2025 Tournament PreviewHigh Point rolled to the Big South regular-season and conference tournament titles for its first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. Carrying the nation's second-longest active winning streak at 14 games, the Panthers feature a trio of upperclassmen who each average at least 13 points, led by senior combo guard Kezza Giffa (14.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.5 apg). The team thrives offensively, ranking 25th in offensive efficiency (per KenPom) with the 12th-highest effective field-goal percentage in the nation (56.4). Defense lags, however, as the Panthers are 227th in KenPom's efficiency metric. High Point periodically received top-25 votes this season despite not playing any Quad 1 games. The Panthers' lone Quad 2 win came against AAC second-place finishers North Texas in December. High Point's first-round opponent, Purdue, is the best team it has played all year.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency 1.20 19 1.03 138
Pace 67.0 (233)
Effective FG% 56.32 (14) 49.10 (92)
Turnover % 13.33 (46) 14.24 (237)
Off Reb % 33.59 (70) 30.60 (223)
FTA/FGA 37.16 (57) 36.29 (266)
3P% 36.58 (47) 32.94 (119)
2P% 57.25 (16) 48.93 (98)
FT% 76.20 (49) 70.32 (82)
3PA/FGA 39.42 (168) 35.60 (72)
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High Point
Big South
Rankings
AP Poll: #36 NET: #82 RPI: #53 RW: #80
Record
Overall: (29-6) Conference: (14-2) Quad 1: (0-1) Quad 2: (1-0) Quad 3: (7-3) Quad 4: (18-2)
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