ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men's basketball heads up I-77 Tuesday evening in search of a third straight win against a Davidson team that has won four straight.
 

Game 8: Winthrop (4-3, 0-0 Big South) at Davidson (7-1, 0-0 A-10)
Date	Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, 7 p.m. (EST)
Location	Davidson, NC (John M. Belk Arena / 4,300)
Live Stats	Sidearm (click here)
Television/Stream	ESPN+ (click here) Jack Benjami (PxP) – n/a (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 6:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | Davidson
Social Media	@Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL | #WinthropMBB #WinthropEverStand
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PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         0          Nych Smith (5-10, Sr., 16.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.6 apg)
G         3          Micheal Anumba (6-5, Fr., 10.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.3 apg)
G         13        Bjorn Broman (6-0, Sr., 10.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.9 apg)
G         14        Adam Pickett (6-1, Sr., 12.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.5 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, Jr., 13.1 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.7 apg)
 
Davidson
G         3          Jon Axel Gudmundsson (6-5, Jr., 19.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 4.6 apg)
G         20        KiShawn Pritchett (6-6, R-Jr., 5.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.8 apg)
G         31        Kellan Grady (6-5, So., 19.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.1 apg)
G         34        Luke Frampton (6-5, R-Fr., 8.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.6 apg)
F          35        Luka Brajkovic (6-10, Fr., 10.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.3 apg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: 4-5
Series Streak: L3
Record at John M. Belk Arena: 2-2
Streak at John M. Belk Arena: L1
Kelsey vs. Davidson: First Meeting
 
SERIES HISTORY

• This is the 10^th meeting all-time as Davidson holds a 5-4 lead in the series
• Davidson has won three straight in the series, including the last time these two teams met on Nov. 21, 2008 in Davidson (97-70) 

THE GAME

• Winthrop enters the contest looking for a third straight win while Davidson searches for a 5^th straight victory
• Winthrop is 2-2 on the road this season and Davidson is a perfect 4-0 at home
• The Eagles are averaging 82.2 ppg on the road and hitting 11.8 threes per game
• Wildcats averaging 79.0 ppg at home while holding opponents to 66.0 ppg
• Both teams shoot the ball a lot behind the arc as the Eagles are making 12.1 per game and Davidson makes 9.1 per game
• Davidson has a NET ranking of 90 while the Eagles are 172 

WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his seventh season with the Eagles (125-74), coaching his 200^th game
• Eagles coming off a win at Tennessee Tech in which it overcame a poor shooting first half and 12-point second half deficit
• It was the second road win of the year as the Eagles improved to 2-2 away from the Winthrop Coliseum
• The Eagles connected on 15 threes in the game, which is the third straight game with 13 or more and fifth in the last six games
• Bjorn Broman scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Eagles to the win and is now averaging 10.1 ppg
• Micheal Anumba had 15 points and is now averaging 10.0 ppg as all five starters are averaging 10 or more points per game
• Nych Smith still leads the team in scoring at 16.0 ppg and also leads with 3.6 apg
• Adam Pickett is averaging 12.7 ppg and Josh Ferguson is scoring 12.1 ppg
• Have a chance for first back-to-back road wins in non-conference play since 2016-17 (Won at Hampton/St. Louis) 

DAVIDSON

• Is led by Bob McKillop in his 30^th season (561-341)
• Opened the season with three straight wins before falling to Purdue and have now reeled off four straight
• Coming off a 91-85 win at UNC Wilmington on Dec. 1, which was a season-high in points
• Led in scoring by Kellan Grady (19.4 ppg) and Jon Axel Gudmundsson (19.0 ppg) as both dropped 25 in the win at UNCW
• Either Grady or Gudmundsson has led the team in scoring in all but one game (vs. Northeastern – Brajkovic with 17)
• Grady has led the team in three straight games with an average of 26.7 ppg in that stretch
• Starting lineup features two upperclassmen (Gudmundsson and KiShawn Pritchett) and three underclassmen 

RECORD BOOK WATCH

• Bjorn Broman now has 179 career threes and is all alone in 8^th all-time in program history as he looks to become the 8^th player in program history with 180 made threes
• He is now 21 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 (93.3 ppg), field goal percentage (.490), assists (17.4), defensive rebounds (32.0) and three-point field goals per game (12.1). 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. Eagles rank second in free throw percentage (.759), three-point field goal percentage (.397), and rebounding offense (42.0). Nych Smith's 16.0 ppg ranks 9^th in the league while Josh Ferguson ranks second in rebounds per game (8.1). Adam Pickett is leading the league in field goal percentage (.596) and is the only player among the leaders shooting 50 percent or better (as of Dec. 2). Bjorn Broman is 4^th in the Big South in three-point field goals per game (2.7) and three-point field goal percentage (.396).

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.