ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men's basketball will open the 2018-19 season Tuesday evening when it travels to Nashville, TN to take on Vanderbilt. 
 

Game 1: Winthrop (0-0, 0-0 Big South) at Vanderbilt (0-0, 0-0 SEC)
Date	Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, 9:30 p.m. (EST)
Location	Nashville, TN (Memorial Coliseum / 14,316)
Live Stats	Sidearm (click here)
Television/Stream	SECN+ (click here) Kevin Ingram (PxP) – Shan Foster (Analyst)
Radio	94.3 FM/104.1 The Bridge / ESPN 730 | WGNC AM1450/101.1 FM (click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP) – Mike Pacheco (Analyst) – Pregame 9 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | Vanderbilt
Social Media	@Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL
Tickets	Click Here

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         13        Bjorn Broman (6-0, Sr., 10.6 ppg, 3.1 apg, 2.2 rpg)
G         21        Kyle Zunic (6-2, So., 6.8 ppg, 1.3 apg, 1.3 rpg)
G         14        Adam Pickett (6-1, Sr., 9.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.8 apg)
F          15        Jermaine Ukaegbu (6-6, Sr., 2.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.7 bpg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, Jr., 10.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.1 bpg)
 
Vanderbilt
G         0          Saben Lee (6-2, So., 10.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.2 spg)
G         10        Darius Garland (6-2, Fr., --, --, --)
G/F      2          Joe Toye (6-7, Sr., 5.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.8 apg)
F          32        Matt Ryan (6-8, Jr., 3.6 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.4 apg)
F/C       11        Simisola Shittu (6-10, Fr., --, --, --)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: First Meeting
Series Streak: N/A
Record at Memorial Coliseum: First Appearance
Streak at Memorial Coliseum: First Appearance
Kelsey vs. Gardner-Webb: 0-0
 
SERIES/SEC HISTORY

• This is the first meeting between Winthrop and Vanderbilt
• The Eagles are 3-26 all-time against SEC opponents
• Winthrop's last win over an SEC opponent came Pat Kelsey's first season with the Eagles when they traveled to Auburn to earn a 74-67 victory (12/22/12)  

THE GAME

• Winthrop opens the season against an opponent from the SEC for the first time since facing Arkansas in 2004
• Eagles lost 72-49 to Arkansas at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
• In 2017-18 the Eagles finished 32^nd nationally in three-point field goals per game (9.5) while the Commodores were 59^th at 9.0 per game 

WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his seventh season with the Eagles (121-71)Winthrop returns three starters from last season in Bjorn Broman, Adam Pickett and Josh Ferguson
• Ferguson was named to the Big South Conference Preseason All-Conference Second Team
• Broman was a 2017-18 Big South All-Conference selection
• Winthrop is 5-1 under Pat Kelsey in season openers
• All-time the Eagles are 26-15 in season openers and have won 11 of the last 13
• Looking for a sixth straight season with 19 or more wins (averaged 21.4 wins over last five seasons) 

VANDERBILT

• The Commodores are led by third-year head coach Bryce Drew
• This past offseason Drew signed the most decorated recruiting class in program history, which included Aaron Nesmith of South Carolina who beat out Duke freshman Zion Williamson for the Gatorade South Carolina Player of the Year
• Hold a 59-7 home opener record all-time at Memorial Coliseum and have won 11 straight
• Coming off a 12-20 season overall and 6-12 mark in the SEC and was picked 8^th in the SEC Preseason Poll 

CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOKS

• Bjorn Broman now has 160 career threes, which is tied for 10^th all-time in program history
• Broman is just outside the Top 10 all-time in three-point field goal percentage at .364 (LaShawn Coulter is 10^th 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.