Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop goes for a seventh straight win with tough road test at Hampton Thursday night.
 

Game 18: Winthrop (10-7, 4-0 Big South) at Hampton (7-9, 2-1 Big South)
Date	Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, 7 p.m. (EST)
Location	Hampton, VA (Convocation Center / 7,200)
Live Stats	Sidearm (click here)
Television/Stream	ESPN+ (click here) / n/a (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 | Hampton
Social Media	@Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand
Tickets	Click Here

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         3          Micheal Anumba (6-4, So., 6.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.8 apg)
G         13        Hunter Hale (6-3, Gr., 12.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.7 apg)
G         54        Chandler Vaudrin (6-7, R-Jr.., 10.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 6.0 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, Sr., 12.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.2 apg)
F          33        Chase Claxton (6-7, Fr., 6.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.5 apg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: 5-3
Series Streak: L1
Record at Convocation Center: 1-2
Streak at Convocation Center: L1
Kelsey vs. Hampton: 4-2
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Winthrop and Hampton meet for the 9^th time as the Eagles lead the series 5-3
• Hampton joined the Big South Conference last season and the two teams split the regular season series with each team winning on its home court
• Prior to the Pirates joining the league, Winthrop had faced Hampton four times under Pat Kelsey
• Eagles dropped their last contest to Hampton with a 90-75 loss on the road last year
• Winthrop has scored 100 or more points in two of the last four meetings

 
THE GAME

• Eagles look to remain unbeaten in the league at 5-0 while Hampton looks to improve to 3-1 and remain near the top of the league standings
• Winthrop boasts the league's top offense at 80.8 ppg while Hampton is third at 76.2 ppg
• Hampton and Winthrop are 2-3 in the league in field goal percentages
• These two teams are ranked atop the league in offensive rebounding as well as assists per game

 
WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his eighth season with the Eagles (149-90)
• Kelsey ranks 5^th all-time in Big South history in career wins, tied with Russ Bergman (Coastal Carolina) and current Charleston Southern head coach Barclay Radebaugh
• The victory over Gardner-Webb gave Kelsey 82 league wins all-time as he remains 8^th all-time
• Opened league play 4-0 for the first time since 2006-07 and looking for just the 4^th 5-0 start to league play in program history
• Eagles are 4-5 on the road this year, but 2-0 in the league
• In two league road games the Eagles have had a very balanced attack with six players averaging double-figures with Chandler Vaudrin leading the way at 12.5 ppg
• Vaudrin, coming off a career-high 24 point, ranks first in the league in assists and tied for sixth in rebounding
• Hunter Hale led the Eagles with 25 points in the win over Gardner-Webb, his second 20-point game in four league games and is now tied with Josh Ferguson for the team lead in scoring at 12.4 ppg

 
HAMPTON

• Hampton is led by 11^th-year head coach Ed Joyner Jr. (178-165)
• Have won three of the last four games and coming off an 83-80 win at home against Longwood
• Led by Ben Stanley, who leads the Big South in scoring (21.1 ppg) and is second in rebounding (7.9) as well as blocked shots (1.5)
• Jermaine Marrow, who missed time with an injury this season, dropped 30 points in the win over Longwood and is now averaging 23.9 ppg (10 games)
• Marrow averaged 27.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 4.0 apg in two meetings with Winthrop last season
• Marrow has led the team in scoring five times this season while Stanley has led nine times

 
FERGUSON MAKING HIS MARK
Josh Ferguson reached the 500 rebound mark at the end of the 2018-19 season and became the 58th player in Big South Conference history to reach 600 rebounds. Ferguson pulled down eight rebounds in the win over Elon to reach exactly 600 rebounds for his career. He currently ranks 9th all-time in program history and is on pace to finish 3rd all-time. Ferguson is also closing in on 1,000 career points as he currently has 927 and looking to become the 26th player in program history to reach that mark.
 
TRIPLE-DOUBLE FOR VAUDRIN
Chandler Vaudrin had 10 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in the league-opening win over Longwood on Jan. 2. It was the first triple-double by a Winthrop player since Xavier Cooks had 11 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists against Reinhardt. Vaudrin nearly averaged a triple-double over the first two games of Big South action as he posted 16 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists at Campbell. It was the second triple-double of the season in the Big South and 13^th nationally at the NCAA D1 level. For his efforts against Longwood and Campbell he was named the Big South Conference Co-Player of the Week.
 
HALE REACHES 1,000 CAREER POINTS
Hunter Hale surpassed 1,000 points in his collegiate career after scoring 17 points in the loss at Furman. Hale's career began at Central Michigan and this last spring 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 12.4 ppg as he's started 14-of-15 games he's played this season.
 
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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