2024–25 High Point Panthers men's basketball team

2024–25 High Point Panthers men's basketball
2024–25 High Point Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach	Alan Huss (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Flynn Clayman
Assistant coaches	Mike Nesbitt; Corey Edwards; Matt Brady; Antoine Young;
Home arena	Qubein Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big South men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charleston Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Gardner–Webb	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
High Point	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Longwood	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Presbyterian	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Radford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNC Asheville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC Upstate	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Winthrop	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big South tournament winner

The 2024–25 High Point Panthers men's basketball team will represent High Point University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second-year head coach Alan Huss, will play their home games at the Qubein Center in High Point, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2023–24 season 27–9, 13–3 in Big South play to finish as Big South regular season champions.^[1] As the top seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated Radford in the quarterfinals,^[2] before being upset by evenutal tournament champions Longwood in the semifinals.^[3] They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #1 seed,^[4] where defeat Cleveland State^[5] and Arkansas State,^[6] before falling to Seattle in the championship game.^[7]

Roster

2024–25 High Point Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Terry Anderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Deer Park, Texas
G	1	Kezza Giffa	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Paris, France
G	2	Chase Johnston	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Boca Raton, Florida
G	3	Trae Benham	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Concord, North Carolina
G	4	D'Maurian Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	GS	Phoenix, Arizona
F	5	Kimani Hamilton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Jackson, Mississippi
G	7	Titas Sargiunas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	So	Kaunas, Lithuania
F	10	Simon Hildebrandt	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Jr	Winnipeg, Canada
G	11	Abdoulaye Thiam	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Orlando, Florida
F	13	Liam McChesney	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	GS	Prince Rupert, Canada
F	14	Birgir Irving	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Garðabær, Iceland
F	15	Braden Hausen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Fr	Amarillo, Texas
G	16	Liam Carney	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	So	Minneapolis, Minnesota
F	19	Josh Ibukunoluwa	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	Fr	Perth, Australia
F	21	Juslin Bodo Bodo	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Yaoundé, Cameroon
G	22	Andrew Sineway	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	So	Boynton Beach, Florida
G	24	David Fonville	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Jacksonville, Florida
G	33	Mavrick Miller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	40	Ivan Matlekovic	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Sisak, Croatia
G	55	Bobby Pettiford	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Durham, North Carolina

Head coach

Alan Huss (Creighton)

Assistant coach(es)

Flynn Clayman (Troy)
Mike Nesbitt (New Mexico)
Corey Edwards (George Mason)
Matt Brady (Siena)
Antoine Young (Creighton)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 22, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 4:00 pm	at East Tennessee State	W 71–56	—	Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
November 2, 2024* 7:00 pm	Averett			Qubein Center High Point, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Coppin State			Qubein Center High Point, NC
November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Jackson State			Qubein Center High Point, NC
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Carolina Central			Qubein Center High Point, NC
November 15, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UAB			Qubein Center High Point, NC
November 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	American			Qubein Center High Point, NC
November 24, 2024* 5:00 pm, FloHoops	vs. Missouri State Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals			John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2024* FloHoops	vs. Old Dominion/Boston College Cayman Islands Classic			John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2024* FloHoops	vs. Cayman Islands Classic			John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Pfeiffer			Qubein Center High Point, NC
December 3, 2024* 7:00 pm	at UNC Greensboro			First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC
December 6, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	North Texas			Qubein Center High Point, NC
December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm	vs. Appalachian State			Novant Health Fieldhouse Greensboro, NC
December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Carolina			Qubein Center High Point, NC
December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm	at Southern Illinois			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Norfolk State			Qubein Center High Point, NC
Big South regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Radford			Qubein Center High Point, NC
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UNC Asheville			Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Charleston Southern			Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, SC
January 11, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Gardner–Webb			Qubein Center High Point, NC
January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Longwood			Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
January 18, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Presbyterian			Qubein Center High Point, NC
January 22, 2025 ESPN+	at USC Upstate			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Winthrop			Qubein Center High Point, NC
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Presbyterian			Templeton Center Clinton, SC
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Radford			Dedmon Center Radford, VA
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UNC Asheville			Qubein Center High Point, NC
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Longwood			Qubein Center High Point, NC
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Winthrop			Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Charleston Southern			Qubein Center High Point, NC
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Gardner–Webb			Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	USC Upstate			Qubein Center High Point, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
^ "High Point beats Radford in Big South Men's Tournament Quarterfinals". WFMY News 2. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
^ "Championship Bound: Longwood Beats High Point in Semi-Final with Sensational Comeback". therotundaonline.com. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
^ "Thiam's 27 help High Point defeat Cleveland State 93-74 in CBI". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
^ "Giffa's 22 lead High Point over Arkansas State 81-80 in CBI semifinals". KSL.com. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
^ "Seattle U men win CBI Championship". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
^ "High Point Panthers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

[2] "High Point beats Radford in Big South Men's Tournament Quarterfinals". WFMY News 2. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

[3] "Championship Bound: Longwood Beats High Point in Semi-Final with Sensational Comeback". therotundaonline.com. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

[4] "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

[5] "Thiam's 27 help High Point defeat Cleveland State 93-74 in CBI". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

[6] "Giffa's 22 lead High Point over Arkansas State 81-80 in CBI semifinals". KSL.com. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

[7] "Seattle U men win CBI Championship". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

[8] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

[9] "High Point Panthers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

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