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Gardner-Webb "sees some things pay off" in win over NCCU
(Photo: Gardner-Webb Athletics) BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – It could have been an all-too-familiar ending for Gardner-Webb. The Runnin’...
Brian Wilmer
Dec 18, 20224 min read


Coastal hangs on late, edges Winthrop
Coastal Carolina's Jomaru Brown scored 16 Saturday, including seven in a row during a key stretch. (Photo: Coastal Carolina Athletics)...
Brian Wilmer
Dec 3, 20223 min read


Winthrop returns home, rolls past Toccoa Falls
Winthrop guard Sin'Cere McMahon led all Eagle scorers with 22 Tuesday night. (Photo: Brian Wilmer/House of College Hoops) ROCK HILL,...
Brian Wilmer
Nov 30, 20223 min read


Charlotte bounces back, bests Blue Hose
Charlotte's Brice Williams (3) puts in a bucket over a Presbyterian defender. (Photo: Brian Wilmer/House of College Hoops) CHARLOTTE –...
Brian Wilmer
Nov 26, 20223 min read


Eagles power past persistent Piedmont to get first 2022-23 win
Kelton Talford paced Winthrop's scoring with a 23-point, 11-rebound double-double. (Photo: Winthrop Athletics) ROCK HILL, S.C. – The...
Brian Wilmer
Nov 10, 20224 min read


Brian's Epilogue: Somewhere More Familiar
This was the last thing I saw in the 2021-22 season -- the view from my seat at Wake's second-round NIT game. If there’s anything to...
Brian Wilmer
Apr 16, 202224 min read


Winthrop's quest for Big South three-peat falls just short
(Photo: Big South Conference) CHARLOTTE – It wasn’t supposed to end this way. College basketball is a mendacious beast. A nasty liar. We...
Brian Wilmer
Mar 8, 20225 min read


Lancers are dancers: Longwood wins first-ever Big South championship
The scene as Longwood and Winthrop tipped off Sunday. (Photo: Big South Conference) CHARLOTTE – Four years ago, a certain intrepid...
Brian Wilmer
Mar 6, 20225 min read


Winthrop takes next step toward another crown, fending off Gardner-Webb in Big South semifinal win
CHARLOTTE – Once the margin appeared comfortable – well, as comfortable as games between intense regional rivals Gardner-Webb and...
Brian Wilmer
Mar 6, 20224 min read


Longwood answers its biggest challenge all year, advances to first-ever Big South title game
Box Score CHARLOTTE – In four seasons at Longwood, Griff Aldrich has taken a program that went 7-26 and lost its final 15 Big South games...
Brian Wilmer
Mar 5, 20223 min read


Inside the Numbers: #3 Gardner-Webb 54, #6 Campbell 53
CHARLOTTE -- Third-seeded Gardner-Webb escaped a challenge from persistent, sixth-seeded Campbell Friday night in the Big South...
Brian Wilmer
Mar 5, 20222 min read


Inside the Numbers: #2 Winthrop 68, #7 High Point 51
Box Score CHARLOTTE -- Second-seeded Winthrop took down seventh-seeded High Point Friday night in the Big South tournament quarterfinals,...
Brian Wilmer
Mar 5, 20222 min read


Upstate wins emotional quarterfinal contest, advances to Big South semifinals
CHARLOTTE – It’s a cliché as old as time: Basketball is a metaphor for life. Friday’s second Big South quarterfinal game featured two...
Brian Wilmer
Mar 5, 20223 min read


Longwood continues embracing the hunted role, moves to Big South semifinals with overtime win
CHARLOTTE – Longwood seems to be getting used to this. The Lancers keep playing close games. Their fans keep experiencing the same stress...
Brian Wilmer
Mar 4, 20223 min read


Charleston Southern storms back to stun Asheville at the buzzer
CHARLOTTE -- Charleston Southern coach Barclay Radebaugh could see it coming. His Bucs had played really well -- despite losing the game...
Brian Wilmer
Mar 2, 20224 min read


A&T withstands prolonged drought, then pulls away from Radford in overtime
Box Score CHARLOTTE -- North Carolina A&T nearly turned in an incredible feat in its first Big South tournament game Wednesday at...
Brian Wilmer
Mar 2, 20225 min read


Zimmer: JeromeXXI Selections, Week One
The Jerome is here. Let's do it. Fade me at your own risk.
Jake Zimmer
Mar 1, 20222 min read


Winthrop closes unblemished home slate with hard-fought win over CSU
Winthrop's DJ Burns tallied his first career double-double in Saturday's victory. (Photo: Winthrop Athletics) Box Score ROCK HILL, S.C....
Brian Wilmer
Feb 26, 20224 min read


Winthrop keeps rolling, runs streak to seven straight in blowout of Upstate
Kelton Talford notched his fourth double-double of the season in Thursday's victory over Upstate. (Photo: Winthrop Athletics) BOX SCORE...
Brian Wilmer
Feb 24, 20223 min read


One crazy week remains in the Big South -- here's your guide!
Five days. 12 games. That’s all that separate us from having a complete Big South basketball season. It will – as always – be reflected...
Brian Wilmer
Feb 21, 20223 min read
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