2019-20 Eagle Basketball Game Notes Twitter: @WUEagles/@Winthrop_MBB Hashtags: #ROCKtheHILL #WinthropMBB #EverStand Website: www.winthropeagles.com 2019-20 Record: 17-7, 11-0 Big South 2019-20 Record: 9-15, 4-7 Big South 2018-19 Final Record: 18-12, 10-6 Big South GAME 2018-19 Final Record: 16-18, 5-11 Big South Head Coach: Pat Kelsey (8th season) Head Coach: Griff Aldrich (2nd season) Winthrop/Career Record: 156-90/same Longwood/Career Record: 25-33 / same Big South Record: 89-42 24 Big South Record: 9-18 HOW THEY MATCHUP 2019-20 Schedule/Results GAME INFORMATION 17-7, 11-0 Big South WINTHROP LONGWOOD Game 25: Winthrop at Longwood Feb. 8, 2020, 3 p.m. (EST) NOVEMBER (4-4) 81.0 Scoring 68.3 7 at Hartford W, 67-57 Farmville, VA | Willett Hall (1,900) .459 FG% .403 10 at Fresno State L, 77-74 Radio: Winthrop Sports Network 11 at #18 St. Mary’s (Ca.) W, 61-59 .342 3FG% .336 Station: 94.3 FM/104.1 The Bridge 14 at East Tennessee State L, 61-58 ESPN 730 | WGNC AM1450/101.1 FM 16 Mid-Atlantic Christian (HC) W, 103-59 9.3 3FGM PG 9.1 Play-by-Play: Dave Friedman 21 Tennessee Tech L, 61-58 .631 FT% .724 25 Pfeiffer W, 124-83 Analyst: Mike Pacheco 29 at #1 Duke (ACCN) L, 83-70 41.0 Rebounding 34.9 Television: ESPN+ DECEMBER (2-3) 16.2 Assists 10.8 Play-by-Play: T.J. Wengert 7 Coastal Carolina L, 92-88 Analyst: Rob Galloway 11 at Texas Christian (FSSW) L, 70-60 7.0 Steals 7.2 14 at Furman (ESPN+) L, 80-73 THE MATCHUP 17 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville W, 93-73 2.4 Blocks 2.0 • Eagles and Lancers meet for the second time this 21 Elon W, 85-80 13.8 Turnovers PG 14.8 season JANUARY (9-0) • First matchup came Jan. 2 in the league opener for 2 * Longwood W, 91-67 69.6 Scoring Defense 70.1 both teams as the Eagles won 91-67 4 * at Campbell W, 87-72 .424 FG% Defense .435 8 * at High Point W, 79-57 • Eagles lead the all-time series 12-3 in all games and 11 * Gardner-Webb W, 99-95 3OT .319 3FG% Defense .346 10-2 in regular season Big South meetings 16 * at Hampton W, 116-95 • First trip to Willett Hall for the Eagles since Jan. 24, +7.1 Rebound Margin -1.2 20 * at Radford (ESPN3) W, 61-56 2018 when the Eagles earned a 95-78 win 23 * USC Upstate W, 79-53 +1.9 Turnover Margin +0.1 • Winthrop has won its last five trips to Willett Hall and 25 * Presbyterian College W, 72-57 30 * at Charleston Southern W, 77-60 W13 W/L Streak W2 are 5-1 all-time at Longwood FEBRUARY(2-0) 1 * UNC Asheville W, 104-71 6 * Campbell (ESPNU) W, 62-53 Eagles Form - WLWLWLWLLLLWWWWWWWWWWWWW 8 * at Longwood 3 p.m. 10 * Radford 7 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS 13 * Gardner-Webb (ESPNU) 7 p.m. 15 * at Presbyterian College 4 p.m. 22 * Hampton 1 p.m. 27 * at USC Upstate 6 p.m. 29 * High Point 1 p.m. MARCH (0-0) 3 # Big South First Round TBA HALE VAUDRIN ANUMBA BURNS JR. FERGUSON 5 # TBA TBA 13 52 3 30 25 Gr. 4 Guard R-Jr. 4 Guard So. 4 Guard R-Fr. 4 Forward Sr. 4 Forward 6 # Big South Semifinals TBA MIN. 25.6 MIN. 28.7 MIN. 23.8 MIN. 18.2 MIN. 27.4 8 # Big South Championship TBA PPG 12.6 PPG 9.7 PPG 7.0 PPG 12.8 PPG 11.5 RPG 3.3 RPG 5.7 RPG 4.3 RPG 4.2 RPG 6.8 * Big South Conference Game # Big South Tournament (TBD) APG 1.6 APG 5.8 APG 0.9 APG 1.3 APG 1.1 All Home Games ESPN+ unless otherwise noted FG% 39.4 FG% 43.2 FG% 51.5 FG% 59.6 FG% 44.4 All Big South matchups ESPN+ unless otherwise noted 3FG% 32.1 3FG% 42.9 3FG% 43.9 FT% 61.5 3FG% 33.3 All Games (EST) Brett Redden = Athletic Communications Director = [email protected] = (803) 323-2129, ext. 6246 2019-20 Winthrop Basketball Roster NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Russell Jones Jr. Fr. G 5-8 175 Blythewood, SC/Westwood H.S. 2 Tom Pupavac Jr. C 6-10 230 Geelong, Australia/Belmont H.S. 3 Micheal Anumba So. G 6-4 220 Montecchio Emilia, Italy/Loreto Sixth Form College 4 Adonis Arms** Jr. G 6-6 185 Milwaukee, WI/Northwest Nazarene 11 Charles Falden Jr. G 6-3 200 Richmond, VA/Massanutten Military Academy 13 Hunter Hale Gr. G 6-3 185 Kalamazoo, MI/Grand Valley State 21 Jamal King Fr. G 6-5 230 Goldsboro, NC/Wayne Christian School 22 Kyle Zunic Jr. F 6-2 195 Wollongong, Australia/Lake Ginninderra 25 Josh Ferguson Sr. F 6-8 210 Miami, FL/Naval Academy Prep School 30 D.J. Burns Jr. R-Fr. F 6-9 260 Rock Hill, SC/Tennessee 32 Josh Corbin Fr. G 6-3 185 Gahanna, OH/Gahanna Lincoln H.S. 33 Chase Claxton Fr. F 6-7 180 Greenville, SC/Legacy Early College 35 Keyshawn Hunter So. G 6-3 185 Charleston, SC/Hohenfels H.S. 52 Chandler Vaudrin R-Jr. F 6-7 200 Uniontown, OH/Walsh University COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach—Pat Kelsey (Xavier, ‘98) 2 Tom Pupavac PAPA-VECK Associate Head Coach—Dave Davis (Warren Wilson, ‘83) 3 Micheal Anumba UH-NOOM-BUH Assistant Coach—Brian Kloman (Tennessee, ‘02) 22 Kyle Zunic ZOO-NICK Assistant Coach—Justin Gray (Wake Forest, ‘06) Director of Basketball Operations—Zack Freesman (Univ. of North Florida, ‘16) Video Coordinator: Alex Bringley (Winthrop, ‘19) Graduate Assistant: Jermaine Ukaegbu (Winthrop, ‘19) RADIO / TV PLAYER PHOTO CHART 0 2 3 4 11 13 Russell Jones Jr. Tom Pupavac Micheal Anumba Adonis Arms Charles Falden Hunter Hale G, 5-8, Fr. C, 6-10, Jr. G, 6-5, So. G, 6-6, Jr. G, 6-3, So. G, 6-3, Gr. Blythewood, SC Geelong, Australia Reggio Emelia, Italy Milwaukee, WI Richmond, VA Kalamazoo, MI 21 22 25 30 32 33 Jamal King Kyle Zunic Josh Ferguson D.J. Burns Jr. Josh Corbin Chase Claxton G, 6-5, Fr. G, 6-2, Jr. F, 6-8, Sr. F, 6-9, R-Fr. G, 6-3, Fr. F, 6-7, Fr. Goldsboro, NC Wollongong, Australia Miami, FL Rock Hill, SC Gahanna, OH Greenville, SC 52 KeyShawn Hunter35 Chandler Vaudrin Pat Kelsey G, 6-3, So. G, 6-7, R-Jr. HEAD COACH Charleston, SC Uniontown, OH EAGLE EYE VIEW OF THE TEAM WINTHROP VS. LONGWOOD • Winthrop and Longwood meet for the second time this year and the 16th time overall • Eagles won the first meeting and are looking for a sixth straight win at Willett Hall • Winthrop leads the all-time series 12-3 and have won 11-of-12 meetings • In 15 meetings all-time the Eagles have scored 1,089 points (72.6 ppg) while Longwood has scored 941 points (62.7 ppg) THIS DAY IN WINTHROP HISTORY • 2006 - Defeated VMI 98-65 as the 98 points were the second-most in a single-game against a conference opponents at the Winthrop Coliseum BIG SOUTH NOTES • Sitting 11-0 in league play for the first time since the 2006-07 season and just the 2nd in program history • First Big South team to start 11-0 in league play since Coastal Carolina in 2010-11 when won its first 15 league games (finished 16-2) • This is the 12th time the Eagles have won at least 11 league games and 5th time in the last six seasons • Eight of 11 league wins have been by 15 or more points (Scoring margin - +17.4) • Only team in the league ranked in the top four offensively and defensively • Outrebounding opponents 41.6 - 33.1 (+8.5) and averaging 13.5 second chance points • Scored a program record 116 points against a league opponent at Hampton (home/away/neutral) • Posted 104 points in win over Asheville, just the second time Eagles have scored 100 or more against league opponents in single-season (last and only other time was 2006-07) • Eagles are 3rd in the league in scoring defense (69.6 ppg) for conference games only despite allowing 95 points to two opponents • The 33-point win over UNC Asheville is the second-highest scoring margin against a league school in the Pat Kelsey Era • Eagles held USC Upstate to 19 points in the second half, a season-low by the Eagles • It was the first time since Jan. 21, 2017 the Eagles held a league opponent under 20 points in a half (held Liberty to 15 first half points that day) • Three of the last four overtime games against league opponents have gone at least to double overtime, but the game against Gardner-Webb Jan. 11 was the program’s first ever triple-overtime against a league opponent • Eagles hit 16 threes in their league-opener, which are tied for the second most in a single-game against a Big South opponent in program history • Ranked first in offense (81.0), threes per game (9.3) and scoring margin (+11.4) in the Big South • Also lead the league in rebounding offense (41.0), rebounding margin (+7.1), assists per game (16.2), offensive rebounds (13.7), defensive rebounds (27.3), and offensive rebound percentage (.356) ON THE ROAD IN BIG SOUTH • Eagles are 5-0 on the road this season with wins at Campbell, High Point, Hampton, Radford, and Charleston Southern • Averaging 84.0 ppg in four road contests while allowing 68.0 (+16.0) • Eagles shooting 51 percent from the floor (Have shot 50 percent or better in 3-of-5) • Posted a league road record of 4-4 last season and have been at least .500 or better on the road six straight seasons • Set program record for points in a Big South game with 116 points at Hampton • Averaged 79.4 ppg on the road last season, 78.2 ppg in 2017-18 and 80.8 in 2016-17 • Have averaged at least at least 10.5 or more threes per game in the last three seasons on the road in league play (7.5 this year) • Averaged 12.4 threes per game last season, 10.5 per game in 2017-18 and 11.1 per game in 2016-17 • Averaging 7.8 threes per game on the road this season in league play • Under Pat Kelsey, the Eagles are 36-29 on the road in league play (36-21 in the last seven seasons) TEAM NEWS • Riding an 13-game winning streak, the longest win streak in the Pat Kelsey Era and just the 4th time in program history a team won at least 12 straight (The last time the Eagles won 10 in a row was 2006-07) • During the win streak the Eagles have a scoring margin of +17.3 and have led by 20 or more in four straight games and eight of the last 12 • It is the longest winning streak by a Big South team since Coastal Carolina won 21 straight in 2010-11 • Currently 19th in the nation in rebound margin (+7.1), which is tied for the second-best rebound margin in program history as a D1 member (D1 record is +8.3 in 1994-95/school record is +9.1 set in 1981-82) • Winthrop has the 4th longest current win streak and is one of six teams (games throurgh Feb.