2017-2018 Radford Highlanders

2017-2018 Radford Highlanders Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
45 Darius Bolstad Jr PF 6-8 240 - Virginia Beach (VA) United States Landstown High School
3 Christian Bradford Sr SG 6-1 165 Jun 26, 1995 Columbus (GA) United States Kendrick High School
13 Leroy Butts IV Fr PF 6-8 220 Nov 8, 1995 Clinton (MD) United States ELEV|8 Sports Institute
4 Devin Cooper So PG 6-1 195 Jun 25, 1997 Charlotte (NC) United States Northside Christian Academy
14 Justin Cousin Sr G 6-0 195 - Burlington (NC) United States Air Force Prep Academy
11 Travis Fields, Jr. So PG 5-10 170 Nov 2, 1997 Portsmouth (VA) United States I.C. Norcom High School
5 Donald Hicks So SG 6-3 200 Jan 7, 1998 Chesapeake (VA) United States Oscar Smith High School
15 Devonnte Holland So PF 6-7 240 Nov 24, 1997 Martinsville (VA) United States Martinsville High School
1 Carlik Jones Fr PG 6-0 174 Dec 23, 1997 Cincinnati (OH) United States / South Sudan Aiken High School
2 Tristan Owens Jr F 6-5 195 May 23, 1996 Orlando (FL) United States University High School
32 Randy Phillips Sr C 6-8 240 Jul 17, 1995 Jackson (MS) United States Lanier High School
24 Edward Polite, Jr. Jr SG 6-5 200 Jul 18, 1997 Lanham (MD) United States DuVal High School
23 Anias Saunders Fr G 6-2 205 Jun 7, 1999 Silver Spring (MD) United States Eastern View High School
10 Caleb Tanner Jr SG 6-1 170 - Floyd (VA) United States ELEV|8 Sports Institute

Radford Transfers Sitting Out 2017-2018

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
12 John Caldwell Jr F 6-5 200 Sep 18, 1995 Spartanburg (SC) United States Roanoke

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

2017-2018 Radford Highlanders Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Edward Polite, Jr. NABC All-District (3) Second Team
Edward Polite, Jr. All-Big South First Team
Carlik Jones All-Big South Honorable Mention Team
Carlik Jones Big South Tournament MVP
Carlik Jones Big South All-Tournament Team
Edward Polite, Jr. Big South All-Tournament Team
Carlik Jones Big South Freshman of the Year
Carlik Jones Big South All-Freshman Team
Edward Polite, Jr. Big South Player of the Week (Jan 8, 2018)
Carlik Jones Big South Freshman of the Week (Jan 8, 2018)
Carlik Jones Big South Freshman of the Week (Jan 2, 2018)
Carlik Jones Big South Freshman of the Week (Feb 19, 2018)
Carlik Jones Big South Freshman of the Week (Dec 27, 2017)
Carlik Jones Big South Freshman of the Week (Jan 22, 2018)

2017-2018 Radford Highlanders Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Jones C. Bradford D. Hicks E. Polite, Jr. R. Phillips
Rotation T. Fields, Jr.     D. Holland  
Lim PT J. Cousin C. Tanner T. Owens L. Butts IV  
Lim PT D. Cooper   J. Caldwell D. Bolstad  
Lim PT A. Saunders        

2017-2018 Radford Highlanders Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Edward Polite, Jr. 36 32.1 13.3 7.9 1.5 1.9 0.9 1.9
Carlik Jones 36 30.4 11.8 3.9 3.1 1.1 0.2 1.7
Donald Hicks 36 26.9 8.0 3.3 1.3 0.6 0.0 1.1
Randy Phillips 36 22.8 6.8 5.6 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.7
Travis Fields, Jr. 35 20.3 6.3 2.1 2.2 0.9 0.1 1.4
Caleb Tanner 36 13.0 6.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3
Devonnte Holland 36 15.0 4.9 3.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.4
Christian Bradford 36 22.0 4.3 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.0
Justin Cousin 35 10.4 2.3 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4
Leroy Butts IV 34 7.5 2.2 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.4
Darius Bolstad 15 4.1 1.7 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.4
Devin Cooper 8 3.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1
Anias Saunders 11 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
Tristan Owens 17 3.4 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3

2017-2018 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
Jaren Marino Assistant Director of Basketball Operations 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (West Virginia Tech, 2015 to 2017)
Scott Bennett Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2012-2013 N/A
Chad Hyatt Director of Athletic Training Services 2010-2011 N/A