Rock Hill, S.C. – There are just four regular season games remaining for Winthrop men's basketball as it heads to High Point for its final road series Feb. 18-19. Thursday night's is part of the ESPNU Wild Card selection as the team's will tip-off at 9 p.m. on ESPNU. Friday's game can be seen on ESPN+ starting at 7 p.m.

WINTHROP (18-1, 15-1 Big South)

at High Point (8-11, 6-8 Big South)	Feb. 18, 2021, 9 p.m. | Feb. 19, 2021 7 p.m.
Location	High Point, N.C. | Millis Center
Television/Live Stream	(Feb. 18) ESPNU | pxp - Matt Schick / analyst - Paul Biancardi | (Feb. 19) ESPN+
Radio	94.3 FM/104.1 The Bridge / ESPN 730 / WGNC AM1450/101.1FM | pxp - Dave Friedman / analyst - Mike Pacheco
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Game Notes	Winthrop | High Point
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WINTHROP PROBABLE STARTERS
Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Yr.	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	Noteworthy
G	22	Kyle Zunic	6-2	Sr.	4.7	2.9	1.7	0.9	Has 121 career threes, 12 assists to 4 turnovers in the last five games
G	52	Chandler Vaudrin	6-7	R-Sr.	12.7	6.8	7.1	1.5	Leads the Big South in assists per game, leads team in points, rebounds, assists, and steals
G	11	Charles Falden	6-3	Sr.	10.7	3.3	0.6	0.9	Moved into 15th all-time with 126 threes, team is 26-4 when he scores double-figures
G/F	3	Micheal Anumba	6-4	So.	7.0	4.3	1.1	0.3	Started 78-of-80 career games, is 31-of-34 at the line in league play
F	30	D.J. Burns Jr.	6-9	R-So.	9.1	3.0	0.5	0.7	Averaged 13.5 ppg in the two games at Radford

THE SERIES
Series Record: 34-12
Series Streak: W5
Record at Millis Center: 11-9
Streak at Millis Center: W3
Kelsey vs. High Point: 8-6

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SERIES HISTORY

• Winthrop has won five straight meetings and leads the all-time series 34-12 overall and 25-14 in regular season meetings
• Eagles have won their last three trips to the Millis Center after falling in eight straight previously 

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THE GAME

• Eagles are coming off two hard fought wins at second-place Radford and are playing on the road in back-to-back series for the first time this season
• Winthrop is ranked 5^th in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll
• Eagles received votes in the latest USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll
• Winthrop is making its fourth appearance in the ESPNU Wild Card Selection
• Winthrop is the league's top scoring offense at 79.8 ppg while High Point is 7^th at 68.4 ppg
• For a second straight series the Eagles will face one of the league's top rebounding teams
• Winthrop leads the league in rebound margin (+8.9) and High Point is 3^rd (+2.7) 

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WINTHROP HEAD COACH PAT KELSEY       

• In his ninth season at the helm of the Winthrop program and holds a career record of 181-94
• The 181 victories rank second all-time in program history and is 4^th in Big South history
• Moved into 3^rd all-time in Big South history with 108 conference wins and passing former head coach Gregg Marshall (104) and is now one away from 2^nd place
• Has led the Eagles to two Big South Conference Titles (2016-17, 2019-20)
• Is the 3^rd Winthrop coach to lead the Eagles to multiple conference titles
• First coach in Big South history to reach 100 wins in first five seasons 

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WINTHROP       

• In 2019-20 the team won 24 games, which ranks 3^rd most for a single-season in program history
• Winthrop is two wins away from the 14^th 20-win 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 36.8 ppg from its non-starters (As of Feb. 16 that leads the country as Samford averages 36.1 ppg from its bench)
• Eagles have 11 players averaging 11.8 minutes per game or more and four averaging 20 or more
• Chandler Vaudrin continues to lead the team in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals
• Vaudrin is averaging 13.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists in league play
• His 7.1 apg average in all games ranks 7^th nationally and leads the Big South (as of Feb. 16)
• D.J. Burns Jr. averaged 13.5 ppg in the Radford series and fourth on the team in scoring at 9.1 ppg
• Adonis Arms, who didn't play at Radford is second on the team at 11.3 ppg and Charles Falden is third at 10.7 ppg
• Eagles have held opponents to 66 points or less in seven of the last eight games
• Over the last 42 games the Eagles have a record of 38-4 

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HIGH POINT

• Led by third-year head coach Tubby Smith (33-49, 21-27 Big South)
• Smith has 622 wins in his 28^th season overall (630-351) and has been National Coach of the Year three times while leading teams to 20 postseasons in his career
• Panthers are led by John-Micheal Wright, who is second in the league in scoring at 20.4 ppg
• He has led the team in scoring the last five games and 13 overall this year
• In the last five games he's hit the 20-point plateau on four occasions
• Panthers have dropped two of their last three games but have won four of the last six
• The last two losses have been by a combined six points
• Five of the last six games involving the Panthers have been decided by five or fewer points
• Wright also leads the team in threes (37), assists (58) and steals (28)
• Lydell Elmore is second on the team in scoring at 11.4 ppg and has a team-high 6.4 rebound average 

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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, click here.