#133 Radford Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Radford Highlanders
 

2023-2024 Overall Rank: #133

Conference Rank: #1 Big South

 
2022-23 Record: 21-15, 12-6
2022-23 Postseason: CBI
Coach: Darris Nichols
Coach Record: 32-33 at Radford, 32-33 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Josiah Jeffers, Guard, 8.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.9 apg
Shaquan Jules, Forward, 7.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 0.3 apg
Onyebuchi Ezeakudo, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.4 apg
Madiaw Niang, Forward, 4.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 0.4 apg
Souleymane Kourissi, Forward, 2.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
DaQuan Smith, Senior, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.7 apg
Bryan Antoine, Senior, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.4 apg
Kenyon Giles, Sophomore, Guard, 8.4 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.0 apg
Justin Archer, Junior, Forward, 7.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 0.6 apg
Ibu Yamazaki, Sophomore, Forward, 2.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Kyle Burns, Freshman, Guard
Hunter Castleberry, Freshman, Guard
Josiah Harris, Junior, Forward, Transfer from St. Francis Brooklyn
Truth Harris, Junior, Guard, Transfer from JC
Austin Johnson, Freshman, Guard
TJ Nesmith, Senior, Forward, Transfer from DII
Trevor Roe, Freshman, Forward
Chandler Turner, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Bowling Green
David Vidor, Freshman, Forward
Trenton Walters, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.3 (229th in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.8 (39, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.0 (84, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.9 (259, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.5 (271, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.9 (82, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.9 (277, 6)
Rebound Margin: 2.1 (122, 3)
Assists Per Game: 11.8 (276, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.8 (114, 2)