The 2017–18 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Highlanders, led by seventh-year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. 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

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to become champions of the Big South tournament. The received the Big South's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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in the First Four before losing in the first round to 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

in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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