# 2016–17 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by sixth 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 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.

## Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2015–16 season 16–15, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in seventh place. They lost to Presbyterian in the first round of the Big South tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:30 pm, ACC Extra | | at Wake Forest | W 80–59 | 0–1 | LJVM Coliseum (7,233) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Central Penn | W 91–69 | 1–1 | Dedmon Center (1,540) Radford, VA |
| 11/20/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Akron Savannah Invitational | L 41–88 | 1–2 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,986) Akron, OH |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer Savannah Invitational | L 47–58 | 1–3 | Hawkins Arena (2,572) Macon, GA |
| 11/25/2016* 12:00 pm | | vs. Stetson Savannah Invitational | W 80–66 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | Savannah Civic Center (491) Savannah, GA |
| 11/26/2016* 2:30 pm | | vs. Georgia Southern Savannah Invitational | L 64–65 | 2–4 | Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | VMI | W 74–67 | 3–4 | Dedmon Center (1,329) Radford, VA |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm, RSN | | at No. 3 North Carolina | L 50–95 | 3–5 | Dean Smith Center (14,230) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/10/2016* 4:00 pm | | Elon | W 68–56 | 4–5 | Dedmon Center (1,177) Radford, VA |
| 12/17/2016* 2:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | L 64–100 | 4–6 | Trask Coliseum (4,481) Wilmington, NC |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm, Nexstar | | at No. 11 West Virginia | L 57–84 | 4–7 | WVU Coliseum (8,311) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/23/2016* 3:00 pm | | Grace | W 82–58 | 5–7 | Dedmon Center (857) Radford, VA |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | UNC Asheville | W 80–77 $^{OT}$ | 6–7 (1–0) | Dedmon Center (807) Radford, VA |
| 12/31/2016 12:00 pm | | at Winthrop | W 82–80 | 7–7 (2–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,199) Rock Hill, SC |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | Gardner–Webb | L 59–70 | 7–8 (2–1) | Dedmon Center (733) Radford, VA |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm | | at Presbyterian | W 76–63 | 8–8 (3–1) | Templeton Center (251) Clinton, SC |
| 01/11/2017 7:30 pm | | at Charleston Southern | L 64–70 | 8–9 (3–2) | CSU Field House (689) North Charleston, SC |
| 01/14/2017 4:30 pm | | Liberty | L 64–71 $^{OT}$ | 8–10 (3–3) | Dedmon Center (1,425) Radford, VA |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | at Longwood | W 72–60 | 9–10 (4–3) | Willett Hall (1,318) Farmville, VA |
| 01/21/2017 12:00 pm, ASN | | High Point | L 58–61 | 9–11 (4–4) | Dedmon Center (1,511) Radford, VA |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | Campbell | L 61–78 | 9–12 (4–5) | Dedmon Center (2,203) Radford, VA |
| 01/28/2017 12:00 pm, ASN | | at UNC Asheville | L 69–80 | 9–13 (4–6) | Kimmel Arena (423) Asheville, NC |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | Winthrop | L 65–81 | 9–14 (4–7) | Dedmon Center (1,131) Radford, VA |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Liberty | L 54–57 | 9–15 (4–8) | Vines Center (3,022) Lynchburg, VA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | Charleston Southern | W 79–67 | 10–15 (5–8) | Dedmon Center (1,178) Radford, VA |
| 02/11/2017 7:00 pm | | at High Point | W 69–68 $^{OT}$ | 11–15 (6–8) | Millis Athletic Center (1,141) High Point, NC |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Gardner–Webb | L 59–70 | 11–16 (6–9) | Paul Porter Arena (906) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 02/18/2017 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Longwood | W 79–72 | 12–16 (7–9) | Dedmon Center (1,783) Radford, VA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | Presbyterian | W 59–57 | 13–16 (8–9) | Dedmon Center (1,448) Radford, VA |
| 02/25/2017 4:30 pm | | at Campbell | L 58–61 | 13–17 (8–10) | Gore Arena (1,979) Buies Creek, NC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (3) Liberty Quarterfinals | W 56–52 | 14–17 | Winthrop Coliseum (729) Rock Hill, SC |
| 03/03/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (7) Campbell Semifinals | L 50–66 | 14–18 | Winthrop Coliseum (3,008) Rock Hill, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||