Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop men's basketball is on the road for second straight contest looking for a fifth straight win as it travels to High Point Wednesday night.
 

Game 16: Winthrop (8-7, 2-0 Big South) at High Point (3-11, 0-1 Big South)
Date	Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, 7 p.m. (EST)
Location	High Point, NC (Millis Center / 1,750)
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 | High Point
Social Media	@Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand
Tickets	Click Here

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         3          Micheal Anumba (6-4, So., 6.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.5 apg)
G         13        Hunter Hale (6-3, Gr., 11.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.5 apg)
G         54        Chandler Vaudrin (6-7, R-Jr.., 9.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 6.1 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, Sr., 13.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.3 apg)
F          33        Chase Claxton (6-7, Fr., 6.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.5 apg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: 30-14
Series Streak: W3
Record at Millis Center: 10-9
Streak at Millis Center: W2
Kelsey vs. Hight Point: 6-6
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Winthrop and High Point meet for the 45^th time
• The two teams met just one time last season as the Eagles won 80-63 at home and now lead the all-time series 30-14
• Eagles have won three straight meetings and four of the last five
• Winthrop has won its last two trips to the Millis Center, but has dropped 10 of the last 12
• The offense for the Eagles has posted 80 or more points in its last two games at the Millis Center

 
THE GAME

• Eagles looking to start league play 3-0 for the second straight season
• Winthrop ranks second in the league in scoring (79.7) while the Panthers are 10^th at 64.9
• Winthrop and PC are the only two teams sitting at 2-0 in the league while Radford and Hampton are 1-0
• The longest win streak in the Big South belongs to Winthrop at four straight, looking for a five-game winning streak for the first time since 2017-18
• This matchup features the top two rebounding teams in the conference as Winthrop is first in rebound margin at +5.3 and High Point is tied for second at +2.1
• The Panthers rank first in rebounding defense and second in offensive rebounds

 
WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his eighth season with the Eagles (147-90)
• Kelsey ranks 7^th all-time in Big South history in career wins
• The victory at Campbell gave Kelsey 80 league wins all-time as he remains 8^th all-time
• Opened league play 2-0 for a second straight season with the win at Campbell
• Chandler Vaudrin opened league play with a triple-double and through two league games is nearly averaging a triple-double (13.0 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 9.5 apg)
• Vaudrin leads the Big South in assists per game and ranks 19^th nationally
• He is also fourth in the league in steals (1.9)
• Josh Ferguson continues to lead the team in scoring at 13.3 ppg, ranking 10^th in the league
• Ferguson has scored in double-figures seven straight games
• Offensively the Eagles have scored 85 or more points in four straight games
• In the last six games, Charles Falden has averaged 9.5 ppg off the bench and 11.0 ppg the last three games

 
HIGH POINT

• Panthers are led by Tubby Smith in his second year with the program and 29^th overall (616-328)
• High Point has dropped two in a row, including its league opener at Radford on Saturday (73-62)
• This is the 7^th home game of the season for the Panthers, who are 3-3 at the Millis Center this year
• Curtis Holland III led the Panthers at Radford with 15 points and leads the team in scoring at 14.5 ppg
• Holland III has a team-high 25 threes as he's shooting 40 percent behind the arc and 43 percent from the floor
• John-Michael Wright is second on the team in scoring at 13.0 ppg as he had eight points at Radford
• He also leads the Panthers in rebounding and steals

 
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 11.3 ppg as he's started 12-of-13 games he's played this season.

FERGUSON MAKING HIS MARK
Josh Ferguson reached the 500 rebound mark at the end of the 2018-19 season and became the 58^th 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 9^th all-time in program history and is on pace to finish 3^rd all-time. Ferguson is also closing in on 1,000 career points as he currently has 925 and looking to become the 26^th player in program history to reach that mark.

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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