Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop looks to bounce back from its first loss of the season when it heads to Vanderbilt Saturday night in non-conference men's basketball action.
WINTHROP (2-0, 0-0 Big South)
| WINTHROP PROBABLE STARTERS |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
Noteworthy |
| G |
11 |
Drew Buggs |
6-3 |
Gr. |
2.3 |
1.0 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
Dished out 13 assists in 3 games / 1 away from 500 in career / Career assist leader at Hawaii |
| G |
32 |
Josh Corbin |
6-3 |
R-So. |
9.3 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
Coming off 4-for-9 behind the arc at MTSU / 62 career threes in 37 games (1.7 - 13.8 minuts per game) |
| G/F |
3 |
Micheal Anumba |
6-4 |
Sr. |
6.0 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
Started 88-of-91 career games / Moved past 600 career points against Mercer (608) |
| F |
12 |
Cory Hightower |
6-7 |
R-Jr. |
13.3 |
4.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
Game-winning three in overtime vs. Mercer with 4.2 seconds left / Has 1,055 career points in 89 games |
| F |
30 |
D.J. Burns Jr. |
6-9 |
R-Jr. |
20.0 |
5.7 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
Career-high 30 points in opener / Leads Big South in FG% (.692)) / Preseason Big South Player of the Year |
THE SERIES
Series Record: 0-1
Series Streak: L1
Record at Historic Memorial Gymnasium: 0-1
Streak at Historic Memorial Gymnasium: L1
Prosser vs. Vanderbilt: 0-0
WHO'S HOT?
- D.J. Burns Jr.
- Averaging 20.0 points while shooting 69 percent from the floor
- Ranks 3rd in the Big South in scoring, leads the league in field goal percentage
- Cory Hightower
- Is 7-for-13 from three through three games and is tied for team-high 2.3 threes per game
- He is also 7-of-8 at the foul line
AT A GLANCE
- Coming off first loss of the season at Middle Tennessee
- Looking for first win over an SEC opponent since 2012 (at Auburn)
- Both teams are coming off their first loss of the season and a season-low in points scored
- Eagles in the second game of a four-game road trip that will cover over 7,300 miles
WINTHROP
- Started the season 2-0 for the second straight year
- Loss at MTSU ended the team's road win streak at 12 straight (a program record)
- Averaging 87.7 ppg which leads the Big South which is tied for 38th nationally
- Leading the league in three-point field goals per game (12.0) and tied for 12th nationally
- Put up 110 points in the season opener, the 8th most points in a single-game in program history
- After the win over Mercer the Eagles have now won 16-of-17 at home
- The last two seasons the Eagles have finish second in the country in bench scoring and have averaged 41.0 bench points per game this season
- D.J. Burns Jr. leads the team in scoring at 20.0 ppg and 5.7 rpg while shooting 69 percent from the floor
- He recently surpassed 700 career points and is closing in on 250 rebounds (236)
- Burns Jr. is 1-of-3 Eagles averaging double-figures as Cory Hightower is second with 13.3 ppg, and Patrick Good is scoring 10.7 ppg
- Good has come off the bench in all three games and is tied with Hightower with a team-high 2.3 threes per game
- In the opener Burns Jr. led the team with a career-high 30 points while Good led the Eagles against Mercer with 20 points
- After 13 assists through three games, Drew Buggs is closing in on 500 in his career (499)
- Coming off back-to-back Big South Conference Championships
- Last season the Eagles posted the best winning percentage (.920) in the history of the program after opening the season 16-0
- Finished the season receiving votes in the Top 25 poll of the AP and USA Today Coaches Poll
- Eagles are 45-6 in the last 51 games
- Winthrop has more wins than any other Big South school (187) since the 2012-13 season
- Mark Prosser starts his first season as head coach of the Eagles, the 7th head coach in program history
- D.J. Burns Jr., the 2021-22 Big South Conference Preseason Player of the Year, is the team's top returning scorer at 10.1 ppg
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), 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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UP NEXT
Eagles have a quick turnaround as they'll travel to Pullman, Wash. Sunday for a game against Washington State Monday night (Nov. 22) at 9 p.m. (EST). The game will air on the PAC 12 Network.
