# 2021–22 High Point Panthers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represented High Point University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Tubby Smith through the first 26 games of the season and by interim head coach G. G. Smith for the remainder of the season, played their home games at the newly opened Qubein Center in High Point, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. With the reintroduction of divisions for the first time since the 2013–14 season, the Panthers played in the North division. They finished the season 14–17, 7–9 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for third place in the North division. As the No. 7 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated Hampton in the first round before losing to Winthrop in the quarterfinals.
On February 16, 2022, Tubby Smith announced he was stepping down as head coach effective immediately. His son, associate head coach G. G. Smith, was named interim coach for the remainder of the season and for the 2022–23 season.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Panthers finished the 2020–21 season 9–15, 6–11 in Big South play, to finish in eighth place. They defeated USC Upstate in the first round of the Big South tournament before losing to Winthrop in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mount Olive | W 95–70 | – | Qubein Center (4,115) High Point, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Shenandoah | W 108–59 | 1–0 | Qubein Center (2,814) High Point, NC |
| November 12, 2021* 8:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Northwestern | L 60–95 | 1–1 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,074) Evanston, IL |
| November 16, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Notre Dame | L 61–70 | 1–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,124) Notre Dame, IN |
| November 20, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Howard Legends Classic at High Point | W 73–63 | 2–2 | Qubein Center (3,957) High Point, NC |
| November 21, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | | Georgia State Legends Classic at High Point | L 66–74 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | Qubein Center (3,112) High Point, NC |
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chowan | W 90–60 | 3–3 | Qubein Center (1,375) High Point, NC |
| November 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Furman | L 70–74 | 3–4 | Qubein Center (2,711) High Point, NC |
| December 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Elon | W 83–77 | 4–4 | Schar Center (3,158) Elon, NC |
| December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Guilford | W 64–59 | 5–4 | Qubein Center (2,675) High Point, NC |
| December 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. South Carolina State No Room for Racism Classic | L 66–67 | 5–5 | Rock Hill Sports and Event Center Rock Hill, SC |
| December 18, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Wilmington | L 69–71 $^{OT}$ | 5–6 | Qubein Center (2,334) High Point, NC |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida Atlantic | W 55–52 | 6–6 | Qubein Center (2,216) High Point, NC |
| December 29, 2021* 3:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 10 Michigan State | L 68–81 | 6–7 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| December 31, 2021* 12:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 18 Kentucky | L 48–92 | 6–8 | Rupp Arena (19,735) Lexington, KY |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| January 12, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | L 65–66 | 6–9 (0–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (669) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | North Carolina A&T | W 75–71 | 7–9 (1–1) | Qubein Center (3,375) High Point, NC |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 66–70 | 7–10 (1–2) | Buccaneer Field House (511) North Charleston, SC |
| January 22, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hampton | L 64–68 $^{OT}$ | 7–11 (1–3) | Hampton Convocation Center (0) Hampton, VA |
| January 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Winthrop Rescheduled from January 5 | W 65–56 | 8–11 (2–3) | Qubein Center (1,909) High Point, NC |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Radford | W 63–58 | 9–11 (3–3) | Qubein Center (2,255) High Point, NC |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Campbell | L 72–77 | 9–12 (3–4) | Gore Arena (1,924) Buies Creek, NC |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Gardner–Webb | L 57–65 | 9–13 (3–5) | Qubein Center (1,922) High Point, NC |
| February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 91–83 $^{OT}$ | 10–13 (4–5) | Qubein Center (4,698) High Point, NC |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Presbyterian | W 79–70 | 11–13 (5–5) | Templeton Physical Education Center (423) Clinton, SC |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Campbell | L 42–60 | 11–14 (5–6) | Qubein Center (4,072) High Point, NC |
| February 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood Rescheduled from January 8 | L 66–70 | 11–15 (5–7) | Willett Hall (1,308) Farmville, VA |
| February 17, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Longwood | L 71–78 | 11–16 (5–8) | Qubein Center (5,647) High Point, NC |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 64–66 | 11–17 (5–9) | Dedmon Center (1,711) Radford, VA |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Carolina A&T | W 78–58 | 12–17 (6–9) | Corbett Sports Center (2,815) Greensboro, NC |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 88–77 | 13–17 (7–9) | Qubein Center (4,550) High Point, NC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) Hampton First round | W 84–77 $^{OT}$ | 14–17 | Bojangles Coliseum (0) Charlotte, NC |
| March 4, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Winthrop Quarterfinals | L 51–68 | 14–18 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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