2024–25 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

2024–25 Radford Highlanders men's basketball
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
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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.

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
Charleston Southern	0	–	0	–	4	–	11	.267
USC Upstate	0	–	0	–	4	–	11	.267

† 2025 Big South tournament winner As of December 28, 2024

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	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

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

[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.

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