# 2022–23 High Point Panthers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represented High Point University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach G. G. Smith, his first full year as head coach. The Panthers played their home games at the Qubein Center in High Point, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 6–12 in Big South play to finish eighth place. They lost to Charleston Southern in the first round of the Big South tournament.
On March 3, the school fired head coach GG Smith. On March 27, the school named Creighton assistant coach Alan Huss the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2021–22 season 14–17, 7–9 in Big South play to finish in tied for third place in the North Division. In the Big South tournament, they defeated Hampton in the first round, before falling to Winthrop in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| John-Michael Wright | 1 | G | 6'0" | 186 | Junior | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Transferred to Oklahoma State |
| Rob Peterson III | 22 | F | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina | Graduated |
| Caleb Wright | 24 | F | 6'3" | 206 | Redshirt Freshman | Phoenix, Arizona | Transferred to Lincoln (MO) |
| John-Michael Hughes | 32 | G | 6'0" | 181 | Redshirt Junior | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | Transferred to The Citadel |
| Caden Sanchez | 35 | F | 6'6" | 236 | Redshirt Senior | Columbus, Ohio | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Ahmard Harvey | 1 | G | 6'7" | -- | Redshirt Junior | Freeport, Bahamas | Coastal Carolina |
| Abdoulaye Thiam | 11 | G | 6'4" | 225 | Redshirt Sophomore | Orlando, Florida | Minnesota |

### Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Sam Perez F | Raleigh, North Carolina | Trinity Academy (NC) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 3, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Liam Carney G | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Providence Academy (MN) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 9, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Justin Taylor G | Charlotte, North Carolina | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 26, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 5, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Bridgewater | W 100–61 | | 23 – Thiam | 11 – Harvey | 8 – Randleman | Qubein Center (2,908) High Point, NC |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pfeiffer | W 111–71 | 1–0 | 23 – House | 8 – Izunabor | 5 – Randleman | Qubein Center (3,013) High Point, NC |
| November 12, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wofford | W 91–80 | 2–0 | 33 – House | 10 – Tied | 5 – Randleman | Qubein Center (3,765) High Point, NC |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lees–McRae | W 100–83 | 3–0 | 23 – Thiam | 10 – Harvey | 3 – Tied | Qubein Center (2,042) High Point, NC |
| November 18, 2022* 10:00 p.m., MWN | | at UNLV SoCal Challenge campus-site game | L 68–78 | 3–1 | 20 – Tied | 8 – Austin | 8 – Randleman | Thomas & Mack Center (4,589) Paradise, NV |
| November 21, 2022* 5:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Central Michigan SoCal Challenge Sand Division semifinals | W 68–67 | 4–1 | 26 – House | 12 – Izunabor | 2 – Randleman | The Pavilion at JSerra (350) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 23, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Tennessee State SoCal Challenge Sand Division Final | W 77–72 | 5–1 | 18 – Randleman | 9 – Thiam | 3 – Randleman | The Pavilion at JSerra (300) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Elon | W 84–70 | 6–1 | 15 – Izunabor | 9 – Izunabor | 4 – Tied | Qubein Center (4,872) High Point, NC |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 93–88 | 7–1 | 25 – Austin | 10 – Izunabor | 3 – House | Qubein Center (2,744) High Point, NC |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Furman | W 85–82 | 8–1 | 29 – House | 7 – Tied | 3 – Thiam | Timmons Arena (1,427) Greenville, SC |
| December 9, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Queens | L 79–87 | 8–2 | 16 – Thiam | 9 – Austin | 6 – Randleman | Qubein Center (3,202) High Point, NC |
| December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at UNC Wilmington | L 82–85 | 8–3 | 25 – House | 9 – Harvey | 3 – Randleman | Trask Coliseum (3,745) Wilmington, NC |
| December 21, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 49–60 | 8–4 | 17 – House | 9 – Harvey | 1 – Tied | Williams Arena (3,618) Greenville, NC |
| Big South regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 73–87 | 8–5 (0–1) | 18 – Austin | 6 – Tied | 4 – House | Willett Hall (496) Farmville, VA |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | L 73–80 | 8–6 (0–2) | 23 – Thiam | 11 – Tied | 5 – Randleman | Qubein Center (2,717) High Point, NC |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | L 72–76 | 8–7 (0–3) | 17 – House | 12 – Harvey | 4 – Randleman | Qubein Center (2,021) High Point, NC |
| January 7, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | L 57–76 | 8–8 (0–4) | 15 – House | 8 – Harvey | 2 – Tied | G. B. Hodge Center (323) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 69–106 | 8–9 (0–5) | 23 – House | 6 – Harvey | 3 – Randleman | Buccaneer Field House (792) North Charleston, SC |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 64–56 | 9–9 (1–5) | 18 – House | 10 – Harvey | 4 – Childress | Qubein Center (4,206) High Point, NC |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Winthrop | W 71–66 | 10–9 (2–5) | 19 – Austin | 9 – Izunabor | 6 – Randleman | Qubein Center (2,912) High Point, NC |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 80–95 | 10–10 (2–6) | 26 – Austin | 8 – Izunabor | 6 – Thiam | Dedmon Center (1,671) Radford, VA |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Campbell | L 64–72 | 10–11 (2–7) | 18 – Austin | 9 – Austin | 5 – Childress | Qubein Center (2,577) High Point, NC |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner-Webb | L 58–86 | 10–12 (2–8) | 20 – House | 7 – Holt | 4 – House | Paul Porter Arena (503) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | L 63–89 | 10–13 (2–9) | 17 – Thiam | 10 – Harvey | 4 – Thiam | Kimmel Arena (2,288) Asheville, NC |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 81–73 | 11–13 (3–9) | 19 – Austin | 11 – Harvey | 6 – Austin | Qubein Center (6,030) High Point, NC |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Campbell | L 66–82 | 11–14 (3–10) | 20 – Childress | 7 – Harvey | 3 – House | Gore Arena (1,416) Buies Creek, NC |
| February 11, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | L 67–70 | 11–15 (3–11) | 17 – Thiam | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Qubein Center (3,418) High Point, NC |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 71–69 | 12–15 (4–11) | 21 – House | 8 – Harvey | 4 – Randleman | Templeton Physical Education Center (305) Clinton, SC |
| February 18, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | USC-Upstate | W 81–66 | 13–15 (5–11) | 24 – Thiam | 7 – Tied | 5 – Randleman | Qubein Center (3,019) High Point, NC |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Radford | W 69–64 | 14–15 (6–11) | 20 – Austin | 9 – Izunabor | 4 – House | Qubein Center (3,476) High Point, NC |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 78–84 | 14–16 (6–12) | 17 – Austin | 10 – Austin | 5 – Randleman | Winthrop Coliseum (1,504) Rock Hill, SC |
| Big South tournament |||||||||
| March 1, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Charleston Southern First round | L 70–72 | 14–17 | 24 – House | 12 – Austin | 6 – Randleman | Bojangles Coliseum (1,177) Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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