# 2018–19 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by eighth-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 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 Villanova.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Washington and Lee | W 75–54 | | Dedmon Center (653) Radford, VA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Davis & Elkins | W 91–57 | 1–0 | Dedmon Center (1,215) Radford, VA |
| Nov 9, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC Gotham Classic | W 88–78 | 2–0 | Dedmon Center (1,477) Radford, VA |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Notre Dame Gotham Classic | W 63–60 | 3–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,988) South Bend, IN |
| Nov 17, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Duquesne Gotham Classic | L 64–69 | 3–1 | Palumbo Center (1,020) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary Gotham Classic | W 81–72 | 4–1 | Kaplan Arena (3,370) Williamsburg, VA |
| Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Glenville State | W 102–69 | 5–1 | Dedmon Center (1,287) Radford, VA |
| Nov 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, LHN | | at No. 17 Texas | W 62–59 | 6–1 | Frank Erwin Center (8,137) Austin, TX |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 66–73 | 6–2 | JMU Convocation Center (2,482) Harrisonburg, VA |
| Dec 8, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ohio | L 69–78 | 6–3 | Convocation Center (5,974) Athens, OH |
| Dec 15, 2018* 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Clemson | L 66–74 | 6–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,225) Clemson, SC |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 58–65 | 6–5 | Greensboro, NC (2,059) Greensboro, NC |
| Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 80–68 | 7–5 | Dedmon Center (1,012) Radford, VA |
| Dec 29, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Maryland | L 64–78 | 7–6 | Xfinity Center (13,608) College Park, MD |
| Jan 1, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mars Hill | W 80–51 | 8–6 | Dedmon Center (893) Radford, VA |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 71–64 | 9–6 (1–0) | Dedmon Center (1,411) Radford, VA |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 79–72 | 10–6 (2–0) | G. B. Hodge Center (394) Spartanburg, SC |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 79–77 | 11–6 (3–0) | Dedmon Center (959) Radford, VA |
| Jan 17, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Gardner–Webb | W 75–58 | 12–6 (4–0) | Dedmon Center (1,315) Radford, VA |
| Jan 19, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 71–63 | 13–6 (5–0) | Kimmel Arena (2,314) Asheville, NC |
| Jan 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | W 72–59 | 14–6 (6–0) | Willett Hall (1,642) Farmville, VA |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 86–78 | 15–6 (7–0) | Dedmon Center (2,107) Radford, VA |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Campbell | L 67–68 | 15–7 (7–1) | Dedmon Center (2,208) Radford, VA |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | W 80–61 | 16–7 (8–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,681) Rock Hill, SC |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Hampton | W 101–98 | 17–7 (9–1) | Hampton Convocation Center (6,523) Hampton, VA |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | W 69–66 | 18–7 (10–1) | Dedmon Center (1,610) Radford, VA |
| Feb 16, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Charleston Southern | L 52–53 | 18–8 (10–2) | CSU Field House (787) North Charleston, SC |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | W 87–81 | 19–8 (11–2) | Dedmon Center (2,072) Radford, VA |
| Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hampton | L 71–74 | 19–9 (11–3) | Dedmon Center (2,704) Radford, VA |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | W 72–54 | 20–9 (12–3) | Millis Center (1,241) High Point, NC |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Campbell | W 64–62 | 20–10 (12–4) | Gore Arena (3,351) Buies Creek, NC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) Presbyterian Quarterfinals | W 84–76 | 21–10 | Gore Arena (1,460) Buies Creek, NC |
| Mar 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (6) Charleston Southern Semifinals | W 63–54 | 22–10 | Gore Arena (3,090) Buies Creek, NC |
| Mar 10, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN | (2) | (4) Gardner–Webb Championship game | L 65–76 | 22–11 | Dedmon Center (2,772) Radford, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Source. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||