ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men's basketball returns to action after a 10-day break as it will host High Point Saturday afternoon in the Big South Conference opener for both schools.
 

Game 12: High Point (5-6, 0-0 BSC) at Winthrop (6-5, 0-0 BSC)
Date	Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, 2 p.m. (EST)
Location	Rock Hill, SC (Winthrop Coliseum/6,100)
Live Stats	Statbroadcast (click here)
Television	None
Live Stream	Big South Network (click here) Mike Pacheco (PxP)-Bobby Stevens (Analyst)
Radio	94.3 FM & 104.1 The Bridge (click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP)-Ron Mikels (Analyst) – Pregame 1:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | High Point
Social Media	@WUGameDay | @Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL
Tickets	$8 in advance (click here) | $10 walk-up | Group of 10 or more ($4)
Game Program	Click Here

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         10        Anders Broman (6-2, Gr., 13.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.5 apg)
G         13        Bjorn Broman (6-0, Jr., 9.1 ppg, 3.0 apg, 1.4 rpg)
G         21        Kyle Zunic (6-2, Fr., 8.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.0 apg)
F          12        Xavier Cooks (6-8, Sr., 16.2 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 3.6 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, So., 8.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 0.9 apg)
 
High Point
G         1          Brandonn Kamga (6-5, So., 11.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.6 apg)
G         11        Denny Slay (5-11, Fr., 4.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.8 apg)
G         13        Jahaad Proctor (6-3, So., 16.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.8 apg)
G         22        Andre Fox (6-4, Jr., 17.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.5 spg)
F          34        Jordan Whitehead (6-5, Sr., 4.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.6 spg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: Winthrop leads 27-14
Series Streak: L1
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 13-5
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: L1
Kelsey vs. HPU: 3-6
 
SERIES HISTORY

• This is 42^nd meeting between the Eagles and Panthers
• Winthrop leads the all-time series 27-14, but has lost nine of the last 12 meetings
• Eagles are 13-5 at home against the Panthers
• High Point won the last meeting on Jan. 28, 2017, 83-80 in overtime at the Winthrop Coliseum
• Seven of the last eight meetings have been decided by six or fewer points and six of them have been decided by a single possession

 
THE GAME

• Winthrop looks to bounce back from a loss at VCU while High Point looks for a second straight win after winning at Western Carolina
• Eagles dropped their league opener at home last season, 82-80 to Radford but have won two of the last three
• This is the third time the Eagles have opened league action against the Panthers which each team winning once
• Matchup features two of the league's top four scoring offenses as the Eagles lead with 86.2 ppg while the Panthers are 4^th at 76.9 ppg
• High Point ranks 2^nd in the Big South in field goal percentage (.490) while the Eagles are third (.474)
• High Point (+4.55) and Winthrop (+3.36) rank first and second in the league in turnover margin 

 
WINTHROP       

• Enter league play averaging 86.2 ppg, which is on pace to break the school record of 83.6 ppg set by the 1992-93 squad
• The Eagles have six players on the roster averaging eight or more points per game and seven averaging 7.7 or more ppg
• Xavier Cooks leads the team in scoring at 16.2 ppg while Anders Broman is second with 13.5 per game
• Under head coach Pat Kelsey, the Eagles are 25-5 when playing a home game following a road loss
• Leads the Big South in scoring offense and three-point field goals made (10.5)
• Cooks ranks in the Top 5 in the league in scoring (5^th), rebounding (1^st), assists per game (2^nd), steals (5^th), blocked shots (5^th), assist/turnover ratio (5^th), offensive rebounds (4^th), and defensive rebounds (1^st)
• Cooks is the only player in the Big South Conference to rank among the Top 5 in each of those categories 

 
HIGH POINT

• Coming off first road win of the season with a 72-61 victory at Western Carolina
• In the Big South the Panthers rank among the Top 3 in scoring defense, scoring margin, field goal percentage, three-point field goal percentage, rebounding defense, steals, turnover margin, and offensive rebound percentage
• Andre Fox leads three players averaging double-figures at 17.0 ppg as he's shooting 52 percent from the field and 56 percent from three (23-for-41)
• Fox has scored in double-figures in 10 of the last 11 games
• Jahaad Proctor is averaging 16.5 ppg and is the second-best three-point threat on the team (13-for-26/.500)
• Proctor missed five straight games and has averaged 13.5 ppg since returning (2-for-7 from three)
• Panthers are in the midst of 4-of-6 games on the road

 
LIVING IN THE 80'S

• The Eagles scored 80 or more points in eight straight games which is a school record (came to an end at VCU)
• The Eagles are 2-2 this year when scoring 80 or more in a game this season but since the arrival of head coach Pat Kelsey the Eagles are 57-11 when hitting the 80-mark
• Of the 11 losses when scoring 80 or more, seven of them have come against Big South opponents (3 in OT) and three against Power 5 opponents
• Streak of 80 or more points on the road came to an end at four straight as the Eagles have now hit that mark in eight of the last 10 dating back to last season

 
BIG SOUTH WEEKLY PLAYER HONORS

• Xavier Cooks has been tabbed the Big South Player of the Week twice this season (Dec. 4/Dec. 11)
• Cooks scored a career-high 31 points at Georgia that included five rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal to earn his second league honor of the year
• Cooks grabbed his first weekly honor of the season by averaging 17.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals in a week he recorded his first ever triple-double (11 points, 15 rebounds, 11 assists vs. Reinhardt)
• Kyle Zunic was named the Big South Freshman of the Week on Nov. 20 after he averaged 14.0 points, 3.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds against Colorado State and Central Penn 

 
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.
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