# 2020–21 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by tenth-year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia, as members of the Big South Conference.

## Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2019–20 season 21–11, 15–3 in Big South play, to win a share of the regular-season championship. They defeated Charleston Southern in quarterfinals of the Big South tournament before losing in the semifinals to Hampton. As a regular-season conference champion, and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received and automatic bid to the NIT. However, the NIT, and all other postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Virginia Tech | L 62–77 | 0–1 | Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 28, 2020* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. Norfolk State | L 54–57 | 0–2 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (150) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 29, 2020* 8:30 p.m., FloSports | | at James Madison | L 59–67 | 0–3 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 5, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 50–63 | 0–4 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (78) Greenville, NC |
| December 9, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mars Hill | W 98–50 | 1–4 | Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA |
| December 14, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 67–66 | 2–4 (1–0) | Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA |
| December 15, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 62–53 | 3–4 (2–0) | Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA |
| December 19, 2020* 8:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 50–59 | 3–5 | Memorial Gymnasium (61) Nashville, TN |
| December 30, 2020 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 71–65 | 4–5 (3–0) | Templeton Physical Education Center (5) Clinton, SC |
| December 31, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 63–65 | 4–6 (3–1) | Templeton Physical Education Center (7) Clinton, SC |
| January 4, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Hampton | W 79–66 | 5–6 (4–1) | Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA |
| January 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 76–65 | 6–6 (5–1) | Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA |
| January 9, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 79–64 | 7–6 (6–1) | Buccaneer Field House (52) North Charleston, SC |
| January 10, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 68–48 | 8–6 (7–1) | Buccaneer Field House (7) North Charleston, SC |
| January 19, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Campbell | W 97–91 $^{3OT}$ | 9–6 (8–1) | Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC |
| January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Campbell | W 67–61 | 10–6 (9–1) | Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC |
| January 24, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | L 68–76 | 10–7 (9–2) | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC |
| January 25, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 73–63 | 11–7 (10–2) | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC |
| January 29, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| February 4, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | USC Upstate | W 63–61 | 12–7 (11–2) | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| February 5, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | USC Upstate | W 102–66 | 13–7 (12–2) | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| February 11, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 64–80 | 13–8 (12–3) | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| February 12, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Winthrop | L 47–55 | 13–9 (12–4) | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| February 18, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | L 57–69 | 13–10 (12–5) | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| February 19, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | L 49–77 | 13–11 (12–6) | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| February 24, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mount Aloysius | W 74–51 | 14–11 | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (2) | (7) Hampton Quarterfinals | W 67–52 | 15–11 | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| March 4, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | (3) Campbell Semifinals | L 60–78 | 15–12 | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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