Winthrop University NCAA News

Notre Dame, who enters the AP Top 25 at #23 this week, leads three new teams in the poll.

Andre Jones scored 15 points in Winthrop's 67-57 victory over Coastal Carolina on Saturday in the Big South Conference.

A series of costly mistakes in front of their own bench created a hole the Eagles couldn't climb out of, losing 67-58 to Campbell at Gore Arena on Thursday night.

Louisville, who cracks the AP Top 25 at #24 this week, leads two newcomers to the poll.

Winthrop came back from a 12 point deficit at half-time to beat Coastal Carolina at home, 51-50. James Shuler led the team in scoring.

Keith Gabriel scored 32 points, knocking down 15 free throws, and Virginia Military Institute rallied to beat Winthrop 86-79 on Saturday for their second straight win.

Trey Freeman scored 13 of his 22 points in the second half and Campbell beat Charleston Southern 62-57 on Thursday.

But the best news from Thursday's 77-63 victory over Radford in a sparsely attended Dedmon Center was how full of names the box score was.

Javonte Green scored 18 points for Radford , and R.J. Price added 14 points. Chance Smith notched a career-high 10 points for the Highlanders.

Notes: The Keydets' 9-0 record inside the confines of Cameron Hall will be severely tested against the Big South's No.

The big finish the Winthrop women's basketball team has been looking for gave the Eagles a big victory Monday night.

Gonzaga makes an appearance at #24 in the AP Top 25 poll this week, one of two new teams.

But now that it's the time of year his focus returns to what he knows best, he's back to where he started with Joab Jerome.

To see the value forward Antwan Burrus brings to Liberty's men's basketball team, one only needs to be within earshot of the Flames' bench during a game.

The Big South Conference is back to 12 members, but the impact of Longwood's addition to the league won't be known for a few months.

Kentucky gets back the number one ranking following a week in which they first got a victory at home against Arkansas, 86-63. After that came another win at home against Alabama, 77-71. Syracuse lost their number one ranking with a win against Pittsburgh, 71-63 and a loss to Notre Dame, 67-58. Florida State breaks into the Top 25 at #23 with a win ... (more)

Saah Nimley scored 24 points to lead Winthrop to a 77-66 victory over Charleston Southern Saturday night in a Big South Conference game.

The T.W Andrews girls basketball team caused 15 turnovers and held Carver to limited offense in route to a 63-49 win Friday night.

Reggie Middleton was fouled on his attempt at a game-winning 3-pointer with 1 second left, and he sank all three foul shots to propel Winthrop over Gardner-Webb 56-54 on Thursday night.

Eric Griffin scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and came up with a key block late to help Campbell defeat Winthrop 54-51 on Tuesday night.