# 2023–24 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by third-year head coach Darris Nichols, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia, as members of the Big South Conference.

## Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2022–23 season 21–15, 12–6 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for second place. As the #3 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated #6 seed Winthrop in the quarterfinals, before being upset by #7 seed Campbell in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the CBI, where they defeated Tarleton State and San Jose State, before losing to Charlotte in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Roanoke | W 89–72 | – | Dedmon Center (1,117) Radford, VA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 19 North Carolina | L 70–86 | 0–1 | Dean Smith Center (17,331) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Marshall | W 66–62 | 1–1 | The Greenbrier (1,013) White Sulphur Springs, WV |
| November 12, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Mennonite | W 84–47 | 2–1 | Dedmon Center (1,218) Radford, VA |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VCU | L 50–73 | 2–2 | Siegel Center (7,045) Richmond, VA |
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 24 James Madison Cancún Challenge campus-site game | L 73–76 | 2–3 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (8,014) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 21, 2023* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Morgan State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals | W 82–72 | 3–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 22, 2023* 3:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Northern Colorado Cancún Challenge Mayan Division championship | W 79–68 | 4–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Notre Dame (MD) | W 100–53 | 5–3 | Dedmon Center (835) Radford, VA |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 68–69 | 5–4 | Chartway Arena (5,292) Norfolk, VA |
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Elon | W 82–72 | 6–4 | Dedmon Center (1,514) Radford, VA |
| December 9, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 82–74 | 7–4 | Dedmon Center (839) Radford, VA |
| December 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VMI | W 73–56 | 8–4 | Dedmon Center (1,413) Radford, VA |
| December 16, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | W 70–63 | 9–4 | Sojka Pavilion (892) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at West Virginia | W 66–65 | 10–4 | WVU Coliseum (9,019) Morgantown, WV |
| December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 18 Clemson | L 58–93 | 10–5 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,276) Clemson, SC |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | L 71–85 | 10–6 (0–1) | Dedmon Center (1,142) Radford, VA |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | W 69–58 | 11–6 (1–1) | Joan Perry Brock Center (2,823) Farmville, VA |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 88–92 $^{3OT}$ | 11–7 (1–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,092) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | L 68–74 | 11–8 (1–3) | Dedmon Center (1,615) Radford, VA |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 64–61 | 12–8 (2–3) | Dedmon Center (1,331) Radford, VA |
| January 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | L 69–81 | 12–9 (2–4) | Kimmel Arena (1,768) Asheville, NC |
| January 27, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 73–58 | 13–9 (3–4) | Dedmon Center (1,609) Radford, VA |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | L 60–63 | 13–10 (3–5) | Dedmon Center (1,332) Radford, VA |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | L 69–78 | 13–11 (3–6) | G. B. Hodge Center (495) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 10, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 73–76 | 13–12 (3–7) | Templeton Physical Education Center (405) Clinton, SC |
| February 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 69–85 | 13–13 (3–8) | Dedmon Center (1,404) Radford, VA |
| February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 74–99 | 13–14 (3–9) | Qubein Center (4,935) High Point, NC |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Gardner–Webb | W 90–74 | 14–14 (4–9) | Paul Porter Arena (1,298) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 88–82 | 15–14 (5–9) | Dedmon Center (1,521) Radford, VA |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 57–58 | 15–15 (5–10) | Buccaneer Field House (567) North Charleston, SC |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | L 62–71 | 15–16 (5–11) | Dedmon Center (1,103) Radford, VA |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) USC Upstate First round | W 67–60 | 16–16 | Qubein Center High Point, NC |
| March 8, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (1) High Point Quarterfinals | L 63–77 | 16–17 | Qubein Center (4,258) High Point, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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