Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop opens its Big South Conference home slate Dec. 30-31 as it welcomes Campbell to the Winthrop Coliseum.
WINTHROP (5-0, 2-0 Big South)
| vs. Campbell (4-3, 0-0 Big South) |
Dec. 30, 2020, 3 p.m. | Dec. 31, 2020 1 p.m. |
| Location |
Rock Hill, S.C. | Winthrop Coliseum |
| Television/Live Stream |
Wednesday, Dec. 30, ESPN+ | Thursday, Dec. 31, ESPN+ / pxp - Mike Pacheco / analyst - Tony Rizzuti |
| Radio |
94.3 FM/104.1 The Bridge / ESPN 730 / WGNC AM1450/101.1FM | pxp - Dave Friedman / analyst - Keon Moore |
| Live Stats |
Statbroadcast (Game 1, Dec. 30) - (Game 2, Dec. 31) |
| Game Notes |
Winthrop | Campbell |
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| WINTHROP PROBABLE STARTERS |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
Noteworthy |
| G |
22 |
Kyle Zunic |
6-2 |
Sr. |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
Has 104 career three-pointers, has 12 assists/4 turnovers this season |
| G |
52 |
Chandler Vaudrin |
6-7 |
R-Sr. |
11.4 |
6.6 |
9.4 |
1.8 |
Averaging double-double in league play (12.5 ppg, 12.5 apg) |
| G |
11 |
Charles Falden |
6-3 |
Sr. |
12.8 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
Four straight games in double-figures, recently surpassed 100 career threes (104) |
| G/F |
3 |
Micheal Anumba |
6-4 |
So. |
4.6 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
Started 64-of-66 career games, coming off season-high 9 points vs. Furman |
| F |
30 |
D.J. Burns Jr. |
6-9 |
R-So. |
10.6 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1-of-4 Eagles averaging double-figures, leads Big South in field goal percentage (.650) |
THE SERIES
Series Record: 21-21
Series Streak: W4
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 12-7
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: W4
Kelsey vs. Campbell: 10-4
SERIES HISTORY
- This series began on Jan. 12, 1985 as the Eagles fell 44-41 to Campbell at the Cumberland County Civic Center
- This marks the 43rd meeting as the series is knotted up at 21-21
- Eagles have won four straight meetings and eight of the last nine
- In 42 meetings all-time the Eagles have scored 2,915 points (69.4 ppg) and Campbell has scored 2,856 (68.0 ppg)
- The series is also tied 17-17 when meeting head-to-head in conference regular season matchups
THE GAME
- This will be the Eagles second league series as the teams are set to play back-to-back days
- Winthrop is ranked 2nd in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll, tied for its highest ranking ever in the poll
- Eagles put their 10-game winning streak on the line as they won their final five games of the 2019-20 season and have won the first five this season
- Winthrop is looking for the program's first ever 6-0 start
- With a win on Wednesday the Eagles can move to 3-0 in league play for the third straight season
- The Eagles (88.8 ppg) and Camels (75.9 ppg) are 1-2 in scoring in the Big South
- Campbell leads the league in field goal percentage (.509) while Winthrop is second (.500)
WINTHROP HEAD COACH PAT KELSEY
- In his ninth season at the helm of the Winthrop program and holds a career record of 168-93
- The 165 victories rank second all-time in program history and 5th in Big South history
- Has led the Eagles to two Big South Conference Titles (2016-17, 2019-20)
- Is the 3rd Winthrop coach to lead the Eagles to multiple conference titles
- First coach in Big South history to reach 100 wins in first five seasons
WINTHROP
- Eagles are 5-0 to start the season for the just the second time in program history as the 1983-84 team started 5-0 but no team in program history has ever been 6-0
- Coming off a season in which it won 24 games, which ranks 3rd most for a single-season in program history
- Eagles have three wins over teams ranked in the Top 12 of the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25
- Featuring one of the top scoring benches in the country, the Eagles average 46.6 points from its non-starters
- Adonis Arms has come off the bench in all five contest to be tied for the team-lead in scoring average at 12.8
- Josh Corbin is scoring 8.6 points off the bench while Kelton Talford is scoring 7.8 ppg and Jamal King is averaging 7.6 ppg to pace the bench
- Corbin leads the team in scoring in league play at 16.0 ppg and also has a team-high 11 threes
- Charles Falden (started all five games) is tied with Arms at 12.8 ppg
- Chandler Vaudrin is third on the team in scoring (11.4) and leads the Big South at 9.4 apg (2nd in the nation)
- Coming off 16-point win in which the Eagles held Furman to 38 percent shooting
- Winthrop is has won 20 straight contests when holding opponents under 40 percent shooting
- In two conference games, Vaudrin is averaging 12.5 ppg, 12.5 apg and 8.0 rpg
- Eagles currently lead the league in steals per game with 9.4 per game as no Winthrop team has led the conference in steals per game since 2005-06 (9.61)
CAMPBELL
- The Camels are led by head coach Kevin McGeehan (110-126) in his 8th season
- After a 4-0 start the Camels have dropped three straight and coming off a home loss to UNC Wilmington
- The 4-0 start was the best since the 2011-12 team opened 5-0
- Is 1-1 on the road this season with a win at Jacksonville and recent loss at North Carolina State
- Cedric Henderson leads the team in scoring at 16.0 ppg as he's knocking down 56 percent of his field goals and also averages a team-best 4.9 rpg
- Henderson averaged 11.5 ppg while shooting 60 percent in two games against the Eagles last year
- Jordan Whitfield, who was Co-Big South Player of the Week on Dec. 14 with Winthrop's Chandler Vaudrin, is second on the team in scoring at 13.4 ppg and is also shooting above 50 percent (.538) on the year
- Whitfield has a team-high 12 triples while Austin McCullough is second with 11
- In two meetings last year, Whitfield averaged 7.5 points and 2.5 rebounds against Winthrop
- Jesus Carralero leads the team with 23 assists as Campbell is tied for second in the Big South at 14.7 assists per game
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,
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