# 2024–25 High Point Panthers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represents High Point University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second-year head coach Alan Huss, play their home games at the Qubein Center in High Point, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. As the No. 1 seed in the Big South tournament, the Panthers defeated Gardner–Webb, Radford, and Winthrop to win the tournament championship, overcoming a 15-point deficit in the final game. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's first-ever trip to the tournament.

## 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. As the top seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated Radford in the quarterfinals, before being upset by evenutal tournament champions Longwood in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #1 seed, where they defeated Cleveland State and Arkansas State, before falling to Seattle in the championship game.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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 | W 85–57 | — | Qubein Center (5,144) High Point, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coppin State | W 93–51 | 1–0 | Qubein Center (3,017) High Point, NC |
| November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jackson State | W 80–71 | 2–0 | Qubein Center (3,006) High Point, NC |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 76–60 | 3–0 | Qubein Center (2,896) High Point, NC |
| November 15, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UAB | W 68–65 | 4–0 | Qubein Center (5,028) High Point, NC |
| November 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | American | W 80–73 | 5–0 | Qubein Center (2,889) High Point, NC |
| November 24, 2024* 5:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Missouri State Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals | L 61–71 | 5–1 | John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 25, 2024* 5:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Old Dominion Cayman Islands Classic consolation round | W 73–67 | 6–1 | John Gray Gymnasium (915) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 26, 2024* 1:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Hampton Cayman Islands Classic 5th place game | W 76–73 | 7–1 | John Gray Gymnasium (925) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Pfeiffer | W 81–50 | 8–1 | Qubein Center (1,846) High Point, NC |
| December 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 68–72 | 8–2 | Fleming Gymnasium (1,680) Greensboro, NC |
| December 6, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Texas | W 76–71 | 9–2 | Qubein Center (3,978) High Point, NC |
| December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Appalachian State | W 65–59 | 10–2 | Novant Health Fieldhouse (1,245) Greensboro, NC |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Carolina | W 99–31 | 11–2 | Qubein Center (1,778) High Point, NC |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | W 94–81 | 12–2 | Banterra Center (4,344) Carbondale, IL |
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Norfolk State | L 74–77 | 12–3 | Qubein Center (2,743) High Point, NC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Radford | W 76–58 | 13–3 (1–0) | Qubein Center (4,647) High Point, NC |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | L 99–103 | 13–4 (1–1) | Kimmel Arena (1,739) Asheville, NC |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 93–79 | 14–4 (2–1) | Buccaneer Field House (456) North Charleston, SC |
| January 11, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 96–55 | 15–4 (3–1) | Qubein Center (2,714) High Point, NC |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Longwood | L 80–82 | 15–5 (3–2) | Joan Perry Brock Center (3,128) Farmville, VA |
| January 18, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 77–66 | 16–5 (4–2) | Qubein Center (4,188) High Point, NC |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 86–77 | 17–5 (5–2) | G. B. Hodge Center (651) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | W 84–62 | 18–5 (6–2) | Qubein Center (4,623) High Point, NC |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 84–72 | 19–5 (7–2) | Templeton Center (735) Clinton, SC |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | W 78–75 | 20–5 (8–2) | Dedmon Center (1,342) Radford, VA |
| February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 104–100 $^{OT}$ | 21–5 (9–2) | Qubein Center (6,214) High Point, NC |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Longwood | W 83–72 | 22–5 (10–2) | Qubein Center (5,988) High Point, NC |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | W 88–66 | 23–5 (11–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,736) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 83–60 | 24–5 (12–2) | Qubein Center (2,793) High Point, NC |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | W 90–67 | 25–5 (13–2) | Paul Porter Arena (2,876) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 88–66 | 26–5 (14–2) | Qubein Center (4,318) High Point, NC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (8) Gardner–Webb Quarterfinals | W 85–64 | 27–5 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,541) Johnson City, TN |
| March 8, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (4) Radford Semifinals | W 76–73 | 28–5 | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN |
| March 9, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (3) Winthrop Championship | W 81–69 | 29–5 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,097) Johnson City, TN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 20, 2025* 12:40 pm, TruTV | (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 22 Purdue First Round | | | Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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