1998–99 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
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Big South regular season and tournament champions | |
Conference | Big South Conference |
Record | 21–8 (9–1 Big South) |
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Home arena | Winthrop Coliseum |
Seasons ← 1997–98 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop † | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radford | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Asheville | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 0 | – | 10 | .000 | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1999 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1998–99 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 1998–99 college basketball season. This was head coach Gregg Marshall's first season at Winthrop. The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum. They finished the season 21–8, 9–1 in Big South play to finish first in the conference regular season standings. They won the 1999 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament – the first appearance in program history. Playing as No. 16 seed in the South region, the Eagles lost to No. 1 seed Auburn in the opening round.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
- All times are Eastern
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 1998* | Virginia–Wise | W 71–50 | 1–0 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Nov 16, 1998* | Mercer | W 79–63 | 2–0 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Nov 23, 1998* | Furman | W 60–59 | 3–0 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Nov 28, 1998* | at Minnesota | L 59–68 | 3–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
Dec 2, 1998* | at Central Florida | L 57–79 | 3–2 | UCF Arena Orlando, Florida | |||||||
Dec 5, 1998* | Campbell | W 64–58 | 4–2 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Dec 8, 1998* | at The Citadel | W 64–49 | 5–2 | McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||
Dec 17, 1998* | at NC State | L 51–81 | 5–3 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 20, 1998* | at Appalachian State | L 53–74 | 5–4 | Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 30, 1998* | at Virginia Tech | L 55–62 | 5–5 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia | |||||||
Big South Regular Season | |||||||||||
Jan 9, 1999 | Radford | W 70–56 | 1–0 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Feb 20, 1999 | UNC Asheville | W 61–57 | 9–1 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Big South tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 26, 1999* | vs. Charleston Southern Semifinals | W 70–61 | 20–7 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 27, 1999* | vs. Radford Championship game | W 86–74 | 21–7 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1999* | (16 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 4 Auburn First round | L 41–80 | 21–8 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
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References
- ^ "Top-Seeded Auburn Demolishes Winthrop, 80-41". The Washington Post. March 11, 1999. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Roster". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "2020-21 Winthrop Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2023.