1997–98 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

1997–98 Radford Highlanders men's basketball
Big South tournament champion
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	20–10 (10–2 Big South)
Head coach	Ron Bradley (2nd season)
Home arena	Dedmon Center

1997–98 Big South Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Asheville	11	–	1		.917			19	–	9		.679
Radford †	10	–	2		.833			20	–	10		.667
UMBC	6	–	6		.500			14	–	14		.500
Liberty	5	–	7		.417			11	–	17		.393
Coastal Carolina	4	–	8		.333			8	–	19		.296
Winthrop	4	–	8		.333			7	–	20		.259
Charleston Southern	2	–	10		.167			5	–	22		.185
† 1998 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach Ron Bradley, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 20–10, 10–2 in Big South play to finish in second place. They defeated Charleston Southern, UMBC, and UNC Asheville to become champions of the Big South tournament. The received the Big South's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history – where they were defeated in the first round by No. 1 seed Duke.[1]

Roster

1997–98 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Corey Reed 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr	Head coach Ron Bradley (Eastern Nazarene) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Source[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 1997*		at Norfolk State	W 100–81	1–0	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall  Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 22, 1997*		Concord	L 86–104	1–1	Donald N. Dedmon Center  Radford, Virginia
Nov 24, 1997*		Elon	W 86–59	2–1	Donald N. Dedmon Center  Radford, Virginia
Nov 29, 1997*		at Marshall	L 49–67	2–2	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 1, 1997*		Ohio	W 72–63 ^OT	3–2	Donald N. Dedmon Center  Radford, Virginia
Dec 6, 1997*		at Duquesne	L 82–88	3–3	A.J. Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 10, 1997*		at Virginia Tech	L 72–79	3–4	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
Dec 22, 1997*		at Wake Forest	L 53–85	3–5	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 30, 1997*		vs. Cal State Stanislaus Gossner Classic	W 80–77	4–5	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Dec 31, 1997*		at Utah State Gossner Classic	L 73–80 ^3OT	4–6	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Jan 5, 1998*		Tusculum	W 83–72	5–6	Donald N. Dedmon Center  Radford, Virginia
Jan 8, 1998		at UNC Asheville	L 50–53	5–7 (0–1)	Justice Center  Asheville, North Carolina
Jan 10, 1998		UMBC	W 81–78	6–7 (1–1)	Donald N. Dedmon Center  Radford, Virginia
Jan 17, 1998*		at Belmont	W 85–76	7–7	Striplin Gym  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 21, 1998		Winthrop	W 88–54	8–7 (2–1)	Donald N. Dedmon Center  Radford, Virginia
Jan 24, 1998		at Coastal Carolina	L 55–61	8–8 (2–2)	Kimbel Arena  Conway, South Carolina
Jan 26, 1998		at Charleston Southern	W 82–76	9–8 (3–2)	CSU Field House  North Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 29, 1998*		Belmont	L 56–67	9–9	Donald N. Dedmon Center  Radford, Virginia
Jan 31, 1998		Liberty	W 77–59	10–9 (4–2)	Donald N. Dedmon Center  Radford, Virginia
Feb 2, 1998		at UMBC	W 73–68	11–9 (5–2)	Retriever Activities Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 7, 1998		UNC Asheville	W 91–87	12–9 (6–2)	Donald N. Dedmon Center  Radford, Virginia
Feb 9, 1998		at Winthrop	W 82–60	13–9 (7–2)	Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 11, 1998*		East Tennessee State	W 81–65	14–9	Donald N. Dedmon Center  Radford, Virginia
Feb 14, 1998		Charleston Southern	W 83–70	15–9 (8–2)	Donald N. Dedmon Center  Radford, Virginia
Feb 16, 1998		Coastal Carolina	W 81–64	16–9 (9–2)	Donald N. Dedmon Center  Radford, Virginia
Feb 21, 1998		at Liberty	W 91–82	17–9 (10–2)	Vines Center  Lynchburg, Virginia
Big South tournament
Feb 25, 1998*	(2)	vs. (7) Charleston Southern Quarterfinals	W 75–68	18–9	Vines Center  Lynchburg, Virginia
Feb 27, 1998*	(2)	vs. (3) UMBC Semifinals	W 88–69	19–9	Vines Center  Lynchburg, Virginia
Feb 28, 1998*	(2)	vs. (1) UNC Asheville Championship game	W 63–61	20–9	Vines Center  Lynchburg, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1998*	(16 SE)	vs. (1 SE) No. 3 Duke First round	L 63–99[1]	20–10	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast Source[3][4]. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Duke Cruises to Win Before Hostile Crowd". The New York Times. March 14, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
2. "1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster". Randford University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
3. "1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule". Randford University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
4. "2008-2009 Redford Men's Basketball Stats". Big South.