ST. LOUIS, MO. – On Sunday, November 15, the High Point University men's basketball team takes on Saint Louis University in a mid-major showdown on National television. Fans can tune in on ESPN2 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Men's Basketball – at Saint Louis
Sunday, November 15 | 3 p.m. | Saint Louis, Mo. | Chaifetz Arena
Watch Live on ESPN2 | Livestats | Radio

Records: High Point 3-0, Saint Louis 2-0
Last Time Meeting: November 20, 2019 | Saint Louis won 67-55
All-time Record: Saint Louis leads 1-0

The Matchup
HPU and SLU have met one time prior in 2019 with the Billikens defeating the Panthers 67-55 in St. Louis. Saint Louis is currently 3-0 to start the season with wins over Lehigh, Missouri and Northern Kentucky. SLU's scoring offense is ranked No. 8 in the country averaging 102 points per game (ppg) with five players leading the offense, including Trey Green averaging 16.0 ppg and Amari McCottry with 15.0 ppg. Saint Louis is coached by Josh Schertz who enters his third season with the program. Schertz was an assistant coach at HPU from 2003-2008 under Head Coach Bart Lundy.

Last Time Out
High Point defeated Southern Utah -- Head Coach Flynn Clayman's old stomping grounds -- on Thursday night inside the Qubein Center, 88-59. The Panthers were led by Jason Rivera-Torres with 19 points, five rebounds and three assists. CJ Brown added 15 points and Isaac Garrett posted his first double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds to go along with a team leading five steals. HPU outscored Southern Utah 64-30 in the paint 64-30, points from turnovers 28-14, fast-break points 29-6, and bench points 50-23. Defensively, the Panthers were stout, holding Southern Utah to 38.6% shooting from the field, 26.1% from the 3-point line and 47.4% at the free-throw line, while forcing 25 turnovers and 12 steals, compared to HPU's 14 turnovers, including only four in the second half.


Notable Player & Team Notes

Hot Start
Panthers advance to 4-0 for third straight season. Best start in program history was in 2024-25 when HPU started 5-0.
 
Highest Mid-Major Ranking in Program History
High Point ranked 2nd in week two of the CollegeInsider Mid-Major Top 25 polls. The Panthers have been in the Top 25 for 59 consecutive weeks which is the longest streak in Big South program history, surpassing Winthrop's 48 game streak from 2005-2007. The Panthers finished the 2025-26 season ranked 3rd.
 
Fletcher Named Big South Player of the Week
Cam'Ron Fletcher earned the first Big South Player of the Week honors of the 2026-27 collegiate basketball season on Nov. 9. Fletcher helped lead HPU to three straight wins to start the season, averaging 14.0 pts and 8.0 rbs, and securing a double-double against UMES.

Preseason Favorite 3-Peat x Fletcher Voted Player of the Year
For the third straight season, High Point was selected to finish first in the Big South Preseason polls. Cam'Ron Fletcher was voted Preseason Player of the Year and to the First Team All-Conference selection. The Panthers also had newcomers Jason Rivera Torres and CJ Brown make First Team All-Conference with Isaac Garrett being named to Second Team.
 
11 New Additions to the Squad
The Panthers got busy in the off-season adding 11 new players to the team including eight transfers and three freshmen with six players returning.
 
History was made
High Point won its first NCAA Tournament game in program history after upsetting No. 5 seed Wisconsin, 83-82. Chase Johnston hit the game winning layup with 11 seconds left on the clock, securing his first two-point basket of the season. It was the first time a Big South team made the round of 32 since 2007 and HPU's first Power 4 win in program history.
 
Back-to-Back Big South Regular-Season & Tournament Champs
The Panthers hoisted the Big South championship trophy and cut down the nets for the second time in program history and became the first Big South team to win back-to-back tournament championships since Winthrop from 2019-21. HPU won its third straight Big South Regular-Season title and set a program record in league play going 15-1.
 
Win Like Flynn
Coach Clayman was named the Big South Coach of the Year and was the first head coach in Big South history to win the Big South Championship in his first year since 1998-99. HPU finished the season with a Big South and program record, 31-5 overall, breaking the program and conference record of 29 wins set by High Point in 2024-25 and Winthrop in 2006-07. High Point was the first-ever Big South member with three consecutive 27-plus win seasons in league history. Coach Clayman was also voted a finalist for the Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year, given to the top first-time head coaches in college basketball.
 
Top 10 Nationally in Multiple Statistical Categories
High Point finished the 2025-26 season ranked in the Top 10 in multiple statistical categories - 1st in scoring margin (18.5), 1st in steals per game (10.6), 2nd Turnover Margin (6.7), 3rd in scoring offense (89.7), 3rd in fastbreak points (18.61), 4th in turnovers forced (15.97), 6th in winning percentage (86.1%), 8th in free throws made (19.2), 10th in assist/turnover ratio (1.77), and 10th in free throw attempts (25.9).