# 2021–22 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by first-year head coach Darris Nichols, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.
The Highlanders finished the season 11–18, 7–9 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for third place in the North Division. In the Big South tournament, they were defeated by North Carolina A&T in the first round.

## Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2020–21 season 15–12, 12–6 in Big South play, to finish in second place. They lost to Campbell in the semifinals of the Big South tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2021* 6:30 p.m. | | Eastern Mennonite | W 83–60 | – | Dedmon Center (550) Radford, VA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Emory & Henry | W 84–72 | 1–0 | Dedmon Center (1,782) Radford, VA |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at No. 25 Virginia | L 52–73 | 1–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (13,568) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Virginia Tech | L 39–65 | 1–2 | Cassell Coliseum (6,835) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 64–81 | 1–3 | Timmons Arena (1,658) Greenville, SC |
| November 20, 2021* 5:00 p.m. | | vs. Navy | L 33–47 | 1–4 | Timmons Arena (118) Greenville, SC |
| November 24, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | William & Mary | W 67–54 | 2–4 | Dedmon Center (1,016) Radford, VA |
| November 28, 2021* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 88–75 | 3–4 | Dedmon Center (1,500) Radford, VA |
| November 30, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kentucky Christian | W 79–70 | 4–4 | Dedmon Center (1,028) Radford, VA |
| December 4, 2021* 4:00 p.m., Big 12 Now | | at West Virginia | L 51–67 | 4–5 | WVU Coliseum (11,014) Morgantown, WV |
| December 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | at James Madison | L 70–79 | 4–6 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,713) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 58–67 | 4–7 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,013) Washington, D.C. |
| December 18, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | | at Davidson | L 54–74 | 4–8 | John M. Belk Arena (2,594) Davidson, NC |
| December 20, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | at Akron | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
| December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | at UMBC | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD |
| January 1, 2022* 4:30 p.m. | | Averett | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 82–77 | 5–8 (1–0) | G. B. Hodge Center (326) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 8, 2022 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Carolina A&T | L 72–73 | 5–9 (1–1) | Dedmon Center (910) Radford, VA |
| January 12, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | L 75–83 $^{OT}$ | 5–10 (1–2) | Dedmon Center (1,064) Radford, VA |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Campbell | L 58–70 | 5–11 (1–3) | Gore Arena (0) Buies Creek, NC |
| January 19, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 54–51 | 6–11 (2–3) | Dedmon Center (1,131) Radford, VA |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | L 74–78 $^{OT}$ | 6–12 (2–4) | Dedmon Center (1,181) Radford, VA |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at High Point | L 58–63 | 6–13 (2–5) | Qubein Center (2,255) High Point, NC |
| January 29, 2022 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 42–61 | 6–14 (2–6) | Paul Porter Arena (951) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 2, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Charleston Southern | W 64–52 | 7–14 (3–6) | Dedmon Center (1,099) Radford, VA |
| February 5, 2022 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | L 70–78 | 7–15 (3–7) | Dedmon Center (1,214) Radford, VA |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Winthrop | L 48–58 | 7–16 (3–8) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,611) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 12, 2022 5:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Hampton | W 60–54 | 8–16 (4–8) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,146) Hampton, VA |
| February 16, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Campbell | W 71–67 | 9–16 (5–8) | Dedmon Center (949) Radford, VA |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | W 66–64 | 10–16 (6–8) | Dedmon Center (1,711) Radford, VA |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 66–71 | 10–17 (6–9) | Willett Hall (1,900) Farmville, VA |
| February 26, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Carolina A&T | W 62–53 | 11–17 (7–9) | Corbett Sports Center (3,886) Greensboro, NC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2022 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) North Carolina A&T First round | L 71–78 $^{OT}$ | 11–18 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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