Rock Hill, S.C. – The 2023-24 basketball season has arrived as Winthrop men's basketball will open up Monday night as it travels to Clemson for a 7 p.m. matchup.
WINTHROP (0-0, 0-0 Big South)
| WINTHROP PROBABLE STARTERS (stats from 2022-23) |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
Noteworthy |
| G |
0 |
Sin'Cere McMahon |
6-1 |
Sr. |
13.4 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
'23-24 Big South Preseason All-Conference / Posted a career-high 35 points at UNC Asheville (Feb. 8) / In double-figures 6 of last 7 games / Led Big South in free throw percentage (.895) / 129 career threes (107 at Winthrop) |
| G |
11 |
Kasen Harrison |
6-2 |
Sr.. |
11.5 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
'23-24 Big South Preseason All-Conference / Scored a career-high 26 points in final game of '22-23 / Hit two game-winning buckets with under 8 seconds left in '22-23 / Double-figures in 17 of last 21 games / Reached 250 career assists (262) |
| G/F |
3 |
Micheal Anumba |
6-4 |
Gr. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Missed the 2022-23 season with an injury during preseason / 471 career rebounds (160 offensive boards) |
| F |
33 |
Chase Claxton |
6-7 |
Sr. |
5.0 |
4.3 |
1.1 |
1.2* |
Played 100th career game last season and has 116 in career / Led team with 33 steals and 36 blocks in '22-23 / Averaging 1.6 offensive boards per game in career |
| F |
4 |
Kelton Talford |
6-7 |
Sr. |
16.2 |
8.2 |
0.7 |
0.6* |
'23-24 Big South Preseason All-Conference / '22-23 Big South All-Conference First Team / Has 20 or more points in four of his last six games / led team in scoring and rebounding in '22-23 |
* (blocks per game)
SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: 2-9
Series Streak: W1
Record at Littlejohn Coliseum: 2-8
Streak at Littlejohn Coliseum: W1
Prosser vs. Clemson: first meeting
- This marks the 12th meeting between the Eagles and the Tigers
- The last time these two teams squared off was Nov. 17, 2014 as Winthrop held on for a 77-74 victory
SEASON OPENERS
- Have won three of the last four season openers, eight of the last 11 and 14 of the last 18
- Hold an all-time mark of 29-17 in season openers
WINTHROP
- Looking to bounce back in 2023-24 with the return of four starters and a core of reserves and transfers to round out this year's roster
- Highlighting the returns are Kelton Talford, Sin'Cere McMahon and Kasen Harrison who were all three Big South All-Conference preseason selections
- Talford led the team in scoring and rebounding in 2022-23 as he earned First Team All-Conference honors
- McMahon was third on the team in scoring at 13.4 ppg and was second in three-point field goals made (73)
- Harrison became the team's starting point guard after six games and finished the season averaging 11.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 3.8 apg while shooting 48 percent from the floor
- Chase Claxton, who started all 29 games he played last year, also returns after setting career-highs in assists, blocks and steals
- The Eagles have a veteran lineup with a large amount of experience, starting with the return of Micheal Anumba from injury (missed 2022-23 season) and over four years he played in 120 games with 117 starts
- The three transfers include Nick Johnson, Alex Timmerman and K.J. Doucet who have a combined 216 games played and over 5,300 minutes played
- Voted to finish third in the Big South Conference preseason poll, two votes behind Radford
- Winthrop has more wins than any other Big South school (224) since the 2012-13 season and the closest is Gardner-Webb at 192
- Mark Prosser starts his third season as head coach of the Eagles (7th head coach in program history) and holds a 38-26 recover over the first two years
- Prosser is coaching in his 183rd career game and 148th at the NCAA D1 level
- 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
CAREER MILESTONES
- Chase Claxton
- Played in his 100th of his career last season and has 116 total
- Is 50 rebounds away from 500 in career
- Is nine blocks away from 100 and 15 steals away from 100 in career
- Kasen Harrison
- Reached 250 career assists (262) and is now 68 points away from 900
- In the final game of the 2022-23 season Harrison hit his 200th career free throw
- Kelton Talford
- Is nine rebounds away from 500 in his career and seven points away from 900
- Has 11 career double-doubles after his 20 points, 12 rebounds in the final game of 2022-23
- Sin'Cere McMahon
- Surpassed 100 career three-point baskets (129) and 107 of those have come as an Eagle
- His 107 threes rank 23rd on Winthrop's all-time list
- Became the 27th player in program history with 100 or more threes in a single-season
- Scored career-high 35 points at UNC Asheville, the 4th most by an Eagle in a conference road game
- Nick Johnson
- Sitting at 712 career points and is 72 rebounds away from 400
- Is 14 assists away from 100 and 28 steals away from 100
- Alex Timmerman
- Sit nine shy of 400 career rebounds
- Is 15 assists away from 100 and is 13 games away from 100
- K.J. Doucet
- Is four points shy of 900 for his collegiate career
SINGLE-GAME TICKETS ARE ON SALE
Fans can purchase single-game tickets for all home contests for the 2023-24 season by visiting
www.winthropeagles.com/basketballtickets or call the ticket office at (803) 323-2345.
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 are back in action in two days as they'll take on Brevard College on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in their home opener.
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