2020-21 Eagle Basketball Game Notes Twitter: @WUEagles/@Winthrop_MBB Hashtags: #ROCKtheHILL #WinthropMBB #EverStand Website: www.winthropeagles.com WINTHROP EAGLES LITTLE ROCK TROJANS 2020-21 Record: 2-0, 0-0 Big South 2020-21 Record: 2-1, 0-0 Sun Belt 2019-20 Final Record: 24-10, 15-3 Big South vs 2019-20 Final Record: 21-10, 15-5 Sun Belt Head Coach: Pat Kelsey (9th season) Head Coach: Darrell Walker (3rd season) Winthrop/Career Record: 165-93/same Little Rock/Career Record: 33-32/79-50 Big South Record: 93-45 Sun Belt Record: 20-18 THE MATCHUP GAME INFORMATION 2020-21 Schedule/Results • This is the first meeting between the two Game 2: Winthrop vs. Little Rock 1-0, 0-0 Big South schools Dec. 3, 2020, 4 p.m. (EST) NOVEMBER (0-0) • With the win over UNCG in the opener, 29 $ vs. UNC Greensboro (ESPN3) ppd. Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center (22,000) DECEMBER (1-0) the Eagles have won six straight dating Radio: Winthrop Sports Network 1 $ vs. UNC Greensboro (ESPN3) W, 75-67 back to 2019-20 3 $ vs. Little Rock (ESPN3) 4 p.m. • Both teams are ranked in the CollegeIn- Station: 94.3 FM/104.1 The Bridge | ESPN 730 4 ^ vs. Duquesne (ESPN3) 11 a.m. 12 * at USC Upstate 4 p.m. sider.com Mid-Major Top 25 preseason Play-by-Play: Dave Friedman 13 * at USC Upstate 2 p.m. poll as the Eagles are 14th and the Analyst: Mike Pacheco 19 Furman TBA 30 * Campbell 3 p.m. Trojans are 8th Television: ESPN3 31 * Campbell 1 p.m. • Eagles are 0-2 against teams from the Play-by-Play: n/a JANUARY (0-0) state of Arkansas all-time 9 * at High Point 2 p.m. Analyst: n/a 10 * at High Point 2 p.m. • Winthrop is looking for back-to-back 14 * Longwood 6 p.m. 20-win seasons for a second time under 15 * Longwood 6 p.m. ---Series History vs. Little Rock--- 19 * at Presbyterian College 6 p.m. Pat Kelsey 20 * at Presbyterian College 5 p.m. • Looking to start the season 2-0 for the Overall .....................................First meeting 24 * Hampton 3 p.m. 25 * Hampton 6 p.m. first time since 2016-17 Last Meeting ...........................................n/a 29 * at Charleston Southern TBA Result ......................................................n/a 30 * at Charleston Southern TBA FEBRUARY(0-0) Current Streak .........................................n/a 4 * Gardner-Webb 6 p.m. 5 * Gardner-Webb 6 p.m. HOW THEY MATCHUP In Rock Hill .............................................n/a 11 * at Radford 6 p.m. In Greensboro ..........................................n/a 12 * at Radford 6 p.m. UNCG 18 * UNC Asheville 6 p.m. Neutral .....................................................n/a 19 * UNC Asheville 6 p.m. 75.0 Scoring 72.3 MARCH (0-0) At KFC Yum! Center ..............................n/a 2-7 # Big South Tournament TBD .407 FG% .497 In Big South ............................................n/a $ Game played in Louisville, KY .400 3FG% .316 Most Points (WU) ...................................n/a ^ Wade Houston Tipoff Classic (Louisville, KY) 6.0 3FGM PG 4.0 * Big South Conference Game Most Points (LR).....................................n/a # Big South Tournament .676 FT% .743 Kelsey vs. UNCG ....................First meeting All Home Games/Big South Matchups ESPN+ unless otherwise noted 41.0 Rebounding 32.0 Kelsey vs. Sun Belt ................................ 2-1 All Games (EST) 11.0 Assists 12.0 10.0 Steals 9.7 PROBABLE STARTERS (2019-20 STATS) 2.0 Blocks 2.0 18.0 Turnovers PG 19.7 67.0 Scoring Defense 69.7 .343 FG% Defense .442 .241 3FG% Defense .289 22 ZUNIC 52 VAUDRIN 11 FALDEN 3 ANUMBA 30 BURNS JR. -3.0 Rebound Margin -0.3 Sr. 4 Guard R-Sr. 4 Guard Jr. 4 Guard Jr. 4 Forward R-So. 4 Forward MIN. 25.0 MIN. 37.0 MIN. 28.0 MIN. 19.0 MIN. 14.0 +2.0 Turnover Margin -0.3 PPG 4.0 PPG 14.0 PPG 9.0 PPG 5.0 PPG 6.0 W6 W/L Streak W1 RPG 3.0 RPG 8.0 RPG 2.0 RPG 6.0 RPG 2.0 APG 1.0 APG 7.0 APG 1.0 APG 1.0 APG 0.0 Athletic Communications/MBB Contact Brett Redden - Asst. AD for Communications FG% 50.0 FG% 60.0 FG% 30.0 FG% 33.3 FG% 30.0 (803) 367-1649 / [email protected] 3FG% 50.0 3FG% 00.0 3FG% 100.0 3FG% 00.0 FT% 00.0 2020-21 Winthrop Basketball Roster NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Russell Jones Jr. So. G 5-8 175 Blythewood, S.C. / Westwood H.S. 1 Toneari Lane Fr. G 6-5 210 Atlanta, Ga. / Grayson H.S. 2 Tom Pupavac Sr. C 6-10 230 Greelong, Australia / Belmont H.S. 3 Micheal Anumba Jr. G 6-4 205 Montecchio Emilia, Italy / Loreto Sixth Form College 4 Kelton Talford Fr. F 6-7 195 Great Falls, S.C. / Great Falls H.S. 11 Charles Falden Sr. G 6-3 170 Richmond, Va. / Massanutten Military Academy 13 Nate Buss R-Jr. G 5-11 175 Verona, Wisc. / Madison College 21 Jamal King So. G 6-5 230 Goldsboro, N.C. / Wayne Christian School 22 Kyle Zunic Sr. F 6-2 195 Wollongong, Australia / Lake Ginninderra 25 Adonis Arms R-Sr. G 6-6 185 Milwaukee, Wisc. / Northwest Nazarene 30 D.J. Burns Jr. R-So. F 6-9 260 Rock Hill, S.C. / Tennessee 32 Josh Corbin So. G 6-3 185 Gahanna, Ohio / Gahanna Lincoln 33 Chase Claxton So. F 6-7 180 Greenville, S.C. / Legacy Early College 35 Keyshawn Hunter Sr. G 6-3 190 Charleston, S.C. / Hohenfels H.S. 52 Chandler Vaudrin R-Sr. G 6-7 200 Uniontown, Ohio / Walsh University COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach—Pat Kelsey (Xavier, ‘98) 1-Toneari Lane TUH-NAR-E Associate Head Coach—Dave Davis (Warren Wilson, ‘83) 2-Tom Pupavac PAPA-VECK Assistant Coach—Brian Kloman (Tennessee, ‘02) 3-Micheal Anumba UH-NOOM-BUH Assistant Coach—Justin Gray (Wake Forest, ‘06) 4-Kelton Talford TAL-FERD Director of Basketball Operations—Zack Freesman (Univ. of North Florida, ‘16) 22-Kyle Zunic ZOO-NICK Alex Bringley (Winthrop, ‘19) Video Coordinator: 52-Chandler Vaudrin VAA-DRIN Graduate Assistant: Jermaine Ukaegbu (Winthrop, ‘19) RADIO / TV PLAYER PHOTO CHART 0 1 2 3 4 11 Russell Jones Toneari Lane Tom Pupavac Micheal Anumba Kelton Talford Charles Falden G, 5-8, So. G, 6-5, Fr. C, 6-10, Sr. G, 6-5, Jr. F, 6-7, Fr. G, 6-3, Sr. Blythewood, SC Atlanta, GA Geelong, Australia Reggio Emelia, Italy Great Falls, SC Richmond, VA 13 21 22 25 30 32 Nate Buss Jamal King Kyle Zunic Adonis Arms D.J. Burns Josh Corbin G, 5-11, R-Jr. G, 6-5, So. G, 6-2, Sr. G, 6-6, R-Sr. F, 6-9, R-So. G, 6-3, So. Verona, WI Goldsboro, NC Wollongong, Australia Milwaukee, WI Rock Hill, SC Gahanna, OH 33 35 52 Chase Claxton KeyShawn Hunter Chandler Vaudrin Pat Kelsey F, 6-7, So. G, 6-3, Sr. G, 6-7, R-Sr. HEAD COACH Greenville, SC Charleston, SC Uniontown, OH EAGLE EYE VIEW OF THE TEAM WINTHROP VS. LITTLE ROCK/SUN BELT CONFERENCE • Eagles and Trojans meet for the first time • Eagles are 2-2 all-time against opponents from the Sun Belt Conference with the last meeting coming Dec. 7, 2019 in the Winthrop Coliseum as the Eagles fell 92-88 to Coastal Carolina • Winthrop is 0-2 all-time against teams from the state of Arkansas (Losses to Arkansas and Arkansas-Pine Bluff) ON THIS DATE (DECEMBER 3) • Eagles are 4-15 all-time in games played on Dec. 3 • Have lost the last nine games played on Dec. 3 with two of the last five games going to overtime • The last win on Dec. 3 came in 2000 as the Eagles defeated Georgia Southern 73-58 at home LOOKING BACK AT 2019-20 • Big South Conference Regular Season Co-Champions with Radford (10th time the Eagles finished first in the league standings) • Eagles captured the program’s 12th Big South Conference Title and the second under head coach Pat Kelsey • Won 24 games, which are the 4th most in program history for a single-season • Finished 15-3 in the Big South, tying the program record for conference wins in a season • Put together the program’s 3rd longest winning streak in history with 14 straight • Also had a 12-game winning streak against Big South opponents, which tied for the third longest in program history • In the third game of the season the Eagles earned a win at 18th-ranked Saint Mary’s • Posted back-to-back seasons averaging 80 or more points per game for the first time in program history • Final ranking of 23rd in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 • Finished with 322 three-point field goals, second most in a single-season in program history • Hit the century mark in a program single-season record five games • Posted a +7.7 rebound margin, the third best mark in program history and the best since the 1993-94 season • Eagles were 1-of-16 NCAA D1 programs to finish with 10 or more true road wins in 2019-20 • Led the NCAA D1 level in total rebounds while finishing 5th in scoring offense (81.3 ppg) • Eagles also finished in the Top 10 nationally in Total Rebounds Per Game, Rebound Margin, Three-Point Field Goals Made, Free Throw At- tempts, Offensive Rebounds Per Game, and Total Assists • Finished second nationally in bench scoring at 33.0 per game • Went undefeated in the month of January (9-0) TEAM NEWS • Eagles defeated UNCG on Tuesday to capture its season opener for the second straight season as they improved to 7-2 under Pat Kelsey in season openers • In 2019-20 the Eagles averaged 9.5 threes per game and hit just six in the win over UNCG Tuesday evening • The Eagles have won the last five games they’ve connected on six or fewer threes (were 5-3 in games with 6 or fewer threes in 2019-20) • Coming off the 4th 20-win season under Pat Kelsey and 17th 20-win season in program history • The Eagles had 41 double-figure contributions off the bench in 2019-20 and had two in the season opener (Adonis Arms 14 / Kelton Talford 12) • The three opponents the Eagles face in Louisville to begin the season all won 21 or more games last year and were a combined 65-28 • Eagles began the season 9th in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25,