2016-2017 Radford Highlanders

2016-2017 Radford Highlanders Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
45 Darius Bolstad So PF 6-8 240 - Virginia Beach (VA) United States Landstown High School
3 Christian Bradford Jr SG 6-1 165 Jun 26, 1995 Columbus (GA) United States Kendrick High School
22 Sterling Christy Fr F 6-7 220 - Williamsport (MD) United States Williamsport High School
4 Devin Cooper RS-So PG 6-1 195 Jun 25, 1997 Charlotte (NC) United States Northside Christian Academy
14 Justin Cousin Jr G 6-0 195 - Burlington (NC) United States Air Force Prep Academy
5 Donald Hicks Fr SG 6-3 200 Jan 7, 1998 Chesapeake (VA) United States Oscar Smith High School
15 Devonnte Holland Fr PF 6-7 240 Nov 24, 1997 Martinsville (VA) United States Martinsville High School
1 Carlik Jones RS-Fr PG 6-0 174 Dec 23, 1997 Cincinnati (OH) United States / South Sudan Aiken High School
25 Christian Lutete So SG 6-7 200 Oct 9, 1996 Washington (DC) United States Phillips Exeter Academy
32 Randy Phillips Jr C 6-8 240 Jul 17, 1995 Jackson (MS) United States Lanier High School
24 Edward Polite, Jr. So SG 6-5 200 Jul 18, 1997 Lanham (MD) United States DuVal High School
20 Brian Rodriguez Sr G 6-0 160 - Harrisonburg (VA) United States Harrisonburg High School
10 Caleb Tanner So SG 6-1 170 - Floyd (VA) United States ELEV|8 Sports Institute
11 Dominique Williams Jr F 6-6 205 - Washington (DC) United States Believe Prep

Recent Radford Highlanders History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 16-17 (5-11) 8th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 21-15 (12-6) 2nd (Big South) 3rd Rnd CBI 3rd Rnd
2021-2022 11-18 (7-9) 7th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 15-12 (12-6) 2nd (Big South) 3rd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 21-11 (15-3) 1st (Big South) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 22-11 (12-4) 1st (Big South) Runner Up N/A
2017-2018 23-13 (12-6) 2nd (Big South) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2016-2017 14-18 (8-10) 6th (Big South) 3rd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 16-15 (9-9) 7th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 22-12 (12-6) 3rd (Big South) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2013-2014 22-13 (10-6) 4th (Big South) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 13-19 (7-9) 7th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 6-26 (2-16) 11th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 6-24 (2-16) 10th (Big South) N/A N/A
2009-2010 19-12 (13-5) 2nd (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 21-12 (15-3) 1st (Big South) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 10-20 (5-9) 7th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 8-22 (3-11) 7th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 16-13 (9-7) 4th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 12-15 (7-9) 4th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 12-16 (7-9) 6th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 10-20 (6-10) 8th (Big South) Runner Up N/A

2016-2017 Radford Highlanders Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Edward Polite, Jr. All-Big South Honorable Mention Team
Caleb Tanner Big South Player of the Week (Jan 2, 2017)
Carlik Jones Big South Freshman of the Week (Nov 27, 2017)
Carlik Jones Big South Freshman of the Week (Nov 13, 2017)
Dominique Williams OVC Newcomer of the Week (Nov 13, 2017)

2016-2017 Radford Highlanders Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Cousin C. Bradford D. Hicks E. Polite, Jr. R. Phillips
Rotation D. Cooper C. Tanner S. Christy D. Bolstad  
Rotation   C. Lutete      
Lim PT B. Rodriguez     D. Holland  

2016-2017 Radford Highlanders Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Edward Polite, Jr. 31 31.9 11.8 9.5 1.9 1.8 1.0 2.2
Justin Cousin 32 29.0 11.0 2.5 2.0 0.6 0.0 1.8
Caleb Tanner 32 21.7 8.9 0.9 1.0 0.2 0.0 1.1
Donald Hicks 32 26.6 7.8 3.7 1.3 0.6 0.1 1.7
Christian Bradford 32 29.6 7.6 2.9 3.5 0.5 0.0 2.0
Darius Bolstad 28 14.4 5.4 3.7 0.5 0.3 1.6 0.8
Devin Cooper 5 15.6 5.2 2.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 2.4
Randy Phillips 32 18.2 4.6 4.9 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.1
Christian Lutete 30 14.1 4.5 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.6
Devonnte Holland 27 9.7 3.2 3.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.0
Sterling Christy 28 11.9 1.6 2.8 0.9 0.2 0.4 1.0
Brian Rodriguez 8 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

2016-2017 Radford Highlanders Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Mike Jones Head Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Ron Jirsa Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Tennessee Tech, 2014 to 2015)
David Boyden Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Western Kentucky, 2012 to 2016)
Donny Lind Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Mount St. Mary's, 2013 to 2016)
Robert Lineburg Athletic Director 2007-2008 N/A
Junard Hartley Director of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 N/A
Weston Strayer Assistant Director of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 N/A
Scott Bennett Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2012-2013 N/A
Chad Hyatt Director of Athletic Training Services 2010-2011 N/A