# 2022–23 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-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 2021–22 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Mary Baldwin | W 114–54 | – | Dedmon Center (300) Radford, VA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at Marquette | L 69–79 | 0–1 | Fiserv Forum (12,393) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at Notre Dame | L 76–79 | 0–2 | Joyce Center (4,698) South Bend, IN |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bridgewater | W 97–46 | 1–2 | Dedmon Center (1,459) Radford, VA |
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Averett | W 79–34 | 2–2 | Dedmon Center (1,488) Radford, VA |
| November 20, 2022* 2:00 pm | | vs. Army William & Mary MTE | W 90–75 | 3–2 | Kaplan Arena (505) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 23, 2022* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at William & Mary William & Mary MTE | L 51–62 | 3–3 | Kaplan Arena (1,776) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Elon | W 69–53 | 4–3 | Schar Center (1,486) Elon, NC |
| December 1, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 80–78 | 5–3 | Dedmon Center (1,213) Radford, VA |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | George Washington | W 86–76 | 6–3 | Dedmon Center (1,246) Radford, VA |
| December 10, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VMI | L 74–77 | 6–4 | Cameron Hall (2,746) Lexington, VA |
| December 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VCU | L 62–70 | 6–5 | Siegel Center (7,314) Richmond, VA |
| December 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 65–67 | 6–6 | Baptist Health Arena (2,991) Richmond, KY |
| December 21, 2022* 2:30 pm, Big 12 Now | | at Kansas State | L 65–73 | 6–7 | Bramlage Coliseum (6,939) Manhattan, KS |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | L 58–62 | 6–8 (0–1) | Kimmel Arena (1,147) Asheville, NC |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 69–51 | 7–8 (1–1) | Dedmon Center (1,001) Radford, VA |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | L 60–65 | 7–9 (1–2) | Dedmon Center (942) Radford, VA |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | W 63–59 | 8–9 (2–2) | Paul Porter Arena (352) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | W 66–52 | 9–9 (3–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,014) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 75–70 | 10–9 (4–2) | Dedmon Center (1,360) Radford, VA |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Campbell | W 63–55 | 11–9 (5–2) | Gore Arena (1,466) Buies Creek, NC |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3+ | | High Point | W 95–80 | 12–9 (6–2) | Dedmon Center (1,671) Radford, VA |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 63–59 | 13–9 (7–2) | Dedmon Center (2,357) Radford, VA |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 55–52 | 14–9 (8–2) | G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 67–59 | 15–9 (9–2) | Templeton Physical Education Center (338) Clinton, SC |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | W 69–66 | 16–9 (10–2) | Dedmon Center (1,421) Radford, VA |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | L 48–61 | 16–10 (10–3) | Dedmon Center (2,087) Radford, VA |
| February 11, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 90–71 | 17–10 (11–3) | Buccaneer Field House (829) North Charleston, SC |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | UNC Asheville | L 54–63 | 17–11 (11–4) | Dedmon Center (1,819) Radford, VA |
| February 18, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 63–73 | 17–12 (11–5) | Willett Hall (1,900) Farmville, VA |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 64–69 | 17–13 (11–6) | Qubein Center (3,476) High Point, NC |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Campbell | W 67–65 | 18–13 (12–6) | Dedmon Center (1,484) Radford, VA |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Winthrop Quarterfinals | W 78–69 | 19–13 | Bojangles Coliseum (3,410) Charlotte, NC |
| March 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (7) Campbell Semifinals | L 71–72 | 19–14 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| March 19, 2023 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | (10) | vs. (7) Tarleton State First round | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 20–14 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 20, 2023 4:30 p.m., FloHoops | (10) | vs. (2) San Jose State Quarterfinals | W 67–57 | 21–14 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 21, 2023 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (10) | vs. (3) Charlotte Semifinals | L 56–63 | 21–15 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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