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]	Conference	Postseason	AP	Coaches'
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	—	—	—

^ The Big South Conference used a divisional format from 2012 to 2014.

^[2]

Statistics

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

Coaches	Overall			Conference			Postseason
Coaches	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

^ "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.

[1] The Big South Conference used a divisional format from 2012 to 2014.

[2] "2007 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved March 7, 2015.

[3] Redden, Brett. "2014-15 Winthrop Men's Basketball Record Book". ISSUU.com. Retrieved March 7, 2015.

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