# 2017–18 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by seventh-year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Longwood, Winthrop, and Liberty to become champions of the Big South tournament. The received the Big South's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated LIU Brooklyn in the First Four before losing in the first round to the eventual national champion Villanova.

## Previous season

The Highlanders finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in Big South play to finish in a sixth place. They received the No. 6 seed in the Big South tournament where they defeated Liberty in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Campbell.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3, 2017* 7:00 pm | | West Virginia State | W 106–81 | | Dedmon Center (422) Radford, VA |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Georgia Southwestern | W 72–63 | 1–0 | Dedmon Center (1,632) Radford, VA |
| Nov 12, 2017* 2:30 pm, BTN+ | | at Ohio State | L 72–82 | 1–1 | Value City Arena (10,425) Columbus, OH |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Carolina | W 73–66 | 2–1 | Williams Arena (3,384) Greenville, NC |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Elon | L 74–77 | 2–2 | Alumni Gym (1,490) Elon, NC |
| Nov 25, 2017* 4:00 pm | | James Madison | W 69–68 | 3–2 | Dedmon Center (1,314) Radford, VA |
| Nov 28, 2017* 9:00 pm, SECN | | at Vanderbilt | L 62–74 | 3–3 | Memorial Gymnasium (8,027) Nashville, TN |
| Dec 2, 2017* 1:00 pm | | at VMI | W 63–50 | 4–3 | Cameron Hall (2,681) Lexington, VA |
| Dec 6, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech Rivalry | L 68–95 | 4–4 | Cassell Coliseum (7,265) Blacksburg, VA |
| Dec 9, 2017* 4:00 pm | | Erskine | W 76–49 | 5–4 | Dedmon Center (1,292) Radford, VA |
| Dec 17, 2017* 6:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Nevada Las Vegas Classic | L 62–77 | 5–5 | Lawlor Events Center (7,272) Reno, NV |
| Dec 19, 2017* 10:00 pm | | at San Francisco Las Vegas Classic | L 41–52 | 5–6 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,004) San Francisco, CA |
| Dec 22, 2017* 3:00 pm | | vs. North Carolina A&T Las Vegas Classic | W 66–60 | 6–6 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| Dec 23, 2017* 5:30 pm | | vs. UC Davis Las Vegas Classic | W 72–62 | 7–6 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Presbyterian | W 78–62 | 8–6 (1–0) | Templeton Center (301) Clinton, SC |
| Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | Winthrop | W 85–79 | 9–6 (2–0) | Dedmon Center (634) Radford, VA |
| Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm | | UNC Asheville | W 90–70 | 10–6 (3–0) | Dedmon Center (981) Radford, VA |
| Jan 9, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Charleston Southern | W 64–61 | 11–6 (4–0) | CSU Field House (711) North Charleston, SC |
| Jan 12, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Gardner–Webb | L 54–59 | 11–7 (4–1) | Paul Porter Arena (1,244) Boiling Springs, NC |
| Jan 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Liberty | W 59–57 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (5–1) | Dedmon Center (1,493) Radford, VA |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm | | Longwood | W 70–63 | 13–7 (6–1) | Dedmon Center (1,551) Radford, VA |
| Jan 21, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Campbell | L 56–59 | 13–8 (6–2) | Gore Arena (1,392) Buies Creek, NC |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm | | at High Point | W 78–76 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (7–2) | Millis Athletic Center (894) High Point, NC |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm | | Charleston Southern | L 81–84 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (7–3) | Dedmon Center (1,707) Radford, VA |
| Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm | | Gardner–Webb | W 70–66 | 15–9 (8–3) | Dedmon Center (2,041) Radford, VA |
| Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Winthrop | L 57–75 | 15–10 (8–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,980) Rock Hill, SC |
| Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm | | High Point | L 60–61 | 15–11 (8–5) | Dedmon Center (1,033) Radford, VA |
| Feb 10, 2018 2:00 pm | | at UNC Asheville | L 64–66 | 15–12 (8–6) | Kimmel Arena (2,012) Asheville, NC |
| Feb 15, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Campbell | W 72–53 | 16–12 (9–6) | Dedmon Center (2,012) Radford, VA |
| Feb 18, 2018 3:00 pm | | Presbyterian | W 74–68 $^{OT}$ | 17–12 (10–6) | Dedmon Center (1,184) Radford, VA |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Liberty | W 63–50 | 18–12 (11–6) | Vines Center (2,669) Lynchburg, VA |
| Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Longwood | W 70–47 | 19–12 (12–6) | Willett Hall (1,384) Farmville, VA |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (10) Longwood Quarterfinals | W 59–53 | 20–12 | Kimmel Arena (1,159) Asheville, NC |
| Mar 2, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (3) Winthrop Semifinals | W 61–52 | 21–12 | Kimmel Arena (2,318) Asheville, NC |
| Mar 4, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN | (2) | (5) Liberty Championship | W 55–52 | 22–12 | Dedmon Center (3,859) Radford, VA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2018 6:40 pm, truTV | (16 E) | vs. (16 E) LIU Brooklyn First Four | W 71–61 | 23–12 | UD Arena (12,336) Dayton, OH |
| Mar 15, 2018 6:50 pm, TNT | (16 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 2 Villanova First Round | L 61–87 | 23–13 | PPG Paints Arena (18,715) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Source. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||