The High Point Panthers are the 16 varsity athletic teams that represent High Point University (HPU) in High Point, North Carolina, United States. All of HPU's varsity teams compete at the NCAA Division I level. All sports except men's lacrosse compete in the Big South Conference. The men's lacrosse team joined the Southern Conference July 1, 2014. The Panthers joined Division I in 1999, after having been NCAA Division II and being members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) prior to 1992. HPU was a founding member of the North State Conference, which is now the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas. Dan Hauser became HPU's athletic director in May 2014. He replaced Craig Keilitz, who held the position from 2008 to 2014. Keilitz replaced Woody Gibson, who had been AD since 1999. HPU's other previous athletic directors include Jerry Steele, who was also basketball coach from 1972 to 2003, and Virgil Yow, who was also a coach. HPU's men's basketball coach is Tubby Smith, who is one of the university's highest-profile alums and led Kentucky to the 1998 NCAA Championship. HPU's main athletic facilities are the Millis Center (volleyball), Vert Stadium (track, soccer and lacrosse) and Williard Stadium (baseball). In September 2018, ground broke on the Qubein Center (full name: Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center). The facility will host men's and women's basketball and seat 4,500 spectators. It was originally scheduled to open for the 2020–21 school year, but construction delays brought on by COVID-19 have delayed the opening to 2021–22. (en)
High Point Panthers (en español: Panteras de High Point) es la denominación de los equipos deportivos de la Universidad de High Point, institución académica ubicada en High Point, Carolina del Norte. Los Panthers participan en las competiciones universitarias organizadas por la NCAA, y forman parte de la Big South Conference excepto en lacrosse masculino, que lo hacen en la Atlantic 10 Conference. (es)
High Point Panthers – nazwa drużyn sportowych w High Point, biorących udział w akademickich rozgrywkach w oraz (lacrosse mężczyzn), organizowanych przez National Collegiate Athletic Association. (pl)
High Point Panthers (en español: Panteras de High Point) es la denominación de los equipos deportivos de la Universidad de High Point, institución académica ubicada en High Point, Carolina del Norte. Los Panthers participan en las competiciones universitarias organizadas por la NCAA, y forman parte de la Big South Conference excepto en lacrosse masculino, que lo hacen en la Atlantic 10 Conference. (es)
High Point Panthers – nazwa drużyn sportowych w High Point, biorących udział w akademickich rozgrywkach w oraz (lacrosse mężczyzn), organizowanych przez National Collegiate Athletic Association. (pl)
The High Point Panthers are the 16 varsity athletic teams that represent High Point University (HPU) in High Point, North Carolina, United States. All of HPU's varsity teams compete at the NCAA Division I level. All sports except men's lacrosse compete in the Big South Conference. The men's lacrosse team joined the Southern Conference July 1, 2014. The Panthers joined Division I in 1999, after having been NCAA Division II and being members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) prior to 1992. HPU was a founding member of the North State Conference, which is now the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas. (en)