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2000–01 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

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2000–01 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record18–13 (11–3 Big South)
Head coach
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
Seasons
2000–01 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Radford 12 2   .857 19 10   .655
Winthrop 11 3   .786 18 13   .581
UNC Asheville 9 5   .643 15 13   .536
Coastal Carolina 6 8   .429 8 20   .286
Charleston Southern 6 8   .429 10 19   .345
Liberty 5 9   .357 15 13   .536
Elon* 4 10   .286 9 20   .310
High Point* 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
2001 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2000–01 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2000–01 college basketball season. This was head coach Gregg Marshall's third season at Winthrop. The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum. They finished the season 18–13, 11–3 in Big South play to finish second in the conference regular season standings. They won the 2001 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Playing as one of two No. 16 seeds in the Midwest region, the Eagles lost to fellow No. 16 seed Northwestern State in the play-in game[1]

Roster

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1999–2000 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G Tyson Waterman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr    
F 30 Greg Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2000*
at No. 6 North Carolina L 61–66  0–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Big South Regular Season
Feb 24, 2001*
at UNC Asheville W 71–58  16–12
(11–3)
Justice Center 
Asheville, North Carolina
Big South tournament
Mar 2, 2001*
vs. Liberty
Semifinals
W 67–62 2OT 17–12
Roanoke Civic Center 
Roanoke, Virginia
Mar 3, 2001*
vs. Radford
Championship game
W 67–65 OT 18–12
Roanoke Civic Center 
Roanoke, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 2001*
(16 MW) vs. (16 MW) Northwestern State
Play-in game
L 67–71  18–13
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Northwestern State wins play-in game". The Tampa Bay Times. March 14, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Winthrop Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2021.