The 1997–98 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. 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

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Roster

Source

Schedule and results

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References

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