# 2018–19 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by seventh-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 lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to Charleston Southern.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2017–18 season 19–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Gardner–Webb in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament before losing in the semifinals to Radford.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 9:30 pm, SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 79–92 | 0–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (8,387) Nashville, TN |
| Nov 10, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 94–82 | 1–1 | Vadalabene Center (1,358) Edwardsville, IL |
| Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Pfeiffer Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase | W 134–99 | 2–1 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,179) Rock Hill, SC |
| Nov 17, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase | L 74–76 | 2–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,117) Rock Hill, SC |
| Nov 21, 2018* 1:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 10 Kentucky Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase | L 74–87 | 2–3 | Rupp Arena (20,070) Lexington, KY |
| Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Warren Wilson Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase | W 116–76 | 3–3 | Winthrop Coliseum (642) Rock Hill, SC |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | W 82–70 | 4–3 | Eblen Center (980) Cookeville, TN |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Davidson | L 81–99 | 4–4 | John M. Belk Arena (3,191) Davidson, NC |
| Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hiwassee | W 109–66 | 5–4 | Winthrop Coliseum (642) Rock Hill, SC |
| Dec 20, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 88–74 | 6–4 | Winthrop Coliseum (4,127) Rock Hill, SC |
| Dec 22, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | W 79–71 | 7–4 | SIU Arena (5,009) Carbondale, IL |
| Dec 29, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Prairie View A&M | W 76–62 | 8–4 | Winthrop Coliseum (411) Rock Hill, SC |
| Jan 1, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 9 Florida State | L 76–87 | 8–5 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (7,237) Tallahassee, FL |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 80–65 | 9–5 (1–0) | Kimmel Arena (1,847) Asheville, NC |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Campbell | W 90–86 | 10–5 (2–0) | Gore Arena (2,704) Buies Creek, NC |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | W 80–63 | 11–5 (3–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,117) Rock Hill, SC |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | L 61–75 | 11–6 (3–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,916) Rock Hill, SC |
| Jan 19, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 82–72 | 12–6 (4–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (767) Spartanburg, SC |
| Jan 21, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 66–45 | 13–6 (5–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,674) Rock Hill, SC |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Gardner–Webb | W 97–88 | 14–6 (6–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,864) Rock Hill, SC |
| Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 91–99 | 14–7 (6–2) | Templeton Physical Education Center (905) Clinton, SC |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Radford | L 61–80 | 14–8 (6–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,681) Rock Hill, SC |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 76–72 | 15–8 (7–3) | CSU Field House (733) North Charleston, SC |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 101–91 | 16–8 (8–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,466) Rock Hill, SC |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 93–85 | 17–8 (9–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,202) Rock Hill, SC |
| Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 60–64 | 17–9 (9–4) | Paul Porter Arena (2,049) Boiling Springs, NC |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 81–87 | 17–10 (9–5) | Dedmon Center (2,702) Radford, VA |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Charleston Southern | W 80–78 $^{2OT}$ | 18–10 (10–5) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,755) Rock Hill, SC |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Hampton | L 75–90 | 18–11 (10–6) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,712) Hampton, VA |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (6) Charleston Southern Quarterfinals | L 63–77 | 18–12 | Gore Arena (1,460) Buies Creek, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||