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.
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Conference | Big South Conference |
2016–17 record | 15–16 (9–9 Big South) |
Head coach | Scott Cherry (8th season) |
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Home arena | Millis Athletic Center |
2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winthrop † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Asheville | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner–Webb | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radford | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 18 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Longwood | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 5 | – | 25 | .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
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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. |