High Point men's basketball is back home at the Qubein Center for a matchup with the Longwood Lancers. Tip-off is set for 7:00pm (moved from 4:00pm start to 7:00 pm start) with doors opening at 5:30 pm. Fans will have a chance to receive an HPU notebook upon entrance to the game.
Game Info
Saturday, Feb. 11 - VS Longwood (Qubein Center) 7:00 PM on ESPN+
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Last Time Out
High Point traveled to Campbell on Wednesday night for their second meeting with the Camels. Unable to pull through in the end after cutting the game to five with four minutes to go in the game, the Panthers fell 82-66. The Camels dominated inside the paint, collecting 38 to High Point's 28 points around the rim. High Point was led by
Bryson Childress with a career-high 20 points after knocking down five of his 10 three-point range attempts.
Matchup History
The Panthers and Lancers will meet for their 31st matchup against one-another since becoming Division I in 1999. High Point currently holds the better end of the record with 17 wins and 13 losses. In the last 10 matchups between the teams (dating back to 2018), Longwood has pushed past High Point 10 straight times, tying the longest losing streak versus any Big South opponent (Winthrop, 2000-2003) in HPU history. In the most recent matchup between the teams, the Panthers fell 87-73 at Longwood. HPU was led by
Zack Austin with 18 points while Longwood's Isaiah Wilkins dropped 25.
Across the Bench
Longwood currently sits in third place overall in the Big South, holding an overall record of 17-9, and 9-4 in conference. In the Lancers most recent contest, the team defeated Presbyterian 66-46 on their home court. Isaiah Wilkins led Longwood with 15 points to go along with his seven rebounds, and two blocks. Leading the team on the boards and assists, Walyn Napper brought down seven rebounds and handed out four assists. Overall, Wilkins leads Longwood in scoring, averaging 12.4 points per game while Napper averages just above 10 points per game. Overall Longwood averages 73.9 points per game, shooting 45.9% from the field, 36.1% from behind the arc and 71.5% from the line.
Panther Notes
Childress Career-High at Campbell
Prior to the game at Campbell, Childress had scored a career-high 17 points his freshman year against USC Upstate. After knocking down five three, Childress registered a new high 20 against the Camels in his 32 minutes of play.
Record Breaking Attendance!
Saturday's matchup against the visiting Buccaneers broke the previous, 5,647 record with a new, 6,030 fans for family weekend.
Career-Highs for Williams & Austin
After being out through a couple game for the Panthers, Williams stepped up and showed out on Saturday night against the Buccaneers, securing a career-high 14 points after going 3-for-4 from three-point range. Austin also recorded a new career-high after dishing out six assists.
Wild Card
The matchup between High Point and UNC Asheville was picked as the ESPNU Wild Card game on Thursday, February 2nd in Asheville, N.C. The Bulldogs defeated the Panthers 63-89.
Austin Named Big South Player of the Week
For the first time this season, Austin was named the Big South Co-Player of the Week (Jan. 16-22) along with Radford's Justin Archer. Austin averaged 22.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and four blocks. This is the Panthers third Player of the Week award this season.
Harvey Doing Work on the Boards
Harvey led the Panthers in rebounding in eight straight games, tallying 10 in the matchup with the Blue Hose. He is currently averaging 7.5 per game.
Block Party
Austin became the 49th player in Big South history with 100 career blocked shots when he eclipsed the milestone on Jan.14. He ranks 48th in Big South with his 102 blocks in his young career (50 games). He becomes the fourth Panther in High Point's Division I era to reach 100 career blocks.
House Averaged 20+ PPG Through Non-Con
Through non-conference play, House averaged just over 20 points a game and continued through the start of conference for a total of 15 games. Through all 15 games, he ranked in the Top 20 in the country in points per game.
First Program Win Over Top-100 Ken-Pom Opponent
Furman ranked 85th prior to the Panthers defeating the Paladins 85-82.
Best start to a season in D1 Program History
Through the first nine games of the season, the Panthers were 8-1 overall and 5-0 at the Qubein Center. This recorded the best start to a men's basketball season since becoming Division I in 1999.
Brought the Hardware Back to N.C.
After defeating Central Michigan in the first round of the SoCal Challenge Sand Division 68-67, the Panthers took the 77-72 victory over Tennessee State in the Championship game. HPU brought back the surfboard to North Carolina, claiming the Sand Division title in the second year of the SoCal Challenge.
House Makes Lou Henson Award Watch list
House was named to the Lou Henson National Player of the Year Watch List on Tuesday, November 22nd. The award is presented annually to the top mid-major player in Division I basketball, which honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons. Henson was the winningest coach at both institutions.
First Mid-American Conference Win
For the first time in program history, HPU defeated a team from the MAC conference. The only other MAC team that High Point has competed against was Western Michigan twice.
Thiam's Seven Three's-Third in Program History
In the win over Lees-McRae, Thiam punched seven three pointers to sit third in program history in a single game.
House's 30-Piece Records New Career-High
After recording a career-high 23 against the Falcons, House blew that out the water with a 33-point game on Saturday. House shot 66.7% from the field and 91.7% from the line. After Saturday's performance, House stated "We have a lot of guys that can come in and score points, and I guess tonight was just my night."
Thiam Drops 23 in Debut
Thiam kicked off his High Point career with a bang, dropping 23 points, two rebounds and one assist. The sharpshooter went 8-for-15 from and field and knocked down 3-of-6 shots from behind the arc. The Minnesota transfer wowed the crowd with his high-flying windmill dunk early in the first half. After Saturday's performance Thiam stated "It felt really great because I did not have this opportunity where I was at so having a team that trust in me, that knows what I can do, and just come in and play and allows me to be me, made it a good experience."
Mr. Austin
Austin was named to the Big South Preseason First Team. Following the 2021-22 season, Austin was named the Big South Freshman of the year while also being named to the second team all-conference selection. A key player for the Panthers, Austin started all 32 games and averaged 14.4 points per game, shooting 41.4% from the field. He contributed on the defensive end by averaging 8.0 rebounds per game (1st in Big South) and collecting a team-high 69 blocks (3rd in Big South), averaging just over two per game. Along with blocks, Austin also led the team in steals, picking up 43 for the season (10th in Big South). Within the conference, Austin made the top 10 in seven different statistical categories, including scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, steals, 3-point field goals made, blocked shots and minutes played.
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