2018–19 High Point Panthers men's basketball team
The 2018–19 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represented High Point University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach Tubby Smith, played their home games at the Millis Athletic Convocation Center as members of the Big South Conference.
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Conference | Big South Conference |
2018–19 record | 16–15 (9–7 Big South) |
Head coach | Tubby Smith (1st season) |
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Home arena | Millis Athletic Center |
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Campbell | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radford | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner–Webb † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Longwood | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Asheville | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 4 | – | 27 | .129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 Big South Tournament winner |
Previous season
The Panthers finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As a 7 seed, they lost to Longwood in the first round of the Big South Tournament.
On March 7, 2018, head coach Scott Cherry and the school mutually agreed to part ways.[1] On March 26, it was reported that the school had hired High Point alumnus Tubby Smith as head coach.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Guilford | W 81–45[3] | Millis Center (1,434) High Point, NC | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at William & Mary | L 69–79 | 0–1 |
Kaplan Arena (3,301) Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
Nov 10, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wofford | L 60–68 | 0–2 |
Millis Center (1,342) High Point, NC | |||||||
Nov 16, 2018* 6:00 pm |
vs. South Dakota Bimini Jam semifinals |
W 60–56 | 1–2 |
Gateway Christian Academy (565) Bimini, Bahamas | |||||||
Nov 17, 2018* 8:30pm |
vs. UMBC Bimini Jam |
L 59–68 | 1–3 |
Gateway Christian Academy (571) Bimini, Bahamas | |||||||
Nov 19, 2018* 6:00pm |
vs. Air Force Bimini Jam |
W 69–62 | 2–3 |
Gateway Christian Academy (561) Bimini, Bahamas | |||||||
Nov 24, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at East Carolina | W 55–52 | 3–3 |
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,156) Greenville, NC | |||||||
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at The Citadel | L 87–112 | 3–4 |
McAlister Field House (556) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Kentucky | L 69–70 | 3–5 |
Millis Center (1,492) High Point, NC | |||||||
Dec 4, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Valparaiso | W 55–53 | 4–5 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,479) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Carolina | W 86–59 | 5–5 |
Millis Center (1,211) High Point, NC | |||||||
Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Carolina Wesleyan | W 90–85 OT | 6–5 |
Millis Center (771) High Point, NC | |||||||
Dec 22, 2018* 3:00 pm |
vs. Richmond | L 59–74 | 6–6 |
St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,012) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Dec 29, 2018* 12:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 13 Ohio State | L 64–82 | 6–7 |
Value City Arena (14,264) Columbus, OH | |||||||
Jan 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Washington College | W 101–60 | 7–7 |
Millis Center (751) High Point, NC | |||||||
Big South regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 5, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Charleston Southern | W 51–50 | 8–7 (1–0) |
CSU Field House (675) North Charleston, SC | |||||||
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Presbyterian | W 74–58 | 9–7 (2–0) |
Millis Center (1,287) High Point, NC | |||||||
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Winthrop | W 80–63 | 9–8 (2–1) |
Winthrop Coliseum (2,117) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
USC Upstate | W 71–54 | 10–8 (3–1) |
Millis Center (1,486) High Point, NC | |||||||
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Longwood | L 51–55 | 10–9 (3–2) |
Willett Hall (1,481) Farmville, VA | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Asheville | W 65–61 | 11–9 (4–2) |
Millis Center (1,708) High Point, NC | |||||||
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Gardner–Webb | L 67–69 | 11–10 (4–3) |
Paul Porter Arena (985) Boiling Springs, NC | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Hampton | W 85–69 | 12–10 (5–3) |
Millis Center (1,705) High Point, NC | |||||||
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Campbell | W 57–56 | 13–10 (6–3) |
Millis Center (1,511) High Point, NC | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Radford | L 66–67 OT | 13–11 (6–4) |
Dedmon Center (1,610) Radford, VA | |||||||
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Longwood | L 59–62 | 13–12 (6–5) |
Millis Center (1,122) High Point, NC | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Hampton | W 86–81 OT | 14–12 (7–5) |
Hampton Convocation Center (4,125) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Campbell | L 48–61 | 14–13 (7–6) |
Gore Arena (2,952) Buies Creek, NC | |||||||
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Gardner–Webb | W 87–79 | 15–13 (8–6) |
Millis Center (1,202) High Point, NC | |||||||
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Radford | L 54–72 | 15–14 (8–7) |
Millis Center (1,241) High Point, NC | |||||||
Mar 2, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Asheville | W 79–74 | 16–14 (9–7) |
Kimmel Arena (2,376) Asheville, NC | |||||||
Big South Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(5) | vs. (4) Gardner–Webb Quarterfinals |
L 69–75 | 16–15 |
Gore Arena (2,948) Buies Creek, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- Srakokic, Keith (March 7, 2018). "Scott Cherry out as High Point University head coach". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- "Tubby Smith agrees to coach alma mater High Point". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2018/10/30/mens-basketball-hpu-defeats-guilford-81-45-in-exhibition.aspx
- https://highpointpanthers.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=436&path=mbball