Panthers report: Notes, quotes

March 22, 2008
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Notes, quotes · Getting inside · Strategy and personnel

FINAL RECORD
17-14, 8-6 Big South.

WHAT WENT RIGHT
F Arizona Reid won another Big South player of the year award and G Mike Jefferson blossomed into one of the Big South's best playmakers, finishing with 216 assists and becoming just the seventh player in conference history to reach the 200 assist mark in a single season.

WHAT WENT WRONG
F Jerald Minnis was lost for the year with an Achilles injury, and the Panthers never found a consistent groove offensively. The preseason pick to win the Big South, High Point never strung together more than three wins in a row.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"With our group, it's been so up and down, it's hard to tell." -- Coach Bart Lundy on his team's chances heading into the 2007-08 conference tournament. The Panthers lost to eventual champion Winthrop in the semifinals.