# 2007–08 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2007–08 college basketball season. This was head coach Randy Peele's first season at Winthrop. The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum. They finished the season 22–12, 10–4 in Big South play to finish tied for first atop the conference standings. They won the 2008 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 13 seed in the East region. They were defeated in the first round by No. 4 seed Washington State.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

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* All times are Eastern
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2007* | | Queens (NC) | W 68–61 | 1–0 | Winthrop Coliseum (3,311) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Nov 16, 2007* | | vs. Illinois-Chicago Paradise Jam tournament | W 72–58 | 2–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,100) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Nov 18, 2007* | | vs. Georgia Tech Paradise Jam Tournament | W 79–73 | 3–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (3,100) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Nov 19, 2007* | | vs. Baylor Paradise Jam Tournament | L 54–62 | 3–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (3,325) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Nov 25, 2007* | | Missouri State | L 69–73 | 3–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,754) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Nov 28, 2007* | | at East Carolina | W 72–57 | 4–2 | Minges Coliseum (4,028) Greenville, North Carolina |
| Dec 1, 2007* | | at West Virginia | L 53–70 | 4–3 | WVU Coliseum (8,559) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 4, 2007* | | Akron | W 68–58 | 5–3 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,654) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Dec 13, 2007* | | vs. Ole Miss | L 71–76 | 5–4 | Mississippi Coliseum (4,413) |
| Dec 18, 2007* | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 59–64 | 5–5 | Knott Arena (702) Emmitsburg, Maryland |
| Dec 21, 2007* | | Old Dominion | W 62–59 | 6–5 | Winthrop Coliseum (3,054) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Dec 29, 2007* | | vs. No. 19 Miami (FL) | W 76–70 | 7–5 | Bank Atlantic Center (13,100) Sunrise, Florida |
| Jan 2, 2008* | | Limestone | W 78–34 | 8–5 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,275) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Jan 5, 2008* | | at Marshall | L 62–67 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 | Henderson Center (4,704) Huntington, West Virginia |
| Jan 9, 2008* | | Presbyterian | W 55–48 | 9–6 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,619) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Big South Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 12, 2008 | | at High Point | L 61–62 | 9–7 (0–1) | Millis Center (2,117) High Point, North Carolina |
| Jan 15, 2008 | | Liberty | W 55–48 | 10–7 (1–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,139) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Jan 19, 2008 | | at Radford | W 77–59 | 11–7 (2–1) | Donald N. Dedmon Center (2,253) Radford, Virginia |
| Jan 23, 2008 | | VMI | W 85–41 | 12–7 (3–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,027) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Jan 26, 2008 | | Coastal Carolina | W 65–43 | 13–7 (4–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (5,865) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Jan 28, 2008 | | at Charleston Southern | W 81–64 | 14–7 (5–1) | Buccaneer Field House (856) North Charleston, South Carolina |
| Feb 2, 2008 | | at UNC Asheville | L 56–71 | 14–8 (5–2) | Charlie Justice Center (1,198) Asheville, North Carolina |
| Feb 6, 2008 | | at Coastal Carolina | L 49–50 | 14–9 (5–3) | Kimbel Arena (1,162) Conway, South Carolina |
| Feb 9, 2008 | | High Point | W 62–54 | 15–9 (6–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (4,236) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Feb 12, 2008 | | at Liberty | W 59–50 | 16–9 (7–3) | Vines Center (2,186) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| Feb 16, 2008* | | Radford | W 74–59 | 17–9 (8–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,627) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Feb 20, 2008 | | at VMI | W 80–70 | 18–9 (9–3) | Cameron Hall (2,236) Lexington, Virginia |
| Feb 22, 2008* | | Davidson Bracket buster | L 47–60 | 18–10 | Winthrop Coliseum (6,105) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Feb 26, 2008 | | Charleston Southern | W 63–49 | 19–10 (10–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,729) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Mar 1, 2008 | | UNC Asheville | L 50–63 | 19–11 (10–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (6,043) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 2008* | | Radford Quarterfinals | W 76–45 | 20–11 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,888) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Mar 6, 2008* | | vs. High Point Semifinals | W 61–53 | 21–11 | Charlie Justice Center (987) Asheville, North Carolina |
| Mar 8, 2008* | | at UNC Asheville Championship Game | W 66–48 | 22–11 | Charlie Justice Center (1,207) Asheville, North Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2008* | (13 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 21 Washington State First Round | L 40–71 | 22–12 | The Pepsi Center (19,280) Denver, Colorado |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern. ||||||