Rock Hill, S.C.— Looking to end a two-game skid, Winthrop men's basketball heads to the Lone Star State to take on Texas Christian Wednesday night.    
 

Game 10: Winthrop (4-5, 0-0 Big South) at Texas Christian (6-2, 0-0 Big 12)
Date	Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, 8 p.m. (EST)
Location	Fort Worth, TX (Schollmaier Arena / 6,800)
Live Stats	Sidearm (click here)
Television/Stream	FOX Sports Southwest/Watch ESPN (click here) / Brian Estridge (PxP) – Colin Boddicker (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 7:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | Texas Christian
Social Media	@Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand
Tickets	Click Here

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         3          Micheal Anumba (6-4, So., 6.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.4 apg)
G         13        Hunter Hale (6-3, Gr., 8.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.6 apg)
G         52        Chandler Vaudrin (6-7, R-Jr., 9.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 6.4 apg)
F          33        Chase Claxton (6-7, Fr., 6.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.7 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, Sr., 13.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.4 apg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: first meeting
Series Streak: first meeting
Record at Schollmaier Arena: n/a
Streak at Schollmaier Arena: n/a
Kelsey vs. TCU: first meeting
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Winthrop and Coastal renew a rivalry that stretches back as far as 1978 with over 60 matchups as members of the Big South Conference
• The Chanticleers moved to the Sun Belt Conference after the 2015-16 season and the two teams will square off for the first time since their departure
• Coastal Carolina leads the all-time series 42-40 as the team's meet for the 83^rd time
• Teams last met Feb. 18, 2016 at the Winthrop Coliseum with the Eagles prevailing 79-67
• Winthrop has won the last four meetings at the Winthrop Coliseum and are 27-13 at home against Coastal

 
THE GAME

• Both teams coming off losses as TCU fell 80-78 to Southern California in its last game and the Eagles have dropped two straight (at #1 Duke and vs. Coastal Carolina)
• Winthrop currently leads the Big South in threes per game at 9.2 and rank 45^th in the country
• TCU averages 9.4 per game, ranks 41^st nationally and leads the Big 12
• Both TCU and Winthrop are also two of the top teams nationally in assists per game as the Eagles rank 15^th nationally (16.9) and Horned Frogs rank 21^st (16.8)

 
WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his eighth season with the Eagles (143-88)
• Kelsey is now all alone in 8^th place for career wins in Big South history, just two wins behind 7^th
• Eagles facing an opponent for the third straight game that is led by a coach that has earned Coach of the Year honors in a Power 5 conference
• The coaches are Mike Kryzyzewski (ACC), Cliff Ellis (ACC/SEC) and now Jamie Dixon (Big East)
• Looking to end a two-game skid and avoid three straight losses for the first time since early January of 2018
• Josh Ferguson is coming off a career-high 32 points, which he scored off the bench and now leads the team at 13.7 ppg (7^th in the Big South)
• The Eagles offensively are averaging 78.4 ppg, tied for 2^nd in the Big South while allowing 70.2 ppg (tied for 4^th in the league)
• Chandler Vaudrin is coming off a career-high 10 assists and leads the Big South at 6.4 per game and is 2^nd in assist/turnover ratio
• His 6.4 assists per game rank 15^th nationally and his assist/turnover ratio ranks 25^th
• Looking for first win over a Big 12 opponent since beating Missouri on the road, Jan. 4, 2000 (51-46)

 
TEXAS CHRISTIAN

• Jamie Dixon is in his 4^th season at TCU (74-43) and 17^th overall (402-166)
• Dixon played his collegiate ball at TCU where he was an all-conference selection in 1987
• Horned Frogs have been tough in the months of November and December under Dixon's direction, posting a combined 40-6 since 2016-17
• Led by senior guard Desmond Bane, averaging 18.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg
• Bane is 1-of-3 players scoring in double-figures as R.J. Nembhard is scoring 12.6 per game and Kevin Samuel is averaging 12.1 ppg
• Bane has a team-high 22 threes followed by Jaire Grayer (18) and Edric Dennis (12)
• So far this season the Horned Frogs are a perfect 5-0 at home
• Forcing 17.88 turnovers per game (26^th nationally) and rank 21^st in steals per game (9.6) 

HALE HUNTING FOR 1,000 CAREER POINTS
Hunter Hale is approaching 1,000 points in his collegiate career that began that began at Central Michigan. Hale transferred to the Eagles from Grand Valley State to begin graduate school and arrived with 926 points in his career. This season Hale is averaging 8.0 ppg as he's played in seven of the team's nine games (missed two for injury). He is now 18 points away from 1,000 in his career.

WINTHROP SPORTS SHOW AT ROCO
Joins us on Mondays 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.

TUNE IN TO THE EAGLES ALL SEASON LONG
Fans can listen to the games all season long on OTS Media of Rock Hill (94.3 FM and 104.1 The Bridge), which is the flagship station for Winthrop Athletics. In addition, most games will simulcast on 730 ESPN Charlotte and AM 1450 WGNC Gastonia.
All home games as well as all Big South games home or away are available to watch through the Big South Network on ESPN+. To watch live Big South games on ESPN+, you need a subscriber. For more information how to subscribe, click here.

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