# 2021–22 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-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 23–9, 14–2 in Big South play, to finish as Big South South Division champions. As the No. 2 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated High Point and Gardner–Webb, before falling to Longwood in the championship game.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 23–2, 17–1 in Big South play, to finish as conference regular-season champions. They defeated Campbell in the finals of the Big South tournament. They earned the Big South's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament and were defeated by Villanova in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mary Baldwin | W 110–78 | 1–0 | Winthrop Coliseum (921) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 13, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 88–85 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,778) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at Middle Tennessee | L 65–76 | 2–1 | Murphy Center (3,212) Murfreesboro, TN |
| November 20, 2021* 8:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 63–77 | 2–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (5,179) Nashville, TN |
| November 22, 2021* 9:00 p.m., P12N | | at Washington State | L 86–92 | 2–3 | Beasley Coliseum (2,370) Pullman, WA |
| November 27, 2021* 10:00 p.m., P12N | | at Washington | W 82–74 | 3–3 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (5,703) Seattle, WA |
| December 1, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hartford | W 82–75 | 4–3 | Winthrop Coliseum (950) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 4, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | L 64–74 | 4–4 | HTC Center (946) Conway, SC |
| December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Furman | W 85–80 | 5–4 | Winthrop Coliseum (920) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Carver | W 83–52 | 6–4 | Winthrop Coliseum (535) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Elon | L 61–63 | 6–5 | Schar Center (1,256) Elon, NC |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | at Mississippi State | L 63–84 | 6–6 | Humphrey Coliseum (1,474) Starkville, MS |
| December 31, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Converse | W 78–40 | 7–6 | Winthrop Coliseum (672) Rock Hill, SC |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| January 10, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Campbell | W 74–72 | 8–6 (1–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (708) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | UNC Asheville | W 86–80 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (2–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,698) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 15, 2022 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 70–65 | 10–6 (3–0) | Buccaneer Field House (711) North Charleston, SC |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 60–58 | 11–6 (4–0) | Templeton Physical Education Center (713) Clinton, SC |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 64–62 | 12–6 (5–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,803) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at High Point Rescheduled from January 5 | L 56–65 | 12–7 (5–1) | Qubein Center (1,909) High Point, NC |
| January 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 95–91 $^{OT}$ | 13–7 (6–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (818) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 29, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 88–92 | 13–8 (6–2) | Willett Hall (1,900) Farmville, VA |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | North Carolina A&T | W 64–54 | 14–8 (7–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,192) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 5, 2022 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hampton | W 69–57 | 15–8 (8–2) | Hampton Convocation Center (1,500) Hampton, VA |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Radford | W 58–48 | 16–8 (9–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,611) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 12, 2022 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 65–61 | 17–8 (10–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,006) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | W 81–70 | 18–8 (11–2) | Paul Porter Arena (1,012) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 19, 2022 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 84–79 | 19–8 (12–2) | Kimmel Arena (1,505) Asheville, NC |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 89–59 | 20–8 (13–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,808) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 92–86 | 21–8 (14–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,378) Rock Hill, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) High Point Quarterfinals | W 68–51 | 22–8 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Gardner-Webb Semifinals | W 76–67 | 23–8 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 6, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (1) Longwood Championship | L 58–79 | 23–9 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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