Radford University Men's Basketball

Jordan Surenkamp joined the Highlanders as an assistant coach in May 2025 after nearly a decade of experience in the NBA. He most recently served as an assistant coach this past season with the Birmingham Squadron, a G League affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans organization. Prior to his time in Birmingham, Surenkamp was the head coach of the Greensboro Swarm, the G League affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets for three years. During his time with the program, over 15 roster players earned and advanced to NBA call ups, two-way contracts and other international opportunities. Before leading the Swarm for three seasons, Surenkamp served for three years with the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, which included two years as the team’s head video coordinator. He also was named the head coach for the Hornets summer league squad in 2022. Before his time in Charlotte, he began his career in professional basketball with the Brooklyn Nets, which included time as the head video coordinator for their G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets. Surenkamp got his coaching career started as a graduate assistant at South Alabama in 2013. After two years in the role, he was promoted to director of basketball operations in 2015, a position he also held for two seasons before joining the NBA ranks. A 2013 graduate of Wabash (Indiana) College with a bachelor’s in rhetoric, Surenkamp was a four-year letterwinner on the men’s basketball team and appeared in 74 contests overall. During his time on the squad, the Little Giants went 65-39 (.625), which included a mark of 40-22 (.645) in conference play. The group posted 18 wins or more in a season three out of his four years on the team. He was also a standout in the classroom, as he was named a Wabash College President’s Scholar and was a member of the Dean’s List on three separate occasions. He earned his master’s degree in communications from South Alabama in 2015.  

The Radford Men's and Women's Basketball programs and Radford Athletics announced the hiring of Charlie Anderson in September 2025 who will serve as the General Manager for both programs.   "I'm honored to step into the role of General Manager here at Radford University and support both our men's and women's basketball programs. With the NCAA landscape changing so quickly and in particular, impacting Men's & Women's Basketball, I am excited to offer my support to both Coach Chu and Coach McGuire in building a sustainable model for success at Radford; to help our student-athletes, coaches, and staff navigate areas like NIL, roster construction, fundraising and community partnerships," commented Anderson.   Anderson comes to the New River Valley with a wealth of financial experience to help guide the Highlanders in the new era of NIL. He spent the last year with JLL Capital Markets as an investment sales analyst. While there, he supported end-to-end marketing and disposition of real estate assets on behalf of institutional and private clients while also underwriting approximately $2 billion worth of real estate assets. In addition to supporting senior leadership, he collaborated with teams across the organization to ensure transactions were executed efficiently and accurately.   "Charlie's ability to complement a natural basketball instinct with a very sound training in business makes his ability to add value very apparent. He has stepped into a leadership position here seamlessly that requires a broad understanding of both roster management and business management. I am excited to welcome he and his wife Lara to the community." added head men's basketball coach Zach Chu on Anderson's hiring.   "Our women's basketball program is excited to share a general manager staff position with our men's program," commented head women's basketball coach Mike McGuire. "College athletics is rapidly changing, and we appreciate the commitment to creating this position to help both programs to move in a great direction. I'm looking forward to working with Charlie this season. He is personable, bright, and already forward thinking. Charlie is going to be a difference maker for us and will make immediate impacts in the fundraising, NIL, and revenue sharing space."   Prior to his time with JLL Capital Markets and while attending Southern Methodist University, Anderson was the lead intern and broker with Tax Solutions from 2023-24. He helped lead business efforts while developing sales and interpersonal skills directing a team of interns through a comprehensive project analysis initiative that analyzed over 900 properties.   Anderson would graduate in 2023 from SMU with his degree in Economics with Finance Applications Specialization. While at SMU, he also spent time in the Undergraduate Real Estate Club which allowed him to attend multiple weekly networking events, corporate treks, skill training, and mentorship programs through the Folsom Institute for Real Estate. Anderson began his collegiate career playing basketball at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, before transferring to SMU. His return to Virginia also marks a homecoming, as he previously attended prep school at Woodberry Forest School in Orange, Virgina.