High Point Panthers women's basketball

The High Point Panthers women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents High Point University in High Point, North Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conference. The Panthers are led by head coach Chelsea Banbury, her second season.^[2]

High Point Panthers
2023–24 High Point Panthers women's basketball team
University	High Point University
Head coach	Chelsea Banbury (5th season)
Conference	Big South
Location	High Point, North Carolina
Arena	Qubein Center (Capacity: 4,200)
Nickname	Panthers
Colors	Purple and white^[1]
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1997*
NCAA tournament second round
1997*
NCAA tournament appearances
1997*, 2021 *at Division II level
AIAW tournament champions
Division II: 1978
AIAW tournament Final Four
Division II: 1978
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
Division II: 1977, 1978, 1979
AIAW tournament appearances
Division II: 1977, 1978, 1979
Conference tournament champions
Carolinas Conference: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1995, 1996, 1997 Big South: 2021
Conference regular season champions
1995, 2007, 2014, 2021

History

High Point began play in 1967. They won the 1978 AIAW Division II national championship 92–88 over South Carolina State in overtime. In their time in Division II, they won the Carolinas Conference Tournament in 1976 (24–1 record), 1977 (29–2 record), 1978 (30–8 record), 1979 (33–4 record), 1995 (22–7 record), 1996 (22–7 record), and 1997 (26–6 record). They made the WNIT in 2007, 2012, 2014, and 2019, losing to Charlotte 72–45, NC State 88–78, Bowling Green 72–62, and Ohio 81–74 respectively. At the end of the 2016–17 season, the Panthers have a program record of 772–597. In 2021, the Panthers earned their first appearance in the NCAA tournament by winning the Big South Conference tournament.^[3]

Head coach

The Panthers are led by first-year coach Chelsea Banbury, who was hired as the new head coach in May 2019 following DeUnna Hendrix's departure to Miami-Ohio. Banbury spent 11 years on the coaching staff of Florida Gulf Coast, including the past five as the associate head coach. Banbury was a 2008 graduate of FGCU, where she played on the basketball team. She then helped the Eagles to postseason appearances in all 11 of her seasons on the coaching staff, including six NCAA tournaments. In 2021, she took the Panthers to its first ever appearance in the NCAA tournament.^[4]

Individual career records

Reference:^[5]

Record	Amount	Player	Years
Points	2,612	Karen Curtis	1994–98
Points/Game	22.7	Karen Curtis	1994–98
Rebounds/Game	11.2	Cheyenne Parker	2010–13
Assists/Game	5.5	Karen Curtis	1994–98
Blocks/Game	3.5	Cheyenne Parker	2010–13
Steals/Game	2.8	Natelle Henry	2000–03
Field Goal %	.499	Stacia Robertson	2012–15
3-Point %	.406	Mackenzie Maier	2007–11
Free Throw %	.848	Jurica Hargraves	2007–11

Individual single-season records

Record	Amount	Player	Year
Points	778	Karen Curtis	1996–97
Points/Game	25.1	Karen Curtis	1996–97
Rebounds/Game	13.2	Cheyenne Parker	2012–13
Assists/Game	7.7	Dawn Allred	1976–77
Blocks/Game	4.4	Cheyenne Parker	2012–13
Steals/Game	2.9	Natelle Henry	2002–03
Field Goal %	.579	Stacia Robertson	2014–15
3-Point %	.449	Katie Ralls	2005–06
Free Throw %	.902	Jurica Hargraves	2009–10

Individual awards

Big South Player of the Year

• Katie O'Dell – 2005–06
• Stacia Robertson – 2014–15
• Emma Bockrath – 2016–17

Big South Defensive Player of the Year

• Cheyenne Parker – 2011–12, 2012–13

Big South Freshman of the Year

• Nicki Fontleroy – 2000–01
• Mackenzie Maier – 2007–08
• Shamia Brown – 2008–09
• Kaylah Keys – 2013–14

Big South Coach of the Year

• Joe Ellenburg – 2000–01
• Tooey Loy – 2004–05

Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year

• Gina Rosser – 2002–03
• Leslie Cook – 2005–06, 2006–07

CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team

• Leslie Cook – 2006–07

Coaches

Coaching Records

Name	Years	W–L (%)
Betty Jo Clary	1967–1972	24–29 (.453)
Jennifer Alley	1972–1977	69–46 (.600)
Wanda Briley	1977–1979	63–12 (.840)
Nancy Little	1979–1985	89–71 (.556)
Debbie Trogdon	1985–1988	33–45 (.423)
Joe Ellenburg	1988–2001	208–162 (.562)
Tooey Loy	2001–2011	163–140 (.538)
Jennifer Hoover	2011–2012	20–13 (.606)
DeUnna Hendrix	2012–2019	125–93 (.573)
Chelsea Banbury	2019–present	38–19 (.667)

Seasons

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
AIAW Small College Division Independent (1967–1974)
1967–68	Betty Jo Clary	8–0
1968–69	Betty Jo Clary	1–11
1969–70	Betty Jo Clary	1–7
1970–71	Betty Jo Clary	8–5
1971–72	Betty Jo Clary	6–6
1972–73	Jennifer Alley	5–14
1973–74	Jennifer Alley	4–16
AIAW Small College Division Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1974–1980)
1974–75	Jennifer Alley	7–13
1975–76	Jennifer Alley	24–1
1976–77	Jennifer Alley	29–2			AIAW Small College Quarterfinals
1977–78	Wanda Briley	30–8			AIAW Small College Champions
1978–79	Wanda Briley	33–4			AIAW Small College Quarterfinals
1979–80	Nancy Little	24–8
NAIA Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1980–1993)
1980–81	Nancy Little	20–10
1981–82	Nancy Little	11–11
1982–83	Nancy Little	3–20
1983–84	Nancy Little	16–8
1984–85	Nancy Little	15–14
1985–86	Debbie Trogden	12–14
1986–87	Debbie Trogden	13–14
1987–88	Debbie Trogden	8–17
1988–89	Joe Ellenburg	7–17
1989–90	Joe Ellenburg	17–12
1990–91	Joe Ellenburg	15–14
1991–92	Joe Ellenburg	19–12
1992–93	Joe Ellenburg	16–13
Dual membership: NCAA DII and NAIA Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1993–1995)
1993–94	Joe Ellenburg	11–16
1994–95	Joe Ellenburg	22–7			NAIA Division I First round
NCAA DII Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference (1995–1997)
1995–96	Joe Ellenburg	22–7	16–2	2nd
1996–97	Joe Ellenburg	26–6	17–3	2nd	NCAA Division II Regional final
NCAA DII Independent (1997–1999)
1997–98	Joe Ellenburg	23–4
1998–99	Joe Ellenburg	10–17
NCAA Division I Big South Conference (1999–Present)
1999-00	Joe Ellenburg	6–22	3–11	8th
2000–01	Joe Ellenburg	14–15	8–6	T-2nd
2001–02	Tooey Loy	13–15	7–7	4th
2002–03	Tooey Loy	18–12	8–6	3rd
2003–04	Tooey Loy	14–14	8–6	3rd
2004–05	Tooey Loy	17–12	11–3	2nd
2005–06	Tooey Loy	20–10	9–5	2nd
2006–07	Tooey Loy	18–12	11–3	1st	NIT Round 1
2007–08	Tooey Loy	15–15	6–6	4th
2008–09	Tooey Loy	15–16	10–6	2nd
2009–10	Tooey Loy	17–14	9–7	T-3rd
2010–11	Tooey Loy	16–15	9–7	4th
2011–12	Jennifer Hoover	20–13	13–5	2nd	NIT first round
2012–13	DeUnna Hendrix	17–13	11–7	T-4th
2013–14	DeUnna Hendrix	22–11	16–4	1st	NIT first round
2014–15	DeUnna Hendrix	20–12	14–6	T-2nd
2015–16	DeUnna Hendrix	12–19	10–10	6th
2016–17	DeUnna Hendrix	15–15	13–5	3rd
2017–18	DeUnna Hendrix	17–14	10–8	4th
2018–19	DeUnna Hendrix	22–9	15–3	2nd	WNIT first round
2019–20	Chelsea Banbury	16–13	14–6	3rd
2020–21	Chelsea Banbury	22–6	17–3	1st	NCAA first round
Total:		829–625 (.570)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Postseason Results

NCAA Division I women's tournament

High Point has appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They have a combined record of 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2021	#16	First round	#1 UConn	L 59–102

NCAA Division II

High Point has appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They have a combined record 2–1.^[6]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1997	First Round Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen	Longwood Shippensburg Edinboro	W 80–64 W 71–53 L 70–68

Women's National Invitation Tournament

High Point has made the Women's National Invitation Tournament four times. They have a combined record of 0–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2007	Round 1	Charlotte	L 72–45
2012	First Round	NC State	L 88–78
2014	First Round	Bowling Green	L 72–62
2019	First Round	Ohio	L 81–74

AIAW

High Point made three appearances in the AIAW National Small College Basketball Championship. They had a record of 6–3. They were champions in 1978.^[7]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1977	First round Quarterfinal	Salisbury SE Louisiana	W 114–50 L 112–85
1978	First round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final	Eastern New Mexico William Penn Berry South Carolina St.	W 104–65 W 66–65 W 105–77 W 92–88
1979	First round Quarterfinal	North Dakota State Dayton	W 93–40 L 75–65

NAIA

High Point made one appearance in the NAIA Women's Basketball Championships. They had a combined record of 0–1.^[8]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1995	First round	Arkansas Tech	L 82–57

References

1. "High Point Colors". Retrieved March 31, 2016.
2. "High Point University Panthers". High Point Panthers. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
3. "High Point University Panthers - 2016_17_Prospectus.pdf" (PDF). High Point Panthers. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
4. "Chelsea Banbury Named HPU Head Women's Basketball Coach". High Point Panthers. May 31, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
5. "High Point University Basketball 2017–2018 Prospectus and Record Book" (PDF). High Point Panthers. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
6. "Division II Women's Basketball Championships Records Book" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
7. "Pre-NCAA Statistical Leaders and AIAW Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
8. "Division I Women's Basketball Championship Records" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved December 23, 2017.

External links

• Official website