# 2024–25 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fourth-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 2023–24 season 16–17, 5–11 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated USC Upstate, before falling to top-seeded High Point in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 24, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | Bridgewater | W 85–46 | – | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | L 56–96 | 0–1 | Petersen Events Center (6,579) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | William & Mary | W 89–77 | 1–1 | Dedmon Center (1,211) Radford, VA |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | W 87–75 | 2–1 | Dedmon Center (1,731) Radford, VA |
| November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Evansville | W 92–81 | 3–1 | Ford Center (4,308) Evansville, IN |
| November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Virginia | W 96–50 | 4–1 | Dedmon Center (1,236) Radford, VA |
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Clemson Sunshine Slam campus game | L 51–79 | 4–2 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,166) Clemson, SC |
| November 25, 2024* 10:30 a.m. | | vs. Chicago State Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket semifinals | W 63–48 | 5–2 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 26, 2024* 6:30 p.m., BallerTV | | vs. Purdue Fort Wayne Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket championship | W 69–56 | 6–2 | Ocean Center (1,548) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Saint Francis | W 79–70 | 7–2 | DeGol Arena (672) Loretto, PA |
| December 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Carolina Central | W 70–67 | 8–2 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (225) Durham, NC |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bucknell | W 74–70 $^{OT}$ | 9–2 | Dedmon Center (1,118) Radford, VA |
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah | L 63–81 | 9–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,370) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 17, 2024* 9:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Colorado State | L 68–78 | 9–4 | Moby Arena (3,931) Fort Collins, CO |
| December 20, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Virginia Lynchburg | W 122–63 | 10–4 | Dedmon Center (831) Radford, VA |
| December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at South Carolina | L 48–74 | 10–5 | Colonial Life Arena (10,831) Columbia, SC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at High Point | L 58–76 | 10–6 (0–1) | Qubein Center (4,647) High Point, NC |
| January 4, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Winthrop | W 87–67 | 11–6 (1–1) | Dedmon Center (916) Radford, VA |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 80–67 | 12–6 (2–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (372) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 79–75 | 13–6 (3–1) | Dedmon Center (1,324) Radford, VA |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 54–58 | 13–7 (3–2) | Buccaneer Field House (785) North Charleston, SC |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | L 74–77 | 13–8 (3–3) | Dedmon Center (1,411) Radford, VA |
| January 25, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 82–69 | 14–8 (4–3) | Templeton Center (429) Clinton, SC |
| January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | L 65–72 | 14–9 (4–4) | Kimmel Arena (973) Asheville, NC |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 79–69 | 15–9 (5–4) | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | L 75–78 | 15–10 (5–5) | Dedmon Center (1,342) Radford, VA |
| February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | W 71–69 | 16–10 (6–5) | Joan Perry Brock Center (3,072) Farmville, VA |
| February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 74–78 | 16–11 (6–6) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,909) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | UNC Asheville | W 77–53 | 17–11 (7–6) | Dedmon Center (1,924) Radford, VA |
| February 22, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | L 73–80 | 17–12 (7–7) | Dedmon Center (1,378) Radford, VA |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | W 63–56 | 18–12 (8–7) | Paul Porter Arena (1,155) Boiling Springs, NC |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 76–60 | 19–12 (9–7) | Dedmon Center (1,423) Radford, VA |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Presbyterian Quarterfinals | W 74–69 $^{OT}$ | 20–12 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,541) Johnson City, TN |
| March 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) High Point Semifinals | L 73–76 | 20–13 | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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