2004–05 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2004–05 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Eagles, led by head coach Gregg Marshall , played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina , as members of the Big South Conference .
After losing their conference opener, the Eagles went on a 15-game win streak to run away with the Big South Conference regular season title. They extended the streak to 18 games by winning the 2005 Big South tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . Playing as the No. 14 seed in the Albuquerque region, Winthrop's streak came to an end as they were beaten by No. 3 seed Gonzaga in the first round, 74–64.[ 1]
Roster
2004–05 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G/F
0
James Shuler
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
229 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Jonesville, Florida
F/C
5
Craig Bradshaw
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
242 lb (110 kg)
So
Wellington, New Zealand
G
10
Chris Gaynor
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
158 lb (72 kg)
Fr
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G
11
Michael Jenkins
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
Fr
Kinston, North Carolina
G
12
Torrell Martin
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Columbia, South Carolina
C
21
Jason Killeen
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
258 lb (117 kg)
Fr
Limerick, Ireland
F
22
Otis Daniels
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Greenwood, South Carolina
C
30
Billy Houston
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
236 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Fayetteville, North Carolina
F
31
Taj McCullough
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Atlanta, Georgia
F
32
Scott Draughn
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Hamden, Connecticut
C
33
Phillip Williams
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Cleveland, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Source[ 2]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 19, 2004 *
vs. Arkansas Paradise Jam
L 49–72
0–1
Sports and Fitness Center (1,287)Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 20, 2004 *
vs. Troy Paradise Jam
W 89–80
1–1
Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 22, 2004 *
vs. Austin Peay Paradise Jam
W 52–36
2–1
Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 24, 2004 *
at South Carolina
L 52–62
2–2
Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Nov 27, 2004 *
Weber State
W 60–49
3–2
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Nov 30, 2004 *
at Providence
W 60–54
4–2
Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 30, 2004 *
Barton
W 86–57
5–2
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 5, 2004 *
Siena
W 67–58
6–2
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 17, 2004 *
at East Carolina
W 70–55
7–2
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
Dec 20, 2004 *
at Portland
L 64–70
7–3
Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Dec 22, 2004 *
at Oregon
L 56–71
7–4
McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Dec 30, 2004 *
Georgia College
W 69–56
8–4
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 2, 2005
Ferrum
W 90–62
9–4
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Big South Regular season
Jan 5, 2005
at Coastal Carolina
L 68–76
9–5 (0–1)
Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina
Jan 8, 2005
Liberty
W 75–73 OT
10–5 (1–1)
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 10, 2005
at UNC Asheville
W 78–70
11–5 (2–1)
Charlie Justice Center Asheville, North Carolina
Jan 15, 2005
Radford
W 74–54
12–5 (3–1)
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 19, 2005
at Birmingham-Southern
W 65–57
13–5 (4–1)
Bill Battle Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 22, 2005
Coastal Carolina
W 80–66
14–5 (5–1)
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 25, 2005 *
Charleston Southern
W 58–45
15–5 (6–1)
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 31, 2005 *
VMI
W 69–44
16–5 (7–1)
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 7, 2005 *
UNC Asheville
W 67–60
17–5 (8–1)
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 8, 2005
at High Point
W 72–55
18–5 (9–1)
Millis Center High Point, North Carolina
Feb 10, 2005
at Liberty
W 69–61
19–5 (10–1)
Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia
Feb 12, 2005
Birmingham-Southern
W 55–41
20–5 (11–1)
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 16, 2005
at Radford
W 65–55
21–5 (12–1)
Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia
Feb 19, 2005
High Point
W 74–66
22–5 (13–1)
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 23, 2005
at VMI
W 63–48
23–5 (14–1)
Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia
Feb 26, 2005
at Charleston Southern
W 65–62 OT
24–5 (15–1)
Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, South Carolina
Big South Tournament
Mar 1, 2005 *
Coastal Carolina Quarterfinals
W 74–62
25–5
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Mar 3, 2005 *
Birmingham-Southern Semifinals
W 78–64
26–5
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Mar 5, 2005 *
Charleston Southern Championship game
W 68–46
27–5
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2005 *
(14 ABQ)
vs. (3 ABQ) No. 10 Gonzaga First round
L 64–74
27–6
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
References