Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop's four-game road trip that stretches over 7,300 miles will come to an end Saturday evening when it travels to Seattle, Wash. to take on the University of Washington.
WINTHROP (2-3, 0-0 Big South)
| WINTHROP PROBABLE STARTERS |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
Noteworthy |
| G |
11 |
Drew Buggs |
6-3 |
Gr. |
1.8 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
0.0 |
Surpassed 500 career assists at Vandy (503) / Tied for team lead with 3.4 apg / Career assist leader at Hawaii |
| G |
32 |
Josh Corbin |
6-3 |
R-So. |
7.8 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
62 career threes in 39 games / Has started all five games |
| G/F |
3 |
Micheal Anumba |
6-4 |
Sr. |
6.0 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
Started 90-of-93 career games / Posted first double-figure game of season with 11 at Washington State |
| F |
12 |
Cory Hightower |
6-7 |
R-Jr. |
13.8 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
Missed game at Washington State / Hit game-winning three vs. Mercer with 4.2 seconds left in OT |
| F |
30 |
D.J. Burns Jr. |
6-9 |
R-Jr. |
16.5 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
Career-high 30 points in opener, leads team in scoring / Preseason Big South Player of the Year |
THE SERIES
Series Record: first meeting
Series Streak: n/a
Record at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion: 0-0
Streak at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion: n/a
Prosser vs. Washington: first meeting
WHO'S HOT?
- Patrick Good
- Scored 33 points off the bench at Washington State
- Tied his career-high with 11 made threes (11-of-19)
- 11 threes are the most made by an player at the NCAA D1 level this season (as of 11/23)
- Became the 2nd player ever for a non-conference opponent to make 10 threes in a single-game against a PAC-12 school
- Russell Jones Jr.
- Coming off season-high 19 points at Washington State
- Is 11-for-17 from three on the season, hitting multiple treys in 4-of-5 games
- Is also 19-for-34 from the floor (.545)
AT A GLANCE
- Eagles looking to end a three-game losing streak (all road games)
- Washington is coming off a loss, but has won two of the last three and four of the last six
- First ever meeting between Winthrop and Washington
- Eagles facing second straight PAC-12 opponent on the road
WINTHROP
- Started the season 2-0 for the second straight year, but have dropped three straight (first three-game losing streak since 2019 which is also the last time the Eagles dropped 4 in a row)
- Eagles posted 58 points in the second half at Washington State, the most in a second half against a non-conference D1 opponent since scoring 57 at Alabama State on Dec. 16, 2017
- Loss at MTSU ended the team's road win streak at 12 straight (a program record)
- Hit 16 threes at Washington State, with 13 of those coming in the second half
- Leading the league in three-point field goals per game (12.4) and tied for 7th nationally
- The last two seasons the Eagles have finish second in the country in bench scoring and have averaged 42.0 bench points per game this season
- Leading the way off the bench is Patrick Good, who is coming off 33 points at Washington State
- Good hit 11 threes and is now second on the team in scoring at 15.6 ppg
- D.J. Burns Jr. leads the team at 16.0 ppg and is shooting 63 percent from the field
- Burns Jr. and Good are joined in double-figures by Cory Hightower (13.8 ppg) and Russell Jones Jr. (10.8 ppg)
- Put up 110 points in the season opener, the 8th most points in a single-game in program history
- 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
The Eagles return to the Winthrop Coliseum after a long road trip when they host Hartford on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. The game is part of a midweek doubleheader as the women's basketball team will face UNC Wilmington at 5 p.m.
