2008–09 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team
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Big South Regular season champion Big South tournament champion | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Big South Conference |
Record | 21–12 (15–3 Big South) |
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Home arena | Dedmon Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radford † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Asheville | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner–Webb | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2009 Big South tournament winner As of March 7, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2008–09 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach Brad Greenberg, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 15–3 in Big South play to finish in first place. They defeated High Point, UNC Asheville, and VMI to become champions of the Big South tournament. The received the Big South's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated in the first round by the eventual National champions, North Carolina.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 2008* | Brevard | W 74–55 | 1–0 | Peters Hall (575) Radford, Virginia | |||||||
Nov 18, 2008* | Bridgewater (VA) | W 86–46 | 2–0 | Peters Hall (575) Radford, Virginia | |||||||
Nov 21, 2008* | at Virginia | L 66–68 | 2–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (10,311) Charlottesville, Virginia | |||||||
Nov 25, 2008* | at William & Mary | L 53–73 | 2–2 | Kaplan Arena (665) Williamsburg, Virginia | |||||||
Nov 29, 2008* | at Navy | L 71–73 OT | 2–3 | Alumni Hall (1,528) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
Dec 4, 2008 | Gardner-Webb | L 71–91 | 2–4 (0–1) | Peters Hall (575) Radford, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 6, 2008 | Winthrop | W 73–52 | 3–4 (1–1) | Peters Hall (575) Radford, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 10, 2008* | Duquesne | L 75–94 | 3–5 | Peters Hall (575) Radford, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 14, 2008* | James Madison | L 81–85 | 3–6 | Peters Hall (575) Radford, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 19, 2008* | at George Mason | L 55–67 | 3–7 | Patriot Center (5,164) Fairfax, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 23, 2008* | at West Virginia | L 54–89 | 3–8 | WVU Coliseum (7,064) Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 27, 2008* | Shenandoah | W 104–66 | 4–8 | Peters Hall (575) Radford, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 30, 2008* | at No. 6 Wake Forest | L 61–83 | 4–9 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum (11,253) Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 3, 2009 | at Presbyterian | W 65–55 | 5–9 (2–1) | Templeton Physical Education Center (418) Clinton, South Carolina | |||||||
Big South tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 2009* | High Point Quarterfinals | W 82–58 | 19–11 | Dedmon Center (1,412) Radford, Virginia | |||||||
Mar 5, 2009* | UNC Asheville Semifinals | W 94–86 | 20–11 | Dedmon Center (3,669) Radford, Virginia | |||||||
Mar 7, 2009* | VMI Championship game | W 108–94 | 21–11 | Dedmon Center (3,480) Radford, Virginia | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 19, 2009* CBS | (16 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 2 North Carolina First Round | L 58–101 | 21–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (20,226) Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Source[3][4]. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Radford's Memorable Season Ends with 101-58 Loss to UNC in NCAA Tournament". Radford University Athletics. March 19, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster". Randford University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Randford University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "2008-2009 Redford Men's Basketball Stats". Big South.