# 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.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Raymond Davis | 6'4" | 205 | G | Sr. | Atlanta, GA | Banneker HS NW Shoals CC |
| 2 | Gideon Gamble | 6'7" | 186 | G | Fr. | Atlanta, GA | Westlake HS |
| 3 | Justin Burton | 5'10" | 165 | G | Jr. | Durham, NC | Riversid HS |
| 4 | Reggie Middleton | 6'1" | 190 | G | So. | Augusta, GA | Glenn Hills HS |
| 5 | Matt Morgan | 6'9" | 235 | C | So. | Landover, MD | Millersburg Military Institute St. Bonaventure |
| 10 | Taylor Dunn | 6'2" | 195 | G | Fr. | Ann Arbor, MI | Morgantown HS |
| 11 | Reggie King | 6'2" | 205 | G | Fr. | Novelty, OH | Christ School |
| 15 | Andy Buechert | 6'10" | 235 | C | Sr. | Trier, Germany | Tallahassee CC |
| 21 | Andre Jones | 6'2" | 190 | G | So. | Suffolk, VA | Nansemond River HS |
| 22 | Robbie Dreher | 6'4" | 185 | G | Fr. | Greenville, SC | Southside HS |
| 23 | Chad DeWitt | 6'2" | 200 | G | Sr. | Darlington, SC | Spartenburg Methodist |
| 25 | Julius Francis | 6'11" | 243 | C | Fr. | Warri, Delta State, Nigeria | Our Lady of Good Counsel HS |
| 30 | Chris Malcolm | 6'7" | 215 | F | So. | Orlando, FL | Timber Creek HS |
| 33 | Mantoris Robinson | 6'5" | 205 | F | Sr. | Charlotte, NC | Butler HS |
| 42 | Charles Corbin | 6'7" | 220 | F | Jr. | Griffin, GA | Griffin HS |
| 43 | George Valentine | 6'8" | 235 | F | Jr. | Fayetteville, NC | 71st HS |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2009* 4:00pm | | Limestone | W 57–55 | 1–0 | Winthrop Coliseum (3,178) Rock Hill, SC |
| 11/17/2009* 7:00pm | | at College of Charleston | L 57–69 | 1–1 | Carolina First Arena (3,421) Charleston, SC |
| 11/21/2009* 4:00pm | | USC Upstate | W 49–46 | 2–1 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,986) Rock Hill, SC |
| 11/23/2009* 7:30pm | | at No. 19 Clemson | L 66–102 | 2–2 | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| 11/30/2009* 7:00pm | | at Appalachian State | L 51–70 | 2–3 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (1,292) Boone, NC |
| 12/3/2009 7:30pm | | Radford | L 59–61 | 2–4 (0–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,042) Rock Hill, SC |
| 12/5/2009 7:00pm | | High Point | W 82–68 | 3–4 (1–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,028) Rock Hill, SC |
| 12/12/2009* 8:00pm | | Barton | W 64–51 | 4–4 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,308) Rock Hill, SC |
| 12/16/2009* 7:00pm | | at USC Upstate | W 62–53 | 5–4 | G. B. Hodge Center (1,054) Spartanburg, SC |
| 12/20/2009* 4:00pm | | Charlotte | L 47–57 | 5–5 | Winthrop Coliseum (3,084) Rock Hill, SC |
| 12/22/2009* 7:30pm, FS Ohio | | at Cincinnati | L 57–74 | 5–6 | Fifth Third Arena (7,292) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/29/2009* 7:00pm | | at NC State | L 52–68 | 5–7 | RBC Center (13,233) Raleigh, NC |
| 1/2/2010 2:00pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 47–57 | 5–8 (1–2) | Kimbel Arena (1,029) Conway, SC |
| 1/4/2010 7:30pm | | at Charleston Southern | L 54–57 | 5–9 (1–3) | CSU Field House (547) Charleston, SC |
| 1/7/2010 7:00pm | | VMI | W 96–63 | 6–9 (2–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,923) Rock Hill, SC |
| 1/9/2010 4:00pm | | Liberty | W 65–62 | 7–9 (3–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,204) Rock Hill, SC |
| 1/16/2010 7:00pm | | at Presbyterian | W 56–42 | 8–9 (4–3) | Templeton Physical Education Center (1,133) Clinton, SC |
| 1/21/2010 7:00pm | | at UNC Asheville | L 53–66 | 8–10 (4–4) | Justice Center (1,076) Asheville, NC |
| 1/23/2010 7:00pm | | Gardner–Webb | W 65–45 | 9–10 (5–4) | Paul Porter Arena (2,105) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 1/28/2010 7:00pm | | Charleston Southern | W 55–53 | 10–10 (6–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,103) Rock Hill, SC |
| 1/30/2010 7:30pm | | Coastal Carolina | W 67–64 | 11–10 (7–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,407) Rock Hill, SC |
| 2/4/2010 8:00pm | | at Liberty | W 67–43 | 12–10 (8–4) | Vines Center (2,277) Lynchburg, VA |
| 2/6/2010 1:00pm | | at VMI | W 87–83 | 13–10 (9–4) | Cameron Hall (1,653) Lexington, VA |
| 2/13/2010 3:30pm | | Presbyterian | W 66–53 | 14–10 (10–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,640) Rock Hill, SC |
| 2/16/2010 7:00pm | | Gardner-Webb | W 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 Asheville | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 16–11 (12–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,263) Rock Hill, SC |
| 2/25/2010 7:00pm | | at High Point | L 66–71 | 16–12 (12–5) | Millis Center (1,612) High Point, NC |
| 2/27/2010 4:00pm | | at Radford | L 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 ||||||