List of Winthrop Eagles men's basketball seasons

The following is a list of Winthrop Eagles men's basketball seasons. The Eagles compete in the NCAA's Division I as a member of the Big South Conference. They have played their home games in the 6,100–seat Winthrop Coliseum since 1982. The Eagles are currently led by head coach Pat Kelsey.

Winthrop's basketball program began in 1978 as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). In 1985, the team made an immediate jump to the Big South Conference where they currently compete. In thirty years, Winthrop has won ten conference tournament championships as well as seven regular season championships, the most recent of which came in 2008. Most notably, the Eagles won the Big South Conference tournament in 2007 and subsequently upset the sixth-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 74–64, as the 11-seed in the first round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament. It was the Eagles' first and currently only NCAA tournament victory in program history.

Seasons

Conference regular season champion† Conference tournament champion‡ Postseason bid^ Shared standing
Season Head coach Conference Season results Tournament results Final poll
Overall Conference Conference Postseason AP Coaches'
Wins Losses Wins Losses Finish[a]
Winthrop Eagles
1978–79 Nield Gordon NAIA District 6 25 10 — Final — — —
1979–80 17 13 — Quarterfinal — — —
1980–81 31 8 — Quarterfinal — — —
1981–82 21 12 — — — — —
1982–83 14 21 — — — — —
1983–84 21 11 — — — — —
1984–85 11 16 — — — — —
1985–86 Big South 20 9 5 3 2nd Semifinal — — —
1986–87 Steve Vacendak 8 20 1 7 5th Quarterfinal — — —
1987–88 17 13 5 7 4th Champions‡ — — —
1988–89 16 13 5 7 6th Semifinal — — —
1989–90 19 10 6 6 4th Semifinal — — —
1990–91 8 20 5 9 5th Quarterfinal — — —
1991–92 6 22 2 12 8th Quarterfinal — — —
1992–93 Dan Kenney 14 16 5 11 8th Final — — —
1993–94 4 23 3 15 9th — — — —
1994–95 7 20 4 12 8th Quarterfinal — — —
1995–96 7 19 6 8 6th Quarterfinal — — —
1996–97 12 15 5 9 7th Quarterfinal — — —
1997–98 7 20 4 8 6th Quarterfinal — — —
1998–99 Gregg Marshall 21 8 9 1 1st† Champions‡ NCAA First Round^ — —
1999–00 21 9 11 3 2nd Champions‡ NCAA First Round^ — —
2000–01 18 13 11 3 2nd Champions‡ NCAA Opening Round^ — —
2001–02 19 12 10 4 1st† Champions‡ NCAA First Round^ — —
2002–03 20 10 11 3 1st† Semifinal — — —
2003–04 16 12 10 6 4th Quarterfinal — — —
2004–05 27 6 15 1 1st† Champions‡ NCAA First Round^ — —
2005–06 23 8 13 3 1st† Champions‡ NCAA First Round^ — —
2006–07 29 5 14 0 1st† Champions‡ NCAA Second Round^ 22[1] 22
2007–08 Randy Peele 22 12 10 4 2nd Champions‡ NCAA First Round^ — —
2008–09 11 19 9 9 5th Quarterfinal — — —
2009–10 19 14 12 6 3rd Champions‡ NCAA Opening Round^ — —
2010–11 13 17 9 9 4th Quarterfinal — — —
2011–12 12 20 8 10 6th Semifinal — — —
2012–13 Pat Kelsey 14 17 6 10 5th (South) Quarterfinals — — —
2013–14 20 13 10 6 4th (South) Final — — —
2014–15 19 13 12 6 5th Final — — —
2015–16 23 9 13 5 T-1st† Final — — —
2016–17 26 7 15 3 T-1st† Champions‡ NCAA First Round^ — —
2017–18 19 12 12 6 T-2nd Semifinals — — —
2018–19 18 12 10 6 T-3rd Quarterfinals — — —
  1. ^ The Big South Conference used a divisional format from 2012 to 2014.

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Statistics

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Coaches Overall Conference Postseason
Wins Losses Win% Wins Losses Win% Wins Losses Win%
Nield Gordon 160 100 .615 5 3 .625
Steve Vacendak 74 98 .430 24 48 .333
Dan Kenney 51 113 .311 27 63 .300
Gregg Marshall 194 83 .700 104 24 .813 1 7 .125
Randy Peele 77 82 .484 48 38 .558 0 2 .000
Pat Kelsey 139 86 .618 78 42 .650 0 1 .000
All-time record 695 562 .553 286 218 .567 1 10 .091

References

  1. ^ "2007 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Redden, Brett. "2014-15 Winthrop Men's Basketball Record Book". ISSUU.com. Retrieved March 7, 2015.