Rock Hill, S.C.— First place in the Big South Conference is on the line Monday night as Winthrop travels to the Dedmon Center to take on Radford. Both teams are 5-0 in the league and are one of 19 team's that remain undefeated in their respective conference.
 

Game 19: Winthrop (11-7, 5-0 Big South) at Radford (10-7, 5-0 Big South)
Date	Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, 7 p.m. (EST)
Location	Radford, VA (Dedmon Center / 3,125)
Live Stats	Sidearm (click here)
Television/Stream	ESPN3 (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 | Radford
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, 0.9 apg)
G         13        Hunter Hale (6-3, Gr., 12.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.9 apg)
G         54        Chandler Vaudrin (6-7, R-Jr.., 10.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 6.1 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, Sr., 12.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.3 apg)
F          33        Chase Claxton (6-7, Fr., 6.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.4 apg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: 40-36 (Radford leads)
Series Streak: L3
Record at Dedmon Center: 12-20
Streak at Dedmon Center: L2
Kelsey vs. Radford: 6-9
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Winthrop and Radford meet for the 78^th time and the first time this year
• Radford leads the all-time series 40-36 and has won the last three meetings
• Eagles are 2-3 in their last five trips to the Dedmon Center
• There have been many close games in this series with 14 being decided by two or fewer points and 25 of them by five points or less

 
THE GAME

• Both team's enter the game at 5-0 in the league and both are riding a seven-game winning streak
• Winthrop features the league's top offense at 82.7 ppg (ranked 6^th nationally) while Radford is the top defensive team in the league holding opponents to 63.6 ppg
• Eagles are 2^nd in the league in field goal percentage (.461) and Radford leads the conference in field goal percentage defense (.408)
• Only one of the five league games for Winthrop have been decided by less than 15 points while Radford has had three games decided by five or fewer points
• Winthrop and Radford are currently tied for the 6^th longest winning streak in the country
• The league's top two players in assists per game square off as Chandler Vaudrin leads the league at 6.1 and Carlik Jones is averaging 5.4

 
WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his eighth season with the Eagles (150-90)
• Kelsey ranks 6^th all-time in Big South history in career wins, one behind current Charleston Southern head coach Barclay Radebaugh
• The victory over Hampton gave Kelsey 83 league wins all-time as he remains 8^th all-time
• Opened league play 5-0 for the first time since 2006-07 and looking for just the 4^th 6-0 start to league play in program history
• Eagles are 5-5 on the road this year, but 3-0 in the league
• Eagles are winning league games by a margin of +17.2
• Looking for a fourth straight league road win, which hasn't happened since 2016-17
• Josh Ferguson leads the team in scoring at 12.8 ppg and rebounding at 6.8 per game (11.8 ppg, 8.0 rpg in league play)
• Ferguson is 1-of-4 players averaging double-figures as Hunter Hale is averaging 12.4, Burns Jr. 11.8 ppg and Vaudrin is averaging 10.7
• Hale leads the team in scoring in league games at 17.8 ppg

 
RADFORD

• Radford is led by 9^th-year head coach Mike Jones (148-132)
• Jones is 8^th in Big South history for wins, two behind Kelsey in 6^th
• Have won seven straight with three of the last four coming on the road
• Jones leads the Highlanders as he's 2^nd in the league in scoring (18.9 ppg) and assists per game (5.4)
• Jones was voted the Big South Preseason Player of the Year as he's led the team in scoring in 12-of-17 games
• Travis Fields Jr. is second on the team with 12.0 ppg and is tied for the team-high in made threes with Donald Hicks at 29 (Hicks is third in scoring at 7.1 ppg)
• Second in the league behind Winthrop is scoring margin (+6.5)
• Hold a 5-1 record at home this season with only loss to UNC Greensboro, who is 15-5 overall and 5-2 in the Southern Conference as of Jan. 18

 
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 955 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. He is currently the active leader overall NCAA divisions for career triple-doubles (5).
 
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 15-of-16 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+ unless otherwise picked up by another ESPN network. To watch live Big South games on ESPN+, you need a subscriber. For more information how to subscribe, click here.

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