2020–21 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
2020–21 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball | |
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Big South regular season and tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Big South Conference |
2020–21 record | 23–2 (17–1 Big South) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Dave Davis |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Winthrop Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 23 | – | 2 | .920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radford | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Asheville | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Longwood | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner–Webb | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 5 | – | 18 | .217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 7 | – | 15 | .318 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 2 | – | 15 | .118 | 3 | – | 18 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern suspended their season on February 23, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 Big South Tournament winner |
The 2020–21 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 9th-year head coach Pat Kelsey, will play their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.
Previous season[]
The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 24–10, 15–3 in Big South play to finish as Big South regular season co-champions, alongside Radford. Due to tiebreakers, they received the #2 seed in the Big South Tournament. They defeated the #7 seed USC Upstate in the quarterfinals, 106–70.[1] In the semifinals, they defeated the #3 seed Gardner–Webb, 78–66, to clinch their spot in the Big South Tournament championship game.[2] There, they matched up against the #5 seed Hampton, winning 76–68, earning the Big South's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.[3] However, the NCAA Tournament would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 29, 2020* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. UNC Greensboro Wade Houston Tipoff Classic |
Postponed | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | ||||||||
December 1, 2020* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. UNC Greensboro Wade Houston Tipoff Classic |
W 75–67 | 1–0 |
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||
December 7, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Little Rock Wade Houston Tipoff Classic |
W 80–75 | 2–0 |
KFC Yum! Center (110) Louisville, KY | |||||||
December 4, 2020* 11:00 am, ESPN3 |
vs. Duquesne Wade Houston Tipoff Classic |
Canceled | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | ||||||||
December 12, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at USC Upstate | W 95–77 | 3–0 (1–0) |
G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
December 13, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at USC Upstate | W 107–77 | 4–0 (2–0) |
G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
December 19, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Furman | W 87–71 | 5–0 |
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
December 30, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Campbell | W 84–83 | 6–0 (3–0) |
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
December 31, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Campbell | W 94–76 | 7–0 (4–0) |
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
January 4, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Charleston Southern | W 85–69 | 8–0 (5–0) |
Buccaneer Field House (36) North Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 5, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Charleston Southern | W 78–76 | 9–0 (6–0) |
Buccaneer Field House (24) North Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 9, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Gardner–Webb | W 75–65 | 10–0 (7–0) |
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
January 10, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Gardner–Webb | W 91–83 | 11–0 (8–0) |
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
January 14, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
Longwood | W 72–61 | 12–0 (9–0) |
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Longwood | W 70–50 | 13–0 (10–0) |
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
January 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Presbyterian | W 72–58 | 14–0 (11–0) |
Templeton Physical Education Center (20) Clinton, SC | |||||||
January 20, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Presbyterian | W 78–66 | 15–0 (12–0) |
Templeton Physical Education Center (15) Clinton, SC | |||||||
January 24, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Hampton | Postponed | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | ||||||||
January 25, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Hampton | Postponed | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | ||||||||
January 28, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
UNC Asheville | W 84–80 | 16–0 (13–0) |
Winthrop Coliseum (41) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UNC Asheville | L 55–57 | 16–1 (13–1) |
Winthrop Coliseum (43) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Radford | W 80–64 | 17–1 (14–1) |
Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA | |||||||
February 12, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Radford | W 55–47 | 18–1 (15–1) |
Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA | |||||||
February 18, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
at High Point | W 76–70 | 19–1 (16–1) |
Millis Center High Point, NC | |||||||
February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at High Point | W 71–63 | 20–1 (17–1) |
Millis Center High Point, NC | |||||||
Big South Tournament | |||||||||||
March 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(1) | (8) High Point Quarterfinals |
W 83–54 | 21–1 |
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | ||||||
March 4, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(1) | (5) Longwood Semifinals |
W 82–61 | 22–1 |
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | ||||||
March 7, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN |
(1) | (3) Campbell Championship |
W 80–53 | 23–1 |
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 19, 2021* 9:57 pm, TNT |
(12 S) | vs. (5 S) No. 18 Villanova First Round |
L 63–73 | 23–2 |
Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Source[5]
References[]
- ^ "Hot Shooting Eagles Cruise Into Semifinals With 106-70 Win Over Upstate". Winthrop University Athletics. March 5, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "No. 2 Winthrop Downs No. 3 Gardner-Webb, Advances to Title Game". Big South Conference. March 6, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA BOUND! Winthrop wins Big South Tournament to earn coveted postseason bid". Rock Hill Herald. March 8, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBS Sports. March 13, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
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