ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men's basketball returns to the Winthrop Coliseum for "Homecoming" as the Eagles will take on Central Penn at 4 p.m.
 

Game 3: Central Penn (3-0) at Winthrop (0-2)
Date	Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 (4 p.m.) "Homecoming"
Location	Rock Hill, SC (Winthrop Coliseum)
Live Stats	Statbroadcast (click here)
Television	None
Live Stream	Big South Network (click here)
Radio	94.3 FM & 104.1 The Bridge (click here) / Dave Friedman (Play-by-Play), Ron Mikels (Color) – Pregame 3:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | Central Penn
Social Media	@WUGameDay | @Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL
Tickets	$8 in advance (click here) | $10 walk-up | Group of 10 or more ($4)

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         13        Bjorn Broman (6-0, Jr., 5.5 ppg, 3.0 apg, 2.0 spg)
G         21        Kyle Zunic (6-2, Fr., 8.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.5 apg)
G         10        Anders Broman (6-2, Gr., 15.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.5 apg)
F          12        Xavier Cooks (6-8, Sr., 14.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 3.0 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, So., 8.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.0 bpg)
Central Penn  
G         1          Ryan Lawrence (6-3, 6.5 ppg)
G         2          Joel Zola (6-4, 8.0 ppg)
G         4          Daylin Davis (6-4, 16.0 ppg)
F          32        Justin Kellman (6-5, 6.0 ppg)
F          40        Noah Bayler (6-5, 11.5 ppg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: Winthrop leads 1-0
Series Streak: W1
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 1-0
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: W1
Kelsey vs. Central Penn: first meeting
 
PROMOS/INFORMATION

• There will be a tailgating party sponsored by the Winthrop Alumni Association beginning at 10 a.m. on the South Lawn of the Winthrop Coliseum
• Free official WU Crew t-shirts will be given out to the first 200 students (starting with the women's game) while supplies last
• Homecoming court festivities will take place at halftime

 
THE GAME

• Winthrop looks for its first win of the season as it is 0-2 for the first time since the 2011-12 season
• The Eagles are coming off an 80-76 loss at Colorado State in which the Eagles drained 15 three-pointers

 

• Winthrop looks for its first win of the season as it is 0-2 for the first time since the 2011-12 season
• The Eagles are coming off an 80-76 loss at Colorado State in which the Eagles drained 15 three-pointers
• The Eagles look to improve to 15-0 under Pat Kelsey against Non-D1 opponents
• This is the second meeting all-time as the Eagles defeated Central Penn 107-68 on Nov. 26, 2011
• The Eagles have won 46 straight over Non-D1 opponents and are 89-8 all-time
• The next home victory by the Eagles will be the 400^th home victory all-time (354^th at the Winthrop Coliseum)
• During the Kelsey era the Eagles have only lost three games in a row on three occasions

 
 
WINTHROP       

• Anders Broman is coming off a career-high 22 points and currently leads the team in scoring at 15.0 ppg
• Winthrop made 15 threes in the loss at Colorado State, the 45^th time they've made 10 or more in a game under Kelsey
• Over the last 50 home games the Eagles are 43-7
• The Eagles have scored 100 or more points in three of their last four meetings against Non-D1 opponents
• Austin Awad, after not playing in the season opener, came off the bench for 12 points at Colorado State
• Winthrop received 11 votes in the 2017-18 Preseason CollegeInsider.com Top 25 Mid-Major Poll

 
CENTRAL PENN

• Off to a 3-0 start averaging 88.3 points per game and holding opponents to 58.3
• Shooting 50 percent from the floor
• All three wins have come on the road

 
WINTHROP SPORTS SHOW AT ROCO
Every Thursday at The Roasting Company throughout the basketball season will be the Winthrop Sports Show at ROCO hosted by the voices of the Winthrop Eagles Dave Friedman and Mike Pacheco. The two will sit down weekly with head coaches Pat Kelsey and Lynette Woodard as well as other selected guests throughout the season. The show is from 6-6:30 p.m. and also airs on 94.3 FM & 104.1 The Bridge.
(FULL SCHEDULE)