"Eye of the Tiger" - The Coaching Legacy of Jason Whitt (CH2k8)

[Getty51]

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Congrats on reaching the finals, good luck against High Point, they are a pretty solid squad.

[jasontoddwhitt]

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Congrats on reaching the finals, good luck against High Point, they are a pretty solid squad.

Thanks for reading.....and yes.....they are.

[jasontoddwhitt]

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High Point ends dream season
Hottest team in conference blitzes Highlanders 80-49.

Rock Hill, SC – The High Point Panthers had been the hottest team in Big South play for the past month, reeling off six straight wins. Their average margin of victory during this stretch had been 21 points. Unfortunately for the Radford Highlanders, that streak continued tonight. Eugene Harris scored a game-high 18 points as the Panthers (15-12) rolled 80-49 over the Highlanders (16-12) tonight to win the Big South title and the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

“We got caught looking ahead,” said Radford coach Jason Whitt. “And when you look ahead of a team like High Point, this is the result.”

The Panthers, perhaps the Big South’s most well-rounded team, showed that balance with an offensive performance that was almost outmatched by its defensive performance. The Panthers held the Highlanders to 32.7% from the field and only 15.8% from behind the arc.

“They took our strengths away,” said Whitt. “They simply wanted this more. When you allow a team to score 20 second chance points, you’re not going to win. When you allow a team to outrebound you by 27 boards, you’re not going to win. With our performance tonight, we’re lucky we only lost by 31. Unfortunately, we weren’t prepared and that’s on me and the coaching staff. We didn’t put our guys in the best position to succeed today. And that’s on us as a coaching staff. ”

Coach Whitt though was adamant that the Highlanders had a good season.

“Nobody expected us to make it this far,” said Whitt. “We were picked to finish dead last in the conference. This team went 8-22 last year. For us to one, have a winning season, and two, to make it one game away from the NCAA Tournament, is a success. We’ll return our top eight in the rotation next year. We’ve got some work to do on the recruiting trail. We’ve planted the seed with this season. We got a taste of what we want. Now we have to take that next step.”

Martell McDuffy led the Highlanders with 11 points off the bench. Kenny Thomas added 10 points.

The Highlanders exceeded expectations on the year, raising the expectations for the 2008-09 edition of the Radford Highlanders. With all five starters slated to return next season and the first three off the bench as well, many will expect the Highlanders to take that next step Coach Whitt talked about. For once, people in Radford, VA have something to look forward to next season.

Mar 8, 2008 - HP vs RAD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	SCORE
High Point (15-12)	34	46	80
Radford (16-12)	22	27	49

High Point Panthers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Jefferson	28	3-8	1-5	0-0	4	8	1	0	1	7
E. Harris	26	7-12	4-7	0-0	6	2	0	0	1	18
A. Reid	19	5-10	1-1	2-2	4	1	0	1	0	13
J. Minnis	25	5-6	0-0	3-4	5	0	1	0	0	13
C. Daniels	23	4-9	0-0	1-2	7	1	0	0	0	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
I. Appiah	18	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	4
E. Bridges	22	3-7	0-0	0-0	7	4	0	0	0	6
A. Mendenhall	12	2-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	4
M. Crowder	7	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
T. Burns	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2
M. Boswell	10	1-7	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	2
M. Smigielski	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		34-71	6-15	6-8	47	22	3	1	3	80

Radford Highlanders
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Johnson	31	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	5	0	0	0	0
K. Thomas	28	4-7	0-2	2-2	2	0	0	0	2	10
J. Jenkins	25	3-17	1-8	2-2	4	3	0	1	1	9
A. Gynes	25	2-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	4
N. McFarlin	24	0-5	0-0	4-4	3	3	0	3	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. McDuffy	14	5-8	1-1	0-2	1	0	0	0	0	11
C. McEachin	14	2-7	1-5	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	6
E. Hall	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0
C. Trent	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2
D. Ricks	-- DID NOT PLAY --
T. Kleckner	8	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	1
J. Lynch-Flohr	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		18-55	3-19	10-14	20	15	3	4	3	49

Game Flow

[waytofailself]

Re: "Eye of the Tiger" - The Coaching Legacy of Jason Whitt (CH2k8)

Great job man -- I was about to post what you had already said: awesome that you'll have so many players coming back. Things are only going to get better and soon you'll be punching your own ticket to the NCAAs.

Grats on the successful season. Hopefully you have happy trails on the recruiting end of things.

[VandyRedskins21]

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Dang sucks to end the year like that hope you had a good recruiting season. Just out of curiousity, do you not like going to Trent much? I remember when I had a Radford legacy, I went to him a lot and he usually got me a solid 12 points or so.

[jasontoddwhitt]

Re: "Eye of the Tiger" - The Coaching Legacy of Jason Whitt (CH2k8)

Great job man -- I was about to post what you had already said: awesome that you'll have so many players coming back. Things are only going to get better and soon you'll be punching your own ticket to the NCAAs.

Grats on the successful season. Hopefully you have happy trails on the recruiting end of things.

It's a really balanced roster. Two scholarship seniors who were buried on the bench. Then next year, it'll be three scholarship seniors, two of which are in the starting lineup. Could be heading for happy trails on the recruiting trail, as long as Ohio State doesn't swoop in with a scholarship offer.

Dang sucks to end the year like that hope you had a good recruiting season. Just out of curiousity, do you not like going to Trent much? I remember when I had a Radford legacy, I went to him a lot and he usually got me a solid 12 points or so.

On my roster set that I downloaded eons ago...Trent is only rated a 52, compared to Gynes as a 60 and McFarlin as a 57. And since they were both freshman (and strangely had higher awareness ratings), I decided to go with the youth movement. Trenth was hit and miss off the bench. Some games, he would come off the bench and battle in the trenches...others he would blend into the floor. Of course, Gynes and McFarlin did the same thing. In retrospect, I maybe should have given him more of a chance to compete.

[jasontoddwhitt]

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Radford Stats and Tournament Selection

Radford Highlanders Stats - 2007-08
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Jamar Jenkins	28	704	13.1	3.2	2.0	0.6	0.3	0.7	0.9
Kenny Thomas	25	605	12.5	3.0	1.1	0.4	0.2	0.8	0.9
Chris McEachin	28	445	6.8	1.9	1.6	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.7
Martell McDuffy	28	529	6.5	1.4	2.1	0.6	0.0	0.5	0.8
Alex Gynes	28	704	5.4	4.3	1.4	1.4	0.5	0.2	1.1
Amir Johnson	28	743	5.2	1.7	5.1	0.9	0.0	1.8	2.1
Nick McFarlin	28	681	3.6	5.9	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.1	1.0
Eric Hall	27	293	2.5	1.3	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.4
Colby Trent	28	390	2.3	3.8	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.6
Tyler Kleckner	28	305	2.2	2.7	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.2
Phillip Martin	3	21	1.0	1.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3
Joey Lynch-Flohr	27	187	1.0	1.2	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.2
Duane Ricks	5	20	0.8	1.4	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Mar 16, 2008
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	Kansas	35-3
2	North Carolina	30-7
3	Memphis	33-7
4	Texas A&M	28-7
5	Texas	25-11
6	Michigan State	25-10
7	Connecticut	27-11
8	Austin Peay	29-6
9	Oregon	24-10
10	Alabama	26-10
11	George Mason	24-6
12	Clemson	23-9
13	Tennessee	22-12
14	Miami (FL)	24-9
15	Villanova	24-11
16	Louisville	24-13
17	Mississippi State	22-12
18	Washington State	22-11
19	Duke	21-14
20	Auburn	22-10
21	Ohio State	22-10
22	Syracuse	22-12
23	Vanderbilt	26-12
24	Kentucky	21-14
25	Houston	26-9

2008 NCAA Tournament Field

East Regional

#1 Kansas
#16 Southern/Howard

#8 NC State
#9 UCLA

#5 Louisville
#12 St. Mary's

#4 Mississippi State
#13 IPFW

#6 Duke
#11 Belmont

#3 Oregon
#14 Yale

#7 Cal St.-Northridge
#10 Stanford

#2 Connecticut
#15 Sam Houston State

West Regional

#1 Texas A&M
#16 Lehigh

#8 Nebraska
#9 Gonzaga

#5 Ohio State
#12 Akron

#4 Vanderbilt
#13 Wright State

#6 Villanova
#11 Penn State

#3 George Mason
#14 Bradley

#7 Western Michigan
#10 Arkansas

#2 Alabama
#15 High Point

South Regional

#1 North Carolina
#16 Binghamton

#8 Rider
#9 TCU

#5 Auburn
#12 Siena

#4 Michigan State
#13 Montana

#6 Washington State
#11 UAB

#3 Austin Peay
#14 UNC Greensboro

#7 Kentucky
#10 Davidson

#2 Tennessee
#15 St. Joseph's

Midwest Regional

#1 Memphis
#16 VCU

#8 Western Kentucky
#9 Arizona

#5 Houston
#12 Central Connecticut

#4 Clemson
#13 New Mexico

#6 Syracuse
#11 UC Santa Barbara

#3 Miami (FL)
#14 Fresno State

#7 Marquette
#10 Valparaiso

#2 Texas
#15 Gardner-Webb

[jasontoddwhitt]

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Opening Round Result
Howard 74, Southern 60

First Round Results
#1 Kansas 84, Howard 63
#8 NC State 57, #9 UCLA 72
#5 Louisville 94, #12 St. Mary's 60
#4 Mississippi St. 72, #13 IPFW 63
#6 Duke 85, #11 Belmont 59
#3 Oregon 80, #14 Yale 53
#7 CS Northridge 69, #10 Stanford 88
#2 Connecticut 119, #15 Sam Houston St. 74

#1 Texas A&M 75, #16 Lehigh 59
#8 Nebraska 69, #9 Gonzaga 76
#5 Ohio St. 72, #12 Akron 66
#4 Vanderbilt 98, #13 Wright St. 67
#6 Villanova 73, #11 Penn St. 60
#3 George Mason 58, #14 Bradley 63
#7 W. Michigan 80, #10 Arkansas 75
#2 Alabama 85, #15 High Point 60

#1 North Carolina 87, #16 Binghamton 43
#8 Rider 75, #9 TCU 79
#5 Auburn 94, #12 Siena 71
#4 Michigan St. 84, #13 Montana 63
#6 Washington St. 58, #11 UAB 83
#3 Austin Peay 78, #14 UNC Greensboro 62
#7 Kentucky 88, #10 Davidson 86
#2 Tennessee 68, #15 St. Joseph's 73

#1 Memphis 94, #16 VCU 70
#8 W. Kentucky 91, #9 Arizona 64
#5 Houston 76, #12 C. Connecticut 72
#4 Clemson 82, #13 New Mexico 64
#6 Syracuse 78, #11 UC Santa Barbara 64
#3 Miami (FL) 105, #14 Fresno St. 90
#7 Marquette 98, #10 Valparaiso 93
#2 Texas 100, #15 Gardner-Webb 58

The upset of the tournament was obviously in the South region as Saint Joseph's upset Tennessee. If you picked chalk in the Midwest Regional, congrats, you were a winner. Lots of exciting action in the first round. The Round of 32 will hopefully bring more excitement.

[jasontoddwhitt]

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Second Round Results

#1 Kansas 87, #9 UCLA 61
#4 Mississippi St. 64, #5 Louisville 86
#3 Oregon 82, #6 Duke 92
#2 Connecticut 89, #10 Stanford 63

#1 Texas A&M 56, #9 Gonzaga 54
#4 Vanderbilt 76, #5 Ohio St. 73
#6 Villanova 88, #14 Bradley 75
#2 Alabama 81, #7 W. Michigan 44

#1 North Carolina 89, #9 TCU 55
#4 Michigan St. 78, #5 Auburn 75
#3 Austin Peay 51, #11 UAB 80
#7 Kentucky 76, #15 St. Joseph's 77

#1 Memphis 84, #8 W. Kentucky 75
#4 Clemson 73, #5 Houston 70
#3 Miami (FL) 74, #6 Syracuse 62
#2 Texas 86, #7 Marquette 76

St. Joseph's magical run continues as a 21-point performance from Pat Calathes surged them ahead of the Kentucky Wildcats. A couple other double-digit seeds made it into the Sweet 16, but a lot of the major title contenders also made it as well, including all four #1 seeds. The second weekend of the tournament should prove to be exciting.

[jasontoddwhitt]

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NCAA Tournament Summary
&
Season Awards

Sweet 16
#1 Kansas 83, #5 Louisville 60
#2 Connecticut 67, #6 Duke 53
#1 Texas A&M 80, #4 Vanderbilt 94
#2 Alabama 62, #6 Villanova 65

#1 North Carolina 78, #4 Michigan St. 88
#11 UAB 62, St. Joseph's 76
#1 Memphis 80, #4 Clemson 68
#2 Texas 96, #3 Miami (FL) 64

After all four #1 seeds made it to the second week, two fall the regional semifinals. The story of the tournament continues to be the St. Joseph's Hawks, as their magical run continues with a 14-point victory over a Darth Vaden-less UAB squad. Only Michigan State stands in the way of an improbable Final Four berth. Overall #1 seed Kansas continues to roll on to a National Title.

Elite Eight
#1 Kansas 89, #2 Connecticut 81
#4 Vanderbilt 86, #6 Villanova 100
#4 Michigan St. 64, #15 St. Joseph's 73
#1 Memphis 89, #2 Texas 81

St. Joseph's rushed out to a 14 point halftime lead over the Spartans and hung on in the second half to become the highest seed ever to reach the Final Four. Standing in their way to immortality is John Calipari's Memphis Tigers, who ripped the Longhorns apart in the second half behind a 22-point performance by super frosh Derrick Rose. Kansas and Villanova will be an intriguing matchup, as both teams play mostly four-guard lineups.

Final Four
#1 Kansas 66, #6 Villanova 52
#1 Memphis 79, #15 St. Joseph's 72

St. Joseph's magical run finally came to an end as Chris Douglas-Roberts poured in 29 points to lead the Tigers to the National Championship game. Can John Calipari win his first National Title? Standing in his way will be Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks, who stifled Scottie Reynolds and Villanova.

National Championship
#1 Memphis 91, #1 Kansas 78

Chris Douglas-Roberts poured in 30 points as the Memphis Tigers defeated the Kansas Jayhawks despite Derrick Rose being limited to 14 minutes due to foul trouble. Mario Chalmers led the Jayhawks with 18 points.

NCAA Season Awards

National Champion: Memphis
NIT Champion: Rhode Island
Player of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina) - 25.3ppg, 9.6rpg, 0.3apg, 1.2spg, 0.1bpg
Mid-Major Player of the Year: Jason Thompson (Rider) - 20.1ppg, 10.7rpg, 1.4apg, 0.8spg, 1.8bpg
Coach of the Year: Bill Self (Kansas)
Defensive Player of the Year: Richard Hendrix (Alabama) - 17.9ppg, 10.2rpg, 0.4apg, 1.2spg, 1.9 bpg
Big Man of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)
Freshman of the Year: O.J. Mayo (USC) - 24.2ppg, 5.1rpg, 3.3apg, 1.7spg

First Team All-American
PG: D.J. Augustin (Texas) - 20.7ppg, 3.0rpg, 6.9apg, 2.3spg,
SG: O.J. Mayo (USC)
SF: Shan Foster (Vanderbilt) - 19.3ppg, 5.8rpg, 1.5apg, 1.5spg
PF: Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)
C: Aleks Maric (Nebraska) - 20.8ppg, 8.8rpg, 0.3apg, 1.0spg, 2.0bpg

Second Team All-American
PG: Sean Singletary (Virginia) - 22.3ppg, 4.8rpg, 5.7apg, 2.2spg, 0.1bpg
SG: Robert Vaden (UAB) - 23.3ppg, 5.0rpg, 3.3apg, 1.3spg, 0.1bpg
SF: Joe Alexander (WVU) - 16.6ppg, 8.2rpg, 1.3apg, 0.6spg, 1.4bpg
PF: Michael Beasley (Kansas St.) - 22.6ppg, 10.3rpg, 2.4apg, 1.4spg, 1.7bpg
C: Luke Nevill (Utah) - 19.8ppg, 9.4rpg, 0.5apg, 0.7spg, 1.3bpg

Freshman All-American
PG: Derrick Rose (Memphis) - 16.2ppg, 4.1rpg, 5.3apg, 1.5spg, 0.1bpg
SG: O.J. Mayo (USC)
SF: Donte Greene (Syracuse) - 14.4ppg, 5.9rpg, 1.0apg, 0.9spg, 2.1bpg
PF: Michael Beasley (Kansas St.)
C: Kevin Love (UCLA) - 15.9ppg, 8.9rpg, 0.5apg, 0.8spg, 1.2bpg

End of Season Awards

Big South Champions: Winthrop
Big South Coach of the Year: Coach Win (Winthrop)
Big South Player of the Year: Arizona Reid (High Point) - 20.9ppg, 10.4rpg, 0.8apg, 1.2spg
Big South Freshman of the Year: Jamarco Warren (Charleston Southern) - 9.7ppg, 1.8rpg, 4.2apg, 1.0spg, 0.1bpg

First Team All-Big South
PG: K.J. Garland (UNC Asheville) - 12.5ppg, 4.7rpg, 7.5apg, 1.4spg, 0.2bpg
SG: Jack Leasure (Coastal Carolina) - 16.8ppg, 1.5rpg, 2.4apg, 1.2spg, 0.3bpg
SF: Arizona Reid (High Point)
PF: Joseph Harris (COastal Carolina) - 8.8ppg, 13.1rpg, 0.8apg, 1.1spg, 1.4bpg
C: Kenny George (UNC Asheville) - 12.7ppg, 8.8rpg, 0.6apg, 0.5spg, 2.3bpg

Second Team All-Big South
PG: Chris Gaynor (Winthrop) - 7.8ppg, 2.0rpg, 7.0apg, 1.8spg, 0.2bpg
SG: Michael Jenkins (Winthrop) - 13.7ppg, 2.5rpg, 2.4apg, 1.5spg, 0.1bpg
SF: Reggie Williams (VMI) - 18.9ppg, 7.5rpg, 2.0apg, 0.7spg
PF: Alex McLean (Liberty) - 9.8ppg, 8.7rpg, 0.6apg, 0.4spg, 0.2bpg
C: Andy Buechert (Winthrop) - 9.7ppg, 4.7rpg, 0.3apg, 0.2spg, 0.6bpg

Freshman All-Big South
PG: Jamarco Warren (Charleston Southern)
SG: Byron Faison (Winthrop) - 6.2ppg, 0.6rpg, 0.4apg, 0.6spg, 0.2bpg
SF: Omar Carter (Charleston Southern) - 6.2ppg, 6.3rpg, 0.7apg, 0.8spg
PF: Quinn Brownfield (VMI) - 5.6ppg, 7.9rpg, 0.8apg, 0.9spg, 0.2bpg
C: Stephen Sargent (VMI) - 5.0ppg, 6.9rpg, 0.5apg, 0.4spg, 1.5bpg

Coach Whitt: Kinda surprised that Chris McEachin did not get consideration for the Freshman All-Big South team, considering he put up better stats than Winthrop's Byron Faison. It's unfortunate we were shut out of the awards ceremony, but they can't keep us down forever. The good news is that of the ten members of the All-Conference teams, who were thorns in my side every time we played, 7 of them are graduating. So we have that going for us.

[jasontoddwhitt]

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Top 25 Recruiting Classes - 2008
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	Arizona	3	0	1	0		4
2	Michigan State	1	2	0	0		3
3	Syracuse	1	1	1	0		3
4	Vanderbilt	0	3	2	0		5
5	LSU	0	3	0	0		3
6	Duke	2	0	0	0		2
7	Washington State	0	2	3	0		5
8	Oregon	0	4	0	1		5
9	Ohio State	1	1	1	1		4
10	Texas Tech	1	0	4	0		5
11	Nevada	2	0	1	2		5
12	Maryland	1	0	2	0		3
13	Charlotte	0	2	2	0		4
14	West Virginia	0	3	0	1		4
15	Kansas	1	1	0	0		2
16	Washington	1	1	1	0		3
17	Georgia Tech	0	1	3	0		4
18	Marquette	1	1	0	1		3
19	Virginia Tech	0	2	1	1		4
20	Georgia	0	1	4	0		5
21	Virginia	0	2	1	0		3
22	Ole Miss	0	0	4	0		4
23	Xavier	0	1	2	1		4
24	St. Peter's	0	1	3	0		4
25	Clemson	0	2	2	1		5

Big South Recruiting Classes - 2008
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	High Point	0	0	3	1		4
2	UNC Asheville	0	0	1	2		3
3	Winthrop	0	0	1	4		5
4	Radford	0	0	1	3		4
5	Coastal Carolina	0	0	1	3		4
6	Liberty	0	0	0	4		4
7	Charleston Southern	0	0	0	3		3
8	VMI	0	0	0	0		0

[VandyRedskins21]

Re: "Eye of the Tiger" - The Coaching Legacy of Jason Whitt (CH2k8)

Had to point this typo out to you. It says that Vandy made it to the Elite 8... I'm pretty sure you meant to have Wright St. beat them in the first round. That would be more realistic.

[jasontoddwhitt]

Re: "Eye of the Tiger" - The Coaching Legacy of Jason Whitt (CH2k8)

Had to point this typo out to you. It says that Vandy made it to the Elite 8... I'm pretty sure you meant to have Wright St. beat them in the first round. That would be more realistic.

HAHA...yeah, I've been burned by Vandy in the past when it came to bracket pools. Finally smartened up this past season.

[jasontoddwhitt]

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2008 Recruiting Class

Chad Crumbley, Cincinnati OH
*** (65 OVR) 6’8” 218lbs HS SR PF
C Pot – OVR #419 – POS #84

With the departure of three post players from last year’s team, we knew that we would need front court help. We were on this kid from day one. We were worried when Ohio State offered a scholarship at the last minute, satisfying his #2 and #3 recruiting priorities of playing for a big program and being close to home. Luckily for us, his #1 priority, feeling wanted, won out for us as he signed his letter of intent. Very springy big who has a good mid-range game and has quick hands on the defensive end.

Ije Stefanov, Cincinnati OH
** (52 OVR) 6’10” 229lbs HS SR PF
F POT – OVR NR – POS NR

He has size…and that’s about it. In a small conference, sometimes, that’s all you need.

Darek Carrington, Columbus OH
** (51 OVR) 6’2” 172lbs HS SR PG
D POT – OVR #662 – POS #179

Has a decent jumper, but he’s a bit on the slow side. Not the ideal PG for our system, but could potentially grow into the role if he improves his handle and his jumper.

Regis Cobb, North Richland Hills TX
** (51 OVR) 5’8” 162lbs JUCO SO PG
F POT – OVR NR – POS NR

Walk-on PG who is fast….but that’s about it. Gives us the option of redshirting Darek Carrington if we decide to go that route.

Darrall Garza, Taylor MI
** (48 OVR) 6’4” 190lbs HS SR PG
F POT – OVR NR – POS NR

Very speedy PG and good on-ball defender, but unfortunately has trouble going full speed and hanging on to the ball. If he can improve his handle and his jumper, could be a player for us down the road. Likely redshirt candidate.

Kasib Gill, Corpus Christi TX
** (48 OVR) 6’7” 201lbs HS SR SF
F POT – OVR NR – POS NR

Walk-on slashing SF. Does a decent job getting into the lane, but not much else. Most likely, a JAG.

Coaching Staff

Head Coach Jason Whitt - 2nd year
Legacy Points: 4,125
Record: 16-12
Overall: C
Offense: C-
Defense: C-
Teaching: A
Scouting: C-
Charisma: C-
Discipline: C-

Assistant Coach Vinnie Doellman - 1st year
Overall: C
Offense: D
Defense: C
Teaching: D
Scouting: C-
Charisma: B-
Discipline: C-

Assistant Coach Ljubisa Joseph - 1st year
Overall: C
Offense: D
Defense: C-
Teaching: C
Scouting: D
Charisma: B-
Discipline: C-

While I was happy with our first recruiting class, in the end, we want to build a dynasty here at Radford and middle-of-the-road recruiting classes just won't cut it. We went out and hired two of the best recruiters available to us and we hope we can hit the ground running. This next class will be important to achieving our goals.

[jasontoddwhitt]

Re: "Eye of the Tiger" - The Coaching Legacy of Jason Whitt (CH2k8)

2008-09 Big South Preview

Forecast
1. High Point Panthers
2. VMI Keydets
3. UNC Asheville Bulldogs
4. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
5. Radford Highlanders
6. Liberty Flames
7. Winthrop Eagles
8. Charleston Southern Buccaneers

All-Conference Team
PG: Amir Johnson, JR, Radford
SG: Chavis Holmes, SR, VMI
SF: Travis Holmes, SR, VMI
PF: Joseph Harris, SR, Coastal Carolina
C: Kenny George, JR, UNC Asheville

Player of the Year: Kenny George, JR, UNC Asheville
Newcomer of the Year: Derrick Koffi, FR, High Point