2009–10 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Randy Peele'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 19–14, 12–6 in Big South play to finish third in the conference. They won the 2010 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were selected to play in the Opening Round game where they lost to Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

2009–10 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
Big South Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Opening Round
ConferenceBig South
Record19–14 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Molinari
  • Larry Dixon
  • Marty McGillan
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
Seasons
2009–10 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Coastal Carolina153 .833287 .800
Radford135 .7221912 .613
Winthrop126 .6671914 .576
UNC Asheville117 .6111516 .484
High Point108 .5561515 .500
Liberty108 .5561516 .484
Charleston Southern711 .3891317 .433
VMI513 .2781019 .345
Gardner-Webb513 .278821 .276
Presbyterian216 .111526 .161
2010 Big South tournament winner
As of March 16, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Source[1]

#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)
1Raymond Davis6'4"205GSr.Atlanta, GABanneker HS
NW Shoals CC
2Gideon Gamble6'7"186GFr.Atlanta, GAWestlake HS
3Justin Burton5'10"165GJr.Durham, NCRiversid HS
4Reggie Middleton6'1"190GSo.Augusta, GAGlenn Hills HS
5Matt Morgan6'9"235CSo.Landover, MDMillersburg Military Institute
St. Bonaventure
10Taylor Dunn6'2"195GFr.Ann Arbor, MIMorgantown HS
11Reggie King6'2"205GFr.Novelty, OHChrist School
15Andy Buechert6'10"235CSr.Trier, GermanyTallahassee CC
21Andre Jones6'2"190GSo.Suffolk, VANansemond River HS
22Robbie Dreher6'4"185GFr.Greenville, SCSouthside HS
23Chad DeWitt6'2"200GSr.Darlington, SCSpartenburg Methodist
25Julius Francis6'11"243CFr.Warri, Delta State, NigeriaOur Lady of Good Counsel HS
30Chris Malcolm6'7"215FSo.Orlando, FLTimber Creek HS
33Mantoris Robinson6'5"205FSr.Charlotte, NCButler HS
42Charles Corbin6'7"220FJr.Griffin, GAGriffin HS
43George Valentine6'8"235FJr.Fayetteville, NC71st HS

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2009*
4:00pm
LimestoneW 57–55 1–0
Winthrop Coliseum (3,178)
Rock Hill, SC
11/17/2009*
7:00pm
at College of CharlestonL 57–69 1–1
Carolina First Arena (3,421)
Charleston, SC
11/21/2009*
4:00pm
USC UpstateW 49–46 2–1
Winthrop Coliseum (1,986)
Rock Hill, SC
11/23/2009*
7:30pm
at No. 19 ClemsonL 66–102 2–2
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
11/30/2009*
7:00pm
at Appalachian StateL 51–70 2–3
George M. Holmes Convocation Center (1,292)
Boone, NC
12/3/2009
7:30pm
RadfordL 59–61 2–4 (0–1)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,042)
Rock Hill, SC
12/5/2009
7:00pm
High PointW 82–68 3–4 (1–1)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,028)
Rock Hill, SC
12/12/2009*
8:00pm
BartonW 64–51 4–4
Winthrop Coliseum (2,308)
Rock Hill, SC
12/16/2009*
7:00pm
at USC UpstateW 62–53 5–4
G. B. Hodge Center (1,054)
Spartanburg, SC
12/20/2009*
4:00pm
CharlotteL 47–57 5–5
Winthrop Coliseum (3,084)
Rock Hill, SC
12/22/2009*
7:30pm, FS Ohio
at CincinnatiL 57–74 5–6
Fifth Third Arena (7,292)
Cincinnati, OH
12/29/2009*
7:00pm
at NC StateL 52–68 5–7
RBC Center (13,233)
Raleigh, NC
1/2/2010
2:00pm
at Coastal CarolinaL 47–57 5–8 (1–2)
Kimbel Arena (1,029)
Conway, SC
1/4/2010
7:30pm
at Charleston SouthernL 54–57 5–9 (1–3)
CSU Field House (547)
Charleston, SC
1/7/2010
7:00pm
VMIW 96–63 6–9 (2–3)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,923)
Rock Hill, SC
1/9/2010
4:00pm
LibertyW 65–62 7–9 (3–3)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,204)
Rock Hill, SC
1/16/2010
7:00pm
at PresbyterianW 56–42 8–9 (4–3)
Templeton Physical Education Center (1,133)
Clinton, SC
1/21/2010
7:00pm
at UNC AshevilleL 53–66 8–10 (4–4)
Justice Center (1,076)
Asheville, NC
1/23/2010
7:00pm
Gardner–WebbW 65–45 9–10 (5–4)
Paul Porter Arena (2,105)
Boiling Springs, NC
1/28/2010
7:00pm
Charleston SouthernW 55–53 10–10 (6–4)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,103)
Rock Hill, SC
1/30/2010
7:30pm
Coastal CarolinaW 67–64 11–10 (7–4)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,407)
Rock Hill, SC
2/4/2010
8:00pm
at LibertyW 67–43 12–10 (8–4)
Vines Center (2,277)
Lynchburg, VA
2/6/2010
1:00pm
at VMIW 87–83 13–10 (9–4)
Cameron Hall (1,653)
Lexington, VA
2/13/2010
3:30pm
PresbyterianW 66–53 14–10 (10–4)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,640)
Rock Hill, SC
2/16/2010
7:00pm
Gardner-WebbW 69–64 15–10 (11–4)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,737)
Rock Hill, SC
2/20/2010*
7:00pm
at Eastern Kentucky
ESPN BracketBusters
L 57–77 15–11
McBrayer Arena (1,150)
Richmond, KY
2/23/2010
7:00pm
UNC AshevilleW 68–65 OT16–11 (12–4)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,263)
Rock Hill, SC
2/25/2010
7:00pm
at High PointL 66–71 16–12 (12–5)
Millis Center (1,612)
High Point, NC
2/27/2010
4:00pm
at RadfordL 52–54 16–13 (12–6)
Dedmon Center (1,889)
Radford, VA
Big South tournament
3/2/2010
7:00pm
(3) (6) Liberty
Big South Quarterfinals
W 80–72 17–13
Winthrop Coliseum (1,884)
Rock Hill, SC
3/4/2010
6:00pm, ESPNU
(3) vs. (2) Radford
Big South Semifinals
W 61–46 18–13
Kimbel Arena 
Conway, SC
3/6/2010
4:00pm, ESPN2
(3) at (1) Coastal Carolina
Big South Championship Game
W 64–53 19–13
Kimbel Arena (1,236)
Conway, SC
NCAA tournament
3/16/2010
7:30pm, ESPN
(16 S) vs. (16 S) Arkansas-Pine Bluff
NCAA Opening Round
L 44–61 19–14
University of Dayton Arena (8,205)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=NCAA South Regional.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Winthrop Athletics Basketball -- 2008-09 Roster". Archived from the original on February 23, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  2. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2010.