# 2006–07 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2006–07 college basketball season. This was head coach Gregg Marshall's ninth and final season at Winthrop. The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum. They finished the season 29–5, 14–0 in Big South play to finish as conference regular season champions. They won the 2007 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. The Eagles defeated Notre Dame in the first round – the Big South’s first win in NCAA Tournament play – before falling to No. 3 seed Oregon in the Round of 32.
Winthrop finished the season ranked No. 22 in both major college basketball polls. After the season, Marshall left to take over as head coach at Wichita State. Assistant Randy Peele would be elevated to head coach for the 2007–08 season.

## 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, 2006* | | North Greenville | W 89–46 | 1–0 | Winthrop Coliseum (3,873) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Nov 14, 2006* | | vs. Iona NIT Season Tip-Off | W 57–38 | 2–0 | Time Warner Cable Arena (7,060) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Nov 15, 2006* | | vs. No. 2 North Carolina NIT Season Tip-Off | L 66–73 | 2–1 | Time Warner Cable Arena (7,362) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Nov 18, 2006* | | at Mississippi State | W 74–63 | 3–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (10,316) Starkville, Mississippi |
| Nov 20, 2006* | | at No. 25 Maryland | L 60–71 | 3–2 | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Nov 27, 2006* | | Virginia Intermont | W 90–46 | 4–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,566) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Nov 29, 2006* | | Presbyterian | W 76–51 | 5–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,887) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Dec 2, 2006* | | at Northern Illinois | W 72–62 | 6–2 | Convocation Center (2,035) DeKalb, Illinois |
| Dec 4, 2006* | | at No. 11 Wisconsin | L 79–82 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, Wisconsin |
| Dec 9, 2006* | | Limestone | W 80–46 | 7–3 | Winthrop Coliseum (3,084) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Dec 18, 2006* | | Mount St. Mary's | W 74–59 | 8–3 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,359) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Dec 21, 2006* | | at East Carolina | W 69–50 | 9–3 | Minges Coliseum (3,750) Greenville, North Carolina |
| Dec 29, 2006* | | at Old Dominion | W 71–65 | 10–3 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,252) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 2, 2007* | | at Texas A&M | L 51–71 | 10–4 | Reed Arena (10,015) College Station, Texas |
| Big South Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 6, 2007 | | VMI | W 108–76 | 11–4 (1–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (5,117) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Jan 8, 2007 | | at Charleston Southern | W 75–52 | 12–4 (2–0) | Buccaneer Field House (2,563) North Charleston, South Carolina |
| Jan 13, 2007 | | at Liberty | W 68–40 | 13–4 (3–0) | Vines Center (1,261) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| Jan 15, 2007 | | UNC Asheville | W 61–42 | 14–4 (4–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,818) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Jan 20, 2007 | | at Radford | W 62–59 | 15–4 (5–0) | Donald N. Dedmon Center (1,325) Radford, Virginia |
| Jan 25, 2007 | | at High Point | W 64–63 | 16–4 (6–0) | Millis Center (2,138) High Point, North Carolina |
| Jan 27, 2007 | | Coastal Carolina | W 65–63 | 17–4 (7–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (6,100) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Jan 31, 2007 | | at VMI | W 109–96 | 18–4 (8–0) | Cameron Hall (2,453) Lexington, Virginia |
| Feb 3, 2007 | | at UNC Asheville | W 88–69 | 19–4 (9–0) | Charlie Justice Center (1,206) Asheville, North Carolina |
| Feb 6, 2007 | | Liberty | W 80–76 | 20–4 (10–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,629) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Feb 10, 2007 | | Radford | W 77–58 | 21–4 (11–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (6,062) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Feb 14, 2007 | | Charleston Southern | W 78–54 | 22–4 (12–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,215) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Feb 16, 2007* | | at Missouri State | W 77–66 | 23–4 | Hammons Student Center (7,419) Springfield, Missouri |
| Feb 20, 2007 | | High Point | W 72–60 | 24–4 (13–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (4,420) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Feb 24, 2007 | | at Coastal Carolina | W 83–69 | 25–4 (14–0) | Kimbel Arena (1,054) Conway, South Carolina |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| Feb 27, 2007* | | Charleston Southern | W 72–42 | 26–4 | Winthrop Coliseum (3,111) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Mar 1, 2007* | | UNC Asheville Semifinals | W 79–60 | 27–4 | Winthrop Coliseum (4,518) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Mar 3, 2007* | | VMI Championship Game | W 84–81 | 28–4 | Winthrop Coliseum (6,250) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2007* | (11 MW) No. 22 | vs. (6 MW) No. 17 Notre Dame First Round | W 74–64 | 29–4 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,551) Spokane, Washington |
| Mar 18, 2007* | (11 MW) No. 22 | vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Oregon Second Round | L 61–75 | 29–5 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,551) Spokane, Washington |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern. ||||||