# 2018–19 High Point Panthers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represented High Point University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach Tubby Smith, played their home games at the Millis Athletic Convocation Center as members of the Big South Conference.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As a 7 seed, they lost to Longwood in the first round of the Big South tournament.
On March 7, 2018, head coach Scott Cherry and the school mutually agreed to part ways. On March 26, it was reported that the school had hired High Point alumnus Tubby Smith as head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Guilford | W 81–45 | | Millis Center (1,434) High Point, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 69–79 | 0–1 | Kaplan Arena (3,301) Williamsburg, VA |
| Nov 10, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wofford | L 60–68 | 0–2 | Millis Center (1,342) High Point, NC |
| Nov 16, 2018* 6:00 pm | | vs. South Dakota Bimini Jam semifinals | W 60–56 | 1–2 | Gateway Christian Academy (565) Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 17, 2018* 8:30pm | | vs. UMBC Bimini Jam | L 59–68 | 1–3 | Gateway Christian Academy (571) Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 19, 2018* 6:00pm | | vs. Air Force Bimini Jam | W 69–62 | 2–3 | Gateway Christian Academy (561) Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 24, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Carolina | W 55–52 | 3–3 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,156) Greenville, NC |
| Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at The Citadel | L 87–112 | 3–4 | McAlister Field House (556) Charleston, SC |
| Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | L 69–70 | 3–5 | Millis Center (1,492) High Point, NC |
| Dec 4, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | W 55–53 | 4–5 | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,479) Valparaiso, IN |
| Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | W 86–59 | 5–5 | Millis Center (1,211) High Point, NC |
| Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina Wesleyan | W 90–85 $^{OT}$ | 6–5 | Millis Center (771) High Point, NC |
| Dec 22, 2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Richmond | L 59–74 | 6–6 | St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,012) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 29, 2018* 12:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 13 Ohio State | L 64–82 | 6–7 | Value City Arena (14,264) Columbus, OH |
| Jan 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Washington College | W 101–60 | 7–7 | Millis Center (751) High Point, NC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 51–50 | 8–7 (1–0) | CSU Field House (675) North Charleston, SC |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 74–58 | 9–7 (2–0) | Millis Center (1,287) High Point, NC |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Winthrop | W 80–63 | 9–8 (2–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,117) Rock Hill, SC |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 71–54 | 10–8 (3–1) | Millis Center (1,486) High Point, NC |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 51–55 | 10–9 (3–2) | Willett Hall (1,481) Farmville, VA |
| Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 65–61 | 11–9 (4–2) | Millis Center (1,708) High Point, NC |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 67–69 | 11–10 (4–3) | Paul Porter Arena (985) Boiling Springs, NC |
| Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hampton | W 85–69 | 12–10 (5–3) | Millis Center (1,705) High Point, NC |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Campbell | W 57–56 | 13–10 (6–3) | Millis Center (1,511) High Point, NC |
| Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 66–67 $^{OT}$ | 13–11 (6–4) | Dedmon Center (1,610) Radford, VA |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | L 59–62 | 13–12 (6–5) | Millis Center (1,122) High Point, NC |
| Feb 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hampton | W 86–81 $^{OT}$ | 14–12 (7–5) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,125) Hampton, VA |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Campbell | L 48–61 | 14–13 (7–6) | Gore Arena (2,952) Buies Creek, NC |
| Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 87–79 | 15–13 (8–6) | Millis Center (1,202) High Point, NC |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Radford | L 54–72 | 15–14 (8–7) | Millis Center (1,241) High Point, NC |
| Mar 2, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 79–74 | 16–14 (9–7) | Kimmel Arena (2,376) Asheville, NC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) Gardner–Webb Quarterfinals | L 69–75 | 16–15 | Gore Arena (2,948) Buies Creek, NC |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||