Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop puts the nation's fourth best winning streak on the line Thursday night as it travels to Charleston Southern for a meeting inside the Buccaneer Field House.
 

Game 22: Winthrop (14-7, 8-0 Big South) at Charleston Southern (11-9, 5-3 Big South)
Date	Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 7:30 p.m. (EST)
Location	North Charleston, S.C. | Buccaneer Field House (881)
Live Stats	Sidearm (click here)
Television/Stream	ESPN+ (click here)
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 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | Charleston Southern
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PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         3          Micheal Anumba (6-4, So., 6.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 0.9 apg)
G         13        Hunter Hale (6-3, Gr., 13.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.7 apg)
G         54        Chandler Vaudrin (6-7, R-Jr.., 9.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 5.9 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, Sr., 12.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.2 apg)
F          30        D.J. Burns Jr. (6-9, R-Fr., 12.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.2 apg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: 46-27 (Winthrop leads)
Series Streak: L1
Record at Buccaneer Field House: 16-15
Streak at Buccaneer Field House: W4
Kelsey vs. Charleston Southern: 11-5
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Winthrop and Charleston Southern meet for the 74^th time
• This is the first and only meeting during the regular season in 2019-20
• The Bucs won the last meeting 77-63 in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Big South Tournament, but the Eagles have won seven of the last nine
• The team that leads at the half has won 20 of the last 21 meetings in the series

 
THE GAME

• Winthrop enters the game having won 10 straight while Charleston Southern comes in on a four-game winning streak
• Winthrop leads the league in scoring at 81.0 ppg while Charleston Southern is 4^th at 70.4 ppg
• The teams are 3^rd (Winthrop) and 4^th (Charleston Southern) in the league in three-point field goal percentage
• The game will feature two of the three leading rebounders in the league with Phlandrous Fleming leading at 8.2 per game and Josh Ferguson third at 6.8 per game
• Eagles win streak of 10 is 4^th in the country behind San Diego State, Baylor, and Gonzaga
• Winthrop is the only remaining team in the league undefeated and is off to the best start for any league team since 2010-11 when Coastal Carolina won its first 15 league contests
• The last 9-0 start in the Big South came in 2012-13 when UNC Asheville won its first nine

 
WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his 8^th season with the Eagles (153-90)
• Kelsey ranks 5^th all-time in Big South history in career wins, tied with current Charleston Southern head coach Barclay Radebaugh
• The victory over PC gave Kelsey 86 league wins all-time as he remains 8^th all-time
• Opened league play 8-0 for the first time since 2006-07 and looking for just the 3^rd 9-0 start to league play in program history
• Eagles are winning league games by a margin of +16.5
• Winthrop has a 6-5 road record on the year and are 4-0 in league play
• A win against Charleston Southern would make the Eagles 9-0 in the month of January
• It would be the first time in program history it won nine games in January and also went undefeated in the month
• Josh Ferguson is closing in on 1,000 career points, just 24 away as he enters Thursday's game
• Hunter Hale continues to lead the Eagles in scoring as he's coming off a 19 point performance against PC and averaging 13.0 ppg
• D.J. Burns Jr. has scored in double-figures the last five games and is second on the team in scoring at 12.1 ppg (which ranks third among freshmen in the league)
• This past Monday the Eagles went from not receiving any votes to 24^th in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll

 
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN

• The Buccaneers are led by head coach Barclay Radebaugh, in his 15^th season (153-246 at CSU)
• Opened league play 1-3 but have turned it around with a four-game win streak to sit at 5-3 and tied for third place in the standings with Presbyterian College
• Offense is led by Dontrell Shuler and Fleming as they rank 3^rd and 4^th in the league in scoring
• Shuler, who hasn't played since Jan. 11 against UNC Asheville, but is averaging a team-high 17.9 ppg
• Fleming is scoring 16.6 per game and has a league-leading 8.2 rebounds per game
• Fleming has led the team in scoring nine times (nine of the last 14 games)
• His average is up to 23.9 ppg in league games, trailing only Jermaine Marrow of Hampton (24.6 ppg)
• Bucs are 5-3 at home this season, with two of the home losses coming against league competition

 
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 7th 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 976 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 13.0 ppg as he's started 18-of-19 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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