The Coaching Legacy of Danny Carmichael (CH 2K8)

[orlegend0208]

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End of Season Awards

USC won the National Championship
Michigan won the NIT Championship
National Player of the Year: PG-Perry Grady-Senior-Seton Hall
Mid-Major Player of the Year: PG-Preston Sanderson-Redshirt Senior-James Madison
Coach of the Year: Tom Izzo-Michigan State
Defensive Player of the Year: C-Mohamed Cisse (Hasheem Thabeet)-Senior-UConn
Big Man of the Year: C-Lucky Freije (Luke Harangody)-Senior-Notre Dame
Freshman of the Year: PF-Michael Laws-Michigan State

09-10 NCAA 1st Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
PG	Perry Grady, Seton Hall	6'0	172	Sr.
SG	Arturo Ross, Connecticut	6'3	198	Sr.
SF	Tamal Stiggers, Kansas State	6'7	227	Jr.
PF	D'or Hendriks, Georgia Tech	6'9	220	Jr.
C	Lucky Freije , Notre Dame	6'8	258	Sr.

09-10 NCAA 2nd Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
PG	Preston Sanderson, James Madison	6'2	194	Sr.
SG	Ferdinand Clemons, Oregon State	6'2	197	Jr.
SF	Edgar Fray, Tennessee	6'7	224	Sr.
PF	Harold Jefferson, USC	6'9	229	Sr.
C	John Nicholas, UCLA	6'11	273	Jr.

09-10 NCAA Freshman All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
PG	Donta Valencia, North Carolina	6'0	177	Fr.
SG	Brian Cripe, Stanford	6'5	196	Fr.
SF	J.W. Cuffee, Stanford	6'6	225	Fr.
PF	Michael Laws, Michigan State	6'7	206	Fr.
C	Mark Fletcher, Purdue	6'7	244	Fr.

Big South Conference Awards

Big South Conference Champions: Radford: 31-4 (13-1)
Conference Coach of the Year: Danny Carmichael-Radford
Conference Player of the Year: PG-Richie Gonzales-Junior-Coastal Carolina
Conference Freshman of the Year: PF-Brandon Ray-Radford

09-10 1st Team All-Big South
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
PG	Richie Gonzales, Coastal Carolina	5'11	89	Sr.
SG	Shane Emerson, VMI	5'11	180	Jr.
SF	Konrad Bowers, Liberty	6'5	246	Sr.
PF	Brandon Ray, Radford	6'8	205	Fr.
C	Reid Obasohan, UNC Asheville	7'6	378	Sr.

09-10 2nd Team All-Big South
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
PG	Erroyl Nuualitia, Charleston Southern	5'10	164	Jr.
SG	Kenny Andrews, Radford	6'2	189	Fr.
SF	Asrangue Calvert, Charleston Southern	6'5	217	Jr.
PF	Hubert Garrity, Coastal Carolina	6'7	227	So.
C	Marquis Peterson, Radford	6'9	235	Fr.

09-10 Freshman All-Big South
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
PG	Steven Silva, High Point	6'2	190	Fr.
SG	Kenny Andrews, Radford	6'2	189	Fr.
SF	Emmett Bonner, Radford	6'5	226	Fr.
PF	Brandon Ray, Radford	6'8	205	Fr.
C	Marquis Peterson, Radford	6'9	235	Fr.

Radford End of Year Player Stats

Radford Highlanders Stats - 09-10
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Fredrick Garnett, PG	35	24.5	10.7	2.0	2.5	0.9	0.0	2.3	2.0
Kenny Andrews, SG	35	23.3	8.6	4.3	3.7	1.4	0.0	2.0	2.7
Bud Mann, C	35	14.5	8.5	3.7	0.2	0.4	0.5	1.5	2.2
Brandon Ray, PF	35	22.9	8.4	6.7	0.4	0.8	1.3	1.5	2.5
Emmett Bonner, SF	35	20.0	7.6	3.1	0.8	0.9	0.0	1.7	3.0
Cordell Darden, PF	30	15.9	7.2	4.8	0.4	0.4	0.0	1.6	2.2
Marquis Peterson, C	35	24.1	6.3	6.6	0.5	0.7	1.7	1.5	2.5
Sammy Coleman, SG	35	20.0	6.2	1.1	3.7	0.7	0.0	1.9	1.7
Landon Snow, SF	35	16.4	5.9	3.3	0.4	0.4	0.6	1.1	1.9
Drake Conn, PF	35	6.4	3.7	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.7
Cedrick Covington, PG	35	10.2	3.2	0.8	1.4	0.6	0.0	1.1	1.3
TEAM TOTALS			75.2	37.7	13.9	7.2	4.2	16.8	22.4
OPPONENT TOTALS			66.0	32.5	11.1	7.6	3.1	16.1	21.6

[orlegend0208]

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great season bro. it's going to be interesting to see what you do in the off season

Thanks! I knew we'd be a pretty good team... But, I had no idea we'd go 31-4!

[orlegend0208]

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Coach Danny Carmichael Signs a 5 Year Extension

Radford, VA -- Head Men's Basketball Coach Danny Carmichael interviewed for the Syracuse coaching position but didn't get it. After that he ended up signing a 5 year extension with Radford as he was offered coaching positions from Ohio University and a number of other mid-major schools.

In 3 years on the job, Carmichael has amassed an overall record of 65-29 (.691%) and a conference record of 30-12 (.714%).

This past year saw many program records broken and many program firsts as well:

Radford broke their record of most wins in a season by putting up 31 wins. The previous high was 23 back in the 1977-1978 season. This was also the first time Radford has gotten 30 wins in a single year.

This was the highest team win percentage in program history. The Highlanders went 31-4 which is a win percentage of .886%.

Radford broke their record for most conference wins and highest win percentage in conference play as they went 13-1 which is .929%.

The Highlanders also had their longest win streak in program history, which was 14 games.

Depending on how long Coach Carmichael sticks around, this Radford program has a BRIGHT future with him at the helm.

[orlegend0208]

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3 Highlanders Leave Basketball Program

Radford, VA -- Three Radford role players have decided to leave the program:

Sophomore PF Cordell Darden
Sophomore SF Landon Snow
Junior PF Drake Conn

Darden was a 2nd Team All-Conference selection last year and was named to the All Conference Freshman Team. Darden had a decreased role this year because of Freshman PF Brandon Ray. Darden finished his career at Radford averaging 7.4 PPG and 5.6 RPG.

Snow was an All Conference Freshman team selection last year, but his role decreased because of Freshman SF Emmett Bonner. Snow finished his career at Radford averaging 6.6 PPG, 4.2 RPG, and 1.0 BPG.

Conn would have been the only Senior on the roster next year and the first player to go from their Freshman to Senior year under Coach Carmichael. Each of the past 2 years, Conn's role has decreased. Conn finished his career at Radford averaging 5.6 PPG and 3.9 RPG.

Because of these 3 departures, Coach Carmichael now has 7 available scholarships to fill in the Spring Signing Period.

[orlegend0208]

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2010 Off-Season

Off-Season Departures
#	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
3	Drake Conn (64)	PF	6'6	224	JR	New Zealand
11	Fredrick Garnett (70)	PG	5'9	203	SR	Bethlehem, PA
22	Landon Snow (68)	SF	6'6	207	SO	Williamsburg, VA
43	Cordell Darden (69)	PF	6'10	258	SO	San Bernardino, CA
45	Bud Mann (68)	C	7'0	236	SR	Lee's Summit, MO

Departures Career Stats Stats - 2010
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Fredrick Garnett, PG	91	26.6	11.0	2.2	3.0	1.6	0.0	2.6	2.5
Bud Mann, C	65	18.2	7.7	4.2	0.4	0.7	0.6	1.6	2.4
Cordell Darden, PF	61	19.3	7.4	5.6	0.5	0.6	0.1	1.8	2.5
Landon Snow, SF	66	20.1	6.6	4.2	0.6	0.6	1.0	1.5	2.1
Drake Conn, PF	94	13.4	5.6	3.9	0.5	0.2	0.0	1.3	1.4

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2010 Recruiting Class

Just when you couldn't thought Radford can't do any better in recruiting... Danny Carmichael goes and gets this 2010 Recruiting Class.

The 2010 Recruiting Class originally had 4 scholarships available, but after 3 players left the team, Carmichael had to scramble and sign 7 players instead of 4. But, he did not disappoint.

This Radford Class is ranked as the 18th best Recruiting Class in the Country, and the #3 Mid-Major Recruiting Class in the country. All 7 players signed are 3 star prospects.

Radford Highlanders Recruiting - 2010
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Freddy Hacker (116)	#20 SG	HS	Eau Claire, WI	6'4	200
Latece Mathis (128)	#25 SF	HS	Paterson, NJ	6'7	214
Melvin Reeves (130)	#3 C	HS	Lawrence, KS	6'8	218
Josh Tigert (137)	#46 PG	HS	Montgomery, AL	6'1	186
Reed White (194)	#7 C	HS	Washington D.C.	6'9	234
Ron Bills (209)	#38 SF	HS	Coral Gables, FL	6'6	216
Jermaine Wolfe (260)	#12 C	HS	Alexandria, VA	7'0	227

Headlining this class is SG Freddy Hacker, from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Hacker is rated as the #28 SG in the country and the #116 overall player in the country. Hacker's biggest strengths are his on ball defense and his ability to drive and finish at the rim.

Quite possibly the best player from this class is SF Latece Mathis from Paterson, NJ. Mathis is rated as the #25 SF in the country and the #128 overall player in the country. Mathis' biggest strengths are on ball defense, ability to score around the rim, and jump shooting. Mathis could very well be the Mid-Major version of LeBron James... This kid is GOOD!

C Melvin Reeves is from Lawrence, KS. Reeves is rated as the #3 C in the country and the #130 overall player in the country. Reeves' strengths is his ability to finish at the rim, rebounding, and shot blocking. Reeves is going to play PF for the Highlanders.

PG Josh Tigert is from Montgomery, AL. Tigert is rated as the #46 PG in the country and the #137 overall player in the country. Tigert's biggest strengths are his mid-range jump shooting, speed, and he may be the best on ball defender on the entire team. Don't be surprised if Tigert is starting at Point Guard next season.

C Reed White is from Washington D.C. White is rated as the #7 C in the country and the #194 overall player in the country. White's strengths are his ability to finish at the rim, rebounding, and he's extremely fast for a Center. White gives the Highlanders much needed size in the post after they lost their two tallest players this off-season.

SF Ron Bills is from Coral Gables, FL. Bills is rated as the #38 SF and the #209 overall player in the country. Bills' strengths is rebounding, mid range shooting, and he is probably the best dunker on the team. Bills is the most underrated prospect in this class.

Lastly, C Jermaine Wolfe is from Alexandria, VA. Wolfe is rated as the #12 C in the country and the #260 overall player in the country. Wolfe's strengths are his ability to finish at the rim, shot blocking, and rebounding. Along with White, Wolfe gives the Highlanders much needed size at the Center position.

Top Recruiting Classes - 2010
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	Duke	2	1	1	0	0	4
2	Louisville	3	1	1	0	0	5
3	NC State	2	2	1	0	0	5
4	Tennessee	1	3	1	0	0	5
5	Washington	2	1	0	0	0	3
6	West Virginia	2	0	1	0	0	3
7	UCLA	1	1	1	0	0	3
8	Kentucky	1	3	1	0	0	5
9	Michigan	1	1	1	1	0	4
10	Memphis	2	3	1	0	0	6
11	Miami (FL)	0	3	1	0	0	4
12	Missouri	0	1	3	0	0	4
13	Seton Hall	1	2	1	0	0	4
14	Virginia	0	3	1	0	0	4
15	UL Lafayette	0	1	4	3	0	8
16	Tulane	0	0	4	0	0	4
17	Minnesota	1	1	3	0	0	5
18	Radford	0	0	7	0	0	7
19	Troy	1	0	3	0	0	4
20	Clemson	0	1	3	0	0	4
21	Syracuse	0	2	2	0	0	4
22	Iowa State	1	0	2	0	0	3
23	Xavier	0	1	3	0	0	4
24	Oregon State	0	3	3	1	0	7
25	Connecticut	0	6	0	0	0	6

[orlegend0208]

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2010-2011 Radford Season Preview



Radford Info
Overall Rating: 82 (+3)
Offense Rating: 82 (+2)
Defense Rating: 84 (+6)
Projected Conference Ranking: 1st
Scholarships Available: 0
Recruiting Needs: None

Coaching Profile: 4 Attributes Available

Overall: B- (+1)
Offense: C (+1)
Defense: C-
Teaching: B+ (+1)
Scouting: C+ (+2)
Charisma: A+
Discipline: C-

2010-2011 Radford Highlanders Roster

2010-2011 Radford Highlanders
#	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
2	Sammy Coleman (72)	SG	6'0	183	JR	Newport News, VA
5	Cedrick Covington (69)	PG	6'0	183	SO	Lynchburg, VA
11	Ron Bills (74)	SF	6'6	222	FR	Coral Gables, FL
12	Marquis Peterson (75)	C	6'9	235	SO	El Paso, TX
20	Josh Tigert (72)	PG	6'1	193	FR	Montgomery, AL
22	Freddy Hacker (70)	SG	6'4	206	FR	Eau Claire, WI
25	Latece Mathis (78)	SF	6'7	220	FR	Paterson, NJ
30	Emmett Bonner (74)	SF	6'6	228	SO	Lafayette, IN
35	Kenny Andrews (74)	SG	6'3	193	SO	Queens, NY
41	Reed White (73)	C	6'10	241	FR	Washington D.C.
44	Jermaine Wolfe (71)	C	7'0	238	FR	Alexandria, VA
52	Brandon Ray (74)	PF	6'8	215	SO	Virginia Beach, VA
54	Melvin Reeves (76)	PF	6'8	225	FR	Lawrence, KS

Radford Highlanders Depth Chart - 10-11
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Josh Tigert (72)	Cedrick Covington (69)
SG	Kenny Andrews (74)	Sammy Coleman (72)	Freddy Hacker (70)*
SF	Latece Mathis (78)	Emmett Bonner (74)	Ron Bills (74)*
PF	Melvin Reeves (76)	Brandon Ray (74)
C	Marquis Peterson (75)	Reed White (73)	Jermaine Wolfe (71)*

*Denotes Redshirting

2010-2011 Radford Highlanders Schedule

10/18: Inaugural Midnight Madness Game!
11/5-11/6: Hangar Challenge
11/9-11/10: O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic B
11/13: @ Auburn
11/17: vs. Northeastern
11/23: @ Minnesota
11/27: vs. Colgate
11/30: @ Howard
12/4: vs. Norfolk State
12/10: @ Notre Dame
12/16: vs. William & Mary
12/20 vs. Florida Gulf Coast
12/26: @ Duquesne
12/29: vs. North Florida
1/8: @ UNC Asheville
1/10: @ Charleston Southern
1/15: vs. Liberty
1/19: @ Coastal Carolina
1/24: vs. High Point
1/29: @ VMI
2/1: vs. Winthrop
2/5: vs. Charleston Southern
2/7: vs. UNC Asheville
2/12: @ Liberty
2/16: vs. Coastal Carolina
2/19: @ Winthrop
2/22: @ High Point
2/26: vs. VMI

*Red Denotes Conference Games
**Blue Denotes In Season Tournaments

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 2, 2010
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	Florida
2	Michigan State
3	Maryland
4	Kansas
5	Georgetown
6	Oregon
7	Syracuse
8	Ohio State
9	Louisville
10	Arizona
11	Pittsburgh
12	Oklahoma State
13	Texas A&M
14	USC
15	Texas Tech
16	Seton Hall
17	Iowa State
18	Kentucky
19	Georgia Tech
20	Cincinnati
21	Wisconsin
22	Clemson
23	Alabama
24	Florida State
25	Duke

[orlegend0208]

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Radford To Host Inaugural Midnight Madness Game!!

Radford, VA -- In a press release sent out by school officials, Radford basketball is set to have their first Midnight Madness basketball game this year on October 18th.

Coach Danny Carmichael said, "I've been wanting to have one ever since I got here. But, we feel that with the hype surrounding our program and the growing attendance numbers we can have a sell out crowd!"

Coach Carmichael also said that his two main assistant coaches will coach the teams as Carmichael spectates. Assistant Jerome Danielson is in charge of the Red Team and Assistant Wade Bonner is in charge of the White Team.

Carmichael also said that both Danielson and Bonner had a draft to choose their teams... Here are the Red and White Team Rosters.

Radford Highlanders Midnight Madness Draft
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Red Team	Latece Mathis (78)	SF	6'7	218
2	White Team	Melvin Reeves (76)	PF	6'9	229
3	White Team	Kenny Andrews (74)	SG	6'3	191
4	Red Team	Marquis Peterson (75)	C	6'9	240
5	Red Team	Josh Tigert (72)	PG	6'1	193
6	White Team	Emmett Bonner (74)	SF	6'6	237
7	White Team	Reed White (73)	C	6'10	241
8	Red Team	Brandon Ray (74)	PF	6'8	207
9	Red Team	Sammy Coleman (72)	SG	6'0	187
10	White Team	Ron Bills (74)	SF	6'7	225
11	White Team	Cedrick Covington (69)	PG	6'0	188
12	Red Team	Jermaine White (71)	C	7'1	229
13	White Team	Freddy Hacker (70)	SG	6'4	206

Red Team
#	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
2	Sammy Coleman (72)	SG	6'0	187	JR	Newport News, VA
12	Marquis Peterson (75)	C	6'9	240	SO	El Paso, TX
20	Josh Tigert (72)	PG	6'1	193	FR	Montgomery, AL
25	Latece Mathis (78)	SF	6'7	218	FR	Paterson, NJ
44	Jermaine Wolfe (71)	C	7'1	229	FR	Alexandria, VA
52	Brandon Ray (74)	PF	6'8	207	SO	Virginia Beach, VA

White Team
#	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
5	Cedrick Covington (69)	PG	6'0	188	SO	Lynchburg, VA
11	Ron Bills (74)	SF	6'7	225	FR	Coral Gables, FL
22	Freddy Hacker (70)	SG	6'4	206	FR	Eau Claire, WI
30	Emmett Bonner (74)	SF	6'6	237	SO	Lafayette, IN
35	Kenny Andrews (74)	SG	6'3	191	SO	Queens, NY
41	Reed White (73)	C	6'10	241	FR	Washington D.C.
54	Melvin Reeves (76)	PF	6'9	229	FR	Lawrence, KS

[Deuce2223]

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Good luck balancing enough minutes to keep everyone happy or you will end up with all the guy's who just led you to a 30 win season leaving you this year too.

I am surprised you are not throwing a redshirt on Hacker,Bills and Wolfe

[orlegend0208]

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Good luck balancing enough minutes to keep everyone happy or you will end up with all the guy's who just led you to a 30 win season leaving you this year too.

I am surprised you are not throwing a redshirt on Hacker,Bills and Wolfe

I will and I am redshirting those 3... Forgot to make a note of that in my preview post.

[orlegend0208]

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October 18, 2010: Midnight Madness

Thanks to 59 2nd half points, the White Team is the winner of the Inaugural Radford Midnight Madness.

The White Team was led by Sophomore SF Emmett Bonner who scored a team high 28 points on 11/23 shooting. Freshman PF Melvin Reeves showed why he was picked as the starter over Sophomore PF Brandon Ray, as he put up a double double. Reeves scored 13 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Freshman C Reed White also had a double double as he scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Sophomore SG Kenny Andrews finished with 17 points on 7/10 shooting and 3/4 from behind the 3 point arc. Sophomore PG Cedrick Covington scored 15 points and dished out 9 assists. Freshmen SF Ron Bills and SG Freddy Hacker both chipped in 5 points off the bench.

The Red Team was led by Freshman SF Latece Mathis who scored a game high 29 points. Mathis also had 7 steals and 6 rebounds in the game along with shooting 50% from the floor. Sophomore C Marquis Peterson finished with 17 points on 6/12 shooting but he was 5/5 from the free throw line. Junior SG Sammy Coleman scored 15 points but was only 6/19 shooting from the floor. Freshman PG Josh Tigert came very close to a double double as he scored 12 points and dished out 9 assists. Sophomore Brandon Ray finished with 11 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals, and 4 assists. Freshman C Jermaine Wolfe chipped in 7 points off the bench.

Red Team vs. White Team
Oct 18, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Red Team	43	48	91
White Team	36	59	95

Red Team
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Josh Tigert, PG	34	5/11	2/5	0/0	1	9	1	0	5	12
Sammy Coleman, SG	36	6/19	2/10	1/2	2	4	3	0	2	15
Latece Mathis, SF	37	9/18	5/12	6/6	6	1	7	0	1	29
Brandon Ray, PF	35	3/8	2/3	3/4	8	4	6	0	1	11
Marquis Peterson, C	35	6/12	0/0	5/5	4	2	3	1	2	17
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jermaine Wolfe, C	24	3/5	0/0	1/1	6	2	1	0	1	7
TEAM TOTALS		32/73 (44%)	11/30 (37%)	16/18 (89%)	27	22	21	1	12	91

White Team
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Cedrick Covington, PG	30	3/7	1/1	8/8	0	9	0	0	7	15
Kenny Andrews, SG	36	7/10	3/4	0/0	4	3	3	1	4	17
Emmett Bonner, SF	32	11/23	5/13	1/2	4	1	1	0	4	28
Melvin Reeves, PF	28	5/9	0/0	3/4	13	3	2	0	3	13
Reed White, C	29	4/5	0/0	4/4	12	4	1	3	2	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ron Bills, SF	25	2/7	0/1	1/2	6	5	3	0	1	5
Freddy Hacker, SG	20	2/5	1/2	0/0	1	0	0	0	0	5
TEAM TOTALS		34/66 (44%)	10/21 (48%)	17/20 (85%)	40	25	10	4	21	95

Radford's First Game: vs. Sacramento State in the Hangar Challenge, November 5th

[orlegend0208]

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Meet Radford Coach Danny Carmichael

Radford, VA -- The Radford Highlanders won just 8 games in the 2006-2007 season and needed a new coach in the off-season. Meanwhile, Danny Carmichael was a high school basketball coach in Virginia who had just led his team to a State Championship. Radford saw this and came calling.

The 25 year old Carmichael jumped at the opportunity to coach in Division 1 basketball and he became the youngest Division 1 head coach ever.

In the 2007-2008 season Radford improved to 13-15, in year two they improved to 21-10 and made just their 2nd NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.

Then, in 2009-2010, Radford went a school record 31-4 and got to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.

How is Carmichael taking a historically mediocre program and turning them into a Small Conference/Mid-Major power? The answer is simple. Recruiting.

In Carmichael's 2008 recruiting class, his first as Radford head coach, Carmichael pulled in the 52nd best class in the country, which at the time, was a program record. But, Carmichael would go on to top that... Twice. In 2009, Carmichael pulled in the 32nd best recruiting class, which included the #8 Center in the country and 4 Top 200 players in the country.

But, none would top the class he has coming in this year. The 2010 class marked the first time a Small Conference School has ever gotten a Top 25 Recruiting Class. Carmichael signed 7 3* players and 4 of them are Top 150 players in the country.

With the results he's producing and the high level of recruiting, Coach Danny Carmichael might be Division 1 basketball's best kept secret.

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November 5, 2010: Radford vs. Sacramento State

Radford blows out Sacramento State in the First Round of the Hangar Challenge!

Radford was led by Sophomore SG Kenny Andrews who scored a game high and career high 24 points on 7/12 shooting and 9/13 from the free throw line. Andrews also had 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal. Freshman PF Melvin Reeves had a great first collegiate game. Reeves finished with 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals in the game. Sophomore SF Emmett Bonner came off the bench and finished with 12 points and 6 rebounds since Freshman SF Latece Mathis was in foul trouble most of the game. Sophomore PF Brandon Ray also came off the bench and finished with 8 points and 13 rebounds. One negative thing from this game was the massive amount of turnovers committed by the Highlanders... I do believe we can chalk this up to first game jitters with this young team and players assuming new roles.

Sacramento State was led by Senior Jevon Caporn who finished with 17 points on 6/13 shooting, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals. Junior SG Jay Beauford chipped in 9 points but Beauford also had 7 rebounds and 4 steals in the game. Freshman C Fernandez Israel scored 8 points in his first collegiate game, but also turned the ball over a game high 7 times.

Radford Highlanders at Sacramento State Hornets
Nov 5, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Radford (1-0)	44	38	82
Sacramento State (0-1)	25	38	63

Radford Highlanders
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Josh Tigert, PG	23	2/6	1/3	0/0	1	5	2	0	4	5
Kenny Andrews, SG	26	7/12	1/2	9/13	5	2	1	0	4	24
Latece Mathis, SF	12	1/1	1/1	0/0	2	1	1	0	0	3
Melvin Reeves, PF	28	6/12	0/0	6/7	6	1	2	0	3	18
Marquis Peterson, C	12	2/5	0/2	0/0	1	0	0	0	3	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Emmett Bonner, SF	32	5/12	1/6	1/3	6	1	2	0	2	12
Brandon Ray, PF	28	1/5	0/1	6/8	13	1	1	1	3	8
Reed White, C	22	0/1	0/0	0/0	6	0	2	1	2	0
Sammy Coleman, SG	5	1/1	0/0	0/0	1	1	0	0	1	2
Cedrick Covington, PG	18	2/4	0/1	2/4	2	3	3	0	3	6
TEAM TOTALS		27/59 (46%)	4/16 (25%)	24/35 (69%)	43	15	14	2	25	82

Sacramento State Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jevon Caporn, PG	33	6/13	2/6	3/6	6	3	3	0	5	17
Jay Beauford, SG	31	1/8	0/2	7/14	7	1	4	0	4	9
Giddell Rost, SF	17	0/1	0/0	1/2	1	0	1	2	2	1
Fernandez Israel, C	27	3/12	1/3	1/1	3	0	1	0	7	8
Brandon Klatsky, C	16	0/2	0/0	2/6	4	0	0	0	2	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Maleye Badu, SF	24	1/4	0/0	3/7	3	1	0	0	0	5
Patrick Hinrich, SG	17	1/1	1/1	2/4	0	4	1	0	3	5
Noel Enzweiler, SF	15	0/2	0/2	3/4	3	0	0	0	1	3
Jean-Baptiste Newman, SG	7	2/3	1/2	0/0	0	0	1	0	0	5
Jessie Carlson, SF	7	1/1	1/1	0/0	1	0	0	0	0	3
A.J. Bridgewater, PG	3	2/3	1/1	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Perry Childress, PG	3	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	1	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		17/51 (33%)	7/18 (39%)	22/44 (50%)	28	10	11	2	24	63

Radford's Next Game: vs. New Mexico for the Hangar Challenge Champoinship

[orlegend0208]

Re: The Coaching Legacy of Danny Carmichael (CH 2K8)

November 6, 2010: Radford vs. New Mexico

New Mexico outscores Radford by 19 in the 2nd half as they win the Hangar Challenge Championship Game.

Radford was led by Freshman SF Latece Mathis who redeemed himself for his poor performance yesterday by scoring a game high 17 points on 7/13 shooting. Sophomore SG Kenny Andrews finished with 12 points on 2/7 shooting and 7/10 from the free throw line. Andrews also had 4 assists and 3 rebounds. Sophomore PF Brandon Ray came off the bench and chipped in 9 points on 3/3 shooting.

New Mexico was led by Junior C Shawn Wierzba who finished with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, and a block. Senior PG J.J. Sanders finished with 11 points on 3/6 shooting and 4/6 from the free throw line. Former 5* recruit, Junior SG Alexis Garcia was 1 point from a double double. Garcia had 9 points and 11 rebounds in this game. Junior PF Theodore Kemp came off the bench and finished with 9 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks.

Radford Highlanders at New Mexico Lobos
Nov 6, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Radford (1-1)	36	27	63
New Mexico (2-0)	34	46	80

Radford's Next Game: vs. FIU in the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic B

[orlegend0208]

Re: The Coaching Legacy of Danny Carmichael (CH 2K8)

November 9, 2010: Radford vs. FIU

Radford pulls away in the 2nd half and beats FIU by a final score of 86-66.

Radford was led by Sophomore C Marquis Peterson who finished with a game high 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Freshman SF Latece Mathis finished with 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists in a very solid performance by the stud Freshman. Freshman PF Melvin Reeves finished with 11 points on 3/7 shooting and 5/8 from the free throw line. Sophomore PF Brandon Ray came off the bench and finished with 8 points and 12 rebounds as he's really trying to show that he should retain his starting position.

FIU was led by Sophomore SF Quentin Lalugba who scored a team high 14 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. Sophomore SG Juan Gregory scored a career high 12 points in just 16 minutes of playing time. 7'2" Sophomore C Dell Leach had a solid game shooting the ball as he finished with 10 points on 4/6 shooting from the field and was 2/2 from the free throw line. Then, Redshirt Senior PG Walter Korver did a little bit of everything. Korver finished with 9 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.

Radford Highlanders at Florida International Golden Panthers
Nov 9, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Radford (2-1)	42	44	86
Florida International (0-2)	39	27	66

Radford Highlanders
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Josh Tigert, PG	29	2/4	1/1	3/7	2	2	5	0	4	8
Kenny Andrews, SG	27	3/7	1/3	2/2	2	1	0	0	3	9
Latece Mathis, SF	28	4/7	3/6	3/4	5	3	0	1	0	14
Melvin Reeves, PF	14	3/7	0/0	5/8	3	0	0	1	2	11
Marquis Peterson, C	26	6/13	4/7	3/3	6	0	3	1	0	19
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Emmett Bonner, SF	15	1/5	1/4	0/0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Brandon Ray, PF	21	2/4	1/1	3/4	12	1	0	1	2	8
Reed White, C	16	1/1	0/0	0/1	1	0	2	2	4	2
Sammy Coleman, SG	18	2/3	2/3	2/3	1	2	1	0	1	8
Cedrick Covington, PG	6	1/3	1/3	1/2	0	2	0	0	0	4
TEAM TOTALS		25/54 (46%)	14/28 (50%)	22/34 (65%)	32	11	11	6	17	86

Florida International Golden Panthers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Walter Korver, PG	29	3/8	1/4	2/4	2	5	3	2	4	9
Joel Harsha, SG	27	2/8	0/0	0/0	0	1	3	2	3	4
Quentin Lalugba, SF	29	5/10	1/3	3/5	6	1	1	0	2	14
Bob Boggan, PF	17	1/3	0/0	0/0	1	1	1	0	5	2
Dell Leach, C	19	4/6	0/0	2/2	1	0	0	0	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Matthijs Towe, C	20	1/3	0/0	2/2	7	0	0	1	1	4
Anil Munir, SF	24	2/5	1/3	0/4	4	1	0	0	3	5
Juan Gregory, SG	16	2/5	2/4	6/9	2	2	0	0	1	12
Donell Joseph, SG	6	0/0	0/0	0/0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Stapley, PG	6	0/1	0/0	4/6	2	0	0	0	0	4
Rashaun Bass, PF	2	1/1	0/0	0/1	1	0	0	0	1	2
Darron Vanttaja, SG	5	0/1	0/1	0/0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		21/51 (41%)	5/15 (33%)	19/33 (58%)	29	11	8	5	21	66

Radford's Next Game: vs. Purdue in the Championship Game

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Coaching Legacy of Danny Carmichael (CH 2K8)

4/7 from Peterson from beyond the arc. Didn't realize your big guy was threat from downtown. That's always nice to have.