2025–26 High Point Panthers men's basketball team

2025–26 High Point Panthers men's basketball
Big South regular season and tournament champions
Boardwalk Battle champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record31–5 (15–1 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Fletcher
  • Corey Edwards
  • Antoine Young
  • Anderson Clarke
  • Martynas Rubikas
Home arenaQubein Center
2025–26 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
High Point † 15 – 1   .938 31 – 5   .861
Winthrop 13 – 3   .813 23 – 11   .676
Radford 9 – 7   .563 16 – 16   .500
UNC Asheville 8 – 8   .500 15 – 17   .469
Longwood 8 – 8   .500 16 – 16   .500
Presbyterian 7 – 9   .438 15 – 18   .455
Charleston Southern 6 – 10   .375 15 – 17   .469
USC Upstate 5 – 11   .313 13 – 19   .406
Gardner–Webb 1 – 15   .063 4 – 29   .121
† 2026 Big South tournament winner

The 2025–26 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represented High Point University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach Flynn Clayman, played their home games at the Qubein Center in High Point, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2024–25 season 29–6, 14–2 in Big South play, to finish as Big South regular season champions.[1] They defeated Gardner–Webb,[2] Radford,[3] and Winthrop to win the Big South tournament championship, earning their first ever trip to the NCAA tournament.[4] In the NCAA tournament, the Panthers would receive the #13 seed in the Midwest Region,[5] where they would lose in the First Round to #4 region seed Purdue.[6]

On April 10, 2025, it was announced that head coach Alan Huss would be stepping down after just two seasons, in order to take the associate head coaching position at his alma mater, Creighton.[7] A day later, on April 11, the school announced that they would be elevating associate head coach Flynn Clayman to be the team's new head coach.[8]

Preseason

On October 15, 2025, the Big South Conference released their preseason coaches poll. High Point was picked to finish atop the conference, while receiving eight first-place votes.[9]

Preseason rankings

Big South Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1 High Point 80 (8)
2 UNC Asheville 68 (1)
3 Longwood 53
4 Radford 52
5 Winthrop 51
6 Presbyterian 37
7 Charleston Southern 27
8 Gardner–Webb 19
9 USC Upstate 18
(#) first-place votes

Source:[9]

Preseason All-Big South Teams

Preseason All-Big South First Team
Player Year Position
Rob Martin Senior Guard
Scotty Washington

Source:[10]

Roster

2025–26 High Point Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Vincent Brady II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Missouri State Indianapolis, Indiana
G 3 Rob Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Southeast Missouri State St. Louis, Missouri
G 4 Babacar Diallo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) GS Kansas City Dakar, Senegal
F 5 Terry Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) GS Lamar Deer Park, Texas
F 7 Caden Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Covington Catholic High School Cincinnati, Ohio
F 8 Owen Aquino 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Liberty Madrid, Spain
G 9 Conrad Martinez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Arizona Granollers, Spain
G 10 Dorian Grosber 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Alba Berlin Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
F 11 Cam'Ron Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Xavier St. Louis, Missouri
G 12 Scotty Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Cal State Northridge Los Angeles, California
F 14 Birgir Irving 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Rothesay Netherwood School Garðabær, Iceland
F 15 Braden Hausen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Amarillo High School Amarillo, Texas
G 16 Liam Carney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Providence Academy Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 19 Josh Ibukunoluwa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 219 lb (99 kg) So Willetton Tigers Perth, Australia
G 23 Kasen Krueger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Amador Valley High School Alamo, California
F 24 Youssouf Singare 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr UConn Bamako, Mali
G 33 Mavrick Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Houston High School Memphis, Tennessee
G 35 David Fonville 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Providence School Jacksonville, Florida
G 99 Chase Johnston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Florida Gulf Coast Boca Raton, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 20, 2025

Schedule and results

High Point clinched the 12-seed after beating Winthrop in the Big South tournament, clinching their second ever Big South championship.[11] High Point upset 5-seed Wisconsin in the Round of 64, earning their first NCAA Division I tournament win in franchise history.[12]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2025*
2:00 pm 		at UNC Wilmington W 99–98 OT
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
October 25, 2025*
7:00 pm 		North Carolina A&T W 88–60 
Qubein Center 
High Point, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:30 pm, YouTube 		vs. Furman
Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon 		W 97–71  1–0
 Rock Hill Sports & Events Center (473)
Rock Hill, SC
November 8, 2025*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Averett W 127–52  2–0
 Qubein Center (4,872)
High Point, NC
November 11, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville W 85–64  3–0
 Qubein Center (2,786)
High Point, NC
November 14, 2025*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UAB L 74–91  3–1
 Bartow Arena (3,231)
Birmingham, AL
November 17, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Canisius W 93–50  4–1
 Qubein Center (2,603)
High Point, NC
November 20, 2025*
2:30 pm, BallerTV 		vs. UIC
Boardwalk Battle Semifinals 		W 90–80  5–1
 Ocean Center (449)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2025*
7:00 pm, BallerTV 		vs. Incarnate Word
Boardwalk Battle Championship 		W 91–80  6–1
 Ocean Center (606)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Carolina W 93–73  7–1
 Qubein Center (2,719)
High Point, NC
December 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois L 84–86  7–2
 Qubein Center (2,497)
High Point, NC
December 5, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		NJIT W 89–72  8–2
 Qubein Center (2,293)
High Point, NC
December 14, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Appalachian State
Hickory Hoops Classic 		L 78–86 OT 8–3
 Shuford Arena (1,225)
Hickory, NC
December 16, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mary Baldwin W 129–47  9–3
 Qubein Center (1,498)
High Point, NC
December 19, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		La Salle W 84–72  10–3
 Qubein Center (2,058)
High Point, NC
December 22, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bryant W 93–47  11–3
 Qubein Center (1,973)
High Point, NC
December 28, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Pfeiffer W 123–64  12–3
 Qubein Center (2,005)
High Point, NC
Big South regular season
December 31, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Asheville W 87–69  13–3
(1–0) 		Kimmel Arena (1,471)
Asheville, NC
January 3, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Longwood W 80–67  14–3
(2–0) 		Qubein Center (2,143)
High Point, NC
January 7, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 104–49  15–3
(3–0) 		Qubein Center (3,414)
High Point, NC
January 10, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charleston Southern W 84–82 OT 16–3
(4–0) 		Buccaneer Field House (780)
North Charleston, SC
January 14, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Winthrop L 75–92  16–4
(4–1) 		Winthrop Coliseum (1,956)
Rock Hill, SC
January 17, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 89–69  17–4
(5–1) 		Qubein Center (4,790)
High Point, NC
January 23, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Radford W 93–83  18–4
(6–1) 		Dedmon Center (1,118)
Radford, VA
January 29, 2026
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		Presbyterian W 84–81  19–4
(7–1) 		Qubein Center (5,245)
High Point, NC
January 31, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Longwood W 71–59  20–4
(8–1) 		Joan Perry Brock Center (2,588)
Farmville, VA
February 4, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Charleston Southern W 80–55  21–4
(9–1) 		Qubein Center (3,356)
High Point, NC
February 7, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Radford W 86–77  22–4
(10–1) 		Qubein Center (7,202)
High Point, NC
February 12, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at USC Upstate W 95–70  23–4
(11–1) 		G. B. Hodge Center (375)
Spartanburg, SC
February 14, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Gardner–Webb W 112–87  24–4
(12–1) 		Paul Porter Arena (435)
Boiling Springs, NC
February 19, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		UNC Asheville W 74–48  25–4
(13–1) 		Qubein Center (4,232)
High Point, NC
February 21, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Winthrop W 89–87  26–4
(14–1) 		Qubein Center (5,165)
High Point, NC
February 26, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Presbyterian W 79–73  27–4
(15–1) 		Templeton Center (1,438)
Clinton, SC
Big South tournament
March 6, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (9) Gardner–Webb
Quarterfinals 		W 81–59  28–4
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,715)
Johnson City, TN
March 7, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (4) UNC Asheville
Semifinals 		W 75–71  29–4
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,927)
Johnson City, TN
March 8, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		(1) vs. (2) Winthrop
Championship 		W 91–76  30–4
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,109)
Johnson City, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 2026
1:50 pm, TBS 		(12 W) vs. (5 W) No. 19 Wisconsin
Round of 64 		W 83–82  31–4
 Moda Center (12,104)
Portland, OR
March 21, 2026
9:45 pm, TBS/TruTV 		(12 W) vs. (4 W) No. 14 Arkansas
Round of 32 		L 88–94  31–5
 Moda Center (14,385)
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[13][14]

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP [15]—————————*———————RVRVRVRV
Coaches————————————————————

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  2. ^ "High Point knocks off Gardner-Webb in Big South Conference Tournament quarterfinals 85-64". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  3. ^ "High Point survives scare from Radford, reaches Big South Tournament final". College Sports Wire. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  4. ^ "Winthrop's 15-point lead, Big South title hopes disappear in loss to High Point". Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  5. ^ "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for the 2025 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  6. ^ "Purdue basketball gets just enough to move to NCAA Tournament second round over High Point". Journal & Courier. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  7. ^ "Alan Huss will leave High Point to become coach-in-waiting at Creighton, says it's a 'dream job'". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  8. ^ "Flynn Clayman named new head basketball coach at High Point University". WXII Channel 12. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "High Point Earns Top Spot in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  10. ^ "Big South Announces 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  11. ^ https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/old-struggles-fade-hpu-men-035900635.html
  12. ^ https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/why-not-us-high-point-stuns-wisconsin-for-first-ncaa-tournament-win-in-program-history-march-madness/83-a375638c-2dbd-480d-988a-4679ebda97e9
  13. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  14. ^ "High Point Panthers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  15. ^ "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
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