2022-2023 Radford Highlanders

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2022-2023 Radford Highlanders Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
14 Bryan Antoine Sr SG 6-5 185 Apr 26, 2000 Tinton Falls (NJ) United States Ranney School
0 Justin Archer So F 6-7 205 - New Brunswick (NJ) United States Holy Trinity High School
11 Kyle Burns RS-Fr SG 6-2 175 - Marietta (GA) United States Joseph Wheeler High School
25 Hunter Castleberry RS-Fr G 6-3 175 - Charleston (WV) United States George Washington High School
12 Onyebuchi Ezeakudo Sr G 6-1 200 Aug 4, 2000 Fort Wayne (IN) United States Homestead High School
3 Kenyon Giles Fr G 5-11 165 - Chesapeake (VA) United States Silverado High School
2 Josiah Jeffers Sr G 6-1 170 - Burlington (NC) United States Burlington Christian Academy
30 Austin Johnson Fr G 6-4 175 - St. Augustine (FL) United States Moravian Academy
4 Derrick Jones, Jr. So F 6-6 170 - Charlottesville (VA) United States Blue Ridge School
13 Shaquan Jules Sr F 6-7 235 Sep 23, 1999 Atlanta (GA) United States / U.S. Virgin Islands Windermere Preparatory School
5 Souleymane Koureissi Sr SF 6-9 215 Jun 27, 1999 New York (NY) United States Iona Preparatory School
15 Madiaw Niang Sr F 6-9 230 Sep 13, 1998 Dakar Senegal DME Academy
21 Tray Pierce Jr F 6-10 200 - Denver (CO) United States George Washington High School
1 DaQuan Smith Jr PG 6-1 195 Dec 23, 1999 Holly Springs (MS) United States Holly Springs High School
34 David Vidor RS-Fr F 6-8 185 - Budapest Hungary N/A
54 Ibu Yamazaki Fr F 6-7 215 Jul 10, 2003 Tokyo Japan Meisei High School

Recent Radford Highlanders History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
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

2022-2023 Radford Highlanders Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
DaQuan Smith NABC All-District (3) Second Team
DaQuan Smith All-Big South Second Team
Bryan Antoine All-Big South Honorable Mention Team
Kenyon Giles Big South All-Freshman Team
Justin Archer Big South Player of the Week (Jan 23, 2023)
DaQuan Smith Big South Player of the Week (Jan 2, 2023)
DaQuan Smith Big South Player of the Week (Feb 6, 2023)
Kenyon Giles Big South Freshman of the Week (Dec 12, 2022)
Kenyon Giles Big South Freshman of the Week (Dec 5, 2022)
Kenyon Giles Big South Freshman of the Week (Nov 15, 2022)
Kenyon Giles Big South Freshman of the Week (Dec 27, 2022)

2022-2023 Radford Highlanders Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Smith J. Jeffers B. Antoine S. Koureissi S. Jules
Rotation K. Giles   O. Ezeakudo J. Archer  
Rotation       M. Niang  
Rotation       T. Pierce  
Lim PT   H. Castleberry D. Jones, Jr. I. Yamazaki  

2022-2023 Radford Highlanders Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
DaQuan Smith 36 30.6 13.9 3.2 1.7 1.0 0.3 2.3
Bryan Antoine 31 28.3 11.4 2.9 1.4 1.7 0.3 0.9
Josiah Jeffers 36 25.1 8.5 2.4 3.9 0.9 0.1 1.9
Kenyon Giles 36 21.8 8.4 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.8
Shaquan Jules 34 21.0 7.7 6.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.9
Justin Archer 32 23.6 7.7 7.0 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.2
Onyebuchi Ezeakudo 35 21.1 5.3 1.9 2.4 1.1 0.0 1.6
Madiaw Niang 36 16.8 4.4 4.1 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6
Souleymane Koureissi 31 11.1 2.9 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.9
Ibu Yamazaki 33 8.8 2.2 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3
Hunter Castleberry 1 6.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tray Pierce 17 6.2 0.8 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4

2022-2023 Radford Highlanders Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Darris Nichols Head Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Florida, 2015 to 2021)
James Haring Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Director of Basketball Operations (Dayton, 2019 to 2021)
Shane Nichols Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Murray State, 2015 to 2021)
Tim Peete Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Missouri Western, 2020 to 2021)
Robert Lineburg Athletic Director 2007-2008 N/A
Jaren Marino Director of Basketball Operations 2019-2020 Assistant Director of Basketball Operations (Radford, 2017 to 2019)
Safet Kastrat Director of Player Development 2022-2023 N/A
Scott Bennett Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2012-2013 N/A
Chad Hyatt Director of Athletic Training Services 2010-2011 N/A
Nate Wise Director of Communications 2020-2021 Communications Assistant (Radford, 2018 to 2020)