Brian Wilmer

This Week in Big South Men’s Basketball (3/2) After one of the craziest regular seasons in Big South Conference history, the finish line has been crossed.  Seven teams finished with ten or more conference victories, with four of them in…

This Week in Big South Men’s Basketball (2/24) If you want a great example of just how crazy this season has been in the Big South Conference, look no further than this past Saturday.  VMI locked up a bye in…

This Week in Big South Men’s Basketball (2/17) Bret McCormick recently wrote in the Rock Hill (South Carolina) Herald about the parity in the Big South Conference.  One look around the conference standings at the moment reveals this parity to…

This Week in Big South Men’s Basketball (2/4 – 2/8) The VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Championships are rapidly approaching, and the conference standings are just as crowded as ever.  Fans of the conference remember Liberty’s magical run through the bracket at…

Winthrop Men’s Basketball Wins a Thriller  ROCK HILL, S.C. — The old saying “all’s well that ends well” surely causes rolling eyes and groans.  For Winthrop on Saturday, though, it rang true. Freshman guard Keon Johnson’s off-balance jumper banked off…

Winthrop Men’s Basketball Falls Short Against Gardner-Webb ROCK HILL, S.C. — Winthrop’s basketball team has started 3-0 in Big South Conference play just four times in school history, the most recent coming in 2006-07. The Eagles would not make it…

Winthrop Men’s Basketball Makes it 11 in a Row Against CSU ROCK HILL, S.C. — Charleston Southern came into Saturday afternoon’s game against Winthrop having lost their last ten games at Winthrop Coliseum.  Considering some of the challenges facing the…

Winthrop Loses to Wofford After Slow Start   ROCK HILL, S.C. — Everyone knows the old phrase about almost only counting in horseshoes.    Winthrop almost pulled victory from the jaws of defeat in a game which they trailed by…

USC Upstate Upsets South Carolina Men’s Basketball COLUMBIA, S.C. — All eyes were on star USC Upstate forward Torrey Craig to see how he would perform on a big stage. While the focus was on Craig, another star emerged. Spartan…

Winthrop Men’s Basketball Remains Unbeaten at Home ROCK HILL, S.C. — Forward Joab Jerome  scored seven of his 20 points in the final four minutes, including a key three-pointer, to lead Winthrop to an 80-72 victory over Appalachian State at…