Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop puts its 16-game winning streak on the line Jan. 14-15 against Longwood as it wraps-up a four-game home stand. Thursday's game will now air on ESPNU at 7 p.m. and Friday's game will remain a 6 p.m. tip time and fans can watch on ESPN+.
WINTHROP (11-0, 8-0 Big South)
| WINTHROP PROBABLE STARTERS |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
Noteworthy |
| G |
22 |
Kyle Zunic |
6-2 |
Sr. |
4.9 |
2.7 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
Has 113 career three-pointers, has hit at least one three in seven straight games |
| G |
52 |
Chandler Vaudrin |
6-7 |
R-Sr. |
12.0 |
7.5 |
8.3 |
1.5 |
Leads the Big South in rebounds per game, assists per game |
| G |
11 |
Charles Falden |
6-3 |
Sr. |
13.2 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
Moved into 17th all-time with 120 threes, multiple threes in nine straight games |
| G/F |
3 |
Micheal Anumba |
6-4 |
So. |
6.3 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
Started 70-of-72 career games, 7.3 ppg/5/7 rpg/2.7 apg over last 3 games |
| F |
30 |
D.J. Burns Jr. |
6-9 |
R-So. |
9.5 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Has started all 11 games, is 1 point away from 500 in career |
THE SERIES
Series Record: 13-3
Series Streak: W2
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 6-2
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: W1
Kelsey vs. Gardner-Webb: 12-2
SERIES HISTORY
- This series began Jan. 7, 1986 in Rock Hill as the Eagles defeated the Lancers 80-68
- That season the two teams played a home-and-home as Longwood won the second meeting 67-58 in Farmville, Va.
- After that it was nearly 30 years until the teams squared off again when Longwood joined the Big South in 2012-13
- Winthrop won the last meeting 70-68 in Farmville on Feb. 8, 2020 and leads the all-time series 13-3 and 11-2 in regular season meetings
THE GAME
- Winthrop is 11-0, which is the best start in the history of the program and the Big South Conference
- Eagles are 8-0 in the Big South for a second straight season, the first Big South member to achieve this since Coastal Carolina did it in 1989-90, 1990-91
- Winthrop is ranked 2nd in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll for a fourth straight week, tied for its highest ranking ever in the poll
- This week the Eagles received two votes in the AP Top 25 Poll
- Eagles are tied with Gonzaga for the longest current win streak at 16 games (both teams play Thursday night)
- The 16-game win streak is the third longest in program history and second time under Kelsey the team has won at least 14 straight
- Winthrop leads the Big South in scoring at 86.5 ppg while Longwood is 3rd in scoring defense at 70.7 ppg
- Winthrop also leads the league in scoring margin (+12.0), rebound margin (+9.5), assists per game (16.1), seals per game (8.3) and three-point field goals per game (9.5)
WINTHROP HEAD COACH PAT KELSEY
- In his ninth season at the helm of the Winthrop program and holds a career record of 174-93
- The 174 victories rank second all-time in program history and 5th in Big South history
- Moved into 4th all-time in Big South history with 101 conference wins
- 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
- Have won 10 straight regular season contests dating back to the end of the 2019-20 season
- 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 40.5 points from its non-starters
- Adonis Arms leads the bench in scoring at 11.5 ppg, which ranks third on the team
- Charles Falden leads the team in scoring at 13.2 ppg, which ranks 9th in the Big South
- Chandler Vaudrin is second on the team in scoring at 12.0 ppg, which is 12th in the league but leads the Big South in rebounding at 7.5 per game
- In last year's matchup against the Lancers in the Winthrop Coliseum Vaudrin posted a triple-double of 10 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists
- This season Vaudrin has already posted two triple-doubles in league play
- Eagles had the 4th most wins at the NCAA D1 level in 2020 with 25 (Kansas/Gonzaga/Belmont tied for most with 26)
- Winthrop has hit 10 or more threes in five games this season, with all five against league opponents and averaging 10.6 per game in league action
LONGWOOD
- Griff Aldrich is in his 3rd season at the helm of the Longwood program and holds a 33-47 record overall and 16-26 in league action
- Lancers are 2-3 in the last five games with the three losses coming by six or fewer points
- Coming off a win over Campbell in which the Lancers trailed by 12 late in the first half
- DeShaun Wade has led the team in scoring two of the last three games as he's currently second on the team in scoring at 11.9 ppg
- Juan Munoz leads the team at 12.4 ppg and has a team-high 28 triples
- Munoz averaged 16.0 points, 3.5 rebounds against the Eagles in 2019-20 and shot 61 percent from the floor
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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