ROCK HILL, SC— After a 10-day break the Winthrop men's basketball team looks to get back on track Saturday afternoon with a road contest at Alabama State.
 

Game 10: Winthrop (5-4) at Alabama State (0-9)
Date	Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, 2 p.m. (EST)
Location	Montgomery, AL (Dunn-Oliver Acadome/7,400)
Live Stats	Sidearm (click here)
Television	None
Live Stream	None
Radio	94.3 FM & 104.1 The Bridge (click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP), Mike Pacheco (Color) – Pregame 1:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | Alabama State
Social Media	@WUGameDay | @Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL
Tickets	Click Here

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         10        Anders Broman (6-2, Gr., 13.6 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.6 apg)
G         13        Bjorn Broman (6-0, Jr., 8.2 ppg, 3.2 apg, 0.8 spg)
G         21        Kyle Zunic (6-2, Fr., 9.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.3 apg)
F          12        Xavier Cooks (6-8, Sr., 17.4 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 4.0 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, So., 7.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 0.8 spg)
 
Alabama State
G         3          Gene Davis (6-1, Jr. 4.4 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.2 apg)
G         5          Tobi Ewuosho (6-5, So., 6.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.1 apg)
G         12        Reginald Gee (6-3, So., 12.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 0.6 apg)
F          15        Fausto Pichardo (6-8, Jr., 2.7 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.2 apg)
C          24        Branden Johnson (6-8, R-So., 7.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 0.3 apg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: Winthrop leads 1-0
Series Streak: W1
Record at Dunn-Oliver Acadome: 0-0
Streak at Dunn-Oliver Acadome: n/a
Kelsey vs. Alabama State: 1-0
 
SERIES HISTORY

• This is the 2^nd meeting all-time and the first at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome
• The Eagles won the first ever meeting 92-84 on Dec. 22, 2015 at the Winthrop Coliseum 

THE GAME

• Winthrop is looking to bounce back after an 87-82 loss at Georgia its last time out
• The Hornets are looking for their first win of the season as they are at home for just the second time this season
• Eagles are back in action after 10-day break for exams
• All-time the Eagles are 1-1 against teams from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)
• Winthrop has won 14 of its last 20 road games

 
WINTHROP       

• Looking to extend its school record of consecutive games scoring 80 or more points (currently seven straight)
• This is the second of three straight road games to end non-conference play
• Xavier Cooks was named the Big South Conference Player of the Week for a second consecutive week as he posted a career-high 31 points in the team's loss at Georgia
• Cooks ranks among the NCAA D1 active leaders in rebounds (6^th), blocks (8^th) and points (33^rd)
• As a team the Eagles rank 9^th nationally in three-point field goals per game (11.3) and 11^th in scoring (89.4)
• On pace to shatter the program record for three-point field goals made and three-point field goals per game (11.3) 

 
ALABAMA STATE

• Opened its home schedule on Tuesday, Dec. 12 vs. Tennessee State in a 64-45 loss
• Reginald Gee leads the team in scoring at 12.9 ppg and led the team against Tennessee State with nine points (leads the team with 18 made threes)
• Gee has five games in double-figures this season, but hasn't reached double-figures in last three games
• Gee scored a season-high 24 points at UT-Chattanooga
• Jacoby Ross is second on the team in scoring at 7.9 ppg while Ed Jones is averaging 7.3 ppg
• The Hornets shoot 37 percent from the floor, 36 percent from three and 69 percent at the foul line

 
 
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)