# 2019–20 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighth-year head coach Pat Kelsey, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 15–3 in Big South play to finish in a tie for the Big South regular season championship. They defeated USC Upstate, Gardner–Webb and Hampton to be champions of the Big South tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 18–12 overall, 10–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for second place. In the Big South tournament, they were defeated by Charleston Southern in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Hartford | W 67–57 | 1–0 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,014) West Hartford, CT |
| November 10, 2019* 5:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 74–77 | 1–1 | Save Mart Center (8,529) Fresno, CA |
| November 11, 2019* 9:00 pm | | at No. 18 Saint Mary's | W 61–59 | 2–1 | University Credit Union Pavilion (2,895) Moraga, CA |
| November 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 58–61 | 2–2 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,118) Johnson City, TN |
| November 16, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mid-Atlantic Christian | W 103–59 | 3–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,516) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 21, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | L 58–61 | 3–3 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,033) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Pfeiffer | W 127–83 | 4–3 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,144) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 1 Duke | L 70–83 | 4–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 7, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | L 88–92 | 4–5 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,734) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 11, 2019* 8:00 pm, FSSW | | at TCU | L 60–70 | 4–6 | Schollmaier Arena (6,314) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 14, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 73–80 | 4–7 | Timmons Arena (2,752) Greenville, SC |
| December 17, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 93–73 | 5–7 | Winthrop Coliseum (5,312) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Elon | W 85–80 | 6–7 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,139) Rock Hill, SC |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 91–67 | 7–7 (1–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,325) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Campbell | W 87–72 | 8–7 (2–0) | Gore Arena (1,539) Buies Creek, NC |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | W 79–57 | 9–7 (3–0) | Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,107) High Point, NC |
| January 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 99–95 $^{3OT}$ | 10–7 (4–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,321) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hampton | W 116–95 | 11–7 (5–0) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA |
| January 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Radford | W 61–56 | 12–7 (6–0) | Dedmon Center (1,948) Radford, VA |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 79–53 | 13–7 (7–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,034) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 25, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 72–57 | 14–7 (8–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,011) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 30, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 77–60 | 15–7 (9–0) | CSU Field House (947) North Charleston, SC |
| February 2, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 104–71 | 16–7 (10–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,834) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Campbell | W 62–53 | 17–7 (11–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,910) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 8, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | W 70–68 | 18–7 (12–0) | Willett Hall (1,528) Farmville, VA |
| February 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Radford | L 77–81 | 18–8 (12–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,415) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Gardner–Webb | L 70–74 | 18–9 (12–2) | Paul Porter Arena (2,351) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 89–88 | 19–9 (13–2) | Templeton Physical Education Center (841) Clinton, SC |
| February 22, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hampton | L 81–87 | 19–10 (13–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,493) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 27, 2020 6:00 pm | | at USC Upstate | W 90–82 | 20–10 (14–3) | G. B. Hodge Center (833) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 29, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | W 84–76 | 21–10 (15–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,523) Rock Hill, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) USC Upstate Quarterfinals | W 106–70 | 22–10 | Dedmon Center (1,052) Radford, VA |
| March 6, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Gardner–Webb Semifinals | W 78–66 | 23–10 | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| March 8, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN | (2) | (5) Hampton Championship | W 76–68 | 24–10 | Winthrop Coliseum (4,866) Rock Hill, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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