Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop returns home to host High Point on Saturday, Feb. 29 for the regular season finale. It is "Senior Day" for the Eagles as they'll honor Josh Ferguson and Hunter Hale with a pregame ceremony. 
 

Game 31: Winthrop (20-10, 14-3 Big South) vs. High Point (9-21, 6-11 Big South)
Date	Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, 1 p.m. (EST)
Location	Rock Hill, S.C. | Winthrop Coliseum (6,100)
Live Stats	Statbroadcast (click here)
Television/Stream	ESPN+ (click here) Mike Pacheco (PxP) – Bobby Stevens (Analyst)
Radio	94.3 FM/104.1 The Bridge / ESPN 730 | WGNC AM1450/101.1 FM (click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP) – Bjorn Broman (Analyst) – Pregame 12:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | High Point
Social Media	@Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G          3          Micheal Anumba (6-4, So., 6.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.0 apg)
G          13         Hunter Hale (6-3, Gr., 13,0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.8 apg)
G          54         Chandler Vaudrin (6-7, R-Jr.., 9.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 5.6 apg)
F          25         Josh Ferguson (6-8, Sr., 11.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.1 apg)
F          30         D.J. Burns Jr. (6-9, R-Fr., 12.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.3 apg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: 31-14 (Winthrop leads)
Series Streak: W3
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 15-5
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: W2
Kelsey vs. High Point: 7-6
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Winthrop and High Point meet for the 45^th time and second time this season
• In the first meeting at High Point, the Eagles won, 79-57 for their fifth straight win
• Winthrop have now won four straight in the series and their last two games at home against the Panthers

 
THE GAME

• Eagles trail Radford by a game going into the final contest of the season but are locked into a top two seeding for the conference tournament
• High Point can finish as high as 8^th in the conference or as low as 10^th after the final game of the regular season
• Winthrop leads the Big South in scoring at 80.7 ppg while High Point is 11^th
• Eagles are 5^th in defensive scoring in the league at 71.7 ppg and Upstate is 9^th allowing 74.8 ppg
• Winthrop looks to sweep the regular season series for the third straight season. The Eagles and Panthers only met once during the 2018-19 season.

 
WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his 8^th season with the Eagles (159-93)
• Kelsey ranks 5^th all-time in Big South history in career wins and is now one win away from tying Nield Gordon for 2^nd all-time in program history
• The victory at USC Upstate gave Kelsey 91 league wins all-time as he remains 8^th all-time, one win behind Scott Cherry in 7^th  
• Hunter Hale leads the team in scoring at 13.0 ppg and D.J. Burns Jr. is a close second at 12.5 ppg
• Hale also leads in league games only at 15.0 ppg while Burns Jr. is averaging 13.8 ppg in league play
• Burns Jr. is 43 points away from the program's freshman record for total points (Keon Johnson scored 405 in 2013-14)
• If the Eagles win the season finale, they'll tie the 2016-17 and 2004-05 teams for the most league wins in a single-season (15)
• The win at USC Upstate gave the Eagles 10 true road wins on the year, the 6th time in program history and second time under Kelsey
• Eagles now have at least 10 home wins and 10 road wins in the same season for the 5th time

 
HIGH POINT

• Panthers are led by second-year head coach Tubby Smith (27-34, 15-18 Big South)
• Smith is in his 29^th year coaching and holds a career record of 622-338
• Have lost five of the last seven games
• John-Michael Wright leads the team in scoring at 14.2 ppg, while Curtis Holland III right behind him averaging 12.7 ppg
• Cliff Thomas Jr. had 14 points and six rebounds in the first meeting with Winthrop while Wright finished with 12 points, four rebounds and four assists
• This season the Panthers are 3-12 on the road and 3-5 in league play  

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 3rd all-time in program history and became the third player in program history to reach 700 in a career. He also became the 36^th player in league history to reach 700 career rebounds. Ferguson became the 26th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points and currently has 1,061 (21^st on all-time list) as he trails Andre Smith by 10 points for 20^th.  
 
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 men's basketball 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 3.0 ppg as he's started 27-of-28 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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