CHARLESTON, S.C. — The High Point University men's basketball team hits the road for a Big South matchup at Charleston Southern University on Saturday, January 10 at 2:00 p.m. inside the Buccaneer Fieldhouse. This will begin a two game road series for the Panthers before returning home on January 17.

Men's Basketball - at Charleston Southern University
Saturday, January 10 | 2:00 P.M. | Charleston, S.C. | Buccaneer Fieldhouse
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Records: High Point 14-3, Charleston Southern 11-6
Last Meeting: February 19, 2025 | Result: HPU won 83-60
All-Time Record: HPU leads 28-24

The Matchup
Since the 1999 season, High Point holds the all-time record against the Buccaneers, 28-24, defeating CSU in the last four meetings by double digits. Charleston Southern is currently 11-7 on the season and 2-1 to start conference play after falling in a close battle at Winthrop on Wednesday night. The Buccaneers are 7-0 at the Buc Dome. CSU is led by Brycen Blaine who's averaging 17.6 points per game, sitting as the second leading scorer in the Big South while leading the league in three pointers with 3.1 per game. He also ranks fifth in rebounding in the league averaging 7.4 per game. The Bucs are coached by Saah Nimley who enters his second full season at the helm.

Last time out
The High Point University men's basketball team continued its tremendous play against Gardner-Webb on Wednesday night, winning its sixth straight game against the Runnin' Bulldogs, 104-49, for the largest margin of victory over a Division I and a league opponent in Big South Conference history. The Panthers advance to a seven game win streak. The 104 total points mark the fourth game this season that the Panthers have scored at least 100 points with the 55-point margin being the fourth time HPU has won by over 50 points this season. The Panthers were led by Conrad Martinez with 22 points after going 9-13 from the field and 4-8 from three point range while adding in six assists. Three other players scored in double figures helping the team shoot 50.7% from the field. HPU also collected 52 rebounds as a team.
 

Notable Player & Team Notes

Re-Writing the Record Book
High Point's 55-point victory over Gardner-Webb (104-49) was the largest margin of victory over a Division I and a league opponent in Big South Conference history. At the half, HPU led 53-13 which tied for the second-most HPU has scored in the first half and the largest point differential heading into halftime against a Big South Conference opponent in program history. The largest margin of victory over a DI opponent has been broken three times during the season, first over Canisius (93-50), then over Bryant (93-47) and now over GWU (104-49).

Panthers in the Rankings
High Point ranks in the Top-25 in multiple stat categories across all Division I teams, including, 8th in assist/turnover ratio (1.88), 11th in bench points (37.72), 8th in effective field goal percentage (60.5%), 2nd in fastbreak points (21.94), 4th in field goal percentage (52.9%), 21st in free throws made (19.7), 2nd in scoring margin (26.7), 3rd in scoring offense (94.5), 2nd in steals per game (11.6), 20th in three point percentage (38.3), and 6th in turnovers forced (16.88).

Both Basketball Teams Ranked in CollegeInsider.com Mid Major Rankings
Both the High Point men's and women's basketball teams are currently ranked in the CollegeInsider.com Mid Major Rankings. The Panthers are 1 of 7 schools with their men's and women's teams in the rankings. The men have the second longest ranking streak in Big South history sitting at 45 consecutive weeks and rank 11th as of January 5. The No. 5 ranking early in the season matched High Point's highest ever ranking which occurred during the 2023-24 season. 
 
Started Conference Play Right
HPU opened conference with three straight wins over UNCA, Longwood and Gardner-Webb. The 87-69 win over UNC Asheville on the road to start conference play was the first road win in a conference opener since 2009 for the Panthers and the largest margin of victory in program history to open Big South Conference play on the road.
 
Any Game, Anyone's Night
Scotty Washington dropped 26 points against UNCA in the Conference opener. He dropped 17 points in the first half after going 5-5 from the field, 3-3 from three, and 4-4 from the line. Terry Anderson followed up against Longwood with a career-high 29 points after going 10-14 from the field and 8-8 from the line.

Tied Non-Con Wins
HPU's 12 wins in non-conference tied the program record set during the 2024-25 season.
 
Best Non-Con Record by 1st Year Head Coach
Most wins by a first-year head coach in program history and best win % by a first-year head coach in Big South history.
 
Miller Named Freshman of the Week
Caden Miller earned the Panthers' first Freshman of the Week honor on Dec. 29. He averaged 8.0 points, 4.5 rebounds & 2.5 blocks and registered a season-high 10 points against Pfeiffer.
 
Largest Margin of Victory Over D1 Opponent
With the 93-47 win over Bryant, HPU recorded the largest margin of victory over a D1 opponent. The record has been broken twice during the season, first over Canisius.
 
Career Night for Martinez
Conrad Martinez scored a career-high 26 points on 7-12 shooting from the field with a career-high five made threes in the win over La Salle. He also added seven points from the charity stripe going a perfect 7-for-7.
 
Largest Margin of Victory
The Panthers defeated the Fighting Squirrels in high scoring fashion, breaking the largest margin of victory record in program history with a 129-47 win. High Point led 66-19 at the half which is the third most points scored in a half and the second largest first-half margin in program history.
 
Most Points Scored in D1 Era
HPU defeated Mary Baldwin 129-47, registering the most points scored in Division I program history.
 
Hanging 10
Coach Clayman matched the conference record for fastest to 10 wins by a coach in his first year in the Big South. Clayman won his 10th game in his 13th contest, becoming the third head coach to start 10-3 in his first year in the league
 
Martinez the Distributor
Conrad Martinez dished out 11 assists against App State, which was the first time a player has had 10+ assists since 2014, when Haiishen McIntyre produced 10 assists at Clemson. Martinez recorded his first career double-double with 10 points.

Boardwalk Battle CHAMPS
High Point won the Boardwalk Battle MTE in Daytona Beach, Florida, winning the program's first MTE since the 2022 season after defeating the University of Incarnate Word 91-80 in the Championship game. Terry Anderson was named to the All-Tournament Team.

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.

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.