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 Mark Prosser.
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 FinishWinthrop 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 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 — — — 2019–20 24 10 15 3 T-1st† Champions‡ NCAA Division I Canceled — — 2020–21 23 2 17 1 1st† Champions‡ NCAA First Round^ — — 2021–22 Mark Prosser 23 9 14 2 1st (South)† Final — — — 2022–23 15 17 10 8 T-4th Quarterfinal — — — 2023–24 17 15 8 8 4th Quarterfinal — — — 2024–25 23 11 11 5 T-2nd Final — — — 2025–26 23 11 13 3 2nd Final — — —
Statistics Statistics correct as of the end of the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season Coaches Overall Conference Postseason Wins Losses Win% Wins Losses Win% Wins Losses Win%Nield Gordon16010053Steve Vacendak74982448Dan Kenney511132763Gregg Marshall194831042417Randy Peele7782483802Pat Kelsey186951104602Mark Prosser101635426All-time record843637374248111
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