RADFORD 2010-2011
Daniel Mitchell
Jr. w G w 6-3 w 185
Tommy Spagnolo
Jeremy Robinson
So. w G w 6-1 w 175
Chance Smith
Johnathan Edwards
R-Fr. w F w 6-7 w 210
Fr. w G w 6-0 w 160
Tolga Cerrah
Brad Greenberg
R-Fr. w F w 6-9 w 215
Evan Faulkner
Sr. w G w 5-10 w 180
Head Coach
Jr. w F w 6-8 w 205
Rick Hall
Assistant Coach
Masse Doumbe
Jr. w F w 6-8 w 220
Blake Smith
So. w G w 6-4 w 175
Rick Callahan
Assistant Coach
Jareal Smith
Fr. w G w 6-3 w 190
Martins Abele
Gorkem Sonmez
Allen Dickerson
So. w G w 6-5 w 215
Fr. w G w 6-2 w 180
Jamal Curry
Lukas Winegarner
Fr. w C w 7-1 w 285
R-Fr. w F w 6-8 w 190
Cedric Smith
Chad Myers
Assistant Coach
2010-2011 Television / Radio Roster
Director of Operations
Fr. w F w 6-9 w 215
Chad Hyatt
Athletic Trainer
RADFORD TABLE OF CONTENTS
Jeremy Robinson Senior
General Information Table of Contents Quick Facts 2010-11 Schedule
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2010-11 Preview 2010-11 Opponents 2010-11 Roster
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Coaching Staff Brad Greenberg B-RadHoops Rick Hall Rick Callahan Cedric Smith Chad Myers 2010-11 Highlanders Jeremy Robinson Daniel Mitchell Evan Faulkner Blake Smith Görkem Sönmez Tolga Cerrah Jamal Curry Tommy Spagnolo Chance Smith Masse Doumbe Johnathan Edwards Martins Abele Allen Dickerson Jareal Smith Lukas Winegarner
6-10 11 12 13 14 15 16-17 18-19 20-21 22-23 24-25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
2009-10 Season In Review 2009-10 Results 36 37 2009-10 Statistics 2009-10 Big South Standings 38 Big South Conference History of the Conference
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The Radford Experience This is Radford University 40-42 43 President Penelope Kyle 44-45 The New River Valley 46-47 Radford Athletics A.D. Robert Lineburg 48 49-50 Support Staff 51 Student-Athlete Support 52-53 Strength & Conditioning Donald N. Dedmon Center 54-55 Highlanders in the Pros 56-57 58-59 2007-10 Highlights 60 Nike Advertisement Credits: The 2010-11 Radford Men’s Basketball media guide was designed and written by Joey Beeler. Additional research by Gene Hyde, archivist at RU’s McConnell Library.
BASKETBALL Photography: Tim Cowie -DigItUpSports, Willis Glassgow -- WG Sports Photos and Lora Gordon -- University Photographer.
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RADFORD 2010-11 Quick Facts
General Information
Name of School Radford University Location Radford, Va. Founded 1910 9,230 Enrollment Nickname Highlanders Colors Red and White Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Big South Dedmon Center (3,205) Facility Website www.Radford.edu President Penelope W. Kyle Director of Athletics Robert Lineburg Athletic Phone (540) 831-6194
Men’s Basketball History
First Year 1974-75 All-Time Record 566-455 (.554) Regular Season Titles 4 (2008-09) 2 (2009) BSC Tournament Titles NCAA Appearances 2 (2009) Result vs. North Carolina Lost 58-101 (March 19, 2009)
Coaching Staff
Head Coach Brad Greenberg Alma Mater American ’77 Record at Radford (Years) 50-44 (3) Same Career Record (Years) Basketball Phone (540) 831-5125 Assistant Coaches Rick Hall Cedric Smith Rick Callahan Chad Myers Director of Operations
Team Information
2009-10 Overall Record 19-12 2009-10 BSC Record 13-5 (2nd) Starters Returning / Lost 1/4 6/7 Letterwinners Returning / Lost Newcomers 6
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Athletic Communications
Assistant A.D. (Contact) Joey Beeler Office Phone (540) 831-5726 Email jwbeeler@radford.edu Brian Stanley Assistant Director Email bmstanley@radford.edu Office Phone (540) 831-6884 Multimedia Services Patrick Reed Email pmreed@radford.edu (540) 831-5574 Office Phone Kelly Shuman Assistant Email kshuman@radford.edu Assistant Justin Thompson Email jthompson124@radford.edu (540) 831-5211 Office Phone Office Fax (540) 831-6095 Press Row Phone (540) 831-6190 Website www.RadfordAthletics.com Mailing Address P.O. Box 6913, Radford, VA 24142 Overnight Address 501 Stockton St. Radford, VA 24142
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EMORY & HENRY METHODIST at South Carolina (FCS) at George Mason at Charlotte
RADFORD RADFORD Columbia, S.C. Fairfax, Va. Charlotte, N.C.
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UNC ASHEVILLE* GARDNER-WEBB* at Virginia JAMES MADISON at UNC Wilmington at Florida (CSS) DICKINSON at Coastal Carolina*
RADFORD RADFORD Charlottesville, Va. RADFORD Wilmington, N.C. Gainesville, Fla. RADFORD Conway, S.C.
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at Charleston Southern* HIGH POINT* VMI* LIBERTY* (MASN) at Winthrop* at Presbyterian* CHARLESTON SOUTHERN* COASTAL CAROLINA* (MASN)
Charleston, S.C. RADFORD RADFORD RADFORD Rock Hill, S.C. Clinton, S.C. RADFORD RADFORD
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WINTHROP* at High Point* at Liberty* (MASN) at VMI* PRESBYTERIAN* at Bracketbusters at Gardner-Webb* at UNC Asheville*
RADFORD High Point, N.C. Lynchburg, Va. Lexington, Va. RADFORD TBA Boiling Springs, N.C. Asheville, N.C.
7:00 7:00 7:00 1:00 7:00 TBA 8:00 2:00
2011 Big South Men’s Basketball Tournament
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Evan Faulkner Sophomore
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CAPS/BOLD Denotes Home Contest * Denotes Big South Conference Opponent All Times Listed Eastern Standard
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Bracketbusters Feb. 19 • TBA Conference: TBA Head Coach: TBA 2009-10 Record: TBA
Charlotte
Nov. 27 • 7:30 Conference: Atlantic 10 Head Coach: Alan Major 2009-10 Record: 19-12
Charleston So.
Jan. 2 • 4:30 | Jan. 27 • 7:00 Conference: Big South Head Coach: Barclay Radebaugh 2009-10 Record: 13-17
Coastal Carolina Dec. 31 • 7:00 | Jan. 29 • 7:00 Conference: Big South Head Coach: Cliff Ellis 2009-10 Record: 28-7
Dickinson
Dec. 28 • 7:00 Conference: Centennial Head Coach: Alan Seretti 2009-10 Record: 4-19
Emory & Henry
Nov. 13 • 4:00 Conference: Old Dominion Athletic Head Coach: Paul Russo 2009-10 Record: 4-22
Florida
Dec. 22 • 7:00 (CSS) Conference: Southeastern Head Coach: Billy Donovan 2009-10 Record: 21-13
Gardner-Webb
Dec. 4 • 7:00 | Feb. 24 • 8:00 Conference: Big South Head Coach: Chris Holtmann 2009-10 Record: 8-21
George Mason
Nov. 24 • TBA Conference: Colonial Athletic Head Coach: Jim Larranaga 2009-10 Record: 17-15
High Point
Jan. 8 • 7:00 | Feb. 5 • 7:00 Conference: Big South Head Coach: Scott Cherry 2009-10 Record: 15-15
James Madison Dec. 11 • 7:00 Conference: Colonial Athletic Head Coach: Matt Brady 2009-10 Record: 13-20
Liberty
Jan. 15 • 7:00 | Feb. 10 • 7:00 Conference: Big South Head Coach: Dale Layer 2009-10 Record: 15-16
Methodist
Nov. 14 • 4:00 Conference: USA South Head Coach: David Smith 2009-10 Record: 3-23
Presbyterian
Jan. 22 • 7:00 | Feb. 15 • 7:00 Conference: Big South Head Coach: Gregg Nibert 2009-10 Record: 5-26
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South Carolina Nov. 19 • TBA Conference: Southeastern Head Coach: Darrin Horn 2009-10 Record: 15-16
UNC Asheville
Dec. 2 • 7:00 | Feb. 26 • 2:00 Conference: Big South Head Coach: Eddie Biendenbach 2009-10 Record: 15-16
UNC Wilmington Dec. 18 • TBA Conference: Colonial Athletic Head Coach: Buzz Peterson 2009-10 Record: 9-22
Virginia
Dec. 7 • 7:00 Conference: Atlantic Coast Head Coach: Tony Bennett 2009-10 Record: 15-16
VMI
Jan. 13 • 7:00 | Feb. 12 • 1:00 Conference: Big South Head Coach: Dugger Baucom 2009-10 Record: 10-19
Winthrop
Jan. 20 • 7:00 | Feb. 1 • 7:00 Conference: Big South Head Coach: Randy Peele 2009-10 Record: 19-14
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2010-11 Roster
Alphabetical Roster No. 32 3 41 33 12 23 2 0 1 25 20 4 5 15 35
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Martins Abele C 7-1 285 Fr. Masse Doumbe F 6-8 220 Jr. Tolga Cerrah F 6-9 215 Rf. Jamal Curry F 6-8 190 Rf. Allen Dickerson G 6-2 180 Fr. Johnathan Edwards F 6-8 205 Jr. Evan Faulkner G 6-1 175 So. Daniel Mitchell G 6-3 185 Jr. Jeremy Robinson G 5-10 170 Sr. Blake Smith G 6-4 175 So. Chance Smith G 6-0 160 Sr. Jareal Smith G 6-3 190 Fr. Görkem Sönmez G 6-5 215 So. Tommy Spagnolo F 6-7 210 Rf. Lukas Winegarner F 6-9 215 Fr.
Hometown / Previous School Saldus, Latvia / Oak Hill Academy Le Mans, France / Polk St. College Ankara, Turkey / ODTU Charleston, S.C. / Porter Gaud Radford, Va. / Radford Queens, N.Y. / Tyler JUCO Sandy Hook, Ky. / Elliott County Blacksburg, Va. / Blacksburg Baltimore, Md. / Tallahassee C.C. Charlotte, N.C. / United Faith Christian Roanoke, Va. / Northside Savannah, Ga. / Johnson Istanbul, Turkey / St. Mary’s Ryken West Jefferson, N.C. / Ashe Sodertalje, Sweden / Igelstavikens
Numerical Roster No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 12 15 20 23 25 32 33 35 41
Name Daniel Mitchell Jeremy Robinson Evan Faulkner Masse Doumbe Jareal Smith Görkem Sönmez Allen Dickerson Tommy Spagnolo Chance Smith Johnathan Edwards Blake Smith Martins Abele Jamal Curry Lukas Winegarner Tolga Cerrah
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Pos. Ht. G 6-3 G 5-10 G 6-1 F 6-8 G 6-3 G 6-5 G 6-2 F 6-7 G 6-0 F 6-8 G 6-4 C 7-1 F 6-8 F 6-9 F 6-9
Wt. 185 170 175 220 190 215 180 210 160 205 175 285 190 215 215
Cl. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Rf. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Rf. Fr. Rf.
Hometown / Previous School Blacksburg, Va. / Blacksburg Baltimore, Md. / Tallahassee C.C. Sandy Hook, Ky. / Elliott County Le Mans, France / Polk St. College Savannah, Ga. / Johnson Istanbul, Turkey / St. Mary’s Ryken Radford, Va. / Radford West Jefferson, N.C. / Ashe Roanoke, Va. / Northside Queens, N.Y. / Tyler JUCO Charlotte, N.C. / United Faith Christian Saldus, Latvia / Oak Hill Academy Charleston, S.C. / Porter Gaud Sodertalje, Sweden / Igelstavikens Ankara, Turkey / ODTU
BASKETBALL Coaching Staff Head Coach Brad Greenberg
Assistant Coaches Rick Hall Rick Callahan Cedric Smith
Director of Operations Chad Myers
Alma Mater American, 1977
Season Fourth
Alma Mater Virginia Tech, 1983 Salem Coll.,1980 South Florida, 2002
Season Fourth First Fourth
Alma Mater Shepherd, 2007
Season Second
Pronunciations
No. 2 3 4 5 32 41
Name Evan Faukner Masse Doumbe Jareal Smith Görkem Sönmez Martins Abele Tolga Cerrah
Pronunciation FALK-ner mah-SAY doom-bay Jar-ee-el Gear-kum Surn-mez ah-belly Jer-UH
RADFORD IN JUST THREE SEASONS AT THE HELM, BRAD GREENBERG HAS REINVIGORATED THE RADFORD UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM.
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Head Coach Brad Greenberg
4th Season w American '77 w 50-44 Overall w 33-17 Big South 2009 Big South Coach of the Year 2009 Times Dispatch Coach of the Year 2009 Hugh Durham Award Finalist
2009 Clair Bee Award Finalist 2009 Auerbach Coach of the Year 2009 VaSID Coach of the Year
The sixth head coach in Radford men’s basketball history, Brad Greenberg joined the Highlander family on March 23, 2007. He has a long, impressive resume that includes nearly 30 years in basketball in a variety of capacities, including successful NBA and collegiate coaching, as well as management and media experience. In just three years on the bench of the Highlanders, Greenberg has guided his clubs to a number of school and Big South records while putting together an overall record of 50-44, making him third quickest in program history to hit the 50-win plateau. In league play under his leadership, Radford is an impressive 33-17, including a 28-8 mark the last two years. Prior to Greenberg’s arrival on the Radford campus, the Highlander men’s basketball program hadn’t experienced back-to-back winning campaigns since the 19992000 and 2000-01 seasons and was 15 games under .500 the previous three seasons. Coming off the school’s second trip to the NCAA Tournament, Greenberg and the Highlanders put together one of the toughest non-conference schedules in 200910, which included trips to No. 7 Duke, top-ranked Kansas and Louisville. Highlighting Radford’s out-of-league slate was a 27-point home win over George Mason, a 2006 NCAA Final Four participant. In 2009-10, the Big South preseason favorites finished 19-12 overall and 13-5 in Big South play, earning the league tournament’s No. 2 seed. In addition to finishing second in the Big South regular season standings, the Highlanders ran through February with a 7-1 mark for the second consecutive season, improving to 19-5 in the month under Greenberg. Dating back to the 2008-09 season, Radford has won 15 of its last 18 league road games, which included a conference-tying record of 11 straight. Along with their impressive road resume, the Highlanders have recorded wins in 28 of their last 36 Big South regular season contests, and 32 of their last 41 against league competition, including the conference tournament. As a team, Greenberg’s 2009-10 club was among national leaders in defensive field goal percentage (27th/.397), rebounding margin (7th/7.4) and assists per game (16th/16.2). To go along with their team statistical rankings, several Highlanders ranked among the nation’s best, including Art Parakhouski, who led the nation in rebounding (1st/13.4) and double-doubles (1st/26), while finishing 14th in scoring (21.4) and 10th in field-goal percentage (.581). Amir Johnson, the school and conference’s all-time leader in assists finished 16th in the country in assists per game with a 5.7 clip. Like the previous season, Greenberg’s 2009-10 Highlanders collected a number of honors and accolades. Parakhouski earned his second straight Big South Player of the
Year honor, while Joey Lynch-Flohr joined him on the all-conference squad and Phillip Martin was named the league’s Scholar Athlete of the Year. During the 2009-10 season, Radford garnered seven Big South weekly honors and had four players finish the year with at least 1,000 career points, more than any other school in Division I basketball. In 2008-09, Greenberg led his club to the biggest turnaround in league history, earning him 2008-09 Big South Coach of the Year honors. After finishing seventh in 2007-08, Radford claimed its fourth Big South regular season title and just its second tournament crown in school history. The 2008-09 season began with a feel of the past as Greenberg’s Highlanders played their first nine home games in the 500-seat Peters Hall before concluding the campaign in front of a school-record 20,226 fans in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Peters Hall, an on-campus recreation facility, is where Radford played basketball from 1974 to December of 1981. Just after leading his club to the 2009 NCAA Tournament, Greenberg was tabbed the Richmond Times Dispatch State Coach of the Year. In just his second year, Greenberg led Radford to its seventh 20-win season in school history. Along with leading the Highlanders to their most wins since the 1990-91 campaign, Radford tied the conference record for league wins in a season with 15. Greenberg’s Highlanders also won a school-record nine-straight games away from home, which is currently the second longest streak in the nation. Also a finalist for the Hugh Durham and Clair Bee Coach “It’s amazing that I’m saying this with evof the Year awards, Greenberg erything that Brad Greenberg has done in is the first Highlander head his career, but he’s one of the top up-andcoach since 1991-92 to earn coming college head coaches in the country. conference coach of the year. What he’s done in his brief tenure at Radford With Greenberg’s coachis nothing short of amazing. The guy has an ing honors came a number eye for talent, but what’s overlooked is his of postseason awards for his ability to connect with his players and get student-athletes. Art Parakevery ounce out of his guys as possible.” houski was named the 200809 Big South Player of the Jeff Goodman Year and was joined by Joey FoxSports.com Senior College Basketball Writer Lynch-Flohr on the all-conference first-team. Parakhouski was also voted the Big South Tournament MVP and to the Times Dispatch all-state first team. Lynch-Flohr and senior Kenny Thomas were also selected to the conference’s all-tournament team and Phillip Martin was recognized for his work in the classroom earning ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA All-District and Big South All-Academic honors. To go along with its long list of individual accomplishments, Radford set a number of school marks and ranked near or at the top of the Big South in 10 statistical categories. The new school standards set in Greenberg’s second season included rebounds in a game (65, at VMI, 2/21/09), blocks in a contest (12, vs. UNCA, 3/5/09), single-season free-throw attempts (811) and rebounds (1,324). Radford took care of business on the Dedmon Center court, going 8-5 in front of the home crowd. Of those wins, the Highlanders picked up four against Big South foes,
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including conference regular season champion UNC Asheville and rival Liberty. Radford also recorded a road win over Gardner-Webb and a non-conference triumph against Presbyterian, both who joined the Big South in 2008-09. A number of Radford players experienced improvements and honors throughout Greenberg’s first season. A backcourt specialist, Greenberg was able to help mold point guard Amir Johnson, who compiled three double-doubles, and two games with 10 or more assists. Johnson finished the season 35th in the country in assists per game (5.5), and fourth in the Big South. Greenberg’s first season also yielded a number of conference honors for his athletes, with player of the week awards going to Kenny Thomas and Martell McDuffy. Following the season, Phillip Martin was “If your goal is to rebuild a basketball named to the Big South All-Acaprogram -- at any level -- there are few demic Team. people better qualified than Brad Greenberg. He’s seen the game from just about Under Greenberg’s guidance, every perspective: player, college assisthe Highlanders were recogtant under a brilliant coach (Jim Lynam); nized for their conduct on and NBA scout and general manager and off the court. Radford earned the a big-time college program in need of Big South Conference Sportsrebuilding (Virginia Tech). I can’t imagine manship Award in 2007-08, an he won’t put Radford back on the college honor voted on by the league’s hoops map in the near future.” student athletes. Before arriving at Radford, John Feinstein Greenberg spent four seasons Author / Washington Post Columnist at Virginia Tech alongside his brother, Seth. Brad was promoted to associate head coach in September 2004. During his time with the Hokies, Greenberg’s duties were all-encompassing. He was responsible for scheduling, scouting and game preparation. Greenberg also assisted in the recruiting process, with a focus on finding international prospects. Drawing from his playing experience as a guard, Greenberg worked with the perimeter players during practice and instructional times. He also worked closely with his brother in conducting practices and other on-court coaching duties. Virginia Tech led its conference (Big East – 2003, ACC – 2004-pres.) in turnover margin during each of Brad’s seasons with the Hokies. Greenberg’s expertise with backcourt players and schemes also translated into individual accolades for his players. Under Greenberg’s guidance, Zabian Dowdell and Jamon Gordon both earned All-ACC honors and ACC All-Defensive Team honors in 2006-07. His two seasons prior to arriving at Virginia Tech were spent with his brother at the University of South Florida, where he was the Director of Basketball Operations. Before making the jump back to the college game, Greenberg had a distinguished career in the NBA, rising through the ranks from assistant coach to general manager. He was the general manager and vice president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers from 1996-97. Among his achievements in the Sixers front office, he was responsible for drafting Allen Iverson, the 2001 NBA MVP and 2005 NBA scoring leader. Prior to his years in Philadelphia, Greenberg honed his player personnel skills in seven years with the Portland Trailblazers. He arrived in 1989 as the Portland Trailblazers’ Director of Player Personnel, and was promoted to the team’s Vice President of Player Personnel, a position he held from 1992-95. While in Portland, he helped build three teams that played in the Western Conference Finals and two teams that competed in the NBA Finals. Among the players that
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2010-2011 Greenberg brought to Portland were Buck Williams, Rod Strickland, Danny Ainge, and Basketball Hall of Fame selection Drazen Petrovic. He also helped draft three college players who went on to earn the NBA Sixth Man of the Year awards (Cliff Robinson, 1993; Anthony Mason, 1995; and Aaron McKie, 2001). His basketball player evaluation talents have also been utilized by the Denver Nuggets, Washington Bullets and Orlando Magic, all of which brought him on as a consultant. He has used those same talents to assist the NBA Scouting Service - The Court Report, and the J & J World and European Basketball Registers. Greenberg moved to the front office after stints as an assistant coach, where he had the opportunity to coach two of professional basketball’s all-time greats: Patrick Ewing and Bill Walton. He started his NBA career with the Clippers from 1984-86. From there, he joined the New York Knicks for the 1986-87 season. Before embarking on a long career in the NBA, Greenberg got his start in coaching in 1977 at his alma mater, American University. After one year with the Eagles, he was an assistant coach at St. Joseph’s University from 1978-84 where his talent evaluation skills first blossomed as the Hawks recruiting coordinator. St. Joe’s made two NCAA Tournament and three NIT appearances, including a run to the Elite Eight in 1981. In addition to his accomplishments on the court, Greenberg is well-respected for his work in numerous other organizations. His resume includes a seat on the WNBA Rules and Competition Committee, and the University of South Florida Academic Task Force. He was also a presidential appointee on South Florida’s Committee on Black Affairs. Along with his on-court and front office credentials, Greenberg also has extensive media experience. He served as a television analyst for regional broadcasts of USF basketball on Fox SportsNet and ESPN Regional Television, and also worked for three seasons as the television analyst for the Northeast Conference on Madison Square Garden Network. His resume as an author includes The Assistant Coach - A Courtside Pocket Reference for Practice Development, along with two years as a contributing writer on NBA.com as a player personnel and draft expert. A1977 graduate of American University with a B.A. in interdisciplinary studies in athletics, the media and society, Greenberg was a two-time captain and three-year letterwinner for the Eagles. He played his freshman year at Washington State University. Greenberg currently resides in Blacksburg. His son Cory is a teacher in the Charleston, S.C. area, while his daughter Ali is sophomore at Washington & Lee.
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RADFORD The Greenberg File
Date of Birth Hometown Family
2008-09 2008-09 2008-09 2008-09 2008-09 2008-09
2007-Pr. 2004-07 2003-04 2001-03 1986-87 1984-86 1978-84 1977-78
1974-77 1973-74
1996-97 1992-95 1989-92
Personal
February 24, 1954 Plainview, Long Island, New York Son, Cory / Daughter, Ali
Coaching Honors
Big South Coach of the Year Richmond Times Dispatch State Coach of the Year Hugh Durham Award Finalist Clair Bee Award Finalist Red Auerbach Coach of the Year VaSID State Coach of the Year
Coaching Experience
Head Coach, Radford Associate Head Coach, Virginia Tech Assistant Coach, Virginia Tech Director of Basketball Operations, South Florida Assistant Coach, New York Knicks Assistant Coach, Los Angeles Clippers Assistant Coach, St. Joseph’s Assistant Coach, American University
Playing Experience
American University Three-year letterwinner Team captain as a junior and senior Washington State
Management
G.M./ V.P. Basketball Operations, Philadelphia 76ers Vice President of Player Personnel, Portland Trailblazers Director of Player Personnel, Portland Trailblazers
Consulting
Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards (Bullets), Orlando Magic, The Court Report, J&J World Registers, European Basketball Registers
Writing / Television
Author - “The Assistant Coach - A Courtside Pocket Reference for Practice Development”; Writer - NBA.com; Analyst - South Florida Basketball Analyst; Fox SportsNet & ESPN Regional Television Analyst; Madison Square Garden Network
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Weekly Radio Show “B-RadHoops with Coach Brad Greenberg,” a weekly hour-long radio show, will air live on SuperSports 101.7 FM and the Internet from BT’s in Radford every Monday from 7-8 p.m. during the 2010-11 men’s basketball season. Greenberg will join the “Voice of the Highlanders” Rick Watson, as well as assistant coaches, players and special guests each week to discuss the happenings in Radford Basketball.
Greenberg’s Bio Men’s Basketball Page Men’s Basketball Schedule Men’s Basketball Roster
Archives
October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009
B-RADHOOPS “As a coaching staff we have preached the concept of TEAM all year long. The power of a group all committed to one cause. To witness 10 uniformed players in the tiny VMI locker room after the game huddled so tight you could have fit them inside a hoola-hoop, hopping up and down chanting “Big South Champs” was thrilling for our staff to watch.”
RADFORD Assistant Coach Rick Hall 4th Season w Virginia Tech '83
Rick Hall, a southwest Virginia native and a long-time coach at the collegiate and high school levels, joined the Highlander program in April of 2007 after four years of working alongside Brad Greenberg at Virginia Tech. His duties at Radford include assisting with all aspects of the program, including recruiting, practice and game preparation, and opponents scouting. Hall, who just completed his third season on the Highlander bench, was another key component to Radford’s run to the 2009 NCAA Tournament and biggest turnaround in league history. Before arriving at Radford, Hall spent four seasons with Virginia Tech, including three as the Hokies’ Director of Men’s Basketball Operations. Hall had wide-ranging duties with Virginia Tech, including assisting with on-campus recruiting, overseeing the video system and serving as director of Seth Greenberg Basketball Camps. Hall joined the Hokies after serving as the head boys’ basketball coach at William Fleming High School for two years, helping the Colonels to the state tournament in his first season. It was his second stint with Fleming; he was an assistant with the school in 1988-89, when the Colonels reached the state semifinals. Before returning to Virginia, Hall coached in the Continental Basketball Association with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the Oklahoma City Cavalry and the Shreveport Storm from 1994 to 1999. In those five years, 20 players that he coached were called up by the NBA. He spent the 1994-95 season in Shreveport as an assistant coach and director of player personnel, and was promoted to head coach for the 1995-96 season. Hall coached in the CBA finals as an assistant during each of his last three CBA seasons, winning one championship in 1997 with Oklahoma City. Hall’s Big South Conference experience includes an assistant coaching stint at Coastal Carolina in 1993-94. He also was an assistant at nearby Roanoke College from 1990-93. His coaching career began in 1983, the first of five years as an assistant at Cave Spring High School. Hall, like his head coach, also has experience in broadcasting. While coaching at William Fleming, he served as a radio color commentator for the NBA Development League’s Roanoke Dazzle. A native of Roanoke, Hall played collegiate basketball for Ferrum Junior College during the 1978-79 season, before transferring to Virginia Tech to join the Hokies on a football scholarship in 1979. He earned his bachelor’s in marketing education from Virginia Tech in 1983. At Cave Spring, Hall excelled in three sports: football, basketball and track. Hall resides in Christiansburg with his wife, the former Cherri Shortt.
2007-Present 2004-07 2003-04 2000-02 1998-99 1996-98 1995-96 1994-95 1993-94 1990-93 1989-90 1983-89
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Coaching Experience
Assistant Coach, Radford Director of Basketball Operations, Virginia Tech Assistant to the Head Coach, Virginia Tech Head Coach, William Fleming Assistant Coach, Sioux Falls Skyforce Assistant Coach, Oklahoma City Cavalry Head Coach, Shreveport Storm Assistant Coach/Dir. of Player Personel, Shreveport Storm Assistant Coach, Coastal Carolina Assistant Coach, Roanoke College Assistant Coach, William Fleming Assistant Coach, Cave Spring High School
2010-2011
Assistant Coach Rick Callahan 1st Season w Salem College (W.Va.) '80 With close to 30 years experience at the Division I level, Rick Callahan joined the Radford University men’s basketball staff in June of 2010. “Rick’s depth and breadth of experience makes him one of the most uniquely qualified assistants in all of college basketball,” Greenberg said. “He is a great addition to our staff.” Prior to accepting his current position, Callahan spent six years (2002-08) at TCU, where he helped the Horned Frogs advance to the 2005 NIT quarterfinals in the team’s first postseason appearance since 1999. “I’m very appreciative of Coach Greenberg and the opportunity to work with a great coaching staff,” said Callahan. “I’m very excited to be at Radford University and look forward to competing in the Big South Conference.” In all, Callahan has been part of 17 postseason teams, nine which received NCAA Tournament berths and eight which played in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT). Callahan joined the TCU staff after spending the 2001-02 season on Jerry Dunn’s bench at Penn State. Prior to coaching with the Nittany Lions, Callahan spent the previous eight seasons (19932001) as a member of Eddie Fogler’s staff at South Carolina. “There is no one that I know of that brings more passion and energy to coaching the game of basketball,” said Fogler. “He is a teacher who enjoys working with student-athletes in every aspect of their lives. Rick will be a great addition to Coach Greenberg’s staff.” Callahan began his coaching career at Syracuse under longtime mentor and Hall of Famer Jim Boeheim, whose Orange won the 2003 NCAA Championship. Callahan started as a graduate assistant in 1980 and was named an assistant coach in 1981. “Rick is one of the hardest working assistant coaches I’ve ever had,” commented Boeheim. “He’s extremely knowledgeable about all phases of basketball.” At Syracuse, he helped guide the Orange to four straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament. After his six-year stint at Syracuse, Callahan moved on to Wichita State, where he teamed up with Fogler, the man with whom he would be associated for the next 15 years. Callahan joined Fogler at Wichita State in 1986 and moved on to Vanderbilt with Fogler in 1989. Vanderbilt qualified for postseason play in each of their four seasons and grabbed the 1993 Southeastern Conference title with a school-best 28-6 record. The 1991 and 1993 squads played in the NCAA Tournament, and the ‘93 team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. In addition, the 1990 Commodores won the NIT. From Nashville, Callahan made the jump to South Carolina with Fogler, where they led the Gamecocks to two NCAA appearances (1997, 1998) and the 1997 SEC Championship. Callahan earned a bachelor of science degree in physical education from Salem College in West Virginia in 1980. He later earned a master’s degree in exercise physiology from Syracuse in 1986. Callahan has two children: Shayla (22) and Zachary (16).
BASKETBALL 2010-Present 2002-08 2001-02 1993-01 1989-93 1986-89 1980-86
Coaching Experience
Assistant Coach, Radford Assistant Coach, TCU Assistant Coach, Penn State Assistant Coach, South Carolina Assistant Coach, Vanderbilt Assistant Coach, Wichita State Assistant Coach, Syracuse
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RADFORD Assistant Coach Cedric Smith 4th Season w South Florida '02
Cedric Smith joined the Highlander family on April 16, 2007. His basketball background includes extensive work as a strength and conditioning coach, as well as experience with the dayto-day operations of a basketball program. Smith, who just completed his third season as a Radford assistant, played a major role in the biggest turn around in league history and Highlanders’ trip to the 2009 NCAA Tournament. He is responsible for assisting with all aspects of the Radford program, including recruiting, game and practice preparation, scouting, and player development. Smith came to Radford after spending two years as an assistant strength coach for Virginia Tech alongside Seth and Brad Greenberg. While at Virginia Tech, his primary duty was to oversee the strength and conditioning program of Hokie men’s basketball, both in-season and during the off-season. Prior to arriving at Virginia Tech, Smith spent two seasons as assistant men’s basketball coach at Division II Saint Leo University in Dade City, Fla. He was responsible for developing the strength and conditioning program in addition to other coaching duties at St. Leo, including assisting in recruiting, game and practice preparations, player development and scouting. Smith also worked with the Greenberg brothers at the University of South Florida. He was in charge of video editing and tape exchange, and was the staff liaison with the Academic Support Staff. A guard at South Florida under Seth Greenberg, Smith was a four-year starter and a team co-captain for the Bulls from 19992001. He was the Conference-USA all-time steals leader when he graduated. Smith also played on the post-graduate team at Fork Union Military Academy in the 1996-97 season after finishing high school. As an undergraduate at USF, Smith logged experience in the front office of the New York Yankees’ Class A affiliate in Tampa. Smith worked in the sports marketing and promotions departments of the Yankees during spring training from 1997-2000. Smith graduated from the University of South Florida in 2002 with a Bachelor’s in communications. He currently resides in Radford.
2007-Present 2005-07 2003-05 2002-03
1997-01 1996-97
14
2010-2011
Coaching Experience
Assistant Coach, Radford Assistant Strength Coach, Virginia Tech Assistant Coach, St. Leo University Volunteer Assistant, South Florida
Playing Experience
South Florida, Guard Fork Union Military Academy, Guard
2010-2011
Director of Operations Chad Myers 2nd Season w Shepherd '80 Chad Myers is entering his second season as the Director of Men’s Basketball Operations at Radford University. “Chad has always impressed me with his work ethic and passion for basketball,” commented Greenberg, the 2009 Big South Coach of the Year. “He comes highly recommended by Hargrave head coach Kevin Keatts and numerous Division I head and assistant coaches, whose opinions I value. He’ll fit in well with our staff, players and administration.” At Radford, Myers is responsible for a wide-range of duties involving the day-to-day office operations, including maintaining the recruiting database, coordinating team travel, and scouting film exchange. He also serves as the staff liaison with the student-athlete academic support office and he will oversee the Highlanders’ student basketball managers. His duties also include maintaining and improving studentathlete well-being, from meals and summer programs to tickets. Myers will also help extensively with basketball camps and clinics, serving as the camp coordinator. He will also oversee the basketball equipment. “I am very excited to be at Radford University and part of what coach Greenberg and the staff are building,” said Myers. “I am looking forward to continuing on the great finish they had last season. I am also very excited to be back in the Roanoke Valley.” To go along with his coaching responsibilities at Hargrave, Myers has an extensive camp background, which includes serving as the Co-Director of the Dell Curry Basketball Camp. He has also spent time as a counselor at North Carolina’s and Notre Dame’s Basketball Camps. While at Hargrave the past three seasons, Myers performed many of the same responsibilities he will assume at Radford University. Prior to playing collegiately at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.Va., Myers played basketball for Coach Mike Preston at Hargrave. A graduate of Shepherd University, Myers currently resides in Radford.
2009-Present 2006-09
Coaching Experience
Director of Operations, Radford Assistant Coach, Hargrave Military Academy
BASKETBALL 2002-06 2001-02
Playing Experience
Shepherd University Hargrave Military Academy
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JEREMY #1
JEREMY ROBINSON Senior w Guard w 5-10 w 170 Baltimore, Maryland Tallahassee C.C. Northwestern H.S.
Junior Season (2009-2010)
Appeared in 22 of Radford’s 31 contests ... Made his debut in Radford’s season opener vs. Navy (11/13) ... Scored 4 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench ... First and only double-figure game of the season came against Lynchburg (11/17), going 8-for-8 at the FT line and 1-fo-2 on FGs for 10 points ... added 5 assists against the Hornets ... Finished 3-of-5 from the floor at No. 8/9 Duke (11/21) ... Scored 6 points on 6-of-8 tries from the line at top-ranked Kansas (12/9) ... Recorded 7 points and 2 assists in just 13 minutes off the bench versus Gardner-Webb (1/4) ... Connected on his first 3-pointers of the season, while scoring 8 points off the bench in Radford’s setback at UNC Asheville (1/31).
Sophomore Season (2008-2009)
Selected to the Panhandle All-Conference Second-Team... Started in 15 games... Appeared in 27... Helped TCC to a 15-13 overall record... Averaged 7.0 points and 2.8 assists per outing... Hit on 48 percent of his attempts from the floor, and 65 percent of his tries from the free throw line... Had his first career 20-point outing with 21, a career-high, in the season opener against Central Fla. CC (11/4)... Hit the game-winning free throws with :06 left in a win over Seminole (11/8)... Turned in 16 points, 5 assists in a win over Gulf Coast (1/6)... Had 16 points, 9 assists in an OT win over N.W. Florida (1/17).
16
2010-2011
2010-2011
17
Freshman Season (2007-2008)
Played in 26 games as a freshman and made 16 starts... Averaged 6.4 points and 1.9 rebounds per game... Averaged 6.6 points and 1.6 rebounds, mostly in a reserve role, during Panhandle Conference play... Scored nine points vs. Pensacola (2/23)... Nine points in back-to-back games vs. Chipola (2/9) and Gulf Coast (2/13)... Missed a couple of games during the middle of the conference schedule due to the flu...12 points vs. Chipola (1/26) and hit a career-best three three-pointers...13 points vs. Pensacola (1/15) was his best offensive output in conference play...14 points vs. St. Johns River (12/15)...11 points vs. Rockingham (11/22)...Set personal highs with seven rebounds and six assists vs. IMG Academy (11/17)... Had a career night vs. Seminole (11/10) when he set personal highs with 15 points and hit 6-of-8 from the foul line... Debuted with TCC vs. Surry (11/2) and scored seven points along with four assists and a personal-best four steals.
Prep / High School
Graduated from Baltimore’s Northwestern High School where he played for coach Douglas Robertson… A two-time Most Valuable Player at NHS… Selected SecondTeam All-Metro by The Baltimore Sun in 2007… Named First-Team Baltimore All-City by The Baltimore Sun in 2007… Nominated to the Baltimore City All-Star Team… Rated as the 38th best overall prospect in the Class of 2007 by Mid-Atlantic Hoops.
Personal
Born on May 30, 1988… Son of Patricia Matthews and Walter Robinson... Majoring in media studies at Radford.
Career / 2009-10 Season Highs Points Field Goals Field Goals Attempted 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Free Throws Attempted Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
10, vs. Lynchburg (11/17/09) 3 (2), at UNC Asheville (1/31/10) 5 (2), at Duke (11/21/09) 2, at UNC Asheville (1/31/10) 3, at UNC Asheville (1/31/10) 8, vs. Lynchburg (11/17/09) 8 (2), at Kansas (12/9/09) 4, vs. Navy (11/13/09) 5, vs. Lynchburg (11/17/09) 1 (3), vs. VMI (1/21/10) N/A
ROBINSON
2009-2010 Season Statistics
YEAR GP- GS MIN MPG FG- FGA .PCT 3FG- FGA .PCT 2009-10 22- 0 210 9.5 17- 40 .425 4- 15 .267 TOTALS 22- 0 210 9.5 17- 40 .425 4- 15 .267
Conference
Only
YEAR GP- GS MIN MPG FG- FGA .PCT 3FG- FGA .PCT 2009-10 11- 0 83 7.5 9- 17 .529 4- 9 .444 TOTALS 11- 0 83 7.5 9- 17 .529 4- 9 .444
FT- FTA .PCT OR DR TOT RPG PF FO AST 23- 39 .590 5 16 21 1.0 30 1 19 23- 39 .590 5 16 21 1.0 30 1 19
TO BLK STL PTS PPG 18 0 5 61 2.8 18 0 5 61 2.8
FT- FTA .PCT OR DR TOT RPG PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS PPG 5- 10 .500 3 5 8 0.7 14 1 4 6 0 3 27 2.5 5- 10 .500 3 5 8 0.7 14 1 4 6 0 3 27 2.5
DANIEL #0
DANIEL MITCHELL Junior w Guard w 6-3 w 185 Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg H.S.
18
2010-2011
2010-2011
19
Sophomore Season (2009-2010)
Appeared in four contests ... Made season debut against George Mason (12/30).
Freshman Season (2008-2009)
Joined the club as a walk-on... Appeared in 13 contests... Played seven minutes recording one steal in Radford’s win over Bridgewater (11/18)... Scored his first collegiate points, a bucket from downtown, against Shenandoah (12/27)... Finished the game against VMI (1/21) with two points, one assist and a steal.
Prep / High School
A three-time second-team All-District selection at Blacksburg High School for Coach Doug Day, who is Radford’s all-time scoring leader and graduated as the NCAA’s record holder for three-pointers made… Also lettered in soccer, where he was an AllRegion, All-Timesland and All-District performer… Along with his accomplishments on the court and field, earned Academic Athlete honors for his work in the classroom.
Personal
Born Feb. 18, 1990... Son of Cindy and Richard Mitchell... Exercise, sport, & health education major with a concentration in sport administration.
Career Highs
POINTS FIELD GOALS FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 3-POINT FIELDS 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED FREE THROWS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS
MITCHELL
Career Statistics
YEAR GP- GS MIN MPG 2008-09 14- 0 27 1.9 2009-10 5- 0 7 1.4 TOTALS 19- 0 34 1.7
3, vs. Shenandoah (12/27/08) 1 (2), Last vs. VMI (1/21/09) 2 (2), Last vs. VMI (1/21/09) 1, vs. Shenandoah (12/27/08) 2, vs. Shenandoah (12/27/08) N/A N/A 2, vs. George Mason(12/30/09) 1 (2), Last at Gardner-Webb (1/31/09) 1 (2), Last vs. VMI (1/21/09) N/A
Conference Only
YEAR GP- GS 2008-09 7- 0 2009-10 3- 0 TOTALS 10- 0
FG- FGA 2- 7 0- 2 9 2-
.PCT .286 .000 .222
3FG- FGA 1- 5 0- 0 5 1-
.PCT FT- FTA .200 0- 0 .000 0- 2 2 .200 0-
.PCT .000 .000 .000
OR 1 1 2
DR 3 1 4
TOT RPG PF FO AST TO BLK 4 0.3 6 0 2 0 0 2 0.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0.3 7
STL 2 0 2
PTS PPG 5 0.4 0 0.0 5 0.2
MIN MPG FG- FGA .PCT 3FG- FGA .PCT FT- FTA .PCT OR DR TOT RPG PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS PPG 8 1.1 1- 2 .500 0- 0 .000 0- 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 0.3 4 1.3 0- 1 .000 0- 0 .000 0- 2 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12 1.2 1- 3 .333 0- 0 .000 0- 2 .000 0 0 0 0.0 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0.2
EVAN #2
EVAN FAULKNER
Sophomore w Guard w 6-1 w 175 Sandy Hook, Ky. Elliott County H.S.
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2010-2011
2010-2011
21
Freshman Season (2009-2010)
One of two Radford freshmen to start in the season opener against Navy (11/13) ... Played 37 minutes as the starting point guard, scoring 5 points and handing out 3 assists ... Season-best 4 assists in 28 minutes against Lynchburg (11/17) ... Pulled down 4 rebounds at Duquesne (11/29) ... Scored 6 points, including a pair of crucial threes in Radford’s 61-57 win at Presbyterian (12/5) ... Recorded 6 points (two threepointers) against William & Mary (12/22) ... Grabbed a season-high 6 rebounds at Louisville (12/27) ...Tied his season-high with 4 assists versus George Mason (12/30) ... Charted a season-best 8 points, including two treys in Radford’s league home opener against UNC Asheville (1/2) ... Scored a season-high 9 points and pulled down 5 rebounds at High Point (1/9) ... Had 7 points and 5 assists in 20 minutes off the bench against VMI (1/21).
Prep / High School
A four-time All-District, All-Area, All-Region and All-EKC selection… Earned secondteam all-state recognition following his senior campaign... Named Most Outstanding Player of the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach S.C. in 2008-09... Averaged 16.0 points and seven assists per outing as a junior for Coach Rick Mays.
Personal
An honor roll student and member of the BETA Club... Born June 11, 1990... Son of Cindy and Kyle Faulkner... Twin brother, Ethan, plays basketball at Division II powerhouse Northern Kentucky... Majoring in exercise, sport and health education.
2009-2010 Season / Career Highs
POINTS FIELD GOALS FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 3-POINT FIELD GOALS 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED FREE THROWS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS
9, at High Point (1/9/10) 3 (2) at High Point (1/9/10) 9, at High Point (1/9/10) 2 (3), vs. UNC Asheville (1/2/10) 5 (3), vs. UNC Asheville (1/2/10) 2 (2), at High Point (1/9/10) 5, vs. UNC Asheville (1/2/10) 6, at Louisville (12/27/09) 4 (2), vs. George Mason (12/30/09) 2 (2), vs. UNC Asheville (1/2/10) 1 (3), at Presbyterian (12/5/09)
FAULKNER
2009-2010 Season Statistics
YEAR GP- GS MIN MPG FG- FGA .PCT 3FG- FGA .PCT FT- FTA .PCT OR DR TOT RPG PF FO AST 2009-10 29- 3 493 17.0 26- 103 .252 18- 77 .234 8- 16 .500 7 40 47 1.6 38 1 36 TOTALS 29- 3 493 17.0 26- 103 .252 18- 77 .234 8- 16 .500 7 40 47 1.6 38 1 36
Conference Only
YEAR GP- GS MIN MPG FG- FGA .PCT 3FG- FGA .PCT FT- FTA .PCT OR DR TOT RPG PF FO AST 2009-10 17- 0 269 15.8 17- 61 .279 11- 45 .244 4- 10 .400 4 21 25 1.5 19 1 21 TOTALS 17- 0 269 15.8 17- 61 .279 11- 45 .244 4- 10 .400 4 21 25 1.5 19 1 21
TO BLK STL PTS PPG 35 3 15 78 2.7 35 3 15 78 2.7 TO BLK STL PTS PPG 19 2 6 49 2.9 19 2 6 49 2.9
BLAKE #25
BLAKE SMITH
Sophomore w Guard w 6-4 w 175 Charlotte, N.C. United Faith Christian Academy
Freshman Season (2009-2010)
2009-10 Big South All-Freshman Team ... Three-time Big South Freshman of the Week (11/16, 11/23, 2/1)... Started 23 contests ... One of two true freshmen to start in his Radford debut against Navy (11/13) ... Hit the 10-point plateau 12 times ... Ranked sixth in the Big South in steals per game and sixth in assist/turnover ratio ... Named Big South Freshman of the Week after scoring 17 points and grabbing 8 rebounds in 33 minutes against the Midshipmen ... Had his second straight double-figure game to begin his career with 10 points against Lynchburg (11/17) ... added 4 assists in 27 minutes against the Hornets ... Scored 10 points, including three buckets from downtown, and grabbed 6 rebounds at nationally-ranked Duke (11/21) ... Recorded double figures for the fourth time in as many outings with 14 points at Duquesne (11/29) ... Handed out 6 assists vs. Roanoke (12/13) ... Dished out a seasonhigh 7 assists against William & Mary (12/22) ... Turned in a solid all-around performance against George Mason (12/30) recording 8 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and a block ... Charted his fifth double-digit effort of the season scoring 10 points, while handing out 6 more assists against UNC Asheville (1/2) ... Pulled down 6 rebounds versus Gardner-Webb (1/4) ... To go along with 7 points recorded 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and a steal at High Point (1/9) ... Finished with 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists in Radford’s 10-point win over Coastal Carolina (1/14)... Had 5 rebounds, a block and 3 more steals at Charleston Southern (1/16) ... Finished with 13 points
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2010-2011
2010-2011
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on 5-of-8 shooting, including three buckets from downtown at James Madison (1/25) ... Led Radford to a seven-point win at Gardner-Webb (1/28) with a season-high 23 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 7 steals and 3 blocks, while going 7 of 13 from the floor, including four 3-pointers ... Recorded his third straight double figure outing with 15 points at UNC Asheville (1/31) ... Contributed 9 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds in Radford’s 27-point win at VMI (2/2) ... Led five Radford players in double figures with 15 points versus High Point (2/7) ... also grabbed a season-high nine rebounds ... Finished with 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in Radford’s overtime win over Charleston Southern (2/11) ... Tallied 15 points on 5 of 8 shooting, including 4-for-5 from behind the 3-point arc and pulled down 7 rebounds in Radford’s Bracketbusters win over UNCW (2/20).
Prep / High School
Along with playing for Hope Christian Academy, was a member of the Charlotte Royals, the nation’s 11th-rated AAU team in its classification… Participated in the first-ever Carolina Challenge.
Personal
Born July 4, 1990... Son of Bobbi Smith... Majoring in marketing at Radford.
2009-2010 Season / Career Highs
POINTS FIELD GOALS FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 3-POINT FIELD GOALS 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED FREE THROWS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS
23, at Gardner-Webb (1/28/10) 7 (2), at Gardner-Webb (1/28/10) 13, at Gardner-Webb (1/28/10) 4, at Gardner-Webb (1/28/10) 7, at Gardner-Webb (1/28/10) 5, at Gardner-Webb (1/28/10) 6, at Gardner-Webb (1/28/10) 9, vs. High Point (2/7/10) 7 (2), at VMI (2/2/10) 7, at Gardner-Webb (1/28/10) 3 (3), vs. Presbyterian (2/25/10)
SMITH
2009-2010 Season Statistics YEAR
2009-10 TOTALS
GP- GS
31- 23 31- 23
Conference Only 2009-10 TOTALS
GP- GS 18- 13 18- 13
MIN MPG FG- FGA .PCT 3FG- FGA .PCT 869 869
28.0 101- 249 28.0 101- 249
.406 .406
42- 117 42- 117
.359 .359
MIN MPG FG- FGA .PCT 3FG- FGA .PCT 482 26.8 53- 141 .376 22- 66 .333 482 26.8 53- 141 .376 22- 66 .333
FT- FTA .PCT OR DR TOT 37- 37-
61 61
.607 28 105 133 .607 28 105 133
FT- FTA .PCT OR 25- 41 .610 12 25- 41 .610 12
RPG
4.3 4.3
DR TOT RPG 68 80 4.4 68 80 4.4
PF
FO
PF 38 38
FO 1 1
54 54
1 1
AST
98 98
AST 53 53
TO
62 62
TO 38 38
BLK STL PTS PPG 23 23
56 281 56 281
9.1 9.1
BLK STL PTS PPG 14 37 153 8.5 14 37 153 8.5
GORKEM #5
GORKEM SONMEZ Sophomore w Guard w 6-5 w 215 Istanbul, Turkey St. Mary’s Ryken (Md.)
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2010-2011
2010-2011
25
Freshman Season (2009-2010)
After sitting the first six games due to amateurism, made his collegiate debut at topranked Kansas (12/9) ... Appeared in 24 contests ... Scored in double figures four times ... Scored first collegiate points, on a pair of made threes (2-6 3FGs), in 15 minutes against Roanoke (12/13) ... Poured in 9 points, all from behind the arc, at Charleston Southern (1/16) ... Recorded a season-high 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including three three-pointers in Radford’s 18-point win over VMI (1/21) ... Charted his second double figure outing of the season with 11 points (three buckets from long range) at James Madison (1/25) ... Scored 12 points on 5 of 6 shooting, including 2-for-2 from downtown in Radford’s 14-point win over High Point (2/7) ... One of three players with 10 points in Radford’s 17-point win over Presbyterian (2/25).
Prep / High School
Member of the U18 Turkish National Team… Averaged 10.6 points per game as a senior at St. Mary’s Ryken… Selected to the Washington Catholic Athletic League Honorable Mention team.
Personal
Son of Tayfun and Gulay Sönmez... Has one sibling, Gozde (21)... Majoring in recreation parks and tourism at Radford.
2009-2010 Season / Career Highs
POINTS FIELD GOALS FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 3-POINT FIELD GOALS 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED FREE THROWS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS
14, vs. VMI (1/21/10) 5, vs. VMI (1/21/10) 9 (2), at Gardner-Webb (1/28/10) 3 (4), vs. Presbyterian (2/25/10) 8 (2), at JMU (1/25/10) 2, at Louisville (12/27/09) 4, vs. Charleston Southern (2/11/10) 4, at Gardner-Webb (1/28/10) 2 (3), at Gardner-Webb (1/28/10) 3, at Gardner-Webb (1/28/10) 1 (4), vs. VMI (1/21/10)
SONMEZ
2009-2010 Season Statistics YEAR
2009-10 TOTALS
GP- GS 23- 23-
0 0
Conference Only 2009-10 TOTALS
MIN MPG FG- FGA .PCT 3FG- FGA .PCT 260 260
11.3 28- 11.3 28-
90 .311 90 .311
21- 21-
67 67
.313 .313
GP- GS MIN MPG FG- FGA .PCT 3FG- FGA .PCT 15- 0 185 12.3 22- 62 .355 16- 45 .356 15- 0 185 12.3 22- 62 .355 16- 45 .356
FT- FTA .PCT OR DR TOT 7- 7-
19 19
.368 .368
9 9
14 14
23 23
FT- FTA .PCT OR DR TOT 5- 14 .357 6 10 16 5- 14 .357 6 10 16
RPG
1.0 1.0
RPG 1.1 1.1
PF
FO
PF 18 18
FO 0 0
28 28
0 0
AST
12 12
AST 11 11
TO
22 22
TO 16 16
BLK STL PTS PPG 4 4
7 7
84 84
3.7 3.7
BLK STL PTS PPG 2 6 65 4.3 2 6 65 4.3
TOLGA #41
TOLGA CERRAH
R-Freshman w Forward w 6-9 w 215 Ankara, Turkey ODTU
2009-10 Season Received a redshirt.
Prep / High School
Member of the U18 Turkish National Team… Also played for his country’s U16 National Team… Attended one of the most competitive high schools in Turkey.
Personal
CERRAH
Born August 14, 1991... Son of Fusun and Tayfun Cerrah ... Majoring in information technology.
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JAMAL #33
JAMAL CURRY
R-Freshman w Forward w 6-8 w 190 Charleston, S.C. Porter Gaud School
Freshman Season (2009-10)
Received a medical redshirt... Appeared in seven contests this season before sitting the remainder of the season due to injury (sport hernia) ... Played in 7 minutes off the bench in his Radford debut vs. Navy (11/13), hitting 2-of-2 chances at the FT line ... Recorded his first collegiate field goal in Radford’s 24-point win over Lynchburg (11/17) ... Scored a season-high 3 points at Duquesne (11/29).
Prep / High School
CURRY
As a senior for Coach John Pearson averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks per game… Named to the SCISA (South Carolina Independent School Association) All-State and All-Star team this past season… Also selected to the Sports Report AllState squad following the 2008-09 campaign... Led the Low-Country in rebounding as a senior.
Personal
Born Oct. 11, 1990... Son of Sheila Pearson and nephew of John Pearson... Majoring in exercise, sport and health education with a concentration is sport administration.
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TOMMY #15
tommy spagnolo R-Freshman w Forward w 6-7 w 210 West Jefferson, N.C. Ashe County H.S.
2009-10 Season Received a redshirt.
Prep / High School
Named Conference Player of the Year following his senior campaign... A three-time All-Conference and All-Tournament performer for Coach Marc Payne… Played in the 2009 Carolina Classic... Named team MVP following his junior season…Averaged 18 points and eight rebounds as a junior… Has 128 career blocks… Led the Huskies to a 23-5 record in 2007-08… Voted MVP of the Colvard Oil Christmas Tournament... Helped guide the Huskies to an undefeated season as a freshman.
SPAGNOLO Personal
Born June 15, 1991 ... Son of Tami and John Spagnolo... Majoring in media studies.
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CHANCE #20
CHANCE SMITH Senior w Guard w 6-0 w 160 Roanoke, Va. Northside H.S.
Concord University (2007-2010)
Played three years at Concord University (W.Va.) before transferring to Radford and joining the men’s basketball team as a walk-on... Appeared in 27 contests as a senior, including five starts... Averaged 5.4 points, 1.7 rebounds per game, while shooting .431 from the floor... Contributed six double-figure games as a junior, including a career-high 16 points on 7-10 shooting against Alderson-Broaddus (2/12).
Prep / High School
SMITH
A four-year letterwinner at Northside High… Named to the all-district and all-region team following his senior season… Also selected honorable mention all-state and participated in the VHSL High School All-Star Game in 2007.
Personal
Born February 27, 1989… Son of Keith and Letitia Smith… Majoring in business management.
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MASSE #3
MASSE DOUMBE Junior w Forward w 6-8 w 220 Le Mans, France Polk State Community College
Polk State Community College (2008-2010) A two-time all-conference performer at Polk State Community College… Helped lead Polk to the Suncoast Conference Championship and State Tournament a year ago… Named first-team all-state as a sophomore.
Personal
Son of Emile and Michele Doumbe… Born November 3, 1987… Has two younger siblings, Bassa (19) and Koti (16)… Majoring in Sociology at Radford.
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JOHNATHAN #23
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johnathan edwards Junior w Forward w 6-8 w 205 Queens, N.Y. Tyler Junior College Life Center Academy
Tyler Junior College (2008-2010)
Averaged 8.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in two seasons ... Helped lead the Apache to a combined two-year record of 42-17 and a berth in the 2009 Region XIV semifinals.
Prep / High School
A two-year letterwinner and two-time team captain at Living Faith Christian Academy … Averaged 19.0 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks in two years… Participated in the North-South Jersey All-Star game… Tabbed one of the Top-20 seniors in the state.
EDWARDS Personal
Son of Everton and Tulia Edwards… Born October 31, 1988… Has two younger sisters, Ariel (18) and Christie (13)… Ariel is a member of the Penn State women’s basketball team… Plans to major in advertising with a minor in sports management.
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MARTINS ABELE Freshman w Center w 7-1 w 285 Saldus, Latvia Oak Hill Academy
Prep / High School
Helped lead Oak Hill to a 29-4 overall record and No. 6 Ranking in the country as a senior.
Personal
Son of Guntars and Inita Abele… Born December 2, 1990… Has two younger siblings, Kristaps (13) and Olafs (5)… Undecided on his academic major.
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ALLEN #12
ALLEN DICKERSON Freshman w Guard w 6-2 w 180 Radford, Va. Radford H.S.
Prep / High School
Joined the team as a walk-on… A two-time all-district performer for Rick Cormany at Radford High… Recipient of the Chance Harmon Scholarship.
Personal
Son of David and Patsy Dickerson… Born March 18, 1991… Has three older siblings, Patrick (25), William (23) and Leeann (21)… Plans to major in environmental biology at Radford.
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JAREAL #4
JAREAL SMITH
Freshman w Guard w 6-3 w 190 Savannah, Ga. Johnson H.S.
Prep / High School
Named the Region 3-AAAAA Player of the Year by league head coaches following junior campaign… Led Johnson High to the Class AAAAA State Tournament in 2009… Member of the AAU squad Team Truth coached by Curtis Wheeler… Earned secondteam all-league honors as a sophomore… Along with being the starting quarterback and kicker/punter, ran cross country and played baseball for Johnson High School.
Personal
SMITH
Son of James Tandy and Veronica Green… Born September 17, 1991… Plans to major in mathematics at Radford.
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LUKAS WINEGARNER Freshman w Forward w 6-9 w 215 Sodertalje, Sweden Igelstavikens gymnasium
Prep / High School
Member of the 18U Swedish National team … Helped his country to their first-ever Division B European Championship … Selected to the Swedish Championship and Scania Cup all-star squads … Averaged 10 points and 8 rebounds per contest.
Personal
Son of Philip and Stina Winegarner … Has two older siblings, Gabriel (22) and Nikolas (20).
WINEGARNER
RADFORD 2009-10 Season Results
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS 11/13/09 NAVY W 76-65 2765 (21)LYNCH-FLOHR (13)PARAKHOUSKI 11/17/09 LYNCHBURG W 94-70 1785 (31)PARAKHOUSKI (17)PARAKHOUSKI at Duke 67-104 9314 (23)PARAKHOUSKI (14)PARAKHOUSKI 11/21/09 L at Duquesne 63-71 2070 (26)PARAKHOUSKI (20)PARAKHOUSKI 11/29/09 L at Winthrop* W OT 61-59 2042 (21)PARAKHOUSKI (14)PARAKHOUSKI 12/03/09 12/05/09 at Presbyterian* W 61-57 389 (13)PARAKHOUSKI (11)PARAKHOUSKI (13)TRIFUNOVIC at Kansas 64-99 16300 (26)LYNCH-FLOHR (13)PARAKHOUSKI 12/09/09 L ROANOKE COLLEGE W 99-67 1138 (25)PARAKHOUSKI (18)PARAKHOUSKI 12/13/09 WILLIAM & MARY 68-70 952 (24)PARAKHOUSKI (14)TRIFUNOVIC 12/22/09 L 12/27/09 L at LOUISVILLE 53-79 19265 (14)PARAKHOUSKI (8)PARAKHOUSKI 12/30/09 GEORGE MASON W 80-53 1564 (34)PARAKHOUSKI (17)TRIFUNOVIC UNC ASHEVILLE* W 82-74 1141 (31)PARAKHOUSKI (11)TRIFUNOVIC 01/02/10 GARDNER-WEBB* W 75-45 1014 (26)PARAKHOUSKI (14)PARAKHOUSKI 01/04/10 at High Point* 77-83 1750 (29)PARAKHOUSKI (14)PARAKHOUSKI 01/09/10 L 01/14/10 at Coastal Carolina* W 62-52 1083 (20)PARAKHOUSKI (10)PARAKHOUSKI 01/16/10 at Charleston Southern* L 55-70 894 (14)LYNCH-FLOHR (15)PARAKHOUSKI VMI* W 109-91 1881 (30)PARAKHOUSKI (14)TRIFUNOVIC 01/21/10 LIBERTY* 55-60 2036 (26)PARAKHOUSKI (15)PARAKHOUSKI 01/23/10 L at James Madison 63-67 3195 (16)TRIFUNOVIC (12)TRIFUNOVIC 01/25/10 L 01/28/10 at Gardner-Webb* W 80-73 1250 (23)SMITH (12)PARAKHOUSKI 01/31/10 L at UNC Asheville* 84-92 956 (18)JOHNSON (15)PARAKHOUSKI at VMI* W 111-84 822 (30)PARAKHOUSKI (22)PARAKHOUSKI 02/02/10 HIGH POINT* W 77-63 1219 (15)SMITH (17)PARAKHOUSKI 02/07/10 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN* W OT 61-58 1237 (24)LYNCH-FLOHR (14)PARAKHOUSKI 02/11/10 02/13/10 COASTAL CAROLINA* L 51-52 2175 (16)PARAKHOUSKI (9)PARAKHOUSKI (9)TRIFUNOVIC at Liberty* W 74-69 2019 (25)PARAKHOUSKI (13)PARAKHOUSKI 02/16/10 UNC WILMINGTON# W 76-68 2457 (19)TRIFUNOVIC (14)PARAKHOUSKI 02/20/10 PRESBYTERIAN* W 75-58 1756 (24)PARAKHOUSKI (11)PARAKHOUSKI 02/25/10 02/27/10 WINTHROP* W 54-52 1889 (24)PARAKHOUSKI (15)PARAKHOUSKI 03/02/10 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN! W OT 64-61 1384 (24)PARAKHOUSKI (13)PARAKHOUSKI vs Winthrop! 46-61 641 (17)LYNCH-FLOHR (18)PARAKHOUSKI 03/04/10 L * Denotes Conference game # Denotes ESPNU Bracketbusters ! Denotes 2010 Big South Conference Tournament
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2009-10 Season Statistics RECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 19-12 13-3 6-8 0-1 CONFERENCE 13-5 7-2 6-3 0-0 6-7 6-1 0-5 0-1 NON-CONFERENCE ## NAME GP- GS MPG FG- FGA .PCT 3FG- FGA .PCT FT- FTA .PCT OR DR TOT RPG PF FO AST TO B S PTS PPG 45 Parakhouski, Art 31- 30 34.7 250- 430 .581 3- 12 .250 159- 283 .562 160 254 414 13.4 69 0 33 75 65 19 662 21.4 Conference Only 18- 18 34.1 140- 246 .569 1- 8 .125 99- 177 .559 96 143 239 13.3 44 0 19 41 39 10 380 21.1 27- 25 30.8 147- 328 .448 9- 25 .360 48- 77 .623 62 158 220 8.1 46 0 65 94 5 18 351 13.0 12 Trifunovic, Lazar Conference Only 18- 17 29.8 95- 213 .446 5- 16 .313 38- 59 .644 38 100 138 7.7 32 0 43 58 3 14 233 12.9 40 Lynch-Flohr, Joey 31- 29 32.1 141- 303 .465 1- 4 .250 97- 134 .724 86 121 207 6.7 103 5 26 50 2 16 380 12.3 Conference Only 18- 18 32.3 79- 160 .494 0- 1 .000 49- 69 .710 50 66 116 6.4 53 2 53 38 2 8 207 11.5 25 Smith, Blake 31- 23 28.0 101- 249 .406 42- 117 .359 37- 61 .607 28 105 133 4.3 54 1 98 62 23 56 281 9.1 Conference Only 18- 13 26.8 53- 141 .376 22- 66 .333 25- 41 .610 12 68 80 4.4 38 1 53 38 14 37 153 8.5 11 Johnson, Amir 29- 28 33.1 69- 199 .347 31- 106 .292 34- 63 .540 11 86 97 3.3 70 2 166 68 4 29 203 7.0 Conference Only 18- 18 33.2 43- 116 .371 18- 64 .281 26- 49 .531 6 54 60 3.3 40 1 104 45 3 21 130 7.2 30 Martin, Phillip 24- 11 18.8 33- 80 .413 6- 27 .222 19- 37 .514 23 41 64 2.7 46 2 42 33 8 12 91 3.8 Conference Only 15- 5 17.5 19- 44 .432 4- 14 .286 10- 24 .417 13 26 39 2.6 27 1 30 19 6 8 52 3.5 23- 0 11.3 28- 90 .311 21- 67 .313 7- 19 .368 9 14 23 1.0 28 0 12 22 4 7 84 3.7 05 Sonmez, Gorkem Conference Only 15- 0 12.3 22- 62 .355 16- 45 .356 5- 14 .357 6 10 16 1.1 18 0 11 16 2 6 65 4.3 01 Robinson, Jeremy 22- 0 9.5 17- 40 .425 4- 15 .267 23- 39 .590 5 16 21 1.0 30 1 19 18 0 5 61 2.8 Conference Only 11- 0 7.5 9- 17 .529 4- 9 .444 5- 10 .500 3 5 8 0.7 14 1 4 6 0 3 27 2.5 02 Faulkner, Evan 29- 3 17.0 26- 103 .252 18- 77 .234 8- 16 .500 7 40 47 1.6 38 1 36 35 3 15 78 2.7 Conference Only 17- 0 15.8 17- 61 .279 11- 45 .244 4- 10 .400 4 21 25 1.5 19 1 21 19 2 6 49 2.9 33 Curry, Jamal 7- 0 7.0 3- 8 .375 0- 0 .000 3- 5 .600 3 5 8 1.1 4 0 2 3 1 1 9 1.3 Conference Only 1- 0 3.0 0- 0 .000 0- 0 .000 0- 0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 10 Wilder, Cole 18- 1 4.0 4- 15 .267 3- 10 .300 6- 8 .750 1 6 7 0.4 5 0 4 5 0 4 17 0.9 Conference Only 8- 1 4.3 3- 6 .500 2- 3 .667 0- 0 .000 1 5 6 0.8 2 0 3 2 0 3 8 1.0 5- 0 1.4 0- 2 .000 0- 0 .000 0- 2 .000 1 1 2 0.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 00 Mitchell, Daniel Conference Only 3- 0 1.3 0- 1 .000 0- 0 .000 0- 2 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 RU TOTALS 31 819- 1847 .443 138- 460 .300 441- 744 .593 442 898 1340 43.2 495 12 503 467 115 182 2217 71.5 Conference Only 18 480- 1067 .450 83- 271 .306 261- 455 .574 252 528 780 43.3 289 7 301 267 71 116 1304 72.4 766- 1928 .397 220- 672 .327 375- 562 .667 357 755 1112 35.9 650 - 426 390 114 272 2127 68.6 OPPONENTS 31 Conference Only 18 432- 1094 .395 115- 362 .318 213- 324 .657 187 441 628 34.9 387 - 226 236 62 164 1192 66.2
BASKETBALL SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST Radford 1024 Opponents 980
DEADBALL REBOUNDS Radford Opponents
2ND 1174 1136
OFF 132 89
OT 19 11
DEF 5 3
TOTAL 2217 2127
TOTAL 137 92
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BIG SOUTH
2009-10 Big South Stadings/Honors Team x-Coastal Carolina Radford y-Winthrop UNC Asheville High Point Liberty Charleston Southern VMI Gardner-Webb Presbyterian College
W 15 13 12 11 10 10 7 5 5 2
Big South L PCT 3 .833 5 .722 6 .667 7 .611 8 .556 8 .556 11 .389 13 .278 13 .278 16 .111
W 28 19 19 15 15 15 13 10 8 5
Overall L 7 12 14 16 15 16 17 19 21 26
PCT .800 .613 .576 .484 .500 .484 .433 .345 .276 .161
Home 17-2 13-3 12-2 11-5 12-1 8-6 11-3 8-6 5-10 3-7
Road 9-4 6-8 6-11 4-11 3-14 5-9 2-14 2-13 3-11 1-18
Neu 2-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1
L10 8-2 8-2 7-3 6-4 5-5 5-5 3-7 3-7 2-8 2-8
Streak L2 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L2 L3 L1 L3
x - Big South Regular-Season Champion y - Big South Tournament Champion
2009-10 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM First Team Art Parakhouski C Radford F Coastal Carolina Joseph Harris G High Point Nick Barbour Chad Gray F Coastal Carolina Jamarco Warren G Charleston Southern Second Team Joey Lynch-Flohr F G Austin Kenon G/F Kyle Ohman Mantoris Robinson G/F John Williams F
Radford VMI Liberty Winthrop UNC Asheville
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Jeremy Sexton G Charleston Southern F VMI Stan Okoye Evan Gordon G Liberty Kierre Greenwood G Coastal Carolina G Radford Blake Smith
PlayerS of the Week Nov. 16 Joseph Harris, Coastal Carolina Nick Barbour, High Point Nov. 23 Art Parakhouski, Radford Nov. 30 Joseph Harris, Coastal Carolina Dec. 7 Joseph Harris, Coastal Carolina Dec. 14 Joey Lynch-Flohr, Radford Dec. 23 Chad Gray, Coastal Carolina Jan. 4 Art Parakhouski, Radford Jan. 11 Eugene Harris, High Point Jan. 18 Jeremy Sexton, Charleston Southern Jan. 25 Art Parakhouski, Radford Feb. 1 Matt Dickey, UNC Asheville Feb. 8 Joseph Harris, Coastal Carolina Feb. 15 John Williams, UNC Asheville Feb. 22 Art Parakhouski, Radford Feb. 28 Mario Edwards, Coastal Carolina
FreshmEn of the Week Nov. 16 Blake Smith, Radford Nov. 23 Blake Smith, Radford Nov. 30 Kierre Greenwood, Coastal Carolina Dec. 7 Jeremy Sexton, Charleston Southern Dec. 14 Antwan Burrus, Liberty Dec. 3 Jeremy Sexton, Charleston Southern Jan. 4 Evan Gordon, Liberty Jan. 11 Jeremy Sexton, Charleston Southern Kierre Greenwood, Coastal Carolina Jan. 18 Stan Okoye, VMI Jan. 25 Stan Okoye, VMI Feb. 1 Blake Smith, Radford Feb. 8 Danny Nieman, Coastal Carolina Feb. 15 Stan Okoye, VMI Feb. 22 Kierre Greenwood, Coastal Carolina Feb. 28 Kierre Greenwood, Coastal Carolina
#3 Winthrop #6 Liberty
80 72
#1 Coastal Carolina #8 VMI
82 73
#4 UNC Asheville #5 High Point
84 73
SEMIFINALS March 4 (Conway, S.C.) 61 #3 Winthrop 46 #2 Radford #1 Coastal Carolina #4 UNC Asheville
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CHAMPIONSHIP March 6 (Conway, S.C.) 64 #3 Winthrop #1 Coastal Carolina 53 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Mantoris Robinson, Winthrop (MVP) Reggie Middleton, Winthrop Matt Morgan, Winthrop Chad Gray, Coastal Carolina Logan Johnson, Coastal Carolina
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Jeremy Sexton, Charleston Southern
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Logan Johnson, Coastal Carolina Auryn MacMillan, Gardner-Webb Dave Campbell, High Point Jeremy Anderson, Liberty Walt Allen, Presbyterian College Phillip Martin, Radford Adam Lonon, VMI
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Mantoris Robinson, Winthrop
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Phillip Martin, Radford
COACH OF THE YEAR Cliff Ellis, Coastal Carolina
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Gardner-Webb
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Art Parakhouski, Radford
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QUARTERFINALS March 2 (at higher seed) #2 Radford 64 61 #7 Charleston Southern
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The Big South Conference
Since its founding in 1983, the Big South Conference has matured into a competitive leader in college athletics, actively pursuing excellence on the field of play and in the classroom. The League’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic conference is evident by athletic accomplishments on the national stage, innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased television packages, and quality athletic competition while intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership development of each student-athlete. This has evolved into the Conference’s mission of “Developing Leaders Through Athletics.” The Big South Conference was formed on August 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell and Augusta President George Christenberry began recruiting members into the Big South, receiving initial commitments from Augusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop. One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was selected as the League’s first Commissioner and continued to solicit new members. His efforts led to the additions of Armstrong State, Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big South more than the required six members to constitute an official conference. The Big South’s first year of competition was in the Fall of 1984, and in September 1986, the Big South Conference was granted full-fledged NCAA Division I status. During its infancy and prior to securing automatic bids to NCAA Championships, the Big South made early strides in earning at-large berths in several national postseason events, including volleyball, women’s basketball and women’s golf. In 1989, George F. “Buddy” Sasser replaced the retiring Dr. Singleton as Commissioner, and in 1990, the League received its first automatic bid – receiving an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Baseball Championship. Under Sasser’s seven years of leadership, the Conference implemented its public relations and compliance programs, and introduced its first-ever men’s basketball television package, featuring the Big South competing among some of the finest teams in the nation. In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Sasser as the third Commissioner, and in his 13 years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively promoting the Conference to new levels. The Conference has enjoyed record levels in marketing revenue during the past several years, he has brought television coverage to Big South women’s basketball, baseball and softball for the first time in Conference history, as well as increased national television exposure to the League as a whole through aggressive and unique television packages. Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big South developed and initiated its first longrange strategic plan, re-affirming the League’s vision as a distinctive athletic Conference committed to the quality of institutional life through athletic competition. He also spearheaded the efforts to add football as a championship sport, which came to fruition in 2002, and has solidified Conference membership with the additions of High Point, Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian, and in 2011-12, the return of charter member Campbell University. Kallander’s long range vision has also included technological advancements, as the Conference introduced its first live event video streaming in 2005 and has since expanded its video offerings to more than 600 events annually through a partnership with the member institutions, as well as the creation of several online and social media platforms. In the last 15 years, the Big South has experienced monumental growth and suc-
cess in nearly every sport. During this time, the Conference has had two individual National Champions, more than 200 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet 16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and baseball, has received national Top 25 rankings in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, men’s outdoor track & field, and men’s golf, had an individual selected to play in the NCAA Singles Championship four times in addition to the first men’s tennis doubles at-large selection, had the No. 1 ranked men’s golfer in the country, has had the nation’s top scoring men’s basketball team three consecutive years as well as the national men’s basketball scoring leader twice, received an at-large playoff berth in the Football Championship Subdivision in 2006, and had an institution finish fifth in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships – the highest-ever team finish in an NCAA event. The Conference’s tagline, “Developing Leaders Through Athletics” was unveiled in 2008-09 in conjunction with the Conference’s 25th Anniversary. The League also honored its heritage with the Top 25 “Best of the Best” moments in League history from 1983-2008, with Liberty University’s 10-year women’s basketball championship run from 1996-2007 being crowned the No. 1 moment in the Big South’s first 25 years. The Conference’s on-field accomplishments have been duplicated in the classroom. Annually, more than 40 percent of Conference student-athletes are named to the Big South’s Presidential Honor Roll for maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, and the League has had more than 95 Academic All-Americans in its quarter-century of existence.
CONFERENCE
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RADFORD This is Radford University
Radford University blends the rich, diverse curriculum of a major university with a small-town atmosphere conducive to learning and personal enrichment. By emphasizing student learning as the core of its mission, Radford challenges students and helps them develop academically, socially, physically, culturally and morally. The university recognizes that in our rapidly changing global society today’s technology is tomorrow’s history and what endures is the ability to learn, think logically and communicate clearly. Radford is a successful, popular university that has quickly grown in stature as an innovator in higher education. Its growth in reputation has been paralleled by a growth in numbers and diversity. The school enrolls some 9,230 students from throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, from 45 other states and from 47 foreign countries. A state-supported institution founded in 1910, Radford offers more than 140 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in seven colleges. The institution offers Bachelor of Arts, Science, Fine Arts, Business Administration, Music Therapy, Master of Science, Arts and Educational Specialists degrees. Army ROTC is available. Radford is, and will continue to be, a community in which all members participate actively and communicate openly. It is a community that values diversity and is responsive to change and new ideas. Most importantly, it is a community that is committed to the teaching and learning process and maintains service to students as its highest priority and most enduring value.
Fast Facts
- Located in the in the New River Valley of Southwest Virginia - 177-acre main campus; 78-acre RU West campus - 9,230 Students (60% female, 40% male) - Students originate from 45 states and Washington D.C.; 47 countries - Student-to-faculty ratio of 19:1 - 83% of faculty hold doctorate or terminal degrees in their fields - 93% of RU students obtain employment or continue education within 3-8 months of graduation
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RADFORD Campus Life
Want to get involved? You can start with more than 200 clubs and organizations, including academic clubs, outdoor clubs, national honor fraternities and Greek associations. Join a team -- RU has club and intramural sports and NCAA Division I athletics, which includes eight men’s and 11 women’s sports. If that’s not enough, there’s campus lectures, movies, performances, festivals (pictured below) and concerts from big names like Third Eye Blind (pictured below) Outkast, Matchbox 20 and Fuel.
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President Penelope Kyle Penelope Ward Kyle became Radford University’s sixth, and first female, president when she took office on June 1, 2005. She came to RU with more than 30 years of experience in state government, the corporate and legal worlds, and higher education. Upon assuming the presidency, President Kyle immediately focused on leading the university’s initiative to become one of the top 50 masters universities in the nation. The Radford University strategic plan “7-17”, completed in 2007 at her direction, identifies four strategic directives -- the investment in people, programs, global and local society and the future of Radford University. Under President Kyle’s leadership, the university also added its first doctoral program with an emphasis in rural mental health and launched an initiative to grow graduate college student enrollment by offering additional doctoral and masters level programs. She hired the university’s first provost and created two new vice presidential areas of responsibility, Information Technology and University Relations. The Radford University Board of Visitors, at President Kyle’s request, has increased its membership by four positions to provide an opportunity for more diversity and leadership innovation within the governing body. A native of southwest Virginia, President Kyle is a product of the Galax public schools system. She graduated from Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina and did her postgraduate studies in English at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Law and later earned her MBA from the College of William and Mary. President Kyle served as Executive Director of the Virginia Lottery for 11 years, under three successive governors. First appointed by Governor George Allen in 1994, she was reappointed by Governor James Gilmore, and then reappointed once again by Governor Mark Warner. Previously, Ms. Kyle was employed by CSX Corporation, an international transportation company, where she became the company’s first female officer. Before joining CSX Corporation, she was an attorney with McGuire, Woods, LLP in Richmond. She also taught English for six years at Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, Virginia. President Kyle serves in leadership positions on numerous educational, civic, cultural, professional, financial and volunteer organizations. She served on the Board of Visitors at James Madison University from 1984 until 1992 and on the JMU Foundation Board 1992 until 1994. She also served on the Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation Board from 1994 until 2000 and on the Board of Governors of Saint Christopher’s School from 1999 until 2005. President Kyle is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Board of Directors of PRA, Inc., a publicly traded company. Ms. Kyle is married to Charles L. Menges, an attorney and partner with McGuire, Woods, LLC. They are the parents of three children, son, Kyle Ward Menges, and two daughters, Penelope Whitley Menges, and Patricia Lee Menges.
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The New River Valley is home to one of the oldest rivers in the world, the New River. A geologic wonder, it’s one of the few rivers in the world that flows from south to north. The NRV is made up of the following counties: Montgomery, Pulaski, Floyd and Giles. It’s also home to the towns of Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Pulaski, Pearisburg and Floyd, and the independent city of Radford. The valley is an economic leader, as host of the largest research park in the Commonwealth of Virginia Approximately 170,000 residents call the New River Valley home. The NRV is also a center for higher education in the commonwealth as the home to Radford University, Virginia Tech and New River Community College
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RADFORD
2009-10 Athletics in Review Team Awards Softball Men’s Tennis Field Hockey Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Women’s Golf
2009-10 Championship Teams
Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champion NCAA Athens Regional Finalist Big South Regular Season Champion NorPac East Division Champion NSCAA Academic Award NSCAA Academic Award Big South Team Sportsmanship Award
Academic Awards
Brittany Christian (Track & Field) Radford University Most Outstanding Student Hope Creasy (Softball) ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Phillip Martin (Men’s Basketball) ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Igor Ogrizek (Men’s Tennis) Big South Men’s Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Softball - 2010 Big South Regular Season / Tournament Champion
Student-Athlete Awards Hope Creasy (Softball) Kyle Morse (Track & Field) Art Parakhouski (Men’s Basketball) Ivan Salec (Men’s Tennis) Kristen Shifflett (Softball)
Coach Awards
Mike Anderson (Men’s Tennis) Brent Chumbley (Track & Field) Mickey Dean (Softball)
Honors
Big South Woman of the Year First Team All-Region Big South Indoor Weight Throw Champion Big South Outdoor Hammer Throw Champion NCAA Hammer Throw All-America Big South Player of the Year VaSID State Player of the Year Richmond Times-Dispatch All-State Team NABC District 3 Second Team AP Honorable Mention All-America NCAA Tournament Individual Participant Big South Female Athlete of the Year Big South Tournament MVP First Team All-Region
Big South Coach of the Year Big South Women’s T&F Coach of the Year Big South Coach of the Year
Dr. Ron Bradley (Former Men’s Basketball Head Coach)
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Men’s Tennis - 2010 Big South Regular Season Champion
Big South Hall of Fame
Field Hockey - 2009 NorPac East Division Champions
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2009-10 Athletics in Review
Mickey Dean
Art Parakhouski
Big South Softball Coach of the Year
Mike Anderson Brent Chumbley Big South Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year
Big South Track & Field Coach of the Year
Ivan Salec Kristen Shifflett
Brittany Christian
Hope Creasy
Kyle Morse
ATHLETICS
RADFORD Director of Athletics Robert Lineburg
Since being introduced as Radford University’s Director of Athletics in the fall of 2007, Radford native Robert Lineburg has helped usher in a new era of Highlander athletics, marked by unprecedented on-and off-field improvements and successes. In his short time with the department, Lineburg has been the catalyst for a number of changes, particularly in areas such as facilities, personnel and strategic planning. His most visible influence to date has been on the Dedmon Center, where Lineburg has been involved with major renovations to the centerpiece of Radford athletics for more than 25 years. Beginning in the spring of 2008, the facility underwent transformations to the arena, including a new steel-supported roof, a new basketball floor, renovated athletic offices, a newlook natatorium, and improved athletic locker, training, and medical facilities. Along with the initial transformations to the Dedmon Center, an improved state-of-the-art strength and conditioning room, new ticket office and Learning Enhancement Center (LEC), which houses student-athlete academic support, were completed/added in 2009. In 2010, facility upgrades included a new high-tech videoboard / sound system to the Dedmon Center as well as a new playing surface / irrigation system and dugouts to the Radford University Baseball Field. Lineburg has also overseen the hires of five new head coaches, as well as six new athletic administrators. His hires include women’s basketball head coach Taj Njongba, head volleyball coach Marci Jenkins, women’s head golf coach Jeff Beeler, head men’s soccer coach Marc Reeves and the promotion of track and field interim director Brent Chumbley to head coaches’ status. Among the administrators added in Lineburg’s tenure are executive associate A.D. Randy Butt, head athletic trainer Chad Hyatt, assistant A.D. for communications Joey Beeler, director of student-athlete support services/senior women’s administrator Stephanie Ballein and Director of Facilities Brad Epperley. As a result of the changes, Radford achieved a banner year in 2008-09: women’s soccer, men’s basketball, men’s tennis and softball claimed Big South conference crowns and advanced to NCAA Tournament play. Women’s soccer advanced to its fourth tournament, men’s basketball won the Big South regular-season and tournament title to advance to the NCAAs for the first time since 1998, men’s tennis made its thirdstraight appearance, and softball appeared for the first time and won Radford’s firstever NCAA tournament game in any sport. Lineburg and the Highlanders backed their success in 2008-09 with a men’s tennis and softball Big South regular season title in 2009-10. Mickey Dean’s softball team went on to win their second straight conference tournament crown before advancing to the Athens, Georgia Regional final with two more NCAA Tournament victories. Along with their competitive success, the Highlanders have defined the true meaning of “student-athlete” during Lineburg’s tenure. For the second consecutive year, Raford led all Big South institutions by placing 58.3 percent of its student-athletes on the conference’s Presidential Honor Roll. In 2008-09, the Highlanders had 57.9 percent of their students on the list.
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He and his staff have also been responsible for creating a five-year strategic plan for the Radford athletic department and building an athletics facilities master plan. Additional achievements include ushering in a new athletics Internet site (RadfordAthletics.com), and helping implement a new ticket system (Ticket Return). Lineburg and his staff have also hosted top-level competition, with five Big South championships taking place on the Radford campus from 2008-10. In addition to making an impact on Radford athletics, Lineburg is also involved in a number of different organizations and committees. He is the chairman of the Big South Conference Subcommittee on Basketball Improvement, a member of the Big South ad-hoc Committee on Basketball Issues, and a member of the selection committee to select Radford University’s Vice President for Advancement. Prior to becoming Radford’s Director of Athletics, his corporate knowledge was groomed as a marketing associate with Peloton Real Estate Partners in Dallas, Texas. Along with his business experience, Lineburg spent 15 seasons as a college basketball coach, including time as Southern Methodist’s (Dallas, Texas) interim head coach. Prior to serving as the Mustangs interim head coach, Lineburg spent eight years as an assistant coach at SMU. Following his interim tenure, he served two more seasons as an assistant coach at Southern Methodist. Lineburg’s coaching resume also includes assistant coaching positions with the men’s basketball programs at James Madison University and Emory & Henry College, as well as with the Dallas Mavericks summer league team. His coaching experience also took him through the Big South, as he spent time on the bench at UNC Greensboro. A 1991 graduate of Roanoke College, Lineburg started his collegiate basketball career as a Radford Highlander, where he was a two-year letterman before transferring to nearby Roanoke College to play his final two years. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in political science with a minor in history. In 1995, he received a Master’s Degree in education from Virginia Tech, where he was also a graduate assistant on the men’s basketball staff. Lineburg is the son of retired Radford High football coach and athletic director Norman Lineburg and the brother of Dr. Mark Lineburg, the Superintendent of Bristol City Schools, Paul Lineburg, the Assistant Principal at William Byrd H.S. and Wayne Lineburg, who is the offensive coordinator at the University of Richmond. He is married to the former Mary Parish, also a native of Radford.
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Support Staff Dr. Elizabeth D. Dore serves as the NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative for Radford, a position she was appointed to by President Penelope W. Kyle in January of 2006. She assumed the FAR reigns from Charles L. Hayes, who vacated the position after a 13-year tenure. A long-time fan of Highlander athletics, Dore can often been seen cheering on RU at home events. Dr. Betty As the Faculty Athletic Representative, Dore serves as a faculty Dore liaison between the athletic depart- NCAA Faculty Athletics ment and Radford’s administration Representative and teaching faculty. She serves on numerous committees, including the Big South Board of Administrators, the Big South Council of Faculty Athletics Representatives and several other Conference committees. An Associate Professor in Radford University’s School of Teacher Education and Leadership, Dore joined the Radford faculty in 1996. Her responsibilities include teaching, coordination of field experiences and student teacher supervision. An accomplished author, she has written 20 professional publications and 30 professional book reviews. In addition, Dore has served as a professional educational consultant over 90 times in her career. Prior to joining the Radford staff in 1996, Dore served as an Instructor, an Assistant Coordinator and a Teaching Assistant in a three-year span at the University of Northern Colorado and Aims Community College. Most of her work during that time period involved teaching, but as the Assistant Coordinator at Northern Colorado, she was responsible for the UNC/US West teams Project of Multicultural/ Multiethnic Education Programs in Colorado Schools. She also handled student teacher supervision for two of those years. In her final year at Northern Colorado, she had the added responsibility of coordination of field experiences and curriculum development. Among her academic specialties, Dore includes several aspects of middle school educational development, middle school social development and issues and multicultural and diversity. A native of Maine, Dore received a Bachelor’s of Science in Secondary Education from the University of Maine
Portland in 1975. She earned a Master’s of Education from the University of Maine Orono in 1990. She was awarded a Certificate of Advance Study from Maine Orono in 1993 and she finished her doctorate work in 1995, earning a PhD in Elementary Education from Northern Colorado. Dr. Dore resides in Pulaski with her husband Richard. On February 8, 2008, Randy Butt joined Radford University as its Executive Associate Athletics Director. Butt, who has extensive experience in the financial aspect of college athletics will oversee the budget, finances and related areas for Highlander Athletics. He joins the Radford family from Virginia Tech, where he spent 21 years working in the Hokies’ accounting office. Since 1994 he has been Randy Butt in charge of the Athletic Business Executive Associate Athletics Director Office, first as the Business Manager. In 1998 he was promoted to the Director of Financial Affairs and then in 2000 he was named Assistant Athletics Director for Financial Affairs. He was again elevated in 2003 to his current title of Associate Athletics Director for Financial Affairs. Butt began his career at Virginia Tech in 1986 as a Fiscal Technician following three years as an accountant with Woody Distributors and Kroger. A graduate of nearby Eastern Montgomery High School (formerly Shawsville High School), Butt received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the National Business College in Roanoke, Va. He has a Master’s Degree in Health and Physical Education from Virginia Tech. Butt is married to the former Debi Shutters (Radford University class of 1990) and has three daughters, Mallory (current Radford University student), Casey and Lianna.
Prior to accepting his current role, Beeler spent three years as the assistant sports information director at Davidson College in Davidson, N.C. At Davidson, Beeler was influential in the redesign of the athletic department’s website, while working extensively with the men’s basketball program, highlighted by their run to the 2008 Elite Eight. In August of 2007, Davidson launched www.davidsonwildcats.com; a project Beeler directed the design and build. He was also responsible for the media guide and poster layouts for each of the Wildcats’ programs and served as the primary media contact for men’s basketball, men’s soccer, wrestling, golf and tennis programs. A 2002 graduate of Campbell University with a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications, Beeler worked in his alma mater’s athletic department for five years, in both sports information and marketing. While an undergrad, he worked under Associate Athletics A.D. Media Services Stan Cole as a student assistant and later continued his role as an assistant director from 2004 to 2005. During his time, he served as the primary contact for several of the Camels’ athletic programs and was the webmaster for Campbell’s Joey Beeler athletics website (www.GoCamels. Asst. A.D. for com). Along with assisting every as- Ath. Communications pect of the sports information office, Beeler doubled as the broadcasting assistant and marketing intern. For five seasons, he performed play-by-play and color analysis duties for Camel basketball, baseball and softball games. As a student broadcaster, he hosted “Campbell SportsTalk,” a weekly half-hour radio show, and served as the sideline reporter for basketball broadcasts. As the marketing intern, Beeler assisted in corporate sponsorship sales, oversaw internal and external game promotions and was the director of the “Camel Crazies,” Campbell’s student fan group. Beeler and the former Carrie Glass were married in May of 2004. They reside in Christiansburg and the parents of Kayleigh Addison (3) and Macray Louis (Born May 5, 2010).
ATHLETICS Joey Beeler is in his third year as the Assistant A.D. for Athletic Communications. Beeler is the department’s communication strategist for the Highlanders’ 19 Division I varsity sports, while overseeing the athletic department’s new state-of-the-art website (www.radfordathletics.com), publications and media relations. Along with his everyday departmental responsibilities, Beeler serves as the primary sports contact for volleyball, men’s basketball, men’s tennis and golf.
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Dr. Robbie Davis is entering his sixth year as the Director of Complianace at Radford University. In July of 2009, Davis was promoted to the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance. The purpose of the Radford Compliance Office is to ensure the University’s nearly 300 student-athletes and coaches abide by the NCAA Division I rules and regulations; while also educating university staff, boosters and donors. Prior to accepting his current position, Davis was a Compliance Intern/Coordinator at Virginia Tech. No stranger to the area, Davis received his Ph.D. from the Virginia Tech School of Education in 2006. In December of 2000, he obtain his Master’s degree with a Dr. Robbie concentration in Health and PhysiDavis cal Education from Virginia Tech. Asst. A.D. for Along with certificates in NCAA Compliance compliance, Davis has also served as a certified Athletic Trainer, which includes stints at Virginia Tech, East Carolina and with the Wilson Tobs, a summer collegiate baseball team. A native of Wilson, N.C., Davis graduated from East Carolina in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise and Sport Science. Dr. Davis currently resides in nearby Blacksburg. Stephanie Ballein is in her second year as the Director of Student-Athlete Support Services at Radford University. She joined the staff after working as a graduate teaching assistant at Virginia Tech. Along with serving as the Director of Student-Athlete Support Services, Ballein will be the department’s Senior Women’s Administrator (SWA). During her time at Tech, Ballein gained extensive experience in collegiate programming. In 1997, she helped begin the revitalization of the Virginia Tech Monogram
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Club, and served as its director the first year. Ballein also served as the coordinator of the Virginia Tech Health and Physical Education Student Teacher Program. As a graduate teaching assistant the past three years, she managed and lectured classes within the Department of Teaching and Learning. A native of Chesapeake, Va., Ballein was a four-year letter winner in women’s basketball at Virginia Tech, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences in 1990. She received a master’s in education from Tech in 2005 and is currently nearing completion of a doctorate from her alma mater. Ballein and her husband, John, currently reside in Blacksburg with their daughters, Jordan and Jalyn. John is in his 22nd year on Frank Beamer’s football staff at Virginia Tech, serving as the associate director of athletics for football operations.
Chad Hyatt was named as Radford University’s Director of Athletic Training in April of 2010. Hyatt, a Roanoke native, came to Radford following four years with Virginia Tech’s athletic training department. Hyatt’s duties at Radford include overseeing the day-today operations of the athletic training department as well as the medical needs of Radford University’s student athletes. His Chad Hyatt primary sport responsibility will be Head Athletic Trainer working with men’s basketball. At Virginia Tech, Hyatt worked primarily with Virginia Tech’s football team (2006-08) before becoming the men’s basketball athletic trainer in 2009-10. Hyatt arrived at Tech from Athens Orthopaedic Clinic in Athens, Ga., where he was a staff athletic trainer (2004-05), as well has the head athletic trainer at Athens Academy High School. A 2002 Tech graduate, Hyatt earned his bachelor of science in human nutrition, foods and exercise with a minor in communication studies. He earned his master’s in sports management from the University of Georgia. During his time with the Bulldogs, Hyatt worked extensively with the football team. Hyatt and his wife, Bari, welcomed their daughter, Lily, in the summer of 2009.
Michael Shumaker is in his first year as Radford’s head strength and conditioning coach. Along with overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Highlander strength and conditioning program, Shumaker will work directly with baseball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s tennis and volleyball. Shumaker, a Forest, Miss. native, comes to Radford after heading up the Biloxi (Miss.) High School strength and conditioning department for the past year. During his time, he designed and implemented programs for the Indians’ 13 boys and girls sports teams. Prior to his time in Biloxi, he was a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater Mississippi State from 2007 to 2009. During his time in Starkville, Shumaker was the head coach for the men’s and women’s track and field squads, while assisting with the Bulldogs’ football and Michael baseball teams. Shumaker In his return to Mississippi State, Head Strength & Shumaker earned his Master’s of Conditioning Coach Science in Instructional Technology in 2009. A 2005 graduate with a degree in physical education and former member of the Bulldog baseball and football teams (2000 -01), Shumaker was in charge of the track and field program, while assisting with softball, baseball and football. He also spent time with Mississippi State’s Turf Grass Management and Game Operations departments. Following his graduation in 2005, Shumaker spent time as an assistant baseball coach at University of Central Oklahoma and served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Jackson State. At Jackson State, he was the head coach for the Tigers’ softball and men’s basketball programs, while assisting with football, baseball and women’s basketball.
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Student-Athlete Support Services The mission of the Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS) office for Radford University Athletics is to promote, assist, and provide counsel to all student-athletes. Its primary, constant goal is to develop graduates and outstanding citizens who have contributed in the areas of athletic competition during their tenures of education. Located in the Dedmon Athletic Center, the newly established Learning Enhancement Center is equipped with computers, tutorial rooms, and a study lounge. The Learning Enhancement Center provides direction for student-athletes via academic counseling in conjunction with advisors from the respective colleges at Radford University. Academic support services such as tutoring and supervised study hall are provided, as well as career planning, monitoring of eligibility status, and a host of other guidance and advisory services.
2009-10 Athletic Academic Accomplishments 2 Scholar-Athletes of the Year 1 Most Outstanding Student 33 All-Academic Selections 5 All-State Academic Selections 1 Big South Female of the Year 58.3% Presidential Honor Roll
ATHLETICS 2 Academic All-District Selections 10 Teams with 3.0 GPA
STRENGTH Strength & Conditioning A component that is vital to the Radford athletic program is the strength and conditioning program directed by Strength and Conditioning Coach Michael Shumaker. Highlander Athletics have long been recognized as one of the leaders among Mid- Atlantic schools in its conditioning and strength training. It has been an instrumental part in the success of Radford University sports through the years. Under the direction of Shumaker and assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Brigid Hamill, the program is designed to help each student-athlete reach his or her full potential in their respective sport. Each Radford University student-athlete has strength and conditioning programs unique to their goals as a player. This program, developed by Shumaker, helps prepare RADFORD student-athletes for the long and rigorous in-season schedule. The Strength and Conditioning staff at Radford University is committed to excellence in competition and in life.
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Opened in 1981, the Donald N. Dedmon Center, a versatile athletic complex on the campus of Radford University, recently underwent a multi-million dollar facelift, making it one of the premiere collegiate athletic facilities in the Big South Conference and Mid-Atlantic Region. A total of $15.7 million was earmarked by Radford University for Dedmon Center renovations as part of the university’s renewed commitment to a strong Division I athletic program. The Donald N. Dedmon Center -- with more than 3,000 seats for basketball -- is the centerpiece of the Highlanders athletic facilities and the heart of Radford Basketball. The Highlanders have enjoyed tremendous success in the Dedmon Center, posting a winning record on their home court for the past 19 seasons -- including perfect slates in 1993-94 and 2000-01. Since its opening in 1981, RU has posted an overall record of 275-87 (.780) and been victorious in 126 of its 166 league contests. Radford has hosted some of the nation’s top teams, including opponents from the Atlantic 10, Big East and Conference USA.
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HIGHLANDERS Art Parakhouski (2008-10) VEF Riga, Latvia
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HIGHLANDER 2007-10 Highlander Highlights
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2009 Big South Regular Season & Tournament Champions
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2009 NCAA Tournament Appearance
w Recorded 40 wins over a two season period - achieved only one other time in school history w Radford has the highest winning percentage in the conference against Big South opponents the last three years w The Highlanders are the only team in the Big South to defeat each league school the last two seasons
w Radford has won 27 of its last 35 regular season conference games and 32 of its last 41, including the Big South Tournament w Radford has won 15 of its last 18 league road games dating, which included a nation-best 11 straight at one time w
Led the Big South in Presidential Honor Roll academic honorees in 2010
w Played some of the most prestigious opponents in college basketball: Georgetown, Kansas, Duke, Louisville, West Virginia, Michigan, Virginia, & South Carolina
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w According to Pomeroy Ratings, Radford’s 2009-10 non-conference strength of schedule was ranked the 4th toughest in the nation w In 2009-10, ranked in the Top-50 nationally in field-goal percentage defense (25th/.397), rebounding margin (7th/+7.4) and assists per game (13th/16.2) w Received 10 Big South all-conference honors – Art Parakhouski, TwoTime Big South Player of the Year (2009 & 2010); Brad Greenberg, 2009 Big South Coach of the Year; Phillip Martin, 2010 Big South Scholar Athlete of the Year w In addition to a number of accolades, Art Parakhouski was named to the AP Honorable Mention squad in 2009 & 2010 w Along with leading the nation in rebounding, Art Parakhouski ranked among national leaders in scoring (15th/21.4) and field-goal percentage (8th/.581), while Amir Johnson finished the year 16th in assists (5.7) and 26th in assist-turnover ratio (2.44) w Collected 11 Big South weekly honors over the last two seasons
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