# 2016–17 High Point Panthers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represented High Point University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eighth-year head coach Scott Cherry, played their home games at the Millis Athletic Convocation Center as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 9–9 in Big South play, to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to Gardner–Webb.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2015–16 season 21–11, 13–5 in Big South play, to win a share of the regular season championship. They defeated Longwood in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament before losing to UNC Asheville in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who did not with their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to South Carolina.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Averett | W 74–41 | 1–0 | Millis Center (1,333) High Point, NC |
| November 15, 2016* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech | L 73–99 | 1–1 | Cassell Coliseum (6,428) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 18, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | UNC Greensboro HPU Classic | W 63–57 | 2–1 | Millis Center (1,750) High Point, NC |
| November 19, 2016* 4:00 p.m. | | Navy HPU Classic | W 69–62 | 3–1 | Millis Center (1,750) High Point, NC |
| November 20, 2016* 12:30 p.m. | | North Dakota State | L 44–70 | 3–2 | Millis Center (1,100) High Point, NC |
| November 25, 2016* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra | | at Clemson | L 74–83 | 3–3 | Littlejohn Coliseum (5,500) Clemson, SC |
| November 28, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | at Morgan State | W 62–61 | 4–3 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (892) Baltimore, MD |
| December 3, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Drexel | L 72–78 | 4–4 | Millis Center (1,106) High Point, NC |
| December 6, 2016* 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at Vanderbilt | L 63–90 | 4–5 | Memorial Gymnasium (8,288) Nashville, TN |
| December 11, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | Ferrum | W 77–53 | 5–5 | Millis Center (805) High Point, NC |
| December 16, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | North Carolina Wesleyan | W 79–61 | 6–5 | Millis Center (1,115) High Point, NC |
| December 19, 2016* 7:30 p.m. | | at Western Carolina | L 65–70 | 6–6 | Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2016 7:00 p.m. | | at Gardner–Webb | W 71–64 | 7–6 (1–0) | Paul Porter Arena (1,014) Boiling Springs, NC |
| December 31, 2016 4:00 p.m. | | Longwood | L 55–60 | 7–7 (1–1) | Millis Cener (712) High Point, NC |
| January 4, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Winthrop | L 74–80 | 7–8 (1–2) | Millis Center (1,127) High Point, NC |
| January 7, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | at UNC Asheville | L 58–88 | 7–9 (1–3) | Kimmel Arena (912) Asheville, NC |
| January 11, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Liberty | L 58–62 | 7–10 (1–4) | Millis Center (904) High Point, NC |
| January 14, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Presbyterian | W 77–44 | 8–10 (2–4) | Millis Center (1,404) High Point, NC |
| January 19, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Campbell | W 83–78 | 9–10 (3–4) | Gore Arena (2,180) Buies Creek, NC |
| January 21, 2017 12:00 p.m., ASN | | at Radford | W 61–58 | 10–10 (4–4) | Dedmon Center (1,511) Radford, VA |
| January 26, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Charleston Southern | W 72–69 $^{OT}$ | 11–10 (5–4) | Millis Center (1,137) High Point, NC |
| January 28, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Winthrop | W 83–80 $^{OT}$ | 12–10 (6–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,255) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 1, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Longwood | W 92–68 | 13–10 (7–4) | Willett Hall (842) Farmville, VA |
| February 4, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UNC Asheville | L 71–74 | 13–11 (7–5) | Millis Center (1,750) High Point, NC |
| February 9, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Presbyterian | W 68–58 | 14–11 (8–5) | Templeton Center (379) Clinton, SC |
| February 11, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Radford | L 68–69 $^{OT}$ | 14–12 (8–6) | Millis Center (1,141) High Point, NC |
| February 14, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Liberty | L 52–55 | 14–13 (8–7) | Vines Center (1,469) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 18, 2017 5:30 p.m. | | at Charleston Southern | L 75–76 | 14–14 (8–8) | CSU Field House (802) North Charleston, SC |
| February 23, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Campbell | W 59–49 | 15–14 (9–8) | Millis Center (1,404) High Point, NC |
| February 25, 2017 4:00 p.m. | | Gardner–Webb | L 86–88 $^{OT}$ | 15–15 (9–9) | Millis Center (1,174) High Point, NC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2017 9:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) Gardner–Webb Quarterfinals | L 55–91 | 15–16 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,556) Rock Hill, SC |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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