# 2005–06 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by head coach Gregg Marshall, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference. The Eagles won the Big South Conference regular season title, and won the 2006 Big South tournament, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the 15th seed in the Washington, DC Bracket. Winthrop was beaten by second-seeded Tennessee in the first round, 63–61, on a last-second basket by Tennessee's Chris Lofton.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 18, 2005* 6:30 pm | | vs. IUPUI Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic Semifinal | W 73–50 | 1–0 | Bradley Center (11,281) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 19, 2005* 8:00 pm | | at Marquette Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic Championship | W 71–64 | 2–0 | Bradley Center (11,119) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 26, 2005* 7:00 pm | | Portland | W 77–46 | 3–0 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,927) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 29, 2005* 7:00 pm | | Newberry | W 79–77 | 4–0 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,015) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 3, 2005* 8:00 pm | | at No. 18 Alabama | L 57–60 | 4–1 | Coleman Coliseum (8,481) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 14, 2005* 7:30 pm | | at South Carolina | L 54–68 | 4–2 | Colonial Center (7,053) Columbia, SC |
| December 18, 2005* 3:00 pm | | East Carolina | W 70–48 | 5–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,824) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 22, 2005* 7:00 pm | | Palm Beach Atlantic | W 101–49 | 6–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,032) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 29, 2005* 8:00 pm | | at Auburn | L 62–64 | 6–3 | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,828) Auburn, AL |
| January 5, 2006 7:00 pm | | Birmingham–Southern | W 84–43 | 7–3 (1–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,519) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 8, 2006* 2:00 pm | | at No. 4 Memphis | L 63–73 | 7–4 | FedExForum (14,171) Memphis, TN |
| January 11, 2006 7:00 pm | | UNC Asheville | W 99–84 | 8–4 (2–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,698) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 14, 2006 7:00 pm | | at Radford | W 90–75 | 9–4 (3–0) | Dedmon Center (1,500) Radford, VA |
| January 16, 2006 7:00 pm | | at Charleston Southern | W 79–61 | 10–4 (4–0) | CSU Field House (886) North Charleston, SC |
| January 19, 2006 7:00 pm | | Liberty | W 67–47 | 11–4 (5–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,067) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 21, 2006 7:00 pm | | at High Point | W 70–67 | 12–4 (6–0) | Millis Athletic Center (2,441) High Point, NC |
| January 24, 2006 7:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | L 57–64 | 12–5 (6–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,180) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 28, 2006 4:00 pm | | Charleston Southern | W 76–59 | 13–5 (7–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,570) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 30, 2006 7:00 pm | | at VMI | W 74–69 | 14–5 (8–1) | Cameron Hall (1,849) Lexington, VA |
| February 4, 2006 2:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 50–64 | 14–6 (8–2) | Kimbel Arena (1,084) Conway, SC |
| February 8, 2006 7:00 pm | | VMI | W 98–65 | 15–6 (9–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,730) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 11, 2006 4:00 pm | | Radford | W 71–44 | 16–6 (10–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (4,930) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 15, 2006 7:00 pm | | at UNC Asheville | W 78–65 | 17–6 (11–2) | Justice Center (905) Asheville, NC |
| February 18, 2006* 4:00 pm | | Northern Illinois ESPN BracketBusters | W 98–97 $^{2OT}$ | 18–6 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,559) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 20, 2006 7:00 pm | | at Liberty | L 71–78 | 18–7 (11–3) | Vines Center (1,426) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 23, 2006 7:00 pm | | High Point | W 94–78 | 19–7 (12–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,930) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 25, 2006 8:00 pm | | at Birmingham–Southern | W 56–43 | 20–7 (13–3) | Bill Battle Coliseum (2,453) Birmingham, AL |
| Big South Tournament ||||||
| February 28, 2006 7:30 pm | (1) | (8) Liberty Big South Quarterfinals | W 93–52 | 21–7 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,434) Rock Hill, SC |
| March 2, 2006 7:00 pm | (1) | (5) High Point Big South Semifinals | W 77–65 | 22–7 | Winthrop Coliseum (3,768) Rock Hill, SC |
| March 4, 2006 12:00 pm | (1) | (2) Coastal Carolina Big South Championship | W 51–50 | 23–7 | Winthrop Coliseum (5,076) Rock Hill, SC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2006 3:00 pm | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 18 Tennessee NCAA First Round | L 61–63 | 23–8 | Greensboro Coliseum (22,073) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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