ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop hopes to end a two-game skid when it travels to Charleston Southern for a Big South Conference clash Thursday evening.
 

Game 23: Winthrop (14-8, 6-3 Big South) at Charleston Southern (10-11, 4-4 Big South)
Date	Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, 7:30 p.m. (EST)
Location	N. Charleston, SC (Buccaneer Field House / 881)
Live Stats	Statbroadcast (click here)
Television/Stream	ESPN+ (click here) Zeke Beam (PxP) – John Peters (Analyst)
Radio	94.3 FM/104.1 The Bridge / ESPN 730 | WGNC AM1450/101.1 FM (click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP) – Mike Pacheco (Analyst) –Extended Pregame 6:30 p.m.
Game Notes	Winthrop | Charleston Southern
Social Media	@Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL | #WinthropMBB #WinthropEverStand
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PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         0          Nych Smith (5-10, Sr., 17.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.9 apg)
G         3          Micheal Anumba (6-5, Fr., 6.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.7 apg)
G         13        Bjorn Broman (6-0, Sr., 10.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.1 apg)
G         21        Kyle Zunic (6-2, So., 10.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.1 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, Jr., 10.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.0 apg)

Charleston Southern
G         02        Nate Louis (5-11, Jr., 4.5 ppg, 0.6, rpg, 1.0 apg)
G         04        Deontaye Buskey (6-1, So, 8.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.9 apg)
G         11        Christian Keeling (6-4, Jr., 18.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.1 apg)
F          01        Travis McConico (6-6, Sr., 7.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.2 apg)
F          14        Duncan LeXander (6-8, Fr., 7.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.0 spg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record vs. Charleston Southern: 44-26
Series Streak: L1
Record at Buc Dome: 16-15
Streak at Buc Dome: W3
Kelsey vs. Charleston Southern: 9-4
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Winthrop and Charleston Southern meet for the 71^st time
• The Eagles lead the all-time series 44-26 and 37-25 in regular season meetings
• The last matchup was won by the Buccaneers, 78-75, in the Eagles final home game of the 2017-18 season
• The win was the first for the Buccaneers at the Winthrop Coliseum since 2002 (Eagles had won 17 straight at home in the series)
• Eagles have won the last three meetings in the Buccaneer Field House and are 16-15 on the road in the series
• The team that has led at halftime has won the last 18 meetings

THE GAME

• Winthrop is looking to end a two-game skid while Charleston Southern is in search of a 4^th straight win
• Eagles in search of their 7^th road win on the season while the Buccaneers are 7-3 at home this season, winning their last two over Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian College
• The losing skid has dropped the Eagles a half game back of second place in the league standings while the Buccaneers have climbed into a tie for 7^th with Gardner-Webb, just two games back of Campbell in second place
• Offensively the Eagles lead the Big South in scoring (85.0 ppg) and three-point field goals per game (12.3)
• Charleston Southern is 5^th in the league in scoring (77.8 ppg) and 4^th in three-point field goals per game (10.0)
• The Eagles 12.3 three-pointers per game lead the nation as they also lead the country in total threes at 271 (as of Feb. 5)

 
WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his seventh season with the Eagles (135-79)
• Kelsey is now five wins behind former VMI head coach Duggar Baucom for 8^th on the all-time in Big South wins
• Looking to avoid a third straight loss in league play for the second straight season and third time in the last four years
• Eagles are 6-5 on the road this year and have won four of the last six road games
• Averaging 85.8 ppg on the road in league play and hitting 12.8 threes
• Nych Smith has scored 57 points in the last two games, increasing his team-best scoring average to 17.7 ppg (6^th in the Big South)
• Smith has scored 20 or more points in three of the last five games and is averaging 28.3 ppg in four league road games
• Adam Pickett is still second on the team in scoring at 12.3 ppg followed by Josh Ferguson (10.5), Bjorn Broman (10.5) and Kyle Zunic (10.0)
• Broman has a team-high 45 threes on the year as the Eagles have seven players with 25 or more threes made on the year
• Have scored 80 or more points in ever road game in league play

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN

• Buccaneers are led by Barclay Radebaugh, in his 14^th season (134-233)
• Have won three straight after opening league play 1-4
• Now 1-of-4 teams in the league averaging 10 or more threes a game as the Buccaneers have 29 in the last two games and 10 or more in four of the last six games
• Averaging 83.5 ppg at home this season and allowing 65.9 ppg
• Junior Christian Keeling leads the team in scoring at 18.4 ppg and assists (66)
• Keeling has led the team in scoring in 11 games this season
• He scored 22 points with eight boards and four steals in the team's win over the Eagles in Rock Hill last season
• Keeling is 1-of-3 players averaging double-figures as Phlandrous Fleming is scoring 12.1 ppg and Dontrell Shuler is averaging 10.6 ppg
• There are six players on the roster that have hit at least 20 threes on the year led by Keeling's 48

RECORD BOOK WATCH

• Bjorn Broman became the 8^th player in program history to hit 200 or more threes in a career as he reached 200 when he knocked down four in the win over Asheville on Jan. 21 and now has 205 in his career
• The Eagles are now through 22 games on the season and are currently averaging 12.3 threes per game, which no other team in program history have averaged 10 or more for a full season
• There have been five seasons in Big South Conference history that a team averaged 10 or more per game, which was accomplished by VMI all five times (Single-season record is 13.69 in 2008-09)
• As a team the Eagles averaged 89.4 ppg in non-conference action, which is the most by any team in program history (second best is 86.2 set by the 2017-18 team) 

WHERE DO THE EAGLES RANK IN THE BIG SOUTH?
Winthrop currently leads the Big South Conference in scoring (85.0 ppg) and three-point field goals per game (12.3). Winthrop has led the Big South in scoring, scoring margin and three-point field goals per game the last two seasons. Nych Smith's 17.7 ppg ranks 6^th in the league while Josh Ferguson ranks third in rebounds per game (7.4). Smith is also 4^th in field goal percentage, 4^th in assists per game and 9^th in free throw percentage. Bjorn Broman ranks second in the league in free throw percentage (.847) and 9^th in three-point field goals per game (2.1).

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.

20 YEARS AGO
This season marks the 20^th anniversary of the first ever NCAA Tournament team in Winthrop history. The Eagles posted a 21-8 record on the year and 9-1 mark in league play on their way to the team's 2^nd Big South title and first ever birth to the NCAA Tournament. That year the team was 12 straight contests and defeated Radford in the championship game (86-74) at the Asheville Civic Center. The Eagles were a 16 seed and faced number one seed Auburn in Indianapolis, IN as the Eagles fell 80-41 to the 4^th-ranked Tigers. The Eagles were paced by a balanced offense with four players scoring in double-figures with Heson Groves leading the way with 11.9 ppg while Tyson Waterman averaged 11.5 ppg, Robbie Waldrop scored 11.4 per game and Roger Toxey averaged 11.0.