Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop heads to former Big South Conference foe Coastal Carolina for a Saturday afternoon matchup at the HTC Center.
WINTHROP (4-3, 0-0 Big South)
| WINTHROP PROBABLE STARTERS |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
Noteworthy |
| G |
11 |
Drew Buggs |
6-3 |
Gr. |
4.4 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
0.1 |
Surpassed 500 career assists at Vandy (513) / Season-high 17 points vs. Hartford / Career assist leader at Hawaii |
| G |
5 |
Patrick Good |
6-0 |
Gr. |
14.1 |
3.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
Season-high 33 points at Washington State (tied career-high 11 threes) / 7th in Big South in scoring |
| G/F |
3 |
Micheal Anumba |
6-4 |
Sr. |
6.9 |
4.1 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
Started 92-of-95 career games / Four straight games with multiple assists (2.3 per game in that stretch) |
| F |
12 |
Cory Hightower |
6-7 |
R-Jr. |
13.7 |
5.7 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
Returned from injury vs. Washington (missed one game) / Double-Double vs. Hartford (19 points, 13 rebounds) |
| F |
30 |
D.J. Burns Jr. |
6-9 |
R-Jr. |
16.6 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
Career-high 30 points in opener, 3rd in Big South in scoring / Preseason Big South Player of the Year |
THE SERIES
Series Record: 40-43
Series Streak: L2
Record at HTC Center: 2-4
Streak at HTC Center: L2
Prosser vs. Coastal Carolina: first meeting
WHO'S HOT?
- Patrick Good
- Last three games he is 15-of-28 from three and averaging 18.0 ppg
- D.J. Burns Jr.
- Shooting 59 percent from the floor in the last three games and averaging 16.7 ppg
AT A GLANCE
- Both Winthrop and Coastal Carolina are coming off home wins
- Eagles are on the road for the 5th time in the last six games
- In 83 meetings all-time, Winthrop has scored 5,584 points while Coastal Carolina has scored 5,600 points
- Eagles feature one of the top three-point shooting teams in the country at 11.1 per game (7th in the NCAA D1)
WINTHROP
- Eagles are 4-3 for the 12th time in program history
- Going for an 11th straight win in the month of December (last loss was 12-7-19 vs. Coastal Carolina at home)
- Earned the program's first ever win over a PAC-12 opponent with the win at Washington
- Winthrop's 82.3 ppg and 11.1 threes lead the Big South
- Patrick Good leads the Big South with 3.6 threes per game while Cory Hightower is 4th at 2.7
- 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 36.4 ppg from the bench, which ranks 10th in the country (Abilene Christian leads at 41.7 per game)
- D.J. Burns Jr leads the team in scoring at 16.7 ppg (4th in the Big South)
- Patrick Good is second on the team in scoring at 14.1 ppg, which is 7th in the Big South
- Cory Hightower is 10th in the league at 13.7 ppg, giving the Eagles three scorers in the Top 10 of the league (Only Winthrop has three in the Top 10 of scoring leaders)
- 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
Winthrop returns home for a matchup vs. Furman on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.
