High Point has hired Scott Cherry to be the Panthers’ next coach, which will be his first Division I head coaching job. Cherry arrives in High Point after working at South Carolina for one season as an assistant coach. He has also been an assistant coach at Western Kentucky, George Mason and Tennessee Tech. Cherry has had success throughout his career, and a university press release offers hope that he might make High Point a perennial Big South contender.
During his 10 seasons as an assistant coach and four seasons as a collegiate player, Cherry has never had a losing record and he has made 10 postseason appearances including seven NCAA Tournaments and three NIT trips. He was a member of UNC’s 1993 National Championship team.
In his one season at South Carolina, Cherry served as head coach Darrin Horn’s first assistant and played an integral part in helping lead the Gamecocks to a 21-10 finish that included an SEC Eastern Division title and an appearance in the NIT. Prior to his USC stint, Cherry also spent the 2007-08 season as a member of Horn’s staff at Western Kentucky. While at WKU, he assisted the Hilltoppers to a 29-7 mark, a Sun Belt Conference title, a No. 23 final national ranking and an historic trip to the NCAA Tournament’s “Sweet 16” as a 12th-seed.
