ROCK HILL, SC—Winthrop senior guard Nych Smith has been voted to the Big South All-Conference Second Team while senior guard Bjorn Broman has been named to the All-Academic Team. Smith became the 27th different player in program history to be named all-conference after he averaged 16.9 ppg overall and 17.6 ppg in league play. His scoring average ranks 6th in the […]
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Ken Halpin, Winthrop University’s vice president for intercollegiate athletics and athletics director, has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Council. The Division I Council is a high-level group responsible for the day-to-day decision-making for Division I athletics. The council is comprised of practitioners who work daily in Division I athletics, and […]
ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men’s basketball placed seven players in double-figures as it captured its second win in a row with a 134-99 victory over Pfeiffer Tuesday evening. The 134 points broke the school record for a single-game, which had stood for 22 seasons. WINTHROP (2-1, 0-0 BIG SOUTH) SCORING LEADERS Adam Pickett (18 points, 7 rebounds, […]
ROCK HILL, SC –Winthrop Athletics has agreed to a three-year extension with OTS Media of Rock Hill (94.3 FM and 104.1 The Bridge), to serve as the flagship station for Winthrop Athletics, and provide live broadcasts of Eagles basketball. As part of the partnership, OTS Media will help produce and distribute the broadcast to all network […]
ROCK HILL, SC—Winthrop head men’s basketball coach Pat Kelsey announced the addition of veteran coach Jayson Gee as the new associate head coach for the men’s basketball program. Gee brings 29 years of collegiate coaching experience as he arrives at Winthrop after a five-year stint as head coach of Longwood University. With nearly three decades […]
ROCK HILL, SC—Winthrop standout forward Xavier Cooks has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches 2017-18 Division I All-District 3 Team. Cooks had a career-year in helping the Eagles to a 19-12 mark this season as he surpassed several milestones and inked his name in Winthrop and Big South Conference history. He was voted the […]
LYNCHBURG, VA – A big third quarter for Gardner-Webb lifted the Bulldogs past the Winthrop women’s basketball team 68-57 Thursday evening in the first round of the Big South Tournament hosted by Liberty University. Winthrop closes the 2017-18 season with a 3-27 overall record while Gardner-Webb improved to 19-12 and advanced to the quarterfinals to face […]
