# 2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2001–02 college basketball season. This was head coach Gregg Marshall's fourth season at Winthrop. The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum. They finished the season 19–12, 10–4 in Big South play to finish tied atop the conference regular season standings. They won the 2002 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the South region, the Eagles lost to No. 1 overall seed and defending National champion Duke in the opening round

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 16, 2001* 9:00 p.m. | | Lander | W 60–58 | 1–0 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,493) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Nov 18, 2001* 5:00 p.m. | | at Ohio State | L 54–78 | 1–1 | Value City Arena (13,957) Columbus, Ohio |
| Nov 24, 2001* 8:00 p.m. | | at Nebraska | L 65–73 | 1–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (5,426) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Nov 27, 2001* 7:00 p.m. | | Birmingham–Southern | W 67–53 | 2–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (966) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Nov 29, 2001* 6:30 p.m. | | vs. Niagara Phoenix Classic | L 58–63 | 2–3 | XL Center (3,669) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Nov 30, 2001* | | at Hartford Phoenix Classic | L 55–58 | 2–4 | XL Center (6,919) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Dec 3, 2001* 8:00 p.m. | | Marshall | L 65–71 | 2–5 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,364) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Dec 18, 2001* 7:00 p.m. | | at Clemson | W 66–61 | 3–5 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,600) Clemson, South Carolina |
| Dec 21, 2001* 8:00 p.m. | | Tennessee–Martin Costner Brothers Winthrop Shootout | W 86–60 | 4–5 | Winthrop Coliseum (934) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Dec 22, 2001* | | South Carolina State | L 58–71 | 4–6 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,013) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Dec 28, 2001* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. George Mason Rogers AT&T NCAA Classic | L 66–86 | 4–7 | Halifax Metro Centre (5,486) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Big South Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 9, 2002 7:00 p.m. | | at Radford | L 48–69 | 4–8 (0–1) | Dedmon Center (2,758) Radford, Virginia |
| Jan 12, 2002 7:00 p.m. | | Elon | W 76–64 | 5–8 (1–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,370) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Jan 15, 2002* 7:00 p.m. | | Randolph–Macon | W 75–69 | 6–8 | Winthrop Coliseum (832) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Jan 19, 2002 7:30 p.m. | | at Liberty | W 81–48 | 7–8 (2–1) | Vines Center (1,633) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| Jan 21, 2002 8:30 p.m. | | at High Point | W 83–75 | 8–8 (3–1) | Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,039) High Point, North Carolina |
| Jan 24, 2002 8:00 p.m. | | Charleston Southern | L 63–66 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (3–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,233) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Jan 26, 2002 4:30 p.m. | | at UNC Asheville | W 73–66 | 9–9 (4–2) | Justice Center (1,075) Asheville, North Carolina |
| Jan 29, 2002 7:00 p.m. | | High Point | W 81–71 | 10–9 (5–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (779) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Jan 31, 2002 7:00 p.m. | | at Coastal Carolina | W 68–49 | 11–9 (6–2) | Kimbel Arena (837) Conway, South Carolina |
| Feb 4, 2002 7:00 p.m. | | at Elon | L 64–71 | 11–10 (6–3) | Alumni Gym (1,301) Elon, North Carolina |
| Feb 7, 2002 8:00 p.m. | | at Birmingham–Southern | W 63–56 | 12–10 | Bill Battle Coliseum (1,018) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 9, 2002 7:00 p.m. | | Radford | L 64–72 | 12–11 (6–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,636) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Feb 14, 2002 7:00 p.m. | | Liberty | W 69–62 | 13–11 (7–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (871) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Feb 16, 2002 4:00 p.m. | | at Charleston Southern | W 57–55 | 14–11 (8–4) | Buccaneer Field House (429) North Charleston, South Carolina |
| Feb 18, 2002 7:00 p.m. | | Coastal Carolina | W 100–74 | 15–11 (9–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,021) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Feb 23, 2002 7:00 p.m. | | UNC Asheville | W 77–62 | 16–11 (10–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (4,054) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| Feb 28, 2002* | (1) | vs. (8) Liberty Quarterfinals | W 66–59 | 17–11 | Roanoke Civic Center (841) Roanoke, Virginia |
| Mar 1, 2002* | (1) | vs. (5) Elon Semifinals | W 77–66 | 18–11 | Roanoke Civic Center (2,016) Roanoke, Virginia |
| Mar 2, 2002* | (1) | vs. (7) High Point Finals | W 70–48 | 19–11 | Roanoke Civic Center (1,292) Roanoke, Virginia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2002* | (16 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 1 Duke First round | L 37–84 | 19–12 | BI-LO Center (14,198) Greenville, South Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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