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Husky Hoops: UW (4-3) vs Winthorp (2-3) Nov 27th @ 7PM
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UW https://gohuskies.com/sports/mens-basketball
Winthorp https://winthropeagles.com/sports/mens-basketball
Seattle Times https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/up-and-down-husky-mens-basketball-team-still-figuring-out-recipe-for-winning/
UWDawgPound (click for full article) https://www.uwdawgpound.com/2021/11/27/22803355/winthrop-game-preview-how-to-watch-uw-washington-huskies-basketball
Winthrop 2021-22 Statistics
Record: 1-3 against D1 competition
Points For per Game: 75.5 ppg (84th)
Points Against per Game: 82.5ppg (329th)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 101.2 (162nd)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 101.5 (198th)
Strength of Schedule: 75th
Winthrop Eagles Key Players
G-Russell Jones, Jr. 5’8, 175: 10.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.4 apg, 55.9% FG, 64.7% 3pt, 55.6% FT
Winthrop’s jitterbug is the 5’8 Jones who has been phenomenally efficient so far this season. He was a career 34% 3-pt shooter over the last 2 seasons so there’s no way he keeps up his 11 for 17 start from the 3-pt line. He’s in the top-100 nationally in assist rate with a better than 2.5 to 1 assist to turnover ratio so he’s got very good point guard skills in addition to the shooting.
G- Patrick Good, Sr. 6’0, 175: 15.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.6 apg, 55.1% FG, 48.8% 3pt, 42.9% FT
Love it when a player’s last name describes their game. Bizarrely, Good is one of 3 Winthrop key contributors shooting better from 3-pt range than from the free throw line. The transfer from East Tennessee State had a career high 10.4 ppg there so we’ll see if he can keep up this kind of scoring punch. 87% of his career shots are from behind the arc so he’s almost exclusively a 3-pt sniper (on 8+ attempts per game) although he has made all of his 2-pt attempts this year as well. Expect him to bomb away against the Huskies.
G- Michael Anumba, Sr. 6’4. 220: 7.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 37.5% FG, 33.3% 3pt, 86.7% FT
There’s no question that Anumba is more of a glue guy on the Winthrop roster as he really doesn’t demand much of the ball. He already has 3 blocks in 5 games after a combined 5 in the last 2 seasons so he has shown some improvements as a perimeter defender.
F- Chase Claxton, Jr. 6’7, 185: 3.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 0.8 bpg, 46.7% FG, 40.0% 3pt, 25.0% FT
Claxton’s points per game totals this year make him look like a scrub but the last 2 years he was one of the most efficient players in the country. For his career he shoots 75.8% on 2-point attempts but has never made a 3-pointer against a D1 opponent. If he is able to cut to the basket against the Huskies the ball is likely going in to the basket.
C- DJ Burns, Jr. 6'9, 275: 16.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 63.2% FG, 66.7% FT
Just like Wyoming and George Mason, Winthrop has a 6’9 elite post scorer. The rebounding numbers are fairly underwhelming but there’s no question that Burns can use his big booty to get post position on the Husky bigs and score over them with an array of post moves. Against D1 opponents he has made between 57.5% and 58.5% of his field goal attempts every season so expect him to wind up in that vicinity tonight.
Winthorp https://winthropeagles.com/sports/mens-basketball
Seattle Times https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/up-and-down-husky-mens-basketball-team-still-figuring-out-recipe-for-winning/
UWDawgPound (click for full article) https://www.uwdawgpound.com/2021/11/27/22803355/winthrop-game-preview-how-to-watch-uw-washington-huskies-basketball
Winthrop 2021-22 Statistics
Record: 1-3 against D1 competition
Points For per Game: 75.5 ppg (84th)
Points Against per Game: 82.5ppg (329th)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 101.2 (162nd)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 101.5 (198th)
Strength of Schedule: 75th
Winthrop Eagles Key Players
G-Russell Jones, Jr. 5’8, 175: 10.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.4 apg, 55.9% FG, 64.7% 3pt, 55.6% FT
Winthrop’s jitterbug is the 5’8 Jones who has been phenomenally efficient so far this season. He was a career 34% 3-pt shooter over the last 2 seasons so there’s no way he keeps up his 11 for 17 start from the 3-pt line. He’s in the top-100 nationally in assist rate with a better than 2.5 to 1 assist to turnover ratio so he’s got very good point guard skills in addition to the shooting.
G- Patrick Good, Sr. 6’0, 175: 15.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.6 apg, 55.1% FG, 48.8% 3pt, 42.9% FT
Love it when a player’s last name describes their game. Bizarrely, Good is one of 3 Winthrop key contributors shooting better from 3-pt range than from the free throw line. The transfer from East Tennessee State had a career high 10.4 ppg there so we’ll see if he can keep up this kind of scoring punch. 87% of his career shots are from behind the arc so he’s almost exclusively a 3-pt sniper (on 8+ attempts per game) although he has made all of his 2-pt attempts this year as well. Expect him to bomb away against the Huskies.
G- Michael Anumba, Sr. 6’4. 220: 7.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 37.5% FG, 33.3% 3pt, 86.7% FT
There’s no question that Anumba is more of a glue guy on the Winthrop roster as he really doesn’t demand much of the ball. He already has 3 blocks in 5 games after a combined 5 in the last 2 seasons so he has shown some improvements as a perimeter defender.
F- Chase Claxton, Jr. 6’7, 185: 3.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 0.8 bpg, 46.7% FG, 40.0% 3pt, 25.0% FT
Claxton’s points per game totals this year make him look like a scrub but the last 2 years he was one of the most efficient players in the country. For his career he shoots 75.8% on 2-point attempts but has never made a 3-pointer against a D1 opponent. If he is able to cut to the basket against the Huskies the ball is likely going in to the basket.
C- DJ Burns, Jr. 6'9, 275: 16.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 63.2% FG, 66.7% FT
Just like Wyoming and George Mason, Winthrop has a 6’9 elite post scorer. The rebounding numbers are fairly underwhelming but there’s no question that Burns can use his big booty to get post position on the Husky bigs and score over them with an array of post moves. Against D1 opponents he has made between 57.5% and 58.5% of his field goal attempts every season so expect him to wind up in that vicinity tonight.
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Live Stats http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=371021
SI https://www.si.com/college/washington/basketball/husky-basketball-team-comes-out-flat-doesnt-win-against-winthrop
Winthorp MBB https://winthropeagles.com/news/2021/11/28/mens-basketball-burns-jr-good-lead-eagles-over-washington-saturday-night.aspx
Seattle Times https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/uw-men-drop-another-nonconference-home-game-falling-to-winthrop/
UWDawgPound (click for full article) https://www.uwdawgpound.com/2021/11/27/22805526/huskies-worked-by-winthrop-eagles-in-82-74-loss-uw-washington-basketball-mike-hopkins
Winthrop came into tonight’s game on 5 days rest while running an 11-man lineup. Washington played 3 games in 72 hours just a few days ago. It certainly looked like it as the Huskies were unable to put up much of a fight in a disappointing 82-74 loss against the Eagles. Washington shot the ball well from both 3-point range (41%) and the free throw line (93%) but gave away too many possessions to be able to keep up. The Dawgs fall to 4-4 on the season despite not yet playing a power conference squad.
The Huskies had 4 turnovers in the first 5 minutes which led to 8 Winthrop points to help jumpstart their offense. The Eagles got out to a quick 7-0 lead as their center DJ Burns scored or assisted on each of their first 4 baskets. Daejon Davis and Emmitt Matthews Jr. each hit an early 3 for the Huskies to keep them from getting blown out early and keep the margin a 12-8 deficit.
The turnovers continued to mount though as the refs let both sides play. Winthrop didn’t get called for their first foul until 9 minutes into the game. The only Husky foul in the first 9 minutes was Nate Roberts being called for an offensive foul backing down a smaller player and knocking them over.
Terrell Brown Jr. finally made his first basket of the game with 11:24 left in the first half but Winthrop answered with a quick 5 points in less than a minute to extend things out to a 19-10 Eagles advantage. The hot shooting start from deep continued for the Dawgs though. If you count a Terrell Brown Jr. old fashioned 3-play, the next 6 Husky baskets were 3-point makes with 2 by Davis and 1 each by Fuller, Matthews, and Bey. The last of those was a Bey make which gave Washington their first lead at 28-27 with 2:47 left. The offensive spacing definitely improved as the Dawgs went almost exclusively with the undersized Matthews at center lineup during that stretch.
Washington couldn’t keep up their momentum though through the rest of the half. PJ Fuller managed UW’s just 2nd and 3rd free throws getting fouled in transition but it was an 8-2 run by Winthrop to close out the half. On the final UW defensive possession the Huskies tried to trap to disrupt the Winthrop offense but they got out of it and found their best shooter for a wide open 3 which he knocked down.
The Huskies were led in scoring by Daejon Davis who had 21 points and 4 assists in his best offensive game since joining Washington. Unfortunately it was a bad time for backcourt mate Terrell Brown Jr. to have an off night as he finished 7/16 from the floor with 4 turnovers but had 6 points in the final minute in garbage time. Winthrop ended up with a 40-27 rebound advantage against a team that came into the game 345th nationally in average height and 354th in offensive rebound rate to result in 8 extra field goal chances. DJ Burns finished with 24 points and 9 rebounds to lead all players in both categories.
Mike Hopkins Post Game Presser
Inside The Box Score http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=371021
- Eagles finished the game shooting 48 percent while Washington shot 42 percent
- Winthrop finished with a season-low six threes as it was 6-for-18 (33%)
- Eagles finished the game with a 20-10 advantage in points off turnovers and 16-4 in second chance points
- The glass was dominated by the Eagles 43-28 (12-3 on the offensive end)
Notables- This was the first victory for the Eagles against a PAC-12 opponent and the first Power 5 win for Winthorp head coach Mark Prosser.
- UW announced attendance for the game was 5,703 but Alaska Airlines Arena was more than half empty, even the DawgPack had visible empty seats.
Next Up For UW@ #17 Arizona (Dec 2), vs #2 UCLA (Dec 5), @ #1 Gonzaga (Dec 12)...so much for the cupcake early schedule.
Washington vs Winthorp Game Highlights
Terrell Brown Jr vs Winthorp (18 Pts)
Hop needs to go.