2022–23 High Point Panthers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represented High Point University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach G. G. Smith, his first full year as head coach. The Panthers played their home games at the Qubein Center in High Point, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 6–12 in Big South play to finish eighth place. They lost to Charleston Southern in the first round of the Big South tournament.

2022–23 High Point Panthers men's basketball
SoCal Challenge Sand Division Champions
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record14–17 (6–12 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaQubein Center
Seasons
2022–23 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Asheville 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Longwood 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Radford 12 6   .667 21 15   .583
USC Upstate 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Gardner–Webb 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Winthrop 10 8   .556 15 17   .469
Campbell 8 10   .444 16 18   .471
High Point 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Charleston Southern 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Presbyterian 1 17   .056 5 27   .156
2023 Big South tournament winner

On March 3, the school fired head coach GG Smith.[1] On March 27, the school named Creighton assistant coach Alan Huss the team's new head coach.

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the 2021–22 season 14–17, 7–9 in Big South play to finish in tied for third place in the North Division.[2] In the Big South tournament, they defeated Hampton in the first round,[3] before falling to Winthrop in the quarterfinals.[4]

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
John-Michael Wright 1 G 6'0" 186 Junior Fayetteville, North Carolina Transferred to Oklahoma State
Rob Peterson III 22 F 6'4" 190 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated
Caleb Wright 24 F 6'3" 206 Redshirt Freshman Phoenix, Arizona Transferred to Lincoln (MO)
John-Michael Hughes 32 G 6'0" 181 Redshirt Junior Ligonier, Pennsylvania Transferred to The Citadel
Caden Sanchez 35 F 6'6" 236 Redshirt Senior Columbus, Ohio Graduated

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Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ahmard Harvey 1 G 6'7" -- Redshirt Junior Freeport, Bahamas Coastal Carolina
Abdoulaye Thiam 11 G 6'4" 225 Redshirt Sophomore Orlando, Florida Minnesota

Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sam Perez
F
Raleigh, North Carolina Trinity Academy (NC) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 3, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Liam Carney
G
Minneapolis, Minnesota Providence Academy (MN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 9, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Justin Taylor
G
Charlotte, North Carolina Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 26, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR


Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2022–23 High Point Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Ahmard Harvey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Freeport, Bahamas
G 2 Jaden House 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Richmond, VA
G 3 Ahmil Flowers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Greensboro, NC
F 4 Alex Holt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Lexington, NC
G 5 Bryant Randleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Durham, NC
F/C 10 Emmanuel Izunabor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Fayetteville, NC
F 11 Abdoulaye Thiam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Orlando, FL
G 12 Bryson Childress 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Albemarle, NC
F 13 Liam Carney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Minneapolis, MN
G 15 Justin Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Charlotte, NC
G 23 Brock Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Burlington, NC
F 24 Sam Perez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Raleigh, NC
G 30 Camren Little 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Charlotte, NC
G 31 AJ Hoynack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Miami, FL
F 42 Jake Koverman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Severna Park, MD
F 55 Zack Austin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS So Winston-Salem, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
Bridgewater W 100–61 
 23  Thiam   11  Harvey   8  Randleman  Qubein Center (2,908)
High Point, NC
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pfeiffer W 111–71  1–0
 23  House   8  Izunabor   5  Randleman  Qubein Center (3,013)
High Point, NC
November 12, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wofford W 91–80  2–0
 33  House   10  Tied   5  Randleman  Qubein Center (3,765)
High Point, NC
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lees–McRae W 100–83  3–0
 23  Thiam   10  Harvey   3  Tied  Qubein Center (2,042)
High Point, NC
November 18, 2022*
10:00 p.m., MWN
at UNLV
SoCal Challenge campus-site game
L 68–78  3–1
 20  Tied   8  Austin   8  Randleman  Thomas & Mack Center (4,589)
Paradise, NV
November 21, 2022*
5:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Central Michigan
SoCal Challenge Sand Division semifinals
W 68–67  4–1
 26  House   12  Izunabor   2  Randleman  The Pavilion at JSerra (350)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 23, 2022*
5:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. Tennessee State
SoCal Challenge Sand Division Final
W 77–72  5–1
 18  Randleman   9  Thiam   3  Randleman  The Pavilion at JSerra (300)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Elon W 84–70  6–1
 15  Izunabor   9  Izunabor   4  Tied  Qubein Center (4,872)
High Point, NC
December 3, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Florida W 93–88  7–1
 25  Austin   10  Izunabor   3  House  Qubein Center (2,744)
High Point, NC
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Furman W 85–82  8–1
 29  House   7  Tied   3  Thiam  Timmons Arena (1,427)
Greenville, SC
December 9, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Queens L 79–87  8–2
 16  Thiam   9  Austin   6  Randleman  Qubein Center (3,202)
High Point, NC
December 18, 2022*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
at UNC Wilmington L 82–85  8–3
 25  House   9  Harvey   3  Randleman  Trask Coliseum (3,745)
Wilmington, NC
December 21, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Carolina L 49–60  8–4
 17  House   9  Harvey   1  Tied  Williams Arena (3,618)
Greenville, NC
Big South regular season
December 29, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Longwood L 73–87  8–5
(0–1)
 18  Austin   6  Tied   4  House  Willett Hall (496)
Farmville, VA
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Gardner–Webb L 73–80  8–6
(0–2)
 23  Thiam   11  Tied   5  Randleman  Qubein Center (2,717)
High Point, NC
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Asheville L 72–76  8–7
(0–3)
 17  House   12  Harvey   4  Randleman  Qubein Center (2,021)
High Point, NC
January 7, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at USC Upstate L 57–76  8–8
(0–4)
 15  House   8  Harvey   2  Tied  G. B. Hodge Center (323)
Spartanburg, SC
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charleston Southern L 69–106  8–9
(0–5)
 23  House   6  Harvey   3  Randleman  Buccaneer Field House (792)
North Charleston, SC
January 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Presbyterian W 64–56  9–9
(1–5)
 18  House   10  Harvey   4  Childress  Qubein Center (4,206)
High Point, NC
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Winthrop W 71–66  10–9
(2–5)
 19  Austin   9  Izunabor   6  Randleman  Qubein Center (2,912)
High Point, NC
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Radford L 80–95  10–10
(2–6)
 26  Austin   8  Izunabor   6  Thiam  Dedmon Center (1,671)
Radford, VA
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Campbell L 64–72  10–11
(2–7)
 18  Austin   9  Austin   5  Childress  Qubein Center (2,577)
High Point, NC
January 28, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Gardner-Webb L 58–86  10–12
(2–8)
 20  House   7  Holt   4  House  Paul Porter Arena (503)
Boiling Springs, NC
February 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+
at UNC Asheville L 63–89  10–13
(2–9)
 17  Thiam   10  Harvey   4  Thiam  Kimmel Arena (2,288)
Asheville, NC
February 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Charleston Southern W 81–73  11–13
(3–9)
 19  Austin   11  Harvey   6  Austin  Qubein Center (6,030)
High Point, NC
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Campbell L 66–82  11–14
(3–10)
 20  Childress   7  Harvey   3  House  Gore Arena (1,416)
Buies Creek, NC
February 11, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Longwood L 67–70  11–15
(3–11)
 17  Thiam   7  Tied   4  Tied  Qubein Center (3,418)
High Point, NC
February 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Presbyterian W 71–69  12–15
(4–11)
 21  House   8  Harvey   4  Randleman  Templeton Physical Education Center (305)
Clinton, SC
February 18, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
USC-Upstate W 81–66  13–15
(5–11)
 24  Thiam   7  Tied   5  Randleman  Qubein Center (3,019)
High Point, NC
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Radford W 69–64  14–15
(6–11)
 20  Austin   9  Izunabor   4  House  Qubein Center (3,476)
High Point, NC
February 25, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Winthrop L 78–84  14–16
(6–12)
 17  Austin   10  Austin   5  Randleman  Winthrop Coliseum (1,504)
Rock Hill, SC
Big South tournament
March 1, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(8) vs. (9) Charleston Southern
First round
L 70–72  14–17
 24  House   12  Austin   6  Randleman  Bojangles Coliseum (1,177)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "High Point fires basketball coach GG Smith after first full season | The North State Journal". nsjonline.com. March 3, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "HPU Advances to Big South Quarterfinals With Thrilling Overtime Win Over Hampton". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Eagles Advance To Big South Semifinals With Win Over #7 High Point". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". highpointpanthers.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022-23 High Point Panthers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 24, 2021.