1997–98 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

1997–98 Radford Highlanders men's basketball
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
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

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

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

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

[duke-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.

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