Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop men's basketball opens the 2022-23 season with a trip to Pennsylvania to take on Penn State, Monday evening.
WINTHROP (0-0, 0-0 Big South)
| WINTHROP PROBABLE STARTERS (2021-22 stats) |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
Noteworthy |
| G |
0 |
Sin'Cere McMahon |
6-1 |
Jr. |
5.2 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
Played in 31 games last season with eight starts / 56 career threes |
| G |
11 |
Kasen Harrison |
6-2 |
Jr. |
10.7 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
Averages 3.7 apg in 41 career games / Is one point shy of 500 |
| G/F |
12 |
Cory Hightower |
6-7 |
R-Sr. |
11.8 |
5.5 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
Preseason All-Big South 1st Team / 1,345 career points, 685 career rebounds |
| F |
33 |
Chase Claxton |
6-7 |
Sr. |
3.9 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
Played in 87 career games / Tied career-best 3.8 rpg last season / Led Eagles with 23 blocks ('21-22) |
| F |
4 |
Kelton Talford |
6-7 |
Jo. |
8.5 |
4.8 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
Was 2nd on team in rebounding (4.8) last season, 2nd in blocks with 18 |
SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: first meeting
Series Streak: n/a
Record at Bryce Jordan Center: n/a
Streak at Bryce Jordan Center: n/a
Prosser vs. Penn State: first meeting
- This marks the first ever meeting between Winthrop and Penn State
- It is just the sixth time the Eagles have face an opponent from the Big 10
- The last outing against a Big 10 opponent the Eagles pulled off an 84-80 overtime win at Illinois (11/21/16)
SEASON OPENERS
- Have won three straight season openers, eight of the last 10 and 14 of the last 17
- Hold an all-time mark of 29-16 in season openers
WINTHROP
- 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 three seasons the Eagles are a combined 70-21 (.769)
- 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
The Eagles have a quick turn-around but return to Rock Hill to take on Piedmont on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. in their home opener.
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