ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men's basketball looks for a second straight victory when it hosts Maryland Eastern Shore, Thursday morning at the Winthrop Coliseum as part of "Education Day".
 

Game 10: Winthrop (5-4, 0-0 Big South) vs. UMES (1-10, 0-0 MEAC)
Date	Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, 11 a.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) – Mitch Hill (Analyst) – Pregame 1:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | UMES
Social Media	@Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL | #WinthropMBB #WinthropEverStand
Promotion	"Education Day" – Area elementary students will be attending for Anti-Bullying education
Tickets	Click Here

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         0          Nych Smith (5-10, Sr., 16.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.7 apg)
G         3          Michael Anumba (6-5, Fr., 8.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.9 apg)
G         13        Bjorn Broman (6-0, Sr., 9.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.6 apg)
G         14        Adam Pickett (6-1, Sr., 12.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.4 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, Jr., 11.9 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.6 apg)
 
UMES
G         1          Ryan Andino (6-2, Gr., 12.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.1 spg)
G         3          Canaan Bartley (6-1, So., 2.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 0.9 apg)
G         11        Ahmad Frost (6-0, R-Jr., 3.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.4 apg)
F          12        A.J. Cheeseman (6-7, Jr., 12.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.0 spg)
F          15        Tyler Jones (6-7, Jr., 7.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.7 spg)
 
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: 2-0
Series Streak: W2
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 1-0
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: W1
Kelsey vs. UMES: first meeting
 
SERIES HISTORY

• This is the third meeting all-time between Winthrop and UMES
• Winthrop has won both meetings as the teams square off for the first time in 30 years when Winthrop won 83-56 at home
• Eagles are 13-13 all-time against opponents from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

 
THE GAME

• Eagles are looking for a second straight win and the fourth win in five games
• UMES is looking to end a five-game losing streak
• Winthrop enters the game ranked second nationally in three-point field goals per game (13.4) and fifth in scoring (93.7)
• The last time out the Eagles knocked down 24 three-pointers in the win over Hiwassee, a school record for threes in a single game
• Eagles are also ranked 2^nd nationally in defensive rebounds, 9^th in three-point field goals made, 10^th in free throw percentage and 13^th in assists per game
• In four home games this season the Eagles are averaging 108.2 ppg and 15.5 threes per game
• UMES ranks 4^th in the MEAC in scoring defense allowing 73.2 ppg
• While the Eagles feature one of the top three-point shooting team's in the country, UMES has one of the top individual three-point shooters in Ryan Andino
• Andino is averaging 3.36 triples per game and ranks 31^st nationally

 
WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his seventh season with the Eagles (126-75)
• Nych Smith leads the Eagles in scoring at 16.8 ppg and is shooting an impressive 48 percent from the floor and 44 percent from three
• Adam Pickett is second in scoring at 12.6 ppg and is coming off 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting (5-for-5 behind the arc)
• Over the last five games the Eagles have had a balanced attack with four players scoring 10.5 ppg or more and seven players averaging 8.7 ppg or more
• Has scored 100 or more points in back-to-back home games and in a total of 100 or more in three games this season
• Is 3-1 at home this season with 108.2 points per game average and shooting 52 percent from the floor
• Outrebounding opponents at home by nearly 15 per game (+14.8)
• Against Hiwassee the Eagles received 75 points from the bench and is averaging 37.6 bench points per game
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UMES

• Clifford Reed is in his first season as head coach of the Hawks
• Playing in ninth road game of the year (0-8) and fourth straight away from home
• Coming off 78-43 loss at Pittsburgh on Dec. 15
• Ryan Andino is second on the team in scoring at 12.4 ppg behind 3.6 threes per game
• A.J. Cheeseman leads the team with 12.5 ppg and leads the team in free throws attempted with 50 (30-of-50 / 60 percent)
• Cheeseman and Tyler Jones scored a team-high 16 points in the loss to Pitt

 
RECORD BOOK WATCH

• Bjorn Broman now has 182 career threes and is all alone in 8^th all-time in program history as he became the 8^th player in program history with 180 made threes
• He is now 18 threes away from becoming the 7^th player in program history to hit 200 threes
• Broman is just outside the Top 10 all-time in career three-point field goal percentage at .368 (LaShawn Coulter is 10^th at .373)

 
WHERE DO THE EAGLES RANK IN THE BIG SOUTH?
Winthrop currently leads the Big South Conference in scoring (93.7 ppg), free throw percentage (.775), defensive rebounds (32.4), assists per game (18.6) and three-point field goals per game (13.4). Winthrop has led the Big South in scoring the past three seasons and in scoring margin and three-point field goals per game the last two seasons. Nych Smith's 16.8 ppg ranks 6^th in the league while Josh Ferguson ranks second in rebounds per game (8.0). Bjorn Broman is 7^th in the Big South in three-point field goals per game (2.4).

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.