PHOTO GALLERY | VIDEO RECAP

Editor's note: The 2016-17 High Point University men's basketball primer will take a look at storylines surrounding the Purple & White heading into a season filled with potential and fresh faces. Check back each week of the preseason for a new feature on HighPointPanthers.com.

HIGH POINT, N.C. - The High Point University men's basketball team held its annual Barbecue and Ball event this past week inside the Millis Center.

More than 120 fans and Panther Club supporters attended the event, sponsored by Clarks Barbecue and High Point Bank. The evening included a barbecue dinner on the Millis Center balcony, as well as a full-court scrimmage by the 2016-17 HPU men's basketball team.

Check out a video recap of the event and pictures at the links above.

2016-17 Men's Basketball Primer Archive
Oct. 3: HPU holds first official practice of 2016-17
Oct. 6: The Trials of Miles
Oct. 13: HPU game at Vandy to air on SEC Network Plus

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About the Panthers: The High Point University men's basketball team is coming off its second-straight 20-win season and its fourth-straight Big South Regular Season Championship. HPU advanced to the postseason for the fourth-straight year, qualifying for the NIT for the second time in program history. HPU is the winningest Big South program over the past four years and is one of just four schools nationally to have won a regular season conference title in each of the past three campaigns (Gonzaga, Kansas, Stephen F. Austin).