BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell begins a span of three games in five days on Thursday at Big South leader Winthrop in a 7 p.m. start that will be televised by ESPNU.
 
The Camels (11-11, 2-8) are coming off a 91-74 loss Saturday at USC Upstate and are seeking to halt a 4-game losing streak.  Cedric Henderson, Jr., scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting, but Tommy Brunson tallied 21 of his game-high 30 points in the second half for the Spartans, who rallied from a 10-point deficit to win.
 
Winthrop (16-7, 10-0) extended its winning streak to 12 games Saturday with a 104-71 victory over UNC Asheville.  The Eagles shot 64 percent in the first half and led 52-36 at the break.  Chase Claxton came off the bench to lead Winthrop with 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting, while DJ Burns (17), Hunter Hale (16) and Jamal King (11) also hit double digits.
 

• Three Camels - Henderson (12.1), Jordan Whitfield (11.2) and Cory Gensler (10.0) - are scoring in double figures against Big South competition.  Overall, Henderson leads CU with a 12.2 scoring average.
• Gensler enters Thursday's game just 15 points shy of 1,000 for his career (985).
• The Camels own a 5-6 record in true road games this season, including a 1-4 mark at Big South foes.  Winthrop is 9-2 at home, 5-0 against Big South opponents in Spartanburg.
• Winthrop leads the Big South in points per game (81.8), including an 86.5 clip in league games.  The Eagles have won their 10 Big South contests by an average of 18.2 points.
• On Jan. 4 at Gore Arena, Winthrop defeated the Camels 87-72 at Gore Arena.  Chandler Vaudrin scored 16 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, dealt 8 assists and had 3 steals for the Eagles, who shot 58.5 percent (31-53) from the floor.  DJ Burns came off the bench to add 15 points and Josh Ferguson had 12.  Jordan Whitfield (15), Ja'Cor Nelson (14), Cedric Henderson, Jr. (13) and LaDarius Knight (10) reached double digits for the Camels, who shot 51 percent, must committed 18 turnovers.
• The team that has led at halftime has won eight of the last nine meetings between the Camels and Eagles.  CU led the Eagles 47-46 at halftime on Jan. 10, 2019 before Winthrop rallied for a 90-86 victory.
• Winthrop is the first Big South team to start the year 10-0 in league play since Coastal Carolina opened 15-0 in 2010-11.
• Winthrop knocked off No.-18 Saint Mary's (61-59) Nov. 11 on the road, marking the program's first win over a nationally-ranked team since Dec. 29, 2007 (at No.-19 Miami).
• DJ Burns, Jr., scored a season-high 23 points at Charleston Southern last Thursday and his 12.8 scoring average is on pace to break the school freshman class record.
• Transfers have made a big impact on the Winthrop roster this season.  Chandler Vaudrin - a 6-7 junior who joined the Eagles from D2 Walsh University - leads the Big South in assists (5.7).  Grad transfer Hunter Hale is 13th in the league in scoring (12.9) and 2nd in 3s made per game (2.4) after starting his career at Central Michigan ('15-16) and spending the last two seasons at D2 Grand Valley State.  Red-shirt freshman forward DJ Burns, Jr., spent one year at Tennessee before returning to his hometown school.  He leads the league in field goal percentage (.598) and is 14th in scoring.
• Founded in 1886 to train young women to teach in the public schools, Winthrop became co-educational in 1974 and joined NCAA Division I as a Big South Conference charter member in 1984-85.
• The Eagles have won more than twice as many Big South tournament titles (11) as the next closest member (UNC Asheville with 5).
• Notable Winthrop alumni include actress Andie MacDowell (Groundhog Day) and Avett Brothers bassist Bob Crawford.
• Following Thursday's game, the Camels host Presbyterian Saturday (4:30) before traveling to Longwood Monday (Feb. 10).