2016–17 High Point Panthers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represented High Point University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eighth-year head coach Scott Cherry, played their home games at the Millis Athletic Convocation Center as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament to Gardner–Webb.

2016–17 High Point Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
2016–17 record15–16 (9–9 Big South)
Head coachScott Cherry (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ahmad Dorsett
  • Trey Brown
  • Eric Grabriel
Home arenaMillis Athletic Center
2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Winthrop153 .833  267  .788
UNC Asheville153 .833  2310  .697
Liberty144 .778  2114  .600
Gardner–Webb117 .611  1914  .576
High Point99 .500  1516  .484
Radford810 .444  1418  .438
Campbell711 .389  1918  .514
Charleston Southern711 .389  1219  .387
Longwood315 .167  624  .200
Presbyterian117 .056  525  .167
2017 Big South Tournament winner

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2015–16 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 before losing to UNC Asheville in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who did not with their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to South Carolina.

Roster

2016–17 High Point Panthers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Brandonn Kamga 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)217 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Reston, Virginia
G 2 Austin White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr South Orange, New Jersey
G 3 Jamal Wright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 4 Jalen Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Clinton, Maryland
F 10 Tarique Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Raeford, North Carolina
G 13 Jahaad Proctor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
F 14 Luke Vargo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Dublin, Ohio
F 15 Cliff Thomas Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Montgomery, Alabama
G 22 Andre Fox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Greenbelt, Maryland
G 24 Anthony Lindauer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Moline, Illinois
G/F 25 Ricky Madison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Norcross, Georgia
C 30 Sam Berlin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS So Manassas, Virginia
F 33 Miles Bowman Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F 34 Jordan Whitehead 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)235 lb (107 kg) Jr Morris Plains, New Jersey
G 35 Dexter Gooding 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Daytona Beach, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12*
7:00 pm
Averett W 74–41  1–0
Millis Center (1,333)
High Point, NC
Nov 15*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia Tech L 73–99  1–1
Cassell Coliseum (6,428)
Blacksburg, VA
Nov 18*
7:00 pm
UNC Greensboro
HPU Classic
W 63–57  2–1
Millis Center (1,750)
High Point, NC
Nov 19*
4:00 pm
Navy
HPU Classic
W 69–62  3–1
Millis Center (1,750)
High Point, NC
Nov 20*
12:30 pm
North Dakota State L 44–70  3–2
Millis Center (1,100)
High Point, NC
Nov 25*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Clemson L 74–83  3–3
Littlejohn Coliseum (5,500)
Clemson, SC
Nov 28*
7:00 pm
at Morgan State W 62–61  4–3
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (892)
Baltimore, MD
Dec 3*
7:00 pm
Drexel L 72–78  4–4
Millis Center (1,106)
High Point, NC
Dec 6*
8:00 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt L 63–90  4–5
Memorial Gymnasium (8,288)
Nashville, TN
Dec 11*
2:00 pm
Ferrum W 77–53  5–5
Millis Center (805)
High Point, NC
Dec 16*
7:00 pm
North Carolina Wesleyan W 79–61  6–5
Millis Center (1,115)
High Point, NC
Dec 19*
7:30 pm
at Western Carolina L 65–70  6–6
Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
Big South regular season
Dec 29
7:00 pm
at Gardner–Webb W 71–64  7–6
(1–0)
Paul Porter Arena (1,014)
Boiling Springs, NC
Dec 31
4:00 pm
Longwood L 55–60  7–7
(1–1)
Millis Cener (712)
High Point, NC
Jan 4
7:00 pm
Winthrop L 74–80  7–8
(1–2)
Millis Center (1,127)
High Point, NC
Jan 7
2:00 pm
at UNC Asheville L 58–88  7–9
(1–3)
Kimmel Arena (912)
Asheville, NC
Jan 11
7:00 pm
Liberty L 58–62  7–10
(1–4)
Millis Center (904)
High Point, NC
Jan 14
7:00 pm
Presbyterian W 77–44  8–10
(2–4)
Millis Center (1,404)
High Point, NC
Jan 19
7:00 pm
at Campbell W 83–78  9–10
(3–4)
Gore Arena (2,180)
Buies Creek, NC
Jan 21
12:00 pm, ASN
at Radford W 61–58  10–10
(4–4)
Dedmon Center (1,511)
Radford, VA
Jan 26
7:00 pm
Charleston Southern W 72–69 OT 11–10
(5–4)
Millis Center (1,137)
High Point, NC
Jan 28
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Winthrop W 83–80 OT 12–10
(6–4)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,255)
Rock Hill, SC
Feb 1
7:00 pm
at Longwood W 92–68  13–10
(7–4)
Willett Hall (842)
Farmville, VA
Feb 4
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Asheville L 71–74  13–11
(7–5)
Millis Center (1,750)
High Point, NC
Feb 9
7:00 pm
at Presbyterian W 68–58  14–11
(8–5)
Templeton Center (379)
Clinton, SC
Feb 11
7:00 pm
Radford L 68–69 OT 14–12
(8–6)
Millis Center (1,141)
High Point, NC
Feb 14
7:00 pm
at Liberty L 52–55  14–13
(8–7)
Vines Center (1,469)
Lynchburg, VA
Feb 18
5:30 pm
at Charleston Southern L 75–76  14–14
(8–8)
CSU Field House (802)
North Charleston, SC
Feb 23
7:00 pm
Campbell W 59–49  15–14
(9–8)
Millis Center (1,404)
High Point, NC
Feb 25
4:00 pm
Gardner–Webb L 86–88 OT 15–15
(9–9)
Millis Center (1,174)
High Point, NC
Big South Tournament
Mar 2
9:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (4) Gardner–Webb
Quarterfinals
L 55–91  15–16
Winthrop Coliseum (2,556)
Rock Hill, SC

*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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