# 2019–20 High Point Panthers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represented High Point University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second-year head coach Tubby Smith, played their home games at the Millis Athletic Convocation Center in High Point, North Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 6–12 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to USC Upstate.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2018–19 season 16–15 overall, 9–7 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the Big South tournament, they were defeated by Gardner–Webb in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Averett | W 79–68 | | Millis Center High Point, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | William & Mary | L 56–70 | 0–1 | Millis Center (1,292) High Point, NC |
| November 9, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Wofford | L 61–89 | 0–2 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Boston College Gotham Classic | L 33–59 | 0–3 | Conte Forum (4,710) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 18, 2019* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Belmont Gotham Classic | L 61–90 | 0–4 | Curb Event Center (1,556) Nashville, TN |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FSMW | | at Saint Louis Gotham Classic | L 55–67 | 0–5 | Chaifetz Arena (4,624) St. Louis, MO |
| November 23, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington Gotham Classic | L 74–90 | 0–6 | Millis Center (874) High Point, NC |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Greensboro | W 90–73 | 1–6 | Millis Center (1,105) High Point, NC |
| December 2, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 70–93 | 1–7 | UNF Arena (1,328) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Elon | W 70–66 $^{OT}$ | 2–7 | Millis Center (1,831) High Point, NC |
| December 14, 2019* 4:00 p.m. | | at Florida Atlantic | L 64–81 | 2–8 | FAU Arena (1,350) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | L 72–87 | 2–9 | Millis Center (928) High Point, NC |
| December 21, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Belmont Abbey | W 92–66 | 3–9 | Millis Center (974) High Point, NC |
| December 30, 2019* 8:00 p.m., LHN | | at Texas | L 58–89 | 3–10 | Frank Erwin Center (8,652) Austin, TX |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 62–73 | 3–11 (0–1) | Dedmon Center (1,222) Radford, VA |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 57–79 | 3–12 (0–2) | Millis Center (1,107) High Point, NC |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 62–77 | 3–13 (0–3) | Templeton Physical Education Center (482) Clinton, SC |
| January 16, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 68–66 | 4–13 (1–3) | Kimmel Arena (1,176) Asheville, NC |
| January 18, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Charleston Southern | L 60–79 | 4–14 (1–4) | Millis Center (1,272) High Point, NC |
| January 20, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 70–62 | 5–14 (2–4) | G. B. Hodge Center (535) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | L 76–79 $^{OT}$ | 5–15 (2–5) | Millis Center (1,094) High Point, NC |
| January 25, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | L 62–72 | 5–16 (2–6) | Millis Center (1,408) High Point, NC |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Campbell | W 62–57 | 6–16 (3–6) | Gore Arena (2,137) Buies Creek, NC |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 88–85 | 7–16 (4–6) | Millis Center (811) High Point, NC |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Radford | L 70–81 | 7–17 (4–7) | Millis Center (1,258) High Point, NC |
| February 10, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Gardner–Webb | L 55–86 | 7–18 (4–8) | Paul Porter Arena (1,150) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 13, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 63–66 | 7–19 (4–9) | CSU Field House (693) North Charleston, SC |
| February 15, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 62–54 | 8–19 (5–9) | Millis Center (1,638) High Point, NC |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 82–70 | 9–19 (6–9) | Millis Center (1,051) High Point, NC |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 54–57 | 9–20 (6–10) | Willett Hall (1,672) Farmville, VA |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | L 76–80 | 9–21 (6–11) | Millis Center (1,204) High Point, NC |
| February 29, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 76–84 | 9–22 (6–12) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,523) Rock Hill, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (10) | at (7) USC Upstate First round | L 59–69 | 9–23 | G. B. Hodge Center (765) Spartanburg, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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