# 2023–24 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Mark Prosser, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 8–8 in Big South play, to finish in fourth place.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 15–17, 10–8 in Big South play, to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They were defeated by Radford in the first round of the Big South tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Clemson | L 56–78 | 0–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,361) Clemson, SC |
| November 8, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Brevard | W 98–44 | 1–1 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,002) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 11, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Drexel | L 72–74 | 1–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,501) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 17, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Holy Cross Winthrop Invitational | W 89–51 | 2–2 | Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (909) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. IUPUI Winthrop Invitational | W 74–61 | 3–2 | Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (711) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 19, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Elon Winthrop Invitational | W 78–70 | 4–2 | Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (944) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 24, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+ | | at Georgia | L 69–78 | 4–3 | Stegeman Coliseum (6,046) Athens, GA |
| November 28, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bob Jones | W 90–49 | 5–3 | Winthrop Coliseum (860) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 2, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 90–87 | 6–3 | HTC Center (1,305) Conway, SC |
| December 5, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Queens | W 88–82 | 7–3 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,279) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 10, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | W 85–68 | 8–3 | Jack Stephens Center (387) Little Rock, AR |
| December 16, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Xavier | L 59–75 | 8–4 | Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+ | | at South Carolina | L 62–72 | 8–5 | Colonial Life Arena (9,455) Columbia, SC |
| December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/ACCNX | | at Florida State | L 61–67 | 8–6 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,499) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 29, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Toccoa Falls | W 113–62 | 9–6 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,362) Rock Hill, SC |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 68–60 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (1–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,426) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 82–80 $^{OT}$ | 11–6 (2–0) | G. B. Hodge Center (508) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 81–71 | 12–6 (3–0) | Templeton Physical Education Center (644) Clinton, SC |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Radford | W 92–88 $^{3OT}$ | 13–6 (4–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,092) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | UNC Asheville | L 77–82 | 13–7 (4–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,831) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 74–79 | 13–8 (4–2) | Paul Porter Arena (702) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 78–59 | 14–8 (5–2) | Buccaneer Field House (812) North Charleston, SC |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | L 81–83 | 14–9 (5–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,440) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | L 78–82 | 14–10 (5–4) | Kimmel Arena (2,206) Asheville, NC |
| February 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 67–46 | 15–10 (6–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,894) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 74–84 | 15–11 (6–5) | Joan Perry Brock Center (2,873) Farmville, VA |
| February 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | W 85–69 | 16–11 (7–5) | Dedmon Center (1,404) Radford, VA |
| February 21, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | L 55–78 | 16–12 (7–6) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,272) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 83–74 | 17–12 (8–6) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,225) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 96–100 $^{OT}$ | 17–13 (8–7) | Qubein Center (3,584) High Point, NC |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | L 64–65 | 17–14 (8–8) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,443) Rock Hill, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Longwood Quarterfinals | L 56–69 | 17–15 | Qubein Center (4,258) High Point, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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