2025–26 High Point Panthers men's basketball team

2025–26 High Point Panthers men's basketball
2025–26 High Point Panthers men's basketball
Boardwalk Battle champions
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	10–3 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach	Flynn Clayman (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Ben Fletcher; Corey Edwards; Antoine Young; Anderson Clarke; Martynas Rubikas;
Home arena	Qubein Center

2025–26 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
High Point	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
Charleston Southern	0	–	0	–	8	–	6	.571
Winthrop	0	–	0	–	8	–	6	.571
USC Upstate	0	–	0	–	8	–	7	.533
Longwood	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
Presbyterian	0	–	0	–	6	–	8	.429
Radford	0	–	0	–	6	–	8	.429
UNC Asheville	0	–	0	–	6	–	8	.429
Gardner–Webb	0	–	0	–	2	–	13	.133

† 2026 Big South tournament winner As of December 21, 2025

The 2025–26 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represents High Point University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach Flynn Clayman, play 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	Senior	Guard

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

Flynn Clayman (Troy)

Assistant coach(es)

Ben Fletcher (Troy)
Corey Edwards (George Mason)
Antoine Young (Creighton)
Anderson Clarke (Concordia–Irvine)
Martynas Rubikas (Cincinnati)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 20, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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	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	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			Qubein Center High Point, NC
December 28, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Pfeiffer			Qubein Center High Point, NC
Big South regular season
December 31, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at UNC Asheville			Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
January 3, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Longwood			Qubein Center High Point, NC
January 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Gardner–Webb			Qubein Center High Point, NC
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Charleston Southern			Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, SC
January 14, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	at Winthrop			Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC
January 17, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	USC Upstate			Qubein Center High Point, NC
January 24, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	at Radford			Dedmon Center Radford, VA
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Presbyterian			Qubein Center High Point, NC
January 31, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	at Longwood			Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Charleston Southern			Qubein Center High Point, NC
February 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Radford			Qubein Center High Point, NC
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at USC Upstate			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Gardner–Webb			Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UNC Asheville			Qubein Center High Point, NC
February 21, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Winthrop			Qubein Center High Point, NC
February 26, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	at Presbyterian			Templeton Center Clinton, SC
Big South tournament
March 4–8, 2026 TBA	vs.			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[11]^[12]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "High Point knocks off Gardner-Webb in Big South Conference Tournament quarterfinals 85-64". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "High Point survives scare from Radford, reaches Big South Tournament final". College Sports Wire. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "Winthrop's 15-point lead, Big South title hopes disappear in loss to High Point". Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for the 2025 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "Purdue basketball gets just enough to move to NCAA Tournament second round over High Point". Journal & Courier. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "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.
^ "Flynn Clayman named new head basketball coach at High Point University". WXII Channel 12. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "High Point Earns Top Spot in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "Big South Announces 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "High Point Panthers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

[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.

[poll-9] "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] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

[12] "High Point Panthers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

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