyree Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Fairfax, Virginia C 15 Devonnte Holland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Martinsville, Virginia F 20 Dravon Mangum 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Roxboro, North Carolina G 21 Kobe Tigney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Winchester, Virginia C 22 Lewis Djonkam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Springfield, Virginia G 24 Jordan Hemphill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Rogers, Arkansas F 30 Devine Eke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Plainfield, New Jersey	Head coach Mike Jones (Howard) Assistant coach(es) Ron Jirsa (Gettysburg) David Boyden (Western Kentucky) Donny Lind (Loyola (MD)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 24, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2019* 6:00 pm		Randolph	W 75–48		Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Liberty	L 60–66	0–1	Vines Center (7,872) Lynchburg, VA
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm		Bridgewater	W 91–40	1–1	Dedmon Center (1,360) Radford, VA
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Georgia Southern	L 73–76	1–2	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,599) Statesboro, GA
November 19, 2019* 8:00 pm		at Northwestern	W 67–56	2–2	Welsh–Ryan Arena (4,834) Evanston, IL
November 22, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Bradley	L 61–70	2–3	Carver Arena (5,167) Peoria, IL
November 26, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Monmouth	L 63–80	2–4	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,388) West Long Branch, NJ
December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		James Madison	W 94–71	3–4	Dedmon Center (1,879) Radford, VA
December 7, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	L 58–60	3–5	Dedmon Center (1,491) Radford, VA
December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm		vs. Duquesne	L 49–71	3–6	Willoughby Gymnasium (812) Akron, OH
December 18, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN+		at Mississippi State	L 68–77	3–7	Humphrey Coliseum (6,101) Starkville, MS
December 22, 2019* 3:30 pm		vs. Richmond	W 73–58	4–7	Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,381) Washington, D.C.
December 29, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Penn	W 90–45	5–7	Dedmon Center (861) Radford, VA
Big South Conference regular season
January 4, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+		High Point	W 73–62	6–7 (1–0)	Dedmon Center (1,222) Radford, VA
January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 67–64	7–7 (2–0)	Paul Porter Arena (1,459) Boiling Springs, NC
January 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Campbell	W 68–63	8–7 (3–0)	Dedmon Center (1,316) Radford, VA
January 16, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 63–59	9–7 (4–0)	G. B. Hodge Center (800) Spartanburg, SC
January 18, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 75–64	10–7 (5–0)	Templeton Physical Education Center (665) Clinton, SC
January 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Winthrop	L 56–61	10–8 (5–1)	Dedmon Center (1,948) Radford, VA
January 23, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	L 67–80	10–9 (5–2)	Kimmel Arena (1,537) Asheville, NC
January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Hampton	W 83–79	11–9 (6–2)	Dedmon Center (1,690) Radford, VA
January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	W 67–55	12–9 (7–2)	Willett Hall (1,613) Farmville, VA
February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 77–74 ^OT	13–9 (8–2)	Dedmon Center (1,278) Radford, VA
February 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	W 81–70	14–9 (9–2)	Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,258) High Point, NC
February 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	W 81–77	15–9 (10–2)	Winthrop Coliseum (2,415) Rock Hill, SC
February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 81–71	16–9 (11–2)	Dedmon Center (1,623) Radford, VA
February 15, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Campbell	W 73–60	17–9 (12–2)	Gore Arena (2,346) Buies Creek, NC
February 20, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU		UNC Asheville	W 79–64	18–9 (13–2)	Dedmon Center (1,580) Radford, VA
February 22, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 81–60	19–9 (14–2)	Dedmon Center (2,010) Radford, VA
February 27, 2020 7:00 pm		at Hampton	W 81–78	20–9 (15–2)	Hampton Convocation Center (6,213) Hampton, VA
February 29, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	L 62–70	20–10 (15–3)	Dedmon Center (2,245) Radford, VA
Big South Tournament
March 5, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	(8) Charleston Southern Quarterfinals	W 62–48	21–10	Dedmon Center (2,222) Radford, VA
March 6, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	(5) Hampton Semifinals	L 78–86	21–11	Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[4]

References

1. "RADFORD CATCHES FIRE FROM DEEP; DEFEATS NO. 7 PRESBYTERIAN 84-76". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
2. "HIGHLANDERS COME BACK AGAINST NO. 6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN; ADVANCE TO BIG SOUTH TITLE GAME". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
3. "RADFORD FALLS TO GARDNER-WEBB IN BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
4. "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2019.