Winthrop Eagles Men's Basketball


Guide Note:The Winthrop Eagles Men's Basketball team plays NCAA Men's Basketball in the Big South Conference. The Eagles have won the Big South Tournament title four straight seasons counting 2008, and have won 8 of the last 10 tournaments held. Because of this, the Eagles have appeared in the NCAA Tournament eight different times. The most successful of these appearances came in the 2007 tournament, when as an 11th seeded team, they knocked off Notre Dame for their first ever tournament victory. Randy Peele took over as head coach this season, following a successful run by Gregg Marshall.

Fast Facts:

  1. Location: Rock Hill, SC
  2. Home Arena: Winthrop Coliseum
  3. Head Coach: Randy Peele
  4. Have won 9 Big South Championships
  5. Have appeared in 8 NCAA Tournaments

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2008 East Region Bracket

  • All games airing on CBS
  First Round
March 20 & 21
Sites TBD 		Second Round
March 22 & 23
Sites TBD 		Regional Semifinals
March 27
Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte NC 		Finals
March 29
Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte NC
                                     
1  North Carolina 113  
16  Mount St. Mary's 74  
  1  North Carolina 108  
  9  Arkansas 77  
8  Indiana 72
9  Arkansas 86  
  1  North Carolina 68  
  4  Washington St. 47  
5  Notre Dame 68  
12  George Mason 50  
  5  Notre Dame 41
  4  Washington St. 61  
4  Washington St. 71
13  Winthrop 40  
  1  North Carolina 83
  3  Louisville 73
6  Oklahoma 72  
11  Saint Joseph 64  
  6  Oklahoma 48
  3  Louisville 78  
3  Louisville 79
14  Boise State 61  
  3  Louisville 79
  2  Tennessee 60  
7  Butler 81  
10  South Alabama 61  
  7  Butler 71
  2  Tennessee 76  
2  Tennessee 72
15  American 57  

2008 Big South Tournament Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 4
Higher Seed 		Semifinals
March 6
Asheville, NC 		Finals
March 8
Asheville, NC
                           
  1  UNC Asheville 87  
8  Charleston South 63  
  1  UNC Asheville 75  
  4  Liberty 57  
4  Liberty 103
  5  VMI 88  
    1  UNC Asheville 48
  2  Winthrop 66
  3  High Point 59  
6  Coastal Carolina 56  
  3  High Point 53
  2  Winthrop 61  
2  Winthrop 76
  7  Radford 45  

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  • 1988: Big South Conference champions
  • 1999-2001: Big South Conference champions
  • 1999-2002: Appeared in the NCAA Championship
  • 2005-2007: Big South Conference champions
  • 2007: Ranked 24 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll
  • 2005-2008: Appeared in the NCAA Championship

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