Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop looks to remain unbeaten as it heads to Clinton, S.C. to take on Presbyterian College Jan. 19-20. Tuesday night's game will be nationally-televised on ESPNU with a tip time of 7 p.m. while Wednesday's game will be on ESPN+ at 5 p.m.
WINTHROP (13-0, 10-0 Big South)
| WINTHROP PROBABLE STARTERS |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
Noteworthy |
| G |
22 |
Kyle Zunic |
6-2 |
Sr. |
4.6 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
Has 115 career three-pointers, has hit at least one three in 8-of-9 games |
| G |
52 |
Chandler Vaudrin |
6-7 |
R-Sr. |
11.6 |
7.4 |
7.9 |
1.5 |
As of Jan. 17, leads the nation in assists at 7.9 per game |
| G |
11 |
Charles Falden |
6-3 |
Sr. |
11.8 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
Moved into 17th all-time with 120 threes |
| G/F |
3 |
Micheal Anumba |
6-4 |
So. |
7.3 |
4.1 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
Started 72-of-74 career games, 9.6 ppg/4.6 rpg/2.4 apg over last 5 games (shooting 58%) |
| F |
30 |
D.J. Burns Jr. |
6-9 |
R-So. |
9.8 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Surpassed 500 career points, double-figures in 3 straight games |
THE SERIES
Series Record: 26-13
Series Streak: W3
Record at Ross E. Templeton: 8-8
Streak at Ross E. Templeton: W1
Kelsey vs. Presbyterian College: 14-2
SERIES HISTORY
- This marks the 40th and 41st meetings between Winthrop and Presbyterian College
- The Eagles lead the all-time series 26-13 and have won the last three meetings
- Eagles and Blue Hose first met Jan. 25, 1979 in Clinton with PC winning 83-74
- In last year's matchup at PC the Eagles held on for an 89-88 victory
THE GAME
- Winthrop is 13-0, which is the best start in the history of the program and the Big South Conference
- Dating back to last season the Eagles have now won 18 straight, which is tied with Gonzaga for the longest current streak (NCAA D1)
- The 18-game win streak is the second longest in program history and second time under Kelsey the team has won at least 14 straight
- Winthrop is one win away from tying the program record for consecutive wins (19) set by the 2004-05 team
- Eagles are 10-0 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
- Eagles received two votes in the AP Top 25 Poll (1/11/21)
- Winthrop leads the Big South in scoring at 84.1 ppg while Presbyterian College is 10th in scoring at 65.1 ppg
- After a strong defensive effort in two games against Longwood the Eagles moved up to 5th in scoring defense at 71.5 ppg and PC is second in the league (66.1)
- Winthrop also leads the league in scoring margin (+12.5), three-point field goal percentage (.357), rebound margin (+8.9), assists per game (15.7), seals per game (8.4) and three-point field goals per game (8.8)
WINTHROP HEAD COACH PAT KELSEY
- In his ninth season at the helm of the Winthrop program and holds a career record of 176-93
- The 176 victories rank second all-time in program history and 5th in Big South history
- Moved into 4th all-time in Big South history with 103 conference wins and needs one more to tie former head coach Gregg Marshall (104)
- 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
- 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 38.9 points from its non-starters
- Adonis Arms leads the bench in scoring at 11.6 ppg, which is tied for second on the team
- Charles Falden leads the team in scoring at11.8 ppg and in league play at 14.0 ppg
- Chandler Vaudrin is tied with Arms for second on the team in scoring at 11.6 ppg, is tied for the league-lead in rebounds per game (7.4) and leads the conference in assists per game (7.9)
- 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 tied for first with UNC Asheville at 9.6 per game in league action
LONGWOOD
- Quinton Ferrell is in his second season with PC and is 13-27 overall (8-14 Big South)
- Blue Hose have only played four games since Dec. 30 and have dropped two straight to Campbell after a 13-day layoff
- Have had a total of eight games either canceled or postponed this season
- PC is 3-5 on the year and 3-1 at home
- Winston Hill, who made his season debut on Jan. 14 at Campbell is averaging 17.5 ppg and 9.0 rebounds
- Trevon Reddish is the top active player on the team in scoring at 12.8 ppg and is also hauling in 4.0 rpg
- Owen McCormack is the only player that has started all eight games on the season and is averaging 10.3 ppg and 5.6 rpg
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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