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2015–16 High Point Panthers men's basketball team

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2015–16 High Point Panthers men's basketball
Big South regular season co–champions
NIT, First round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record21–11 (13–5 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ahmad Dorsett
  • Trey Brown
  • Eric Grabriel
Home arenaMillis Athletic Center
Seasons
2015–16 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
High Point 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
UNC Asheville 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Coastal Carolina 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Gardner–Webb 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Liberty 10 8   .556 13 19   .406
Radford 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Campbell 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
Presbyterian 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Longwood 5 13   .278 10 23   .303
Charleston Southern 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
2016 Big South tournament winner

The 2015–16 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represented High Point University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh year head coach Scott Cherry, played their home games at the Millis Athletic Convocation Center and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 13–5 in Big South play to win a share of the regular season championship. They defeated Longwood in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UNC Asheville. As a regular season conference champion and #1 seed in their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to South Carolina.

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 23–10, 13–5 in conference and tied for first place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to Gardner–Webb. They received a bid to the CIT where they lost to Eastern Kentucky in the second round.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 John Brown Forward 6–8 205 Senior-RS Jacksonville, Florida
2 Austin White Guard 6–0 180 Sophomore South Orange, New Jersey
3 Andre Fox Guard 6–4 180 Freshman Greenbelt, Maryland
5 DeAndre Barber Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore Virginia Beach, Virginia
10 Tarique Thompson Forward 6–5 210 Junior Raeford, North Carolina
11 Haiishen McIntyre Guard 6–2 175 Senior Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
12 Jorge Perez-Laham Guard 6–1 187 Junior Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
15 Lorenzo Cugini Forward 6–7 225 Senior Stow, Ohio
20 K.J. James Forward 6–6 220 Sophomore Charleston, South Carolina
22 Adam Weary Guard 6–3 205 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
24 Anthony Lindauer Guard 6–3 170 Junior Moline, Illinois
25 Ricky Madison Forward 6–7 207 Freshman Norcross, Georgia
33 Miles Bowman Forward 6–6 215 Senior Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 13*
9:00PM, FCS
at Texas Tech L 73–77  0–1
United Supermarkets Arena (5,881)
Lubbock, Texas
November 15*
4:00PM
NC Wesleyan W 93–69  1–1
Millis Athletic Center (1,237)
High Point, North Carolina
November 18*
7:00PM
at Drexel W 75–66  2–1
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,413)
Philadelphia
November 21*
7:00PM
Western Carolina W 75–69  3–1
Millis Athletic Center (1,750)
High Point, North Carolina
November 25*
5:00PM, ESPNU
at Georgia L 46–49  3–2
Stegeman Coliseum (5,348)
Athens, Georgia
November 28*
4:00PM
Morgan State W 82–72  4–2
Millis Athletic Center (1,005)
High Point, North Carolina
December 2
7:00PM
Longwood W 90–66  5–2
(1–0)
Millis Athletic Center (1,750)
High Point, North Carolina
December 5
7:00PM
at Gardner–Webb W 66–64  6–2
(2–0)
Paul Porter Arena (931)
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
December 9*
7:00PM
UNC Greensboro W 90–72  7–2
Millis Athletic Center (1,750)
High Point, North Carolina
December 13*
4:00PM
Virginia-Wise W 111–74  8–2
Millis Athletic Center (1,507)
High Point, North Carolina
December 16*
7:00PM, ESPN3
at NC State L 73–76  8–3
PNC Arena (15,602)
Raleigh, North Carolina
December 21*
7:00PM
at William & Mary L 75–78  8–4
Kaplan Arena (1,388)
Williamsburg, Virginia
December 28*
7:00PM
Methodist W 96-50  9–4
Millis Athletic Center (1,103)
High Point, North Carolina
December 31
7:00PM
Radford W 77–60  10–4
(3–0)
Millis Athletic Center (1,107)
High Point, North Carolina
January 2
5:30 pm
at Charleston Southern W 78–73  11–4
(4–0)
CSU Field House (881)
North Charleston, South Carolina
January 9
4:00PM
Presbyterian W 82–66  12–4
(5–0)
Millis Athletic Center (1,593)
High Point, North Carolina
January 14
7:00PM, ESPNU
at Winthrop L 66–86  12–5
(5–1)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,471)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
January 16
7:00PM, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina L 68–71  12–6
(5–2)
Millis Athletic Center (1,750)
High Point, North Carolina
January 20
7:00PM
UNC Asheville W 73–69  13–6
(6–2)
Millis Athletic Center (1,629)
High Point, North Carolina
January 23
12:00PM, ASN
at Liberty L 67–69  13–7
(6–3)
Vines Center (2,526)
Lynchburg, Virginia
January 27
7:00PM
at Campbell W 73–63  14–7
(7–3)
Gore Arena (1,465)
Buies Creek, North Carolina
February 3
7:00PM
Gardner–Webb L 74–79  14–8
(7–4)
Millis Athletic Center (1,597)
High Point, North Carolina
February 6
7:00PM
Liberty L 76–80  14–9
(7–5)
Millis Athletic Center (1,750)
High Point, North Carolina
February 11
7:00PM
at Coastal Carolina W 68–67  15–9
(8–5)
HTC Center (2,395)
Conway, South Carolina
February 13
7:00PM, ESPN3
Charleston Southern W 72–50  16–9
(9–5)
Millis Athletic Center (1,750)
High Point, North Carolina
February 18
7:00PM
at Longwood W 88–80  17–9
(10–5)
Willett Hall (1,218)
Farmville, Virginia
February 20
4:30PM
at Radford W 75–72 OT 18–9
(11–5)
Dedmon Center (2,331)
Radford, Virginia
February 25
7:00PM, ESPNU
Winthrop W 87-85  19–9
(12–5)
Millis Athletic Center (1,750)
High Point, North Carolina
February 27
7:00PM
at Presbyterian W 80–60  20–9
(13–5)
Templeton Center (539)
Clinton, South Carolina
Big South tournament
March 4[1]
12:00PM, ESPN3
(1) vs. (8) Longwood
Quarterfinals
W 89–78  21–9
Gore Arena (1,505)
Buies Creek, North Carolina
March 5
1:00PM, ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) UNC Asheville
Semifinals
L 69–80  21–10
Gore Arena (2,580)
Buies Creek, North Carolina
NIT
March 15*
7:00PM, ESPNU
(8) at (1) South Carolina
First round – South Carolina Bracket
L 66–88  21–11
Colonial Life Arena (2,566)
Columbia, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Big South Basketball Tournament Adjusted; Other Policies Enacted" (Press release). Big South Conference. June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.