ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop looks for back-to-back wins as it hosts Big South Conference newcomer Hampton to the Winthrop Coliseum for a 2 p.m. matchup Saturday afternoon.
 

Game 24: Winthrop (15-8, 7-3 Big South) vs. Hampton (10-12, 5-4 Big South)
Date	Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, 2 p.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) – Hunter Sadlon (Analyst) – Pregame 1:30 p.m.
Game Notes	Winthrop | Hampton
Social Media	@Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL | #WinthropMBB #WinthropEverStand
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PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         0          Nych Smith (5-10, Sr., 17.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.7 apg)
G         3          Micheal Anumba (6-5, Fr., 6.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.7 apg)
G         13        Bjorn Broman (6-0, Sr., 10.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.3 apg)
G         21        Kyle Zunic (6-2, So., 9.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.0 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, Jr., 10.8 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.1 apg)

Hampton
G         02        Jermaine Marrow (6-0, Jr., 24.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 5.2 apg)
G         23        Kalin Fisher (6-2, Sr., 15.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.2 spg)
G         25        Akim Mitchell (6-5, Sr., 9.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.4 apg)
F          03        Trey Carver (6-5, Jr., 2.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.6 apg)
F          22        Trevond Barnes (6-9, Sr., 6.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.6 bpg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record vs. Hampton: 4-2
Series Streak: W2
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 3-0
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: W3
Kelsey vs. Hampton: 3-1
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Winthrop and Hampton meet for the first time since the Pirates joined the Big South
• This marks the 7^th meeting all-time between the Eagles and Pirates as Winthrop leads the series 4-2
• Winthrop and Hampton have met four times in non-conference action during Pat Kelsey's first six seasons
• The team's last met on Dec. 17, 2016 as the Eagles prevailed 86-79 on the road

THE GAME

• Winthrop is coming off a 76-72 road win at Charleston Southern while Hampton is coming off an overtime loss at home to league-leading Radford
• Eagles are looking to avoid back-to-back home losses after falling 80-61 to Radford in the last home game
• Game features the top two scoring teams in the Big South as Winthrop is first at 84.7 ppg and Hampton is averaging 81.0
• Hampton is the top free throw shooting team in the league and is holding opponents to a league-best .314 shooting percentage behind the arc
• Over the last 10 games Winthrop is 7-3 while Hampton is 5-50

WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his seventh season with the Eagles (136-79)
• Kelsey is now four wins behind former VMI head coach Duggar Baucom for 8^th on the all-time in Big South wins
• Captured 4^th league road win at Charleston Southern as the Eagles rallied from a nine-point first half deficit
• Eagles made an adjustment in the lineup as Adam Pickett and Charles Falden were inserted into the starting five
• Pickett finished with 14 points while Charles Falden had 17 points and a career-high nine rebounds
• Nych Smith came off the bench to score nine points as he still leads the team in scoring at 17.2 ppg
• Josh Ferguson posted just his 4^th double-figure game in league play as he tied Falden for the team-high in the win over the Bucs
• Eagles have just six games all year in which they didn't hit 10 or more threes and four of those games have come at home
• The team has 17 games in which it has made 10 or more threes, which is two shy of tying the record set by the 2017-18 team
• Eagles are 81-19 all-time at the Winthrop Coliseum under Kelsey

HAMPTON

• Hampton is coached by Edward Joyner Jr., who is in his 10^th season with the Pirates (163-151)
• Joyner Jr. led the Pirates to the NCAA Tournament in 2014-15, earning a first round win over Manhattan (74-64)
• Led by Big South Player of the Year candidate Jermaine Marrow, who is second in the league at 24.6 ppg
• Marrow is third in the league with 5.2 assists per game and 1.7 steals per game
• Marrow is joined in double-figure scoring by Kalin Fisher at 15.2 ppg while Fisher also leads the Big South with 2.2 steals per game
• Marrow is the top three-point threat on the team having made 61 while shooting 40 percent behind the arc
• Pirates are 2-8 on the road this season and have dropped six of the last seven

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 206 in his career
• The Eagles are now through 23 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 (84.7 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 17.2 ppg ranks 6^th in the league while Josh Ferguson ranks third in rebounds per game (7.3). Smith is also 4^th in field goal percentage, 5^th in assists per game and 9^th in free throw percentage. Bjorn Broman ranks 3^rd in the league in free throw percentage (.831) and 10^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.