HIGH POINT BASKETBALL 2017-18 Men’S Basketball Prospectus & Record Book
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HIGH POINT BASKETBALL 2017-18 Men’s Basketball Prospectus & Record Book #1 Brandon Kamga #2 Austin White #3 Jamal Wright #4 Tim Cameron So. • G • 6-5 • 217 Sr. • G • 6-0 • 190 So. • G • 5-11 • 175 R-Fr. • G • 6-4 • 180 Reston, Va. (Northeastern) South Orange, N.J. Upper Marlboro, Md. Norcross, Ga. #5 Justyn Mutts #11 Denny Slay #13 Jahaad Proctor #14 Luke Vargo Fr. • F • 6-7 • 220 Fr. • G • 5-11 • 185 So. • G • 6-3 • 205 So. • F • 6-7 • 205 Millville, N.J. Woodbridge, Va. Harrisburg, Pa. (Iona) Dublin, Ohio #15 Cliff Thomas Jr. #22 Andre Fox #25 Ricky Madison #33 Sam Berlin So. • F • 6-8 • 215 Jr. • G • 6-4 • 185 Jr. • G/F • 6-7 • 215 Jr. • C • 6-10 • 250 Montgomery, Ala. Greenbelt, Md. Norcross, Ga. Manassas, Va. (St. Thomas Aquinas) #34 Jordan Whitehead #35 Caden Sanchez #43 Dexter Gooding Sr. • F • 6-5 • 235 Fr. • F • 6-8 • 260 Jr. • G • 6-4 • 195 Morris Plains, N.J. Columbus, Ohio Daytona Beach, Fla. WWW.HIGHPOINTPANTHERS.COM HIGH POINT BASKETBALL 2017-18 Men’s Basketball Prospectus & Record Book 2017-18 HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL Quick Facts High Point University Basketball Staff Location ........................................................................... High Point, N.C. Head Coach .....................Scott Cherry (North Carolina ’93), ninth season Founded .............................................................................................. 1924 HPU/Career record ................ 132-118 (84-56 Big South), eight seasons Enrollment ......................................................................................... 4,600 Assistant Coach .................................. Ahmad Dorsett (George Mason ’00) Nickname....................................................................................... Panthers Assistant Coach ....................................... Trey Brown (South Carolina ’10) Colors ..............................................................................Purple and White Assistant Coach ........................................... Eric Gabriel (West Liberty ’04) Conference ...........................................................Big South (NCAA Div. I) Director of Operations ...................................Scott Lombardi (UMBC ‘07) President ................................................Dr. Nido Qubein (High Point ’70) Director of Player Development ................. Nate Bollinger (Millersville ‘14) Athletic Director ................................. Dan Hauser (Appalachian State ‘92) Asst AD/Sports Medicine ...............................Josh Geruso (High Point ‘03) Facility ...........................................Millis Athletic and Convocation Center Strength & Conditioning Coach ...............Andrew Crossley (Tennessee ‘04) Capacity ............................................................................................. 1,750 Athletic Communications Staff Team Information Assistant AD/MBB Contact ......................Tom Fenstermaker (Towson ‘08) 2016-17 Overall Record ..................................................................... 15-16 Office/Cell phone ................................... (336) 841-4605 / (336) 259-1708 2016-17 Big South Record ..................................................................... 9-9 Email ......................................................................tfenster@highpoint.edu 2016-17 Big South Finish ...................................................................... 5th Assistant Director/Secondary MBB ............Kevin Burke (Virginia Tech ‘12) 2016-17 Postseason ...........................................0-1 Big South Tournament Office/Cell phone ................................... (336) 841-4638 / (336) 848-6944 Big South Regular Season Championships ............ 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Email .....................................................................kburke1@highpoint.edu Post-Season Appearances ... 4 (2016 NIT, 2015 CIT, 2014 NIT, 2013 CIT) Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................................................. 9/4 Assistant Director/WBB Contact .............................. Cory McCune (Ohio ‘13) Starters Returning/Lost .......................................................................... 4/1 Office/Cell phone ................................... (336) 841-4640 / (336) 848-4222 Newcomers ............................................................................................... 4 Email ....................................................................cmccune@highpoint.edu Players to watch............................................................... Andre Fox (Jr., G) Multimedia Coordinator ............................Patrick Norwood (Alabama ‘14) ................................................................................ Jahaad Proctor (So., G) Office/Cell phone ................................... (336) 841-4540 / (336) 848-8803 ............................................................................Brandonn Kamga (So., G) Email ................................................................. [email protected] First year of varsity basketball ......................................................... 1927-28 Program record ......................................................................... 1,386-1,041 Press Row Phone .................................................................(336) 888-6313 All-time record at the Millis Center .................................................. 231-96 SID fax ................................................................................(336) 841-9182 Mailing Address ........................................Athletic Communications Office Broadcast Information ................................................................................1 University Parkway Internet Audio ........................................................ HighPointPanthers.com .......................................................................... High Point, N.C. 27268 Play-by-Play ...............................................Kevin Burke (Virginia Tech ‘12) Website .................................................................. HighPointPanthers.com Color Analyst ..........................Stafford Stephenson (Emory and Henry ‘69) WWW.HIGHPOINTPANTHERS.COM 1 HIGH POINT BASKETBALL 2017-18 Men’s Basketball Prospectus & Record Book Big South 2017-18 Season Preview Preseason Poll Rk. Team Points The High Point University men’s basketball team 1. UNC Asheville (23) 278 heads into the 2017-18 season with a renewed sense of 2. Winthrop (3) 244 optimism, buoyed by three transfers and three freshmen 3. Liberty (1) 241 who are set to make their debuts for the Purple & White. 4. Campbell (2) 187 5. Gardner-Webb 167 The Panthers are coming off a 15-16 season after 6. High Point 146 winning four consecutive Big South regular season 7. Radford 141 8. Charleston Southern 98 championships and postseason appearances from 2013- 9. Longwood 57 16, but return a wealth of experience, including four 10. Presbyterian 36 starters. HPU loses All-Big South Second-Team mem- (first place votes in parentheses) ber Miles Bowman Jr., Anthony Lindauer and Tarique Thompson to graduation, but welcomed guard Denny Preseason Slay and forwards Justyn Mutts and Caden Sanchez to All-Conference campus this summer. Junior forward Sam Berlin and First Team sophomore guards Brandonn Kamga and Jahaad Proc- Cheris Clemons, Campbell tor, who sat out last season after transferring to HPU, Xavier Cooks, Winthrop will make their Panther debuts. Jamal Wright Ahmad Thomas, UNC Asheville MaCio Teague, UNC Asheville “We have depth at every position and I’m really The Panthers have been selected sixth in this year’s Christian Keeling, Charleston So. happy with the intensity shown at practice,” HPU head Big South preseason poll, receiving 146 points, behind Second Team coach Scott Cherry said. “These guys love to compete. UNC Asheville (278), Winthrop (244), Liberty (241), Ed Polite Jr., Radford With most teams when you slow it down and try to Campbell (187) and Gardner-Webb (167). Radford Ryan Kemrite, Liberty teach and do drills, the intensity may not be the best, was seventh with 141 points, followed by Charleston David Efianayi, Gardner-Webb but we’re pretty good at it. Whatever drill it is, two-on- Kevin Vannatta, UNC Asheville Southern (98), Longwood (57) and Presbyterian (36). Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz, Liberty two, one-on-one, if we’re keeping score, the guys want to win, so they go hard. High Point has a competitive non-conference schedule, featuring away contests at Tennessee (Nov. “Seeing them diving on the floor for loose balls, 14), Charlotte (Nov. 24), Pitt (Nov. 28) and College of taking charges, the response (to what we have asked of Charleston (Dec. 4) and home games against William them) has really been there in a positive way. The great & Mary (Nov. 10) and The Citadel (Nov. 18). thing about this group is that they are willing to do the extra work “We have a good blend of competitive games with to try and put themselves in a two CAA schools, three Southern Conference schools position to win.” and a school each from the ACC, the SEC and Confer- ence USA,” Cherry said. With that added intensity and depth, Coach Cherry and his BACK COURT staff have put a greater emphasis High Point will feature three newcomers (Kamga, on being better at both ends of Proctor and Slay) mixing in with the three returning the floor at the same time. starters, sophomore point guard Jamal Wright, senior wing Austin White and junior wing Andre Fox. “We’ve been really