1997–98 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1997–98 Radford Highlanders Basketball Radford Highlanders logo.png 175 Big South Conference Big South 20–10 10–2 Ron Bradley 2nd Dedmon Center Big South tournament champion NCAA tournament first round 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.Duke Cruises to Win Before Hostile Crowd https://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/ncaabasketball/031498bkc-duke.html The New York Times March 14, 1998 March 4, 2023 Roster 1997 Radford Highlanders y Corey Reed G 6 6 Sr Ron Bradley (Eastern Nazarene) https://radfordathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1997-98 Source1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster https://radfordathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1997-98 Randford University Athletics March 4, 2023 Schedule and results 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1997 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Radford Highlanders| Regular season Nov 14, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, Virginia 100–81 1–0 Nov 22, 1997 yes 1997 men Concord Mountain Lions Concord Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 86–104 1–1 Nov 24, 1997 yes 1997 men Elon Phoenix Elon Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 86–59 2–1 Nov 29, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia 49–67 2–2 Dec 1, 1997 yes Ohio Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 72–63 OT 3–2 Dec 6, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 82–88 3–3 Dec 10, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia 72–79 3–4 Dec 22, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 53–85 3–5 Dec 30, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Stanislaus State Warriors Cal State Stanislaus Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah Gossner Classic 80–77 4–5 Dec 31, 1997 yes yes Utah State Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah Gossner Classic 73–80 3OT 4–6 Jan 5, 1998 yes 1997 men Tusculum Pioneers Tusculum Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 83–72 5–6 Jan 8, 1998 yes 1997 men UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville Justice Center Asheville, North Carolina 50–53 5–7 0–1 Jan 10, 1998 1997 men UMBC Retrievers UMBC Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 81–78 6–7 1–1 Jan 17, 1998 yes yes 1997 men Belmont Bruins Belmont Striplin Gym Nashville, Tennessee 85–76 7–7 Jan 21, 1998 1997 men Winthrop Eagles Winthrop Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 88–54 8–7 2–1 Jan 24, 1998 yes 1997 men Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina 55–61 8–8 2–2 Jan 26, 1998 yes 1997 men Charleston Southern Buccaneers Charleston Southern CSU Field House North Charleston, South Carolina 82–76 9–8 3–2 Jan 29, 1998 yes Belmont Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 56–67 9–9 Jan 31, 1998 1997 men Liberty Flames Liberty Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 77–59 10–9 4–2 Feb 2, 1998 yes UMBC Retriever Activities Center Baltimore, Maryland 73–68 11–9 5–2 Feb 7, 1998 UNC Asheville Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 91–87 12–9 6–2 Feb 9, 1998 yes Winthrop Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 82–60 13–9 7–2 Feb 11, 1998 yes 1997 men East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 81–65 14–9 Feb 14, 1998 Charleston Southern Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 83–70 15–9 8–2 Feb 16, 1998 Coastal Carolina Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 81–64 16–9 9–2 Feb 21, 1998 yes Liberty Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 91–82 17–9 10–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Radford Highlanders| Big South tournament Feb 25, 1998 yes yes 2 Charleston Southern 7 Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia Quarterfinals 75–68 18–9 Feb 27, 1998 yes yes 2 UMBC 3 Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia Semifinals 88–69 19–9 Feb 28, 1998 yes yes 2 UNC Asheville 1 Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia Championship game 63–61 20–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Radford Highlanders| NCAA tournament Mar 13, 1998 yes yes 16 SE Duke 3 1 SE Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky First round 63–99 20–10 AP Poll Eastern Time SE Southeast Source1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule https://radfordathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1997-98 Randford University Athletics March 4, 2023https://bigsouth_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/stats/Mens_Basketball/2008-09/rad.htm 2008-2009 Redford Men's Basketball Stats Big South References Category:Radford Highlanders men's basketball seasons Radford Radford Radford Radford