High Point University Men's Basketball Roster
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HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY 2013-14 Men’s Basketball Postseason Guide HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY 2013-14 Men’s Basketball Postseason Guide 2013-14 HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL Contents Contents/Quick Facts..................................................1 Season Notes ........................................................... 2-3 Roster ..........................................................................4 About High Point University .......................................5 Head Coach Scott Cherry ...........................................6 Assistant Coaches ........................................................7 Player Bios ............................................................ 8-20 2013-14 Schedule/Results .........................................21 2013-14 Statistics ................................................ 22-23 Points-Rebounds-Assists ............................................24 Player Game Highs....................................................25 Team/Opponent Game-by-Game ........................ 26-27 HPU Records When/The Last Time ..........................28 Miscellaneous Stats ....................................................29 2012-13 Big South Review ........................................30 Awards, Honors .........................................................31 HPU Individual Records ..................................... 32-38 HPU Team Records ............................................. 39-40 Season Records/Coaching Records ............................41 Records vs. Opponents ........................................ 42-43 HPU’s Big South Tournament Results .......................44 Headshot Roster ..........................................Back Cover Big South Commissioner Kyle Kallander and seniors Derrell Edwards and Dejuan McGaughy Quick Facts High Point University Basketball Staff Location ........................................................................... High Point, N.C. Head Coach .......................Scott Cherry (North Carolina ’93), fifth season Founded .............................................................................................. 1924 HPU/Career record ...................... 73-80 (49-37 Big South), five seasons Enrollment ......................................................................................... 4,400 Assistant Coach .................................. Ahmad Dorsett (George Mason ’00) Nickname....................................................................................... Panthers Assistant Coach ............................. Neill Berry (Southeastern Louisiana ’05) Colors ..............................................................................Purple and White Assistant Coach ....................................... Trey Brown (South Carolina ’10) Conference ...........................................................Big South (NCAA Div. I) Director of Operations ..................................Clint Walker (High Point ’11) President ................................................Dr. Nido Qubein (High Point ’70) Director of Video Operations ...................... Eric Gabriel (West Liberty ’04) Athletic Director .................................Craig Keilitz (Central Michigan ’91) Athletic Trainer ..................................Geoffrey Staton (North Carolina ’07) Facility ...........................................Millis Athletic and Convocation Center Strength & Conditioning Coach .....................Ryan Billings (Delaware ’06) Capacity ............................................................................................. 1,750 Athletic Communications Staff Team Information Associate AD/MBB Contact ..................... Jon Litchfield (Northeastern ’04) 2013-14 Overall Record ..................................................................... 16-14 Office/Cell phone ................................... (336) 841-4605 / (336) 848-1918 2013-14 Big South Record ................................................................... 12-4 Email ....................................................................... [email protected] 2013-14 Big South Finish ............................................. 1st, North Division Assistant Director of Communications .............. Joe Arancio (American ’07) 2013-14 Postseason ...........................................0-1 Big South Tournament Office/Cell phone ................................... (336) 841-4638 / (336) 884-2100 ........................................................ 0-0 National Invitation Tournament Email ..................................................................... [email protected] Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................................................. 8/4 Starters Returning/Lost .......................................................................... 5/0 Assistant Director/WBB Contact .................Erika Carrubba (Northeastern ’09) Newcomers ............................................................................................... 4 Office/Cell phone ................................... (336) 841-4640 / (336) 848-9192 Players to watch.........................................................John Brown (F, R-So.) Email ....................................................................ecarrubb@highpoint.edu ...........................................................................Devante Wallace (G, Jr.) Multimedia Coordinator ............................ Michelle Manzo (Ball State ’11) ...............................................................................Adam Weary (G, So.) Office/Cell phone ................................... (336) 841-4540 / (336) 848-0897 First year of varsity basketball ......................................................... 1927-28 Email ....................................................................mmanzo@highpoint.edu Program record ........................................................................... 1327-1003 All-time record at the Millis Center .................................................. 196-83 Website ...........................................................www.highpointpanthers.com Twitter ........................................................................... @HighPointSports Broadcast Information Facebook ................................................ Facebook.com/HighPointPanthers Internet Audio .................................................www.highpointpanthers.com Play-by-Play .............................................................................. Evan Lepler Mailing Address ........................................Athletic Communications Office Color Analyst ............................................................... Stafford Stephenson ...............................................................................833 Montlieu Avenue .......................................................................... High Point, N.C. 27262 WWW.HIGHPOINTPANTHERS.COM 1 HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY 2013-14 Men’s Basketball Postseason Guide Big South Awards was just the second freshman ever named to the All-Big South 2013-14 Season Notes first team. Only two other Panthers have been named to the Player of the Year All-Big South first team at least twice: Arizona Reid (2005-06, John Brown, F, High Point High Point in the NIT: This is High Point’s first-ever trip to ’06-07 and ’07-08) and Nick Barbour (2009-10 and ’11-12). the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) after winning the •NABC All-District: Brown was named to the National Asso- Freshman of the Year Big South regular season outright with a 12-4 record. HPU ciation of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District first team. Andrew Rowsey, G, Asheville played in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament last season, He was named to the second team as a freshman last year. which was the program’s first postseason appearance since mov- Defensive Player of the Year ing up to NCAA Div. I in 1999-2000. The Panthers also went Cherry named Coach of the Year: Scott Cherry was named D.J. Covington, C, VMI 12-4 in conference play last year, tying Charleston Southern Big South Coach of the Year in his fifth season after High for the best record in the Big South, but Charleston Southern Point won its first outright Big South regular-season title. He Coach of the Year earned the league’s NIT bid due to tiebreakers. is HPU’s first Big South Coach of the Year in men’s basketball. Scott Cherry, High Point After starting league play 0-2 and losing to Radford on Jan. 10, Regular-season turnaround: After two games in conference, the Panthers stood at 4-11 overall. HPU went 12-2 the rest of Scholar-Athlete of the Year play, High Point stood at 4-11 overall and 0-2 in Big South the way and became the first team ever to start league play 0-2 Mike Byron, C, Gardner-Webb play. The Panthers went 12-2 to finish the regular season, win- and win the Big South regular season. He led High Point to its ning the Big South with a 12-4 record. The only two losses on first Div. I postseason appearance in the CollegeInsider.com First-Team All-Conference that stretch were on the road at VMI (82-80 in overtime) and Tournament last season and to the NIT this year. High Point’s John Brown, F, High Point Gardner-Webb (80-76). 12 league wins last season were a program record and the team D.J. Covington, C, VMI matched that total this year. He received 12 of 21 first-place Javonte Green, F, Radford Big South in the NIT: High Point’s National Invitation Tour- votes for Coach of the Year. Cherry has a 73-80 overall record Rodney