Up Next, Radford.

[Rawls]

RADFORD UNIVERSITY HIGHLANDERS

Last Year: 16-13 (9-7 in Big South)

Team Page: www.ruhighlanders.com/teams/index.php?category_id=3&season_id=47

No board I could find.

Also young, with just 2 seniors and 5 freshman on the roster

[Rawls]

7:30 at The Cell, Friday

[formerseasonticketholder]

looks like their coach just turned in his resignation the other day, effective at the end of the year. wonder how that will impact their team.

also, that's quite a difference between their two centers - one is 6'10" 192 and the other is 6'9" 304.

[kaygee]

Hopefully we will get a good weekend of basketball and a good indication of what UWM will be like the rest of the season. They just need to get some games under the belt together.

[2543nick]

anyone know if student IDs get us into the John Thompson Tourney games?

[bball30]

They should, even thought it is a tournament format, it is still a regular season home game on the schedule.

[uwmeasye]

All students are free to the JTF classic games

[ArtVandelay]

So UWM IDs get you in all games even those not being played by UWM?

Art Vandelay

[jvaldon]

uwmrotty said:

So UWM IDs get you in all games even those not being played by UWM?

Art Vandelay

That is correct

[uwmeasye]

The student section will be open for uwm students only for the games the ticket office is not selling them to anyone else.

[fphighlander]

ruhoops.proboards74.com

some days there is more activity than others ... should pick up for game time on Friday night.

Good luck, I'm looking forward to a good game.

[bball30]

Thanks for the link

[fphighlander]

You guys will probably be favored, but it should be a close game.

In the past 3-4 years we've been a guard-orientated team, this is the first where we'll rely on our frontcourt.

Chris Oliver is one of the best mid-major fowards and he's complemented by a 6'3 Reggie McIntyre who plays like he's 6'10, 270 and 6'10 Duane Ricks who is faster than most guards we face.

Our backcourt is young and untested, but has soooooooo much potential. Amir Johnson is 5'9 and was one of the best recruits in the state of Pennsylvania before breaking his hand two years back. He's fully recovered and is a stud. He'll join either Kenny Thomas who was known for his scoring in HS (and was one of the top players in Richmond w/ Tyrese Rice of Boston College) or Martell McDuffy who isn't that much of a scoring threat but plays lock down defense.

Radford isn't a very good road team and much like you guys, very...very young. It should play out like an early season match-up: two teams unfamiliar with each other and sloppy basketball. Yet it should be a close game.

[Pantherholic]

highlander - just wanted to say i'm sorry what your coach did. that's a total crap move. i could understand if he wanted one of his assistants to be named his successor immediately but this really puts your program in a real bind. how can you recruit? hopefully you guys find someone ASAP.

[fphighlander]

Panther-

I've never seen anything like it, until colorado's patton announced a few days later he's doing the same thing.

Byron is a real nice guy though and I wish him the best. I think our team will handle it well.