2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

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2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record19–12 (10–4 Big South)
Head coach
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
Seasons
2001–02 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop 10 4   .714 19 12   .613
UNC Asheville 10 4   .714 13 15   .464
Radford 9 5   .643 15 16   .484
Charleston Southern 8 6   .571 12 17   .414
Elon 7 7   .500 13 16   .448
Coastal Carolina 5 9   .357 8 20   .286
High Point 5 9   .357 11 19   .367
Liberty 2 12   .143 5 25   .167
2002 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2001–02 college basketball season. This was head coach Gregg Marshall's fourth season at Winthrop. The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum. They finished the season 19–12, 10–4 in Big South play to finish tied atop the conference regular season standings. They won the 2002 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the South region, the Eagles lost to No. 1 overall seed and defending National champion Duke in the opening round[1]

Roster[edit]

2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 30 Greg Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Howard College Akron, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source[2]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Big South Regular Season
Big South tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2002*
(16 S) vs. (1 S) No. 1 Duke
First round
L 37–84  19–12
BI-LO Center 
Greenville, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Northwestern State wins play-in game". The Tampa Bay Times. March 14, 2001. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Winthrop Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.