2017–18 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team explained

Year:2017–18
Team:Radford Highlanders
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Big South Conference
Short Conf:Big South
Record:23–13
Conf Record:12–6
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Ron Jirsa
Asst Coach2:David Boyden
Asst Coach3:Donny Lind
Champion:Big South tournament champions
Las Vegas Classic Visitors Bracket champions
Tourney Result:First Round

The 2017–18 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by seventh-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 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 the eventual national champion Villanova.

Previous season

The Highlanders 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.

Schedule and results

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