Radford Highlanders women's basketball

Radford Highlanders
2024–25 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team
UniversityRadford University
Head coachMike McGuire (12th season)
ConferenceBig South
LocationRadford, Virginia
ArenaDedmon Center
(capacity: 3,000)
NicknameHighlanders
Student sectionRadford Rowdies
ColorsRed, gray, and white[1]
     
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
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

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