ROCK HILL, SC— Looking to end a two-game skid, the Winthrop men's basketball team will welcome Warren Wilson to the Winthrop Coliseum Saturday afternoon.
| Game 6: Winthrop (2-3, 0-0 Big South) vs. Warren Wilson (3-6, 1-0 EMAC) |
| Date |
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, 2 p.m. (EST) |
| Location |
Rock Hill, SC (Winthrop Coliseum / 6,100) |
| Live Stats |
Statbroadcast (click here) |
| Television/Stream |
ESPN+ (click here) Mike Pacheco (PxP) – Bobby Stevens (Analyst) |
| Radio |
94.3 FM/104.1 The Bridge / ESPN 730 | WGNC AM1450/101.1 FM
(click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP) – Anders Broman (Analyst) – Pregame 12:30 p.m. |
| Notes |
Winthrop | Warren Wilson |
| Social Media |
@Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL | #WinthropEverStand |
| Tickets |
Click Here |
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G 0
Nych Smith (5-10, Sr., 16.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.8 apg)
G 3 Michael Anumba (6-5, Fr., 9.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.2 apg)
G 13
Bjorn Broman (6-0, Sr., 9.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.8 apg)
G 14
Adam Pickett (6-1, Sr., 13.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.0 apg)
F 25
Josh Ferguson (6-8, Jr., 13.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.6 apg)
Warren Wilson
G 4 Justin Storr (6-2, Jr., 11.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.6 apg)
G 10 Brent Davis (6-3, So., 12.1 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.6 spg)
G 22 Saadiq Johnson (6-1, Jr., 6.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.9 spg)
G 23 Jordan Gant (5-11, Jr., 22.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.0 apg)
F 24 Jaquann Lockhart (6-5, Jr., 9.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.2 apg)
THE SERIES
Series Record: 0-1
Series Streak: L1
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 0-0
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: 0-0
Kelsey vs. Warren Wilson: First Meeting
SERIES HISTORY
- This is just the second meeting all-time and the first in over 45 years
- The first meeting came on Jan. 24, 1982 with the Eagles winning 76-62
THE GAME
- Winthrop looks for a 51st straight win against Non-D1 opponents
- Winthrop is 93-8 all-time against Non-D1 opponents
- The Eagles are averaging 91.0 ppg while Warren Wilson averages 90.1 ppg
- Both teams are averaging more than 10 threes per game as Winthrop is hitting 10.8 per game and the Owls are averaging 10.6
- One of these teams will end a losing streak as the Eagles have dropped two straight while the Owls have lost four straight
WINTHROP
- Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his seventh season with the Eagles (123-74), coaching his 198th game
- Coming off a 13-point loss at 10th-ranked Kentucky
- Have hit 13 or more threes in three of the last four games (13-for-28 at Kentucky)
- Lead the Big South Conference in scoring at 91.0 ppg
- Eagles have won six of the last eight home games
- Nych Smith leads the team in scoring at 16. 2 ppg while Adam Pickett is averaging 13.8 ppg and Josh Ferguson is averaging 13.0 ppg
- Eagles have had at least five players in double-figures in three of the first five games
WARREN WILSON
- Is led by fourth-year head coach Anthony Barringer (48-53)
- Have lost four straight games
- Have scored 100 or more points in a game three times this season
- Have two opponents in common with the Eagles as the Owls defeated Hiwassee 92-87 and fell 135-127 to Pfeiffer
- Junior Jordan Gant leads the team in scoring at 22.3 ppg as he's shooting 47 percent from the floor
- Gant has scored 20 or more points in 6-of-9 games and is coming off 27 points against Mars Hill
- He's one of three players averaging double-figures as Brent Davis is scoring 12.1 ppg and Justin Storr is scoring 11.9 ppg
- This will be the 9th road game of the season for the Owls
CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOKS
- Bjorn Broman now has 171 career threes and is all alone in 8th all-time in program history
- Broman is just outside the Top 10 all-time in career three-point field goal percentage at .365 (LaShawn Coulter is 10th at .373)
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 airs live on 94.3 FM & 104.1 The Bridge.
