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Radford Highlanders women's basketball

College basketball team

Radford Highlanders

2023–24 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team

University

Radford University

Head coach

Mike McGuire (11th season)

Conference

Big South

Location

Radford, Virginia

Arena

Dedmon Center
(Capacity: 3,000)

Nickname

Highlanders

Student section

Radford Rowdies

Colors

Red, gray, and white^[1]

Home

Away

NCAA tournament appearances

1994, 1995, 1996, 2019

Conference tournament champions

1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2019

Conference regular season champions

1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2017, 2019

The Radford Highlanders women's basketball team represents Radford University in NCAA Division I intercollegiate women's basketball competition. They are a member of the Big South Conference.

History

Radford began play in 1971.^[2] As of the end of the 2016–17 season, the Highlanders have an all-time record of 707–868–5. They have won six regular season titles and nine conference titles. They have appeared in the NCAA Tournament four times (1994, 1995, 1996, 2019) and the WNIT four times (1989, 2008, 2015, 2017).^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1994	#16	First Round	#1 Purdue	L 56−103
1995	#11	First Round	#6 Florida	L 49−89
1996	#16	First Round	#1 Tennessee	L 56−97
2019	#14	First Round	#3 Maryland	L 51−73

References

^ Radford University Brand Guide (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ "Radford Women's Basketball" (PDF). ruhighlanders.com.
^ "Quick Facts" (PDF). Ruhighlanders.com.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
^ "Coaching History". Radford Athletics. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
^ "Big South tournament championships". Radford Athletics. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
^ "Tournament History". Radford Athletics. Retrieved 2017-03-24.

External links

Official website

Radford Highlanders women's basketball

Venues

Dedmon Center (1981–present)

People

Head coaches

Seasons

1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24

v t e Radford University
Academics	College of Humanities and Social Sciences College of Education and Human Development College of Business and Economics Waldron College of Health and Human Services College of Science and Technology College of Visual and Performing Arts College of Graduate and Professional Studies
Athletics	Radford Highlanders Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's soccer Women's soccer Carter Memorial Stadium Donald N. Dedmon Center Patrick D. Cupp Stadium Big South Conference
Media	The Tartan (student newspaper)
People	Penelope Ward Kyle Donald Newton Dedmon John Preston McConnell Notable alumni

v t e Big South Conference women's basketball
Teams	Charleston Southern Buccaneers Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs High Point Panthers Longwood Lancers Presbyterian Blue Hose Radford Highlanders UNC Asheville Bulldogs USC Upstate Spartans Winthrop Eagles
Championships & awards	Big South Conference women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24