Men's basketball defeats Winthrop for season sweep
Bryan Rothamel
Issue date: 2/13/09 Section: Men's Basketball
The Panthers were without the service of Gene Harris who did not dress for the game but was seated on the bench in street clothes.
"[Harris not playing is] just an internal team deal. He's great with the team, great with the coaching staff. It was an internal suspension," Lundy said about the absence of the junior guard. Harris is averaging 12.3 points per game this season.
The victory gives High Point its first victory against an NCAA Division I team at home and ends a six game home losing skid.
At halftime, HPU honored Jerry Steele with the unveiling of a banner with his likeness on it. Steele stood at half court with his wife Kitty and HPU athletics director Craig Keilitz. During a standing ovation from the crowd, Steele blew kisses to the audience. Steele is HPU's all time winningest coach with 458 victories at HPU. He is in the top 50 all-time winningest coaches in NCAA history with 609 victories from his time at both HPU and Guilford College.
HPU travels to Boiling Springs to play Gardner-Webb University on Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. The game can be seen on MASN.
"[Harris not playing is] just an internal team deal. He's great with the team, great with the coaching staff. It was an internal suspension," Lundy said about the absence of the junior guard. Harris is averaging 12.3 points per game this season.
The victory gives High Point its first victory against an NCAA Division I team at home and ends a six game home losing skid.
At halftime, HPU honored Jerry Steele with the unveiling of a banner with his likeness on it. Steele stood at half court with his wife Kitty and HPU athletics director Craig Keilitz. During a standing ovation from the crowd, Steele blew kisses to the audience. Steele is HPU's all time winningest coach with 458 victories at HPU. He is in the top 50 all-time winningest coaches in NCAA history with 609 victories from his time at both HPU and Guilford College.
HPU travels to Boiling Springs to play Gardner-Webb University on Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. The game can be seen on MASN.
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