2021–22 High Point Panthers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represented High Point University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Tubby Smith through the first 26 games of the season and by interim head coach G. G. Smith for the remainder of the season, played their home games at the newly opened Qubein Center in High Point, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. With the reintroduction of divisions for the first time since the 2013–14 season, the Panthers played in the North division.^[1] They finished the season 14–17, 7–9 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place in the North division. As the No. 7 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated Hampton in the first round before losing to Winthrop in the quarterfinals.

2021–22 High Point Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Division	North Division
Record	14–17 (7–9 Big South)
Head coach	Tubby Smith (resigned 2/16/22) (4th season) G. G. Smith (interim)
Assistant coaches	Eric Grabriel Keith Gatlin
Home arena	Qubein Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Big South men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Longwood †	15	–	1		.938			26	–	7		.788
Campbell	8	–	8		.500			16	–	13		.552
High Point	7	–	9		.438			14	–	18		.438
Radford	7	–	9		.438			11	–	18		.379
North Carolina A&T	6	–	10		.375			12	–	20		.375
Hampton	5	–	11		.313			9	–	19		.321
South
Winthrop	14	–	2		.875			23	–	9		.719
Gardner–Webb	11	–	5		.688			18	–	13		.581
USC Upstate	10	–	6		.625			15	–	17		.469
UNC Asheville	8	–	8		.500			17	–	15		.531
Presbyterian	4	–	12		.250			12	–	20		.375
Charleston Southern	1	–	15		.063			6	–	25		.194
† 2022 Big South tournament winner

On February 16, 2022, Tubby Smith announced he was stepping down as head coach effective immediately.^[2] His son, associate head coach G. G. Smith, was named interim coach for the remainder of the season and for the 2022–23 season.^[3]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Panthers finished the 2020–21 season 9–15, 6–11 in Big South play to finish in eighth place. They defeated USC Upstate in the first round of the Big South tournament^[4] before losing to Winthrop in the quarterfinals.^[5]

Roster

2021–22 High Point Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 John-Michael Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Fayetteville, NC G 2 Jaden House 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Richmond, VA G 3 Ahmil Flowers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Greensboro, NC F 4 Alex Holt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Lexington, NC G 5 Bryant Randleman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Durham, NC F/C 10 Emmanuel Izunabor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Fayetteville, NC F 11 David Caraher 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) GS Chapel Hill, NC G 12 Bryson Childress 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Albemarle, NC F 22 Rob Peterson III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Charlotte, NC G 23 Brock Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Burlington, NC F 24 Caleb Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Phoenix, AZ G 31 AJ Hoynack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Miami, FL G 32 John-Michael Hughes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Ligonier, PA F 35 Caden Sanchez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Columbus, OH F 42 Jake Koverman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Severna Park, MD F 55 Zack Austin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Winston-Salem, NC	Head coach Tubby Smith (High Point) Assistant coach(es) G. G. Smith (Georgia) Eric Gabriel (West Liberty) Keith Gatlin (Maryland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 24, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount Olive	W 95–70	–	Qubein Center (4,115) High Point, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Shenandoah	W 108–59	1–0	Qubein Center (2,814) High Point, NC
November 12, 2021* 8:00 pm, BTN+		at Northwestern	L 60–95	1–1	Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,074) Evanston, IL
November 16, 2021* 8:00 pm, ACCN		at Notre Dame	L 61–70	1–2	Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,124) Notre Dame, IN
November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Howard Legends Classic at High Point	W 73–63	2–2	Qubein Center (3,957) High Point, NC
November 21, 2021* 2:00 pm		Georgia State Legends Classic at High Point	L 66–74 ^OT	2–3	Qubein Center (3,112) High Point, NC
November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Chowan	W 90–60	3–3	Qubein Center (1,375) High Point, NC
November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	L 70–74	3–4	Qubein Center (2,711) High Point, NC
December 4, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Elon	W 83–77	4–4	Schar Center (3,158) Elon, NC
December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Guilford	W 64–59	5–4	Qubein Center (2,675) High Point, NC
December 10, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. South Carolina State No Room for Racism Classic	L 66–67	5–5	Rock Hill Sports and Event Center  Rock Hill, SC
December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Wilmington	L 69–71 ^OT	5–6	Qubein Center (2,334) High Point, NC
December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 55–52	6–6	Qubein Center (2,216) High Point, NC
December 29, 2021* 3:00 pm, BTN		at No. 10 Michigan State	L 68–81	6–7	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
December 31, 2021* 12:00 pm, SECN		at No. 18 Kentucky	L 48–92	6–8	Rupp Arena (19,735) Lexington, KY
Big South regular season
January 12, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	L 65–66	6–9 (0–1)	G. B. Hodge Center (669) Spartanburg, SC
January 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		North Carolina A&T	W 75–71	7–9 (1–1)	Qubein Center (3,375) High Point, NC
January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	L 66–70	7–10 (1–2)	Buccaneer Field House (511) North Charleston, SC
January 22, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hampton	L 64–68 ^OT	7–11 (1–3)	Hampton Convocation Center (0) Hampton, VA
January 24, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Winthrop Rescheduled from January 5	W 65–56	8–11 (2–3)	Qubein Center (1,909) High Point, NC
January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Radford	W 63–58	9–11 (3–3)	Qubein Center (2,255) High Point, NC
January 29, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Campbell	L 72–77	9–12 (3–4)	Gore Arena (1,924) Buies Creek, NC
February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Gardner–Webb	L 57–65	9–13 (3–5)	Qubein Center (1,922) High Point, NC
February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 91–83 ^OT	10–13 (4–5)	Qubein Center (4,698) High Point, NC
February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Presbyterian	W 79–70	11–13 (5–5)	Templeton Physical Education Center (423) Clinton, SC
February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Campbell	L 42–60	11–14 (5–6)	Qubein Center (4,072) High Point, NC
February 15, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood Rescheduled from January 8	L 66–70	11–15 (5–7)	Willett Hall (1,308) Farmville, VA
February 17, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Longwood	L 71–78	11–16 (5–8)	Qubein Center (5,647) High Point, NC
February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	L 64–66	11–17 (5–9)	Dedmon Center (1,711) Radford, VA
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Carolina A&T	W 78–58	12–17 (6–9)	Corbett Sports Center (2,815) Greensboro, NC
February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Hampton	W 88–77	13–17 (7–9)	Qubein Center (4,550) High Point, NC
Big South tournament
March 2, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Hampton First round	W 84–77 ^OT	14–17	Bojangles Coliseum (0) Charlotte, NC
March 4, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Winthrop Quarterfinals	L 51–68	14–18	Bojangles Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[6][7]

References

1. "Big South Announces 2021-22 Men's Basketball League Schedule". Big South Conference. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
2. "Tubby Smith steps down as High Point's coach". ESPN.com. February 16, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
3. "Tubby Smith Decides to Step Down as Men's Basketball Head Coach; Son, G.G. Smith Will Take Over as HPU Head Coach". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
4. "Wright's Double-Double Leads HPU To Big South First Round Win". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
5. "#1 Winthrop Moves Past #8 High Point, 83-54 for trip to Semifinals". Big South Conference. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
6. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
7. "2021-22 High Point Panthers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 24, 2021.