Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop men's basketball looks for a third straight win Tuesday evening as it travels to 13
th-ranked Auburn.
WINTHROP (2-1, 0-0 Big South)
| WINTHROP PROBABLE STARTERS |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
Noteworthy |
| G |
0 |
Sin'Cere McMahon |
6-1 |
Jr. |
12.3 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
Coming off 20 points in win over MTSU / 63 career threes / matched career-high 4 assists vs. Piedmont |
| G |
1 |
Isaiah Wilson |
6-1 |
Jr.. |
6.0 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
Started first three games / dished out career-high 4 assists vs. PIedmont |
| G/F |
12 |
Cory Hightower |
6-7 |
R-Sr. |
16.7 |
6.0 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
Preseason All-Big South 1st Team / 1,395 career points, 703 career rebounds |
| F |
33 |
Chase Claxton |
6-7 |
Sr. |
1.7 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
Played in 90 career games / Tied career-best 3.8 rpg last season / Career-high 4 assists vs. PIedmont |
| F |
4 |
Kelton Talford |
6-7 |
Jr. |
18.3 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
Career-high 23 points vs. Piedmont / Posted double-double vs. Piedmont (23 points, 11 rebounds) |
SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: 1-5
Series Streak: L2
Record at Neville Arena: 1-2
Streak at Neville Arena: L2
Prosser vs. Auburn: 0-0
- This is the 7th meeting all-time between Winthrop and Auburn
- The Tigers lead the series 5-1 and have won two straight in the series
THE MATCHUP
- The Eagles enter the contest at 2-1 after back-to-back wins while Auburn is 2-0
- Winthrop defeated Middle Tennessee on Saturday for an 18th straight home win, which ranks as the 7th longest active streak
- The 6th longest active streak belongs to Auburn at 20 straight home wins
- Eagles are 53-33 on the road over the last five seasons
- This is a non-bracketed game of the Cancun Challenge, which the Eagles head to compete in next week
WINTHROP
- Have won back-to-back games after opening the season with a loss at Penn State in the season-opener
- Junior Kelton Talford has led the Eagles in scoring and rebounding the first three games at 18.3 ppg and 8.0 rpg
- Talford has been in double-figures all three games this season and is 4th in the Big South in scoring and 3rd in rebounding
- Cory Hightower is second on the team in scoring at 16.7 ppg and leads in assists at 4.3 per game
- Hightower is coming off his 9th career 20-point game in the win over Middle Tennessee and in the game surpassed 700 career rebounds
- Sin'Cere McMahon also had 20 points in the win over Middle Tennessee and is now third on the team in scoring at 12.3 ppg
- Coming off a 23-9 campaign that saw the team reach the Big South Title game for a third straight season before falling to Longwood
- Have won 23 or more games in three straight seasons
- Return five players that saw action in 2021-22, two that sat out and welcome eight newcomers
- Voted to finish second in the Big South Conference preseason poll
- Finished the 2021-22 season ranked 14th in bench scoring (28.6 ppg)
- Cory Hightower was voted to the preseason All-Big South First Team
- Hightower is the top returning scorer at 11.8 ppg and led the team with 5.5 rpg last season
- Kelton Talford is the second-leading scorer returning at 8.5 ppg and was second on the team in rebounding at 4.8
- In the last four seasons the Eagles are a combined 72-22 (.766)
- Winthrop has more wins than any other Big South school (207) since the 2012-13 season
- Mark Prosser starts his second season as head coach of the Eagles, the 7th head coach in program history
- Led the team to 23 wins, the most by a first-year head coach in program history
- Prosser tied Towson State's Terry Traux (1992-93) for the most conference wins by a first-year coach with 14
TUNE IN TO THE EAGLES
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 remains on the road as it will travel to Macon, Ga. for a matchup with Mercer on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m.
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