HIGH POINT — High Point University men’s basketball has landed another transfer portal commit. And he’s someone very familiar with the Triad.
Jaydon Young will join the Panthers next season. He played the last two seasons at Virginia Tech following a standout career at Greensboro Day. He is also the son of Wesleyan Christian boys coach Victor Young.
Young, who scored over 2,000 in his high school career, was selected all-conference four times, all-state three times and conference player of the year three times while playing for Freddy Johnson at Greensboro Day. The Bengals won the NCISAA 3A championship in 2023.
He played in 58 games and started in 10 with the Hokies, averaging 5.3 points in 16 minutes per game — including 8.1 points in 22 minutes as a sophomore. He had 64 assists and 24 steals over his two years, in which Virginia Tech went 32-34 overall, including 20-22 in the ACC, and reached the NIT his freshman year.
Young joins a High Point team coming off its first Big South tournament championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. And while the Panthers will lose a handful of notable pieces, they’ve already had some notable commitments — including Rob Martin, an all-conference guard from Southeast Missouri State.
HPU BASEBALL SELECTED FOR WEEKLY HONORS
CHARLOTTE — High Point University’s Konni Durschlag and Wade Walton are among this week’s Big South Conference baseball players of the week.
Durschlag was selected as the Player of the Week, while Walton was named Starting Pitcher of the Week alongside Charleston Southern’s Ryan DuSang as Relief Pitcher of the Week and Presbyterian’s Tyrell Williams as Freshman of the Week.
Durschlag, a senior outfielder, had 11 runs, nine RBIs, four doubles and two home runs during High Point’s 3-1 week. He went 13 for 17 at the plate — with least three hits in all four games — plus six walks. He went 4 for 4 with a home run, two doubles, two RBIs and three runs at Appalachian State. At Radford, he had three hits in each game, highlighted by a career-high six RBIs on Saturday.
Walton, a freshman, struck out 10 over 6.0 innings to earn the win Friday night at Radford. He allowed three hits, two earned runs and three walks while holding the Highlanders scoreless through three as the Panthers built their lead. He surrendered one run in the fourth and another in the sixth. The right-hander finished one strikeout shy of his season high.
HPU LACROSSE EARNS WEEKLY AWARDS
HIGH POINT — High Point University lacrosse accounted for four weekly awards from the Atlantic 10 and Big South conferences.
On the men’s side in the A10, Justin Wixted was named the Offensive Player of the Week while Zack Overend was chosen the Defensive Player of the Week, along with UMass’ Robbie Granara as Rookie of the Week.
On the women’s side in the Big South, Shannon Smith was selected the Offensive Player of the Week while Ava Welsh was named the Defensive Player of the Week. Mercer’s Ayla Galloway was chosen the Freshman of the Week.
Wixted, a sophomore attacker, finished with his second most assists this season in High Point’s win over Hobart, tallying four assists to go with a goal in the first quarter. He contributed to all three goals at the start of the game to give HPU a 3-0 lead.
Overend, a junior goalkeeper, had his third straight game with 10 or more saves and picked up his fourth win this season in goal, totaling 14 in the contest. He had a .667 save percentage and only allowed two goals in the first half of the game, holding Hobart to seven goals in the game.
Smith, a junior attacker, totaled 10 goals and two assists in High Point’s wins over Presbyterian and Winthrop. She recorded four goals, one assist, and a ground ball at PC. She then added career highs with six goals and seven points against Winthrop, ...
