Rock Hill, S.C. – Following a four-game road trip the Winthrop men's basketball team returns home to take on Hartford Wednesday night.
WINTHROP (3-3, 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 (507) / Team-best 3.5 apg / Career assist leader at Hawaii |
| G |
5 |
Patrick Good |
6-0 |
Gr. |
16.0 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
Season-high 33 points at Washington State (tied career-high 11 threes) / 4th in Big South in scoring |
| G/F |
3 |
Micheal Anumba |
6-4 |
Sr. |
6.0 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
Started 91-of-94 career games / At least four rebounds in all six games |
| F |
12 |
Cory Hightower |
6-7 |
R-Jr. |
13.8 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
Returned from injury vs. Washington (missed one game) / 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, 3rd in Big South in scoring / Preseason Big South Player of the Year |
THE SERIES
Series Record: 1-1
Series Streak: W1
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 0-0
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: n/a
Prosser vs. Hartford: first meeting
WHO'S HOT?
- Patrick Good
- Three straight games in double-figures, had a season-high 33 points at Washington State
- Has multiple threes in five straight games, including tying a career-best of 11 at Washington State
- Is 24-for-48 from three on the season (50%)
- Russell Jones Jr.
- Is an impressive 60 percent from behind the arc this season (12-for-20)
- Tied for 9th in the Big South with 2.0 threes per game
AT A GLANCE
- Eagles coming off a win at Washington to end a three-game losing streak
- Hartford fell 69-59 at Appalachian State on Monday, suffering a sixth straight loss
- Winthrop returns home after a four-game road trip and will play three of the next four games in town (2 at the Winthrop Coliseum, 1 at Rock Hill Sports & Events Center)
- Hartford is playing a third straight road game in the midst of five straight away from home
- Winthrop enters the game at 11.3 made threes per game and Hartford is making 8.2 per game
- Eagles are 8th in the country in three-point field goal percentage (.428) while Hartford is shooting .345 behind the arc
WINTHROP
- Coming off the program's first ever win over a PAC-12 opponent with the win at Washington and have evened the season record at 3-3
- In the last two games (at Washington State/at Washington) the Eagles have averaged 52.5 points in the second half
- In the win over Washington, the Eagles had a season-low in three-point field goals made with six
- Winthrop's 11.3 threes are leading the Big South and rank 12th in the nation
- Patrick Good leads the Big South with 4.0 threes per game while Cory Hightower is 6th at 2.4 and Russell Jones Jr. is tied for 9th at 2.0
- 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
- This year the team is averaging 38.8 ppg from the bench, which ranks 3rd in the country (Oklahoma State leads at 41.3)
- D.J. Burns Jr. is coming off 24 points in the win at Washington and leads the team in scoring at 17.3 ppg (3rd in the Big South)
- Patrick Good is second on the team in scoring at 16.0 ppg, which is tied for 4th in the Big South
- Cory Hightower is 15th in the league at 12.6 ppg, giving the Eagles three scorers in the Top 15 of the league (Only Winthrop and Hampton have 3 in the Top 15 of scoring leaders)
- Eagles received 17 votes in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll
- 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
- 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
BIG SOUTH AWARDS
Patrick Good – Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 29)
- Averaged 25.5 points, 6.5 rebounds in two games (at Washington State/at Washington)
- Poured in a season-high 33 points in the loss at Washington State
- Against the Cougars he tied his career-high of 11 threes (11-of-19)
- Finished the week 16-of-26 from the floor (62%)
- Scored 18 points (15 in the second half) to help the Eagles earn the win at Washington
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 are back on the road when they travel to Conway, S.C. on Saturday, Dec. 7 to face former Big South Conference foe Coastal Carolina at 1 p.m.
