Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop wraps-up its three-game home stand Tuesday evening when it welcomes South Carolina State to the Winthrop Coliseum.
WINTHROP (4-5, 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. |
16.0 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
Career-high 24 points at Mercer / 6th in the Big South in scoring / 82 career threes / career-high 5 assists vs. Toccoa Falls |
| G |
1 |
Toneari Lane |
6-5 |
R-Jr.. |
12.7 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
Leads the Big South in three-point field goals per game (3.2), three-point field goal percentage (.492) |
| G/F |
12 |
Cory Hightower |
6-7 |
R-Sr. |
13.3 |
5.3 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
Leads team in assists per game / Preseason All-Big South 1st Team / 1,451 career points, 727 career rebounds |
| F |
33 |
Chase Claxton |
6-7 |
Sr. |
3.6 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
Played in 95 career games / Leads team with 10 steals and 10 blocks / Career-high 4 assists vs. Piedmont |
| F |
4 |
Kelton Talford |
6-7 |
Jr. |
16.5 |
7.8 |
0.4 |
0.5* |
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)
GAME PROMOTIONS--
"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: 2-4
Series Streak: W1
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 1-2
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: W1
Prosser vs. S.C. State: 0-0
THE MATCHUP
- Eagles and Bulldogs meet for the 7th time as S.C. State leads the all-time series 4-2
- The two teams last met Nov. 26, 2017 at the Winthrop Coliseum and the Eagles cruised to an 86-61 victory
- In six meetings all-time the Eagles have averaged 74.7 ppg while the Bulldogs have scored 75.8 ppg
- Winthrop is 14-13 all-time against opponents from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
WHO'S HOT
- Sin'Cere McMahon
- Has back-to-back 20-point games and is averaging 20.0 ppg over the last three games
- He's shooting 53 percent from the floor, 48 percent from three and 83 percent at the foul line (15-of-18)
- McMahon has four steals and 10 assists in the last three games as well
- Toneari Lane
- Has one start and came off the bench twice over the last three games while averaging 16.0 ppg
- Lane is 12-for-24 behind the arc in that span and shooting 55 percent from the floor
- Has also averaged 4.0 rebounds in the last three games
WINTHROP
- Coming off first home loss since December of 2019 as the home win streak came to an end at 19
- This game wraps-up a three-game home stand and is the final non-conference home game before the Eagles hit the road for three straight before opening conference play on Dec. 29
- Have made 11.3 threes per game over the last three games and as a team are shooting 55 percent from the floor (39 percent behind the arc)
- Kelton Talford leads the team in scoring (16.5) and rebounding (7.8)
- Talford is 1-of-4 Eagles scoring in double-figures as Sin'Cere McMahon is second with 16.0 ppg, Cory Hightower is third at 13.3 ppg and Toneari Lane is the 4th at 12.7 ppg
- Talford is 4th in the league in scoring, McMahon is 6th, Hightower 10th and Lane is 12th
- Eagles are the only league school with four players among the Top 15 scorers in the conference (High Point has three)
- Talford leads the Big South in field goal percentage and 4th in the nation (.758)
- He also ranks among the top rebounders in the league, ranking 2nd with 7.8 per game
- McMahon is second in the Big South in free throw percentage (.870), third in three-point field goal percentage (.464) and 3rd in threes per game (2.9)
- Lane tops the league in three-point field goal percentage at .492 and three-point field goals with 3.2 per game
- Lane is 16th nationally in three-point field goal percentage and 26th 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 heads to Greenville, S.C. for the first of three road games starting with Furman on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 4 p.m.
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