BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The High Point University Panthers will hit the runway for a flight down to Birmingham, Alabama to face the University of Alabama – Birmingham on Friday night. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. at the Bartow Arena. This will be HPU's second meeting with UAB and first trip to Birmingham.
 
Men's Basketball - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Friday, November 14 | 7:30 p.m ET (6:30 p.m. CT) | Birmingham, Ala. | Bartow Arena
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Records: High Point 2-0, UAB 1-1
Last Meeting: November 15, 2024 | Result: HPU won 68-65
All-Time Record: HPU leads 1-0
 
The Matchup
High Point and UAB matched up a season ago at the Qubein Center for a first-time meeting between the two programs.HPU won by a narrow margin of 68-65. UAB is 1-2 overall after facing some tough competition. The Blazers opened the season with a home victory over Mississippi Valley State, 106-55 before falling to NC State and Alabama State. Chance Westry, a transfer from Syracuse leads the Blazers averaging 20.7 points per game after dropping a career-high 25 points versus Alabama State on Tuesday night. HPU will face an entire new lineup for the Blazers as UAB had one player return from the 2024-25 team.
 
During the 2024-25 season, UAB finished with an overall record of 24-13 and a 13-5 record in the AAC conference. Making it to the AAC Championship game, the Blazers fell to Memphis 84-72. UAB earned a bid to the NIT and made it to the quarterfinals before falling to UC Irvine in overtime, 81-77. Andy Kennedy enters his sixth season at the helm for the Blazers.
 
Last time out
The Panthers defeated Jacksonville on Tuesday night by a 21-point margin, 85-64. Cam'Ron Fletcher and Terry Anderson led the game with 18 and 17 points respectively. Anderson's 17 points was the most points he has scored since becoming a Panther during the 2024-25 season. Along with Fletcher and Anderson, Chase Johnston and Conrad Martinez contributed with double-figures as Johnston went 4-for-7 from three-point range with 12 points and Martinez added 10 points. Helping navigate the offense was starting point guard Rob Martin who dished out six assists and nine points. As a team, the Panthers shot 43.5% from the field, 33.3% from the three and 76.7% from the free throw line which is HPU's best percentage thus far this season from the line.
 
 
Notable Player & Team Notes
 
1st Player of the Week Honors
Cam'Ron Fletcher was named the Big South Player of the Week for the first week of college hoops. He averaged 18.0 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game after posting a double-double on opening night at the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon with 11 points and 10 rebounds, before recording a new career-high with 25 points against Averett and one rebound shy from another double-double performance. Across both games, he shot 65.2% from the field and 67% from the line.

Field of 68 MM Coach of the Week
Coach Clayman was named the Field of 68 Mid-Major Coach of the Week after picking up two wins against Furman and Averett.

Most Points Scored in D1 Era
HPU defeated Averett on homecoming weekend 127-52, which was the most points scored in D1 program history. The 75 points margin was the second largest margin in program history.

1st Win for Clayman Era
High Point defeated Furman in the season-opener at the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon, 97-71 for first-year head coach Flynn Clayman's first win.

Continuing Success After Change
Coming off the most successful season ever for the Panthers after making it to March Madness the team's energy has never been higher. The energy for this season all stems with the new first-year Head Coach Flynn Clayman who was appointed in April of 2025 after serving as the Associate Head Coach under Alan Huss last season. 
 
Preseason Awards
High Point was picked again as the number one-ranked team in the Big South Preseason Poll for the second consecutive season and the fifth time in program history (2007-08, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2024-25, 2025-26). Rob Martin and Scotty Washington were picked to be on the First Team All-Conference as well. In the Blue-Ribbon Forecast HPU was picked preseason No. 1 and Martin was selected as the Preseason Newcomer of the Year. In two other preseason polls, High Point was picked fourth in the Field of 68 Mid-Major poll and eighth in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25® poll. Since cracking the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25® on December 26, 2023, High Point has remained in the top 25 for 36 consecutive weeks. The highest ranking that HPU received in program history was No. 5 on February 5, 2024.
 
Notable Transfers, Returning Players, and New Freshman
This season, the Panthers have a totally new squad and lineup looking to continue the standard of success they have created after making a tournament appearance. There are eight transfers that have made High Point their new home. Cam'ron Fletcher, a graduate student who has played at Kentucky, Florida State and Xavier, is bringing experienced veteran leadership to the team. He has already won a transfer award back in 2021-2022 as the ACC Impact Transfer per CBS Sports. Rob Martin who started at Indiana State and then Southeastern Missouri State University, is a senior who also brings some veteran leadership and was named to the Big South Preseason First-Team All-Conference selection. Another leader for the Panthers is Owen Aquino, who is coming to HPU after playing at Eastern Florida State and Liberty, a team that also won its league title and made the 2024-25 NCAA Tournament. Aquino a native of Spain, shares the court alongside Spain native Conrad Martinez, who spent his first two seasons at the University of Arizona. Scotty Washingtonis a senior transfer that played for CBU and CSUN, where he grabbed a 2024-2025 All-Big West Honorable Mention and was named to the Big South First-Team All-Conference selection. Vincent Brady II and Youssouf Singare are the last two transfers for the Panthers that also help strengthen the new identity and game plan that the Panthers have for this season. Singare transferred from the University of Connecticut and Brady II joins the Panthers from Missouri State University.

2024-25 Historic Season
High Point made history during the 2024-25 season by winning its first-ever Big South Tournament title and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. HPU finished with an overall record of 29-6, which tied for the most wins in Big South program history (Winthrop, 2006-07) and the most wins in HPU program history. The Panthers finished the regular season with a 26-5 record and a 14-2 league record. The 26 regular-season wins is the most in program history and tied the Big South regular-season wins record with Coastal Carolina's 2010-11 season (26-4). High Point's offense finished 3rd in the NCAA in KenPom rankings for raw offensive efficiency, trailing only Duke and Gonzaga, and were ahead of 2025 NCAA National Champion Florida.