The Buccaneers conclude the first week of Big South play Monday with a home match-up against the Radford Highlanders at the Field House. CSU (6-10, 0-1 Big South), coming off a heartbreaking overtime loss to VMI on Saturday, will be trying to avoid a sixth loss in seven games played.

The Highlanders (5-11, 0-1) also dropped a heartbreaker Saturday, losing at the buzzer, 76-75, at Coastal Carolina. Like CSU, Radford has dropped five of six entering Monday's contest, but three of those came against BCS conference opponents (Georgetown, West Virginia, South Carolina). First-year head coach Brad Greenberg's squad was picked to finish 8th in the Big South preseason poll.

Continued game notes are available below as well as in pdf form at the following link: CSU vs. Radford Game Notes.
MEDIA COVERAGE
For fans interested in following the game, Josh Maurer will provide the play-by-play call of the action from the Field House while SID Blake Freeland will provide color analysis. The broadcast will be available locally on WJNI 106.3 FM. In addition, live audio and video broadcasts of the game, as well as live statistics, will be available online at the following links:
Video (Big South Edge, subscription service): http://www.bigsouthsports.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800
Audio (Teamline): http://www.teamline.cc/sportpage?teamcode=2942&eventcode=6
Live Stats: http://upload.athleticsite.com/csusports/livestats/xlive.htm

The Bucs continue a stretch of playing four of their first six Big South games at home. Even after Saturday's loss, Barclay Radebaugh's squad is 5-4 on home courts this season, including 5-2 at the Field House. CSU is only 1-5 in road games, including five straight losses.
With all of their remaining regular-season games coming in conference, the Bucs are looking to improve upon last season's 2-12 Big South record, their worst-ever in Big South play. CSU was picked to finish 7th in the preseason conference poll.

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY
The Bucs and Highlanders are meeting for the 24th straight season and 55th time overall, making Radford the third-most frequently played opponent for CSU (behind College of Charleston and UNC Asheville). Radford leads the all-time series, which dates back to 1984-85, 36-to-18.
The Highlanders have dominated the series for over a decade, having won 19 of the last 24 meetings between the teams. The Bucs are 10-13 all-time in home games against Radford, 5-18 on the road and 3-5 in the Big South Tournament. Since the arrival of Barclay Radebaugh in 2005-06, CSU is 1-3 against the Highlanders.

ROOKIE DOMINATION
Between rookies Omar Carter and Jamarco Warren, a CSU player has won six of the nine Big South Freshman of the Week awards this season.
Warren took home the award for the third time this season Monday, following his career-high 26-point performance against VMI that included a school-record eight three-pointers. He earlier earned the honor on Nov. 13 and Dec. 3 - the first after scoring 24 points in his first career game against Anderson, then the second after a week that included a 22-point effort at The Citadel followed by a 21-point game against the C of C.
Carter has also earned the distinction three times, including back-to-back awards on Dec. 10th and 17th. The Charlotte, NC native also received the honor on Nov. 26 after collecting double-doubles in contests against Auburn and North Florida.

POINTS A-PLENTY
CSU has had little problem putting the ball in the basket thus far this season. The squad is averaging 77.4 points per game, making them third in the Big South behind high octane VMI and second-place UNC-Asheville.
The Bucs have scored at least 70 points in 12 of their 16 games played this season. The only four games the Bucs failed to top 70 points came against their four "major conference" opponents - Tulane, Auburn, Florida and Virginia Tech.

THE BIG O!
Freshman forward Omar Carter has made a big splash on both ends of the court early in his first season at CSU. Carter currently leads the team in scoring (15.3 ppg) and is second in rebounding (6.1 rpg). He is averaging 17.9 ppg (143 points) the last eight contests. CSU has never had a freshman lead the team in both scoring and rebounding for an entire season.
Carter has scored in double-figures in all but one game this season (11.28 vs. C of C). He was an all-state selection in North Carolina at Charlotte Christian High School, where he helped lead his team to the state championship game his senior season.

TRIPLE YOUR PLEASURE
The Bucs have been one of the most prolific three-point shooting teams in the Big South this season. With an average of 9.4 three's per game, CSU is second in the conference in making triples behind only high-scoring VMI (12.5/gm). The Bucs have made at least 11 trifectas in eight of their 16 games this season.

GIMME, GIMME MOORE!
CSU's Chris Moore has cooled off since a torrid start to his senior season. During the team's recent 1-5 stretch, Moore is averaging 11.2 ppg (56 pts in five games played). In those five games, he is shooting 18-43 from the field (42%). Moore missed the Ohio Christian game because of a sprained ankle.
The recent struggles followed a streak of nine consecutive double-figure scoring games, during which time Moore averaged 17.7 points/game. The senior shot 55% on field goals (58-105) during that streak, including 31-of-62 on three-pointers.
The Morganton, N.C. native missed the final 14 games of last season with a broken foot. Moore, one of the top shooters in the Big South, was named conference Player of the Week on Nov. 26 after averaging 19.0 ppg in two games, including a career-high 27 points in the team's victory at North Florida.

WARREN PEACE
True freshman Jamarco Warren has made his presence felt offensively at the outset of his CSU career. Warren has led the team in scoring in six out of 16 games, and has already complied six 20-plus point scoring efforts.
The freshman has started all but one game this season (Dec. 31 at Stetson), making him the most frequent starter on the squad. The 5-foot, 10-inch Warren is the all-time leading scorer at Gainesville (Ga.) High School, and was a first team all-state selection in Georgia his senior season.

MID-SEASON STRUGGLES
For whatever reason, the Bucs have struggled in the months of December and January under Barclay Radebaugh. In Radebaugh's three seasons as head coach, CSU is a combined 9-30 in those two months (and 18-18 in all other months).
The Bucs went 2-4 in December this season, including three straight losses to finish 2007. CSU is now 4-15 under Radebaugh in December and 5-15 in January.

NEW FACES
With six newcomers debuting this season and only three seniors on the roster, the Buccaneers are one of the youngest teams in the Big South. With the departures of seniors Donnell Covington and Dwayne Jackson alone, the Bucs lost 42% of their total offense from last season.
In the backcourt, freshman point guards Tovi Bailey and Jamarco Warren are serving as CSU's primary ball-handlers this season, while freshman swingman Austin Johnson has earned expanded playing time at the outset of conference play. JUCO transfer Lorenza Knight provides depth at the point as well.
In the frontcourt, freshman forward Omar Carter continues to turn heads while leading the team in scoring, while East Carolina transfer Quinton Goods provides a strong rebounding presence.

BIG SOUTH NOTES
CSU, an original Big South member, began the 23rd season of conference play with a 158-184 all-time record in conference games. The Bucs won four of the first 12 Big South tournament championships, but haven't won any since the 1996-97 season.

TOVI, OR NOT TOVI...
Highly-touted freshman Tovi Bailey has started three of the last four contests, the first three starts of his career. The point guard has been working back to full strength after missing the first three contests of the season with a foot injury suffered early in the fall.
Bailey was averaging only 4.2 ppg before a breakout performance at Stetson, during which he set or matched career highs in points (17), rebounds (5), minutes (31) and field goals made (7).

FULL COMPLIMENT OF CARTERS
After serving a three-game suspension, sophomore forward Shelton Carter was re-instated prior to the Dec. 15th game against Gardner-Webb. Carter's suspension began on Nov. 28th because of behavior detrimental to the team. The Greensboro, NC native has averaged 8.7 ppg (52 pts) and 6.0 rpg (36 rebs) in six games played since his return.

EARLY HOME COOKIN'
The Bucs played eight of their first ten games this season on one of their home floors (including a neutral site game against the College of Charleston at the North Charleston Coliseum.) Included in those eight contests were three games at the Coliseum. CSU is now 14-5 under Barclay Radebaugh in non-conference home games.

NFL BOUND?
Senior Vernon Huger, CSU's leading rebounder in the 2005-06 season, has decided to forgo his final basketball season in order to concentrate on preparing for next April's NFL Draft. Huger (pronounced YOU-gee) was second on the Buc football team this season with 29 receptions and five TD catches. He played in eight games this fall and had 365 receiving yards.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
Since Barclay Radebaugh took over the program in 2005- 06, CSU has played very well against non-Division I opposition. Including four wins this season (vs. Anderson, UVA-Wise, Florida Christian, Ohio Christian), the Bucs have gone 11-1 under Radebaugh in games against non-Division I schools. The team's last loss to a non-Div. I opponent came on December 28, 2005 when CSU fell to NAIA's Southern Wesleyan 92-88 at home.