Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop men's basketball puts its 19-game home winning streak on the line Saturday afternoon as it welcomes Coastal Carolina to the Winthrop Coliseum.
WINTHROP (4-4, 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. |
15.5 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
Career-high 24 points at Mercer / 6th in the Big South in scoring / 77 career threes / career-high 5 assists vs. Toccoa Falls |
| G |
1 |
Toneari Lane |
6-5 |
R-Jr.. |
12.3 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
Leads the Big South in three-point field goals per game (3.1), three-point field goal percentage (.490) |
| G/F |
12 |
Cory Hightower |
6-7 |
R-Sr. |
13.1 |
5.4 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
Missed game at Mercer / leads team in assists per game / Preseason All-Big South 1st Team / 1,437 career points, 723 career rebounds |
| F |
33 |
Chase Claxton |
6-7 |
Sr. |
3.1 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
Missed game at Mercer / Played in 94 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* |
Did not play vs. Toccoa Falls / Career-high 23 points vs. Piedmont / Named to Cancun Challenge Mayan Division All-Tournament Team / career-high 14 rebounds at Auburn |
* (blocks per game)
PROMOTIONS--
"BLACK OUT" - Wear black to help cover the stands in all black. The first 250 students will receive a free black Winthrop Basketball T-Shirt
"TEDDY BEAR TOSS" - Bring a Teddy Bear to toss onto the basketball court at halftime as all of the bears will go to Toys For Happiness
SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: 44-40
Series Streak: L2
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 27-14
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: L1
Prosser vs. Coastal Carolina: 0-1
THE MATCHUP
- Eagles and Chanticleers meet for the 85th time and for the third time in the last four seasons
- Coastal has won two straight in the series and four of the last five meetings at the Winthrop Coliseum
- In 84 meetings all-time, Winthrop has averaged 67.2 ppg and Coastal has averaged 67.5 ppg
WHO'S HOT
- Sin'Cere McMahon
- 20.0 ppg over the last four games which includes a career-high 24 points at Mercer and 22 points against Toccoa Falls
- He is shooting 53 percent from the floor and 54 percent from three in that span
- Over the last four games he is 21-for-25 at the foul line
WINTHROP
- Eagles have won two straight and averaging 100.0 ppg during those two games
- In the last two games Winthrop is a combined 40-for-62 from the floor (65 percent)
- 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 15.5 ppg, Cory Hightower is third at 13.1 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 6th, Hightower 11th and Lane is 12th
- 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 first in the nation (.789)
- He also ranks among the top rebounders in the league, ranking 2nd with 7.6 per game
- McMahon is second in the Big South in three-point field goal percentage (.457) and 5th in threes per game (2.6)
- Lane tops the league in three-point field goal percentage at .490 and three-point field goals with 3.1 per game
- Lane is 25th nationally in three-point field goal percentage and 37th in three-point field goals per game
- 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 74-23 (.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 will end its three-game home stand on Tuesday, Dec. 6 when it hosts South Carolina State at 7 p.m.
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