ROCK HILL, SC—Winthrop returns home Monday night as it looks to end a three-game skid with a non-conference matchup against Ferrum College.

GAME SNAPSHOT 
Winthrop (9-6) vs. Ferrum College (7-5)
Game Time: 6 p.m. EST / Site: Rock Hill, SC (Winthrop Coliseum)
Live Video: Big South Network (Mike Pacheco/Bobby Stevens) Television: none / Audio: 104.1 The Bridge (pregame 6:30 p.m. with Dave Friedman/Ron Mikels)
Live Stats / Live Video / Live Audio






Winthrop Probable Starters
G    1      Bjorn Broman (6.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg)
G    5      Keon Johnson (20.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg)
F    12     Xavier Cooks (13.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg)
F    44     Jimmy Gavin (16.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg)
C    25     Zach Price (6.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg)

SERIES HISTORY
This will be the second meeting all-time against Ferrum College as the Eagles won the first and only meeting. Winthrop and Ferrum College met on Jan. 2, 2005 as the Eagles won the game 90-62 at the Winthrop Coliseum.

THE MATCHUP
Winthrop is looking to end a three-game skid as it steps away from Big South action for its final non-conference regular season game of the season. The Eagles are averaging 83.5 points per game, which ranks 26^th nationally and are hitting 8.3 three-point baskets per game. This season the Eagles are 2-0 against non-Division I opponents and are looking for the program's 40^th straight win in matchups with non-D1 opponents. Ferrum College is coming off its first loss in five games as it had a winning streak halted at four in a 70-64 loss at N.C. Wesleyan on Saturday. As a team the Panthers average 69.8 ppg while shooting 44 percent from the field, 34 percent behind the arc and 61 percent at the foul line.
 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Junior Keon Johnson now has eight games of scoring 20 or more points after he put up 23 in the road loss to UNC Asheville. Following his first game without a three-pointer (loss at Coastal on Jan. 2) he was 4-for-9 from three and 6-for-12 from the field. Over the last five games he's averaging 20.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg while shooting 49 percent from the field. Senior Jimmy Gavin is averaging 17.0 ppg over the last five games while shooting 50 percent from the field. Gavin is averaging 12.2 points per game in league games only but has scored 17 and 19 in his previous two conference contests. Ferrum's Rashawn Speas leads a trio of players in double-figures with 12.3 ppg. Marvin Wilson averages 10.6 ppg and Alek Ayer is averaging 10.4.

JOHNSON CLIMBING UP THE ALL-TIME CAREER POINTS LIST
Junior Keon Johnson joined an elite club as he became the 23^rd player in the program's history to reach 1,000 points in his career. The 5-7 guard from Mansfield, OH drilled a three for his 18^th point of the game which gave him 1,000 in his career. He finished the game with a team-high 25 points. In his career to this point he's averaging 13.6 ppg and if he were to maintain that average for the remainder of his career (estimation of at least 45 possible games to play) he would finish with over 1,600 points, which only two players in school history have achieved. Johnson now has 1,072 career points, moving into 18^th all-time as he just passed Andre Smith (1,071) and is now seven points away from 17^th and is 86 points from 16^th. He is the third player to reach 1,000 career points in Pat Kelsey's four years (Keon Moore/A. Smith). Johnson also joined an elite club of 30-point scores as he recorded his third of the season and his career with 32 in the loss to Campbell. He became just the fourth player in the history of the program to reach 30-points or more for a third time. Charles Brunson has the most 30-point games with nine and Fred McKinnon had five while Johnson is now tied with Torrell Martin for the third most with three.

LAST TIME OUT
The Eagles couldn't overcome 22 turnovers as they fell 85-84 as UNC Asheville rallied from 23 points down in the second half. Winthrop shot 55 percent from the field, but 22 miscues led to 29 points for the Bulldogs. The loss gave Winthrop three consecutive losses in league play for the first time since the 2012-13 season when the team started 0-3. Under head coach Pat Kelsey, the Eagles are 18-4 all-time when playing a home game following a road loss.

THE COACHES
Pat Kelsey is in his fourth season at the helm of the Winthrop men's basketball program. He holds a record of 62-49 in four seasons with appearances in the Big South championship game the past two seasons. The Eagles are 30-25 in Big South games under Kelsey. During his tenure the team has a couple of the program's notable victories with wins at Clemson and Auburn. Ferrum College is under the direction of Bill Tharp, now in his 11^th season.

MILESTONES
Johnson reached 1,000 points in his career he's now moved into the Top 10 for free throws made and three-pointers made. He's currently made 270 (9^th) in his and is among the top free throw shooters in the history of the program as he's currently shooting .844 in his career, which ranks fourth all-time. He's currently 9^th all-time in made threes with 159, which is one away from 8^th (David McMahan). Duby Okeke is averaging 2.75 blocks per game, which leads the Big South and ranks in the Top 20 in the nation. In 12 games he's blocked 33 shots and the program record for blocks in a season is 66 by Josh Grant in 2002-03. Okeke moved into 9^th all-time with 79 career blocks and Xavier Cooks has 66. Billy Houston is the all-time leader in career blocks with 139.