# 2015–16 High Point Panthers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represented High Point University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh year head coach Scott Cherry, played their home games at the Millis Athletic Convocation Center and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the 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 to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UNC Asheville. As a regular season conference champion and #1 seed in their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to South Carolina.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 23–10, 13–5 in conference and tied for first place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to Gardner–Webb. They received a bid to the CIT where they lost to Eastern Kentucky in the second round.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | John Brown | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | Senior-RS | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 2 | Austin White | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Sophomore | South Orange, New Jersey |
| 3 | Andre Fox | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Freshman | Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 5 | DeAndre Barber | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Sophomore | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| 10 | Tarique Thompson | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Raeford, North Carolina |
| 11 | Haiishen McIntyre | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Senior | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 12 | Jorge Perez-Laham | Guard | 6–1 | 187 | Junior | Canóvanas, Puerto Rico |
| 15 | Lorenzo Cugini | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Senior | Stow, Ohio |
| 20 | K.J. James | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Sophomore | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 22 | Adam Weary | Guard | 6–3 | 205 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 24 | Anthony Lindauer | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Junior | Moline, Illinois |
| 25 | Ricky Madison | Forward | 6–7 | 207 | Freshman | Norcross, Georgia |
| 33 | Miles Bowman | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Senior | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13* 9:00PM, FCS | | at Texas Tech | L 73–77 | 0–1 | United Supermarkets Arena (5,881) Lubbock, Texas |
| November 15* 4:00PM | | NC Wesleyan | W 93–69 | 1–1 | Millis Athletic Center (1,237) High Point, North Carolina |
| November 18* 7:00PM | | at Drexel | W 75–66 | 2–1 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,413) Philadelphia |
| November 21* 7:00PM | | Western Carolina | W 75–69 | 3–1 | Millis Athletic Center (1,750) High Point, North Carolina |
| November 25* 5:00PM, ESPNU | | at Georgia | L 46–49 | 3–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (5,348) Athens, Georgia |
| November 28* 4:00PM | | Morgan State | W 82–72 | 4–2 | Millis Athletic Center (1,005) High Point, North Carolina |
| December 2 7:00PM | | Longwood | W 90–66 | 5–2 (1–0) | Millis Athletic Center (1,750) High Point, North Carolina |
| December 5 7:00PM | | at Gardner–Webb | W 66–64 | 6–2 (2–0) | Paul Porter Arena (931) Boiling Springs, North Carolina |
| December 9* 7:00PM | | UNC Greensboro | W 90–72 | 7–2 | Millis Athletic Center (1,750) High Point, North Carolina |
| December 13* 4:00PM | | Virginia-Wise | W 111–74 | 8–2 | Millis Athletic Center (1,507) High Point, North Carolina |
| December 16* 7:00PM, ESPN3 | | at NC State | L 73–76 | 8–3 | PNC Arena (15,602) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| December 21* 7:00PM | | at William & Mary | L 75–78 | 8–4 | Kaplan Arena (1,388) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| December 28* 7:00PM | | Methodist | W 96-50 | 9–4 | Millis Athletic Center (1,103) High Point, North Carolina |
| December 31 7:00PM | | Radford | W 77–60 | 10–4 (3–0) | Millis Athletic Center (1,107) High Point, North Carolina |
| January 2 5:30 pm | | at Charleston Southern | W 78–73 | 11–4 (4–0) | CSU Field House (881) North Charleston, South Carolina |
| January 9 4:00PM | | Presbyterian | W 82–66 | 12–4 (5–0) | Millis Athletic Center (1,593) High Point, North Carolina |
| January 14 7:00PM, ESPNU | | at Winthrop | L 66–86 | 12–5 (5–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,471) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| January 16 7:00PM, ESPN3 | | Coastal Carolina | L 68–71 | 12–6 (5–2) | Millis Athletic Center (1,750) High Point, North Carolina |
| January 20 7:00PM | | UNC Asheville | W 73–69 | 13–6 (6–2) | Millis Athletic Center (1,629) High Point, North Carolina |
| January 23 12:00PM, ASN | | at Liberty | L 67–69 | 13–7 (6–3) | Vines Center (2,526) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| January 27 7:00PM | | at Campbell | W 73–63 | 14–7 (7–3) | Gore Arena (1,465) Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| February 3 7:00PM | | Gardner–Webb | L 74–79 | 14–8 (7–4) | Millis Athletic Center (1,597) High Point, North Carolina |
| February 6 7:00PM | | Liberty | L 76–80 | 14–9 (7–5) | Millis Athletic Center (1,750) High Point, North Carolina |
| February 11 7:00PM | | at Coastal Carolina | W 68–67 | 15–9 (8–5) | HTC Center (2,395) Conway, South Carolina |
| February 13 7:00PM, ESPN3 | | Charleston Southern | W 72–50 | 16–9 (9–5) | Millis Athletic Center (1,750) High Point, North Carolina |
| February 18 7:00PM | | at Longwood | W 88–80 | 17–9 (10–5) | Willett Hall (1,218) Farmville, Virginia |
| February 20 4:30PM | | at Radford | W 75–72 $^{OT}$ | 18–9 (11–5) | Dedmon Center (2,331) Radford, Virginia |
| February 25 7:00PM, ESPNU | | Winthrop | W 87-85 | 19–9 (12–5) | Millis Athletic Center (1,750) High Point, North Carolina |
| February 27 7:00PM | | at Presbyterian | W 80–60 | 20–9 (13–5) | Templeton Center (539) Clinton, South Carolina |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 4 12:00PM, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (8) Longwood Quarterfinals | W 89–78 | 21–9 | Gore Arena (1,505) Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| March 5 1:00PM, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (4) UNC Asheville Semifinals | L 69–80 | 21–10 | Gore Arena (2,580) Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| NIT ||||||
| March 15* 7:00PM, ESPNU | (8) | at (1) South Carolina First round – South Carolina Bracket | L 66–88 | 21–11 | Colonial Life Arena (2,566) Columbia, South Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||