# List of Winthrop Eagles men's basketball seasons

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 Pat Kelsey.
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 | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Tournament results | Tournament results | Final poll | Final poll |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Postseason | AP | Coaches' |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Wins | Losses | Wins | Losses | Finish | Conference | Postseason | AP | Coaches' |
| Winthrop Eagles ||||||||||||
| 1978–79 | Nield Gordon | NAIA District 6 | 25 | 10 | | | — | Final | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | Nield Gordon | NAIA District 6 | 17 | 13 | | | — | Quarterfinal | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Nield Gordon | NAIA District 6 | 31 | 8 | | | — | Quarterfinal | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Nield Gordon | NAIA District 6 | 21 | 12 | | | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Nield Gordon | NAIA District 6 | 14 | 21 | | | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Nield Gordon | NAIA District 6 | 21 | 11 | | | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Nield Gordon | NAIA District 6 | 11 | 16 | | | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Nield Gordon | Big South | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2nd | Semifinal | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Steve Vacendak | Big South | 8 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 5th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Steve Vacendak | Big South | 17 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4th | Champions$^‡$ | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Steve Vacendak | Big South | 16 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 6th | Semifinal | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Steve Vacendak | Big South | 19 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4th | Semifinal | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Steve Vacendak | Big South | 8 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 5th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Steve Vacendak | Big South | 6 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 8th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Dan Kenney | Big South | 14 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 8th | Final | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Dan Kenney | Big South | 4 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 9th | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Dan Kenney | Big South | 7 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 8th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Dan Kenney | Big South | 7 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 6th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Dan Kenney | Big South | 12 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 7th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Dan Kenney | Big South | 7 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 6th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Gregg Marshall | Big South | 21 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1st$^†$ | Champions$^‡$ | NCAA First Round$^^$ | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Gregg Marshall | Big South | 21 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2nd | Champions$^‡$ | NCAA First Round$^^$ | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Gregg Marshall | Big South | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2nd | Champions$^‡$ | NCAA Opening Round$^^$ | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Gregg Marshall | Big South | 19 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1st$^†$ | Champions$^‡$ | NCAA First Round$^^$ | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Gregg Marshall | Big South | 20 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1st$^†$ | Semifinal | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Gregg Marshall | Big South | 16 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Gregg Marshall | Big South | 27 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1st$^†$ | Champions$^‡$ | NCAA First Round$^^$ | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Gregg Marshall | Big South | 23 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1st$^†$ | Champions$^‡$ | NCAA First Round$^^$ | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Gregg Marshall | Big South | 29 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1st$^†$ | Champions$^‡$ | NCAA Second Round$^^$ | 22 | 22 |
| 2007–08 | Randy Peele | Big South | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2nd | Champions$^‡$ | NCAA First Round$^^$ | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Randy Peele | Big South | 11 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Randy Peele | Big South | 19 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3rd | Champions$^‡$ | NCAA Opening Round$^^$ | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Randy Peele | Big South | 13 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Randy Peele | Big South | 12 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 6th | Semifinal | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Pat Kelsey | Big South | 14 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 5th (South) | Quarterfinals | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Pat Kelsey | Big South | 20 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4th (South) | Final | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Pat Kelsey | Big South | 19 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5th | Final | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Pat Kelsey | Big South | 23 | 9 | 13 | 5 | T-1st$^†$ | Final | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Pat Kelsey | Big South | 26 | 7 | 15 | 3 | T-1st$^†$ | Champions$^‡$ | NCAA First Round$^^$ | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Pat Kelsey | Big South | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6 | T-2nd | Semifinals | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | Pat Kelsey | Big South | 18 | 12 | 10 | 6 | T-3rd | Quarterfinals | — | — | — |
* ↑ The Big South Conference used a divisional format from 2012 to 2014.

## Statistics

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
| Coaches | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Postseason | Postseason | Postseason |
| Coaches | Wins | Losses | Win% | Wins | Losses | Win% | Wins | Losses | Win% |
| Nield Gordon | 160 | 100 | .615 | 5 | 3 | .625 | | | |
| Steve Vacendak | 74 | 98 | .430 | 24 | 48 | .333 | | | |
| Dan Kenney | 51 | 113 | .311 | 27 | 63 | .300 | | | |
| Gregg Marshall | 194 | 83 | .700 | 104 | 24 | .813 | 1 | 7 | .125 |
| Randy Peele | 77 | 82 | .484 | 48 | 38 | .558 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Pat Kelsey | 139 | 86 | .618 | 78 | 42 | .650 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| All-time record | 695 | 562 | .553 | 286 | 218 | .567 | 1 | 10 | .091 |