Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop men's basketball hosts Toccoa Falls Tuesday night in search of back-to-back wins.
WINTHROP (3-4, 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. |
14.6 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
Career-high 24 points at Mercer / 19.3 ppg, 10-for-15 on threes last 3 games / 74 career threes / matched career-high 4 assists vs. Piedmont |
| G |
21 |
Isaiah Wilson |
6-1 |
Jr.. |
5.6 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
Started every game / 2nd on team with 7 steals / dished out career-high 4 assists vs. Piedmont |
| G/F |
12 |
Cory Hightower |
6-7 |
R-Sr. |
13.3 |
5.5 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
Missed game at Mercer / leads team in assists per game / Preseason All-Big South 1st Team / 1,425 career points, 718 career rebounds |
| F |
33 |
Chase Claxton |
6-7 |
Sr. |
2.5 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
Missed game at Mercer / Played in 93 career games / Tied career-best 3.8 rpg last season / Career-high 4 assists vs. Piedmont |
| F |
4 |
Kelton Talford |
6-7 |
Jr. |
16.6 |
7.6 |
0.4 |
0.6* |
Career-high 23 points vs. Piedmont / Named to Cancun Challenge Mayan Division All-Tournament Team / career-high 14 rebounds at Auburn |
* (blocks per game)
SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: first meeting
Series Streak: n/a
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 0-0
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: 0-0
Prosser vs. Toccoa Falls: 0-0
THE MATCHUP
- The Eagles are looking for a second straight win and getting back to .500 on the year
- Eagles are 1-0 against Non-D1 opponents this season and have won 58 straight
- Winthrop holds an all-time record of 101-8 against Non-D1 opponents
- First home game for Winthrop since Nov. 12 and the first of three straight at the Winthrop Coliseum
- Winthrop has won 18 straight home games and 28 of the last 29 at home
WHO'S HOT
- Sin'Cere McMahon
- Over the last three games he's averaging 19.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg and 1.7 apg
- Shooting 50 percent from the floor in that span and an impressive 67 percent behind the arc (10-of-15)
- Also getting it done at the line (20-of-23, 87%)
- Kelton Talford
- Averaging 15.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg while shooting 86 percent from the floor in the last two games
- Is also 7-of-9 at the foul line in that span
WINTHROP
- Coming off a season-high in points after a 101-87 victory over Eastern Michigan
- Looking for back-to-back wins for the second time this season
- Kelton Talford leads the team in scoring (16.6) and rebounding (7.6)
- Talford is 1-of-4 Eagles scoring in double-figures as Sin'Cere McMahon is second with 14.6 ppg, Cory Hightower is third at 13.3 ppg and Toneari Lane is the 4th at 12.3 ppg
- After missing the game at Mercer, Hightower returned to average 15.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 2.5 apg in the Cancun Challenge
- Talford is 4th in the league in scoring, McMahon is 8th, Hightower 11th and Lane is 13th
- Eagles are the only league school with four players among the Top 15 scorers in the conference
- Talford leads the Big South in field goal percentage and fourth in the nation (.789)
- He also ranks among the top rebounders in the league, ranking 3rd with 7.6 per game
- McMahon leads the conference in free throw percentage (.895) and is second in the Big South in three-point field goal percentage (.486)
- Lane tops the league in three-point field goal percentage at .535 and three-point field goals with 3.3 per game
- Lane is 16th nationally in three-point field goal percentage and 29th in three-point field goals per game
- McMahon is tied for 38th nationally in three-point field goal percentage
- 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 73-23 (.760)
- Winthrop has more wins than any other Big South school (208) 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 at home as it hosts Coastal Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. It is the first game of a doubleheader with the women's team, which will host South Carolina State at 4:30 p.m.
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