ROCK HILL, SC— Looking for a 2-0 start to league play, Winthrop heads north to take on Radford, Wednesday evening inside the Dedmon Center.
 

Game 13: Winthrop (7-5, 1-0 BSC) at Radford (8-6, 1-0 BSC)
Date	Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, 7 p.m. (EST)
Location	Radford, VA (Dedmon Center/3,215)
Live Stats	Sidearm (click here)
Television	None
Live Stream	Big South Network (click here)
Radio	94.3 FM & 104.1 The Bridge (click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP)-Mike Pacheco (Analyst) – Pregame 6:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | Radford
Social Media	@WUGameDay | @Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL
Tickets	Single Game Pricing (Click Here) Courtside Seats $25/Chair Back $12/General Public Bleacher/$10 Youth Bleacher (ages 12 & under)/$8 Youth 2 & under are FREE

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         10        Anders Broman (6-2, Gr., 13.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.5 apg)
G         13        Bjorn Broman (6-0, Jr., 9.5 ppg, 2.9 apg, 1.8 rpg)
G         21        Kyle Zunic (6-2, Fr., 8.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.0 apg)
F          12        Xavier Cooks (6-8, Sr., 15.9 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 3.4 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, So., 8.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 0.9 spg)
 
Radford
G         1          Carlik Jones (6-0, R-Fr., 11.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.4 apg)
G         3          Christian Bradford (6-1, Sr., 4.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 2.0 apg)
G         5          Donald Hicks (6-3, So., 8.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.9 apg)
F          24        Ed Polite Jr. (6-5, Jr., 12.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.4 bpg)
C          32        Randy Phillips (6-8, Sr., 6.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: Radford leads 36-35
Series Streak: W1
Record at Dedmon Center: 12-18
Streak at Dedmon Center: W2
Kelsey vs. RU: 5-5
 
SERIES HISTORY

• This is the 73^rd meeting all-time between the Eagles and Highlanders
• Radford holds a 36-35 lead in the series but the Eagles have won four of the last five meetings and two straight at the Dedmon Center
• Three of the last five meetings have been decided by two or fewer points
• Winthrop and Radford have met 10 times during the Pat Kelsey era and in those games the Eagles have outscored the Highlanders 725-724

 
THE GAME

• Both teams are looking to start league play 2-0 after Eagles opened with a home win over High Point and Radford earned a road win at Presbyterian College
• Radford is undefeated at home this season with wins over Georgia Southwestern, James Madison and Erskine College
• The Eagles are 2-4 in road games having earned wins at Furman and Alabama State
• Winthrop leads the league in scoring (85.3 ppg) while Radford is 9^th in the league at 67.7 ppg
• Radford is holding teams to 66.9 ppg (3^rd in the Big South) while the Eagles are 8^th in the league allowing 75.1 ppg
• Eagles have won six straight regular season games against league opponents dating back to last season

 
 
WINTHROP       

• Coming off a 76-60 win over High Point in the league opener as the Eagle defense held the Panthers to 32 percent shooting from the floor and 22 percent from three
• It was the second straight league game the Eagles held an opponent to 60 or fewer points as they only allowed 56 at PC in the regular season finale of 2016-17
• Winthrop leads the Big South in scoring and three-point field goals per game and rank in the Top 2 in scoring margin, field goal percentage, three-point field goal percentage, rebounding offense, blocked shots, turnover margin and defensive rebounds
• Senior Xavier Cooks continues to lead the team in scoring at 15.9 ppg, which ranks 7^th in the Big South
• Senior Anders Broman is second on the team in scoring at 13.4 ppg, which is 12^th in the league
• Cooks also ranks 2^nd in rebounding, 5^th in assists and blocks as well as 10^th in steals
• Have won five of their last six regular season league games by 10 or more points
• Have won 27 of the last 32 regular season conference games
• Over the last two seasons the Eagles have gone 14-3 in the month of January

 
 
RADFORD

• Riding a three-game winning streak after earning the win at Presbyterian College
• The last two wins have been by 10 or more points and defensively have held the opponents to no more than 62 points (four straight games overall)
• Led by Ed Polite Jr. as he is scoring 12.4 ppg and ranks 3^rd in the Big South at 7.9 rpg
• Polite Jr. shoots 47 percent from the floor and leads the team with 59 free throw attempts (75%)
• He had scored in double-figures in 10-of-14 games and has scored 24 points in each of the last two games
• Carlik Jones is second on the team in scoring at 11.3 ppg and is tied for the team lead in assists (33/2.4)
• Jones has scored in double-figures in five straight games and is second on the team in free throw attempts (50)
• The top two three-point threats for the Highlanders are Donald Hicks and Caleb Tanner, who each have 27 on the year

 
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
• Eagles have scored 80 or more points in four straight contests against Radford

 
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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