2000–01 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record18–13 (11–3 Big South)
Head coach
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
2000–01 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Radford12–2 .85719–10  .655
Winthrop †11–3 .78618–13  .581
UNC Asheville9–5 .64315–13  .536
Coastal Carolina6–8 .4298–20  .286
Charleston Southern6–8 .42910–19  .345
Liberty5–9 .35715–13  .536
Elon*4–10 .2869–20  .310
High Point*3–11 .2148–20  .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

1999–2000 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
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) JrHoward 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

    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

    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.
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