High Point Panthers
| High Point Panthers | |
|---|---|
| University | High Point University |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Conference | Big South (primary) Atlantic 10 (men's lacrosse) MAC (women's rowing) |
| Athletic director | Dan Hauser |
| Location | High Point, North Carolina |
| Varsity teams | 17 |
| Basketball arena | Qubein Center |
| Baseball stadium | George S. Erath Field at Coy O. Williard Baseball Stadium |
| Other venues | Millis Center (volleyball) Vert Track, Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium (track, soccer, lacrosse) |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Colors | Purple and white |
| Mascot | Prowler the Panther |
| Website | highpointpanthers |
The High Point Panthers are the 17 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 and women's rowing compete in the Big South Conference. The men's lacrosse team joined the Atlantic 10 Conference after the 2022 season. Women's rowing was added in 2024–25, initially competing as an independent until joining the new rowing league of the Mid-American Conference in 2025–26. 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 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 hosts men's and women's basketball and seats 4,500 spectators. It was originally scheduled to open for the 2020–21 school year, but construction delays brought on by COVID-19 delayed the opening to 2021–22.