2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
Big South tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	19–12 (10–4 Big South)
Head coach	Gregg Marshall (4th season);
Assistant coach	Barclay Radebaugh (1st season)
Home arena	Winthrop Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Gregg Marshall

Assistant coach(es)

Barclay Radebaugh (East Tennessee State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 16, 2001* 9:00 p.m.		Lander	W 60–58	1–0	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Nov 18, 2001* 5:00 p.m.		at Ohio State	L 54–78	1–1	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Nov 24, 2001* 8:00 p.m.		at Nebraska	L 65–73	1–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Nov 27, 2001* 7:00 p.m.		Birmingham–Southern	W 67–53	2–2	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Nov 29, 2001* 6:30 p.m.		vs. Niagara Phoenix Classic	L 58–63	2–3	Chase Family Arena West Hartford, Connecticut
Nov 30, 2001*		at Hartford Phoenix Classic	L 55–58	2–4	Chase Family Arena West Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 3, 2001* 8:00 p.m.		Marshall	L 65–71	2–5	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 18, 2001* 7:00 p.m.		at Clemson	W 66–61	3–5	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 21, 2001* 8:00 p.m.		Tennessee–Martin Costner Brothers Winthrop Shootout	W 86–60	4–5	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 22, 2001*		South Carolina State	L 58–71	4–6	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 28, 2001* 6:00 p.m.		vs. George Mason Rogers AT&T NCAA Classic	L 66–86	4–7	Halifax Metro Centre (5,486) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Big South Regular Season
Jan 9, 2002 7:00 p.m.		at Radford	L 48–69	4–8 (0–1)	Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia
Jan 12, 2002 7:00 p.m.		Elon	W 76–64	5–8 (1–1)	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 15, 2002* 7:00 p.m.		Randolph–Macon	W 75–69	6–8	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 19, 2002 7:30 p.m.		at Liberty	W 81–48	7–8 (2–1)	Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia
Jan 21, 2002 8:30 p.m.		at High Point	W 83–75	8–8 (3–1)	Millis Athletic Convocation Center High Point, North Carolina
Jan 24, 2002 8:00 p.m.		Charleston Southern	L 63–66 ^OT	8–9 (3–2)	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 26, 2002 4:30 p.m.		at UNC Asheville	W 73–66	9–9 (4–2)	Justice Center Asheville, North Carolina
Jan 29, 2002 7:00 p.m.		High Point	W 81–71	10–9 (5–2)	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 31, 2002 7:00 p.m.		at Coastal Carolina	W 68–49	11–9 (6–2)	Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina
Feb 4, 2002 7:00 p.m.		at Elon	L 64–71	11–10 (6–3)	Alumni Gym Elon, North Carolina
Feb 7, 2002 8:00 p.m.		at Birmingham–Southern	W 63–56	12–10	Bill Battle Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 9, 2002 7:00 p.m.		Radford	L 64–72	12–11 (6–4)	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 14, 2002 7:00 p.m.		Liberty	W 69–62	13–11 (7–4)	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 16, 2002 4:00 p.m.		at Charleston Southern	W 57–55	14–11 (8–4)	Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 18, 2002 7:00 p.m.		Coastal Carolina	W 100–74	15–11 (9–4)	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 23, 2002 7:00 p.m.		UNC Asheville	W 77–62	16–11 (10–4)	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Big South tournament
Feb 28, 2002*	(1)	vs. (8) Liberty Quarterfinals	W 66–59	17–11	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia
Mar 1, 2002*	(1)	vs. (5) Elon Semifinals	W 77–66	18–11	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia
Mar 2, 2002*	(1)	vs. (7) High Point Finals	W 70–48	19–11	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia
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

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

[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.

[schedule-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.

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