Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop men's basketball is set for its home opener Wednesday evening when it welcomes Piedmont to the Winthrop Coliseum.
WINTHROP (0-1, 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. |
11.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
Posted 11 points in opener / 59 career threes / Hit career-high 6 threes vs. Piedmont in 2020 |
| G |
1 |
Toneari Lane |
6-2 |
R-So. |
17.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Career-high 17 points in opener at Penn St. behind career-best 5 threes |
| G/F |
12 |
Cory Hightower |
6-7 |
R-Sr. |
15.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
Preseason All-Big South 1st Team / 1,360 career points, 689 career rebounds |
| F |
33 |
Chase Claxton |
6-7 |
Sr. |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
Played in 88 career games / Tied career-best 3.8 rpg last season / Led Eagles with 23 blocks ('21-22) |
| F |
4 |
Kelton Talford |
6-7 |
Jr. |
18.0 |
7.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
Led Eagles in opener with 18 points / Was 2nd on team in rebounding (4.8) last season |
SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: 5-0
Series Streak: W5
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 3-0
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: W3
Prosser vs. Penn State: 2-0
- This is the 6th meeting all-time between the Eagles and Lions and the first since Nov. 30, 1985
- All five meetings have come in Rock Hill with the last three being played at the Winthrop Coliseum
- Winthrop met Piedmont in its 5th ever men's basketball game on Nov. 24, 1978 and earned an 84-59 victory
- Eagles have won each meeting by double-figures and an average of 28.0 ppg
WINTHROP VERSUS NON-D1 OPPONENTS
- Eagles have won 57 straight against Non-D1 opponents and are 100-8 all-time
- Have posted 100 or more points in 12 of the last 15 meetings with Non-D1 opponents
- The most points the Eagles have ever scored in a Non-D1 matchup is 134 (program record) vs. Pfeiffer on Nov. 13, 2018
WINTHROP
- Has won four straight home openers and 9-of-10
- All-time the Eagles are 32-12 in home openers and 22-3 in the last 25
- Currently riding a 16-game home winning streak and have won 26 of the last 27 home contests
- Fell 93-68 at Penn State Monday night in the season opener
- Eagles are 457-168 all-time at home and 410-156 at the Winthrop Coliseum
- The Nittany Lions hit 18 threes, the most the Eagles have allowed since Nov. 13, 2018 (Pfeiffer – 20)
- Junior Kelton Talford led the team with 18 points while Toneari Lane finished with 17 points off the bench
- Cory Hightower (15) and Sin'Cere McMahon were also in double-figures
- 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
Next up is "Homecoming" with a matchup against Middle Tennessee State on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 4 p.m.
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