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 Mark Prosser.
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 | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 3 | T-1st† | Champions‡ | NCAA Division I Canceled[b] | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1st† | Champions‡ | NCAA First Round^ | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Mark Prosser | 23 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1st (South)† | Final | — | — | — | |
| 2022–23 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 8 | T-4th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 5 | T-2nd | Final | — | — | — | ||
- ^ The Big South Conference used a divisional format from 2012 to 2014 and again in 2021 to 2022.
- ^ The 2020 NCAA tournament was canceled due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Statistics
Statistics correct as of the end of the 2024–25 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 | 186 | 95 | .662 | 110 | 46 | .705 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Mark Prosser | 78 | 52 | .600 | 43 | 23 | .652 | – | ||
| All-time record | 820 | 626 | .567 | 361 | 245 | .596 | 1 | 11 | .083 |
References
- ^ "2007 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ Redden, Brett. "2014-15 Winthrop Men's Basketball Record Book". ISSUU.com. Retrieved March 7, 2015.