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[1]

2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record19–12 (10–4 Big South)
Head coach
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
2001–02 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Winthrop †10–4 .71419–12  .613
UNC Asheville10–4 .71413–15  .464
Radford9–5 .64315–16  .484
Charleston Southern8–6 .57112–17  .414
Elon7–7 .50013–16  .448
Coastal Carolina5–9 .3578–20  .286
High Point5–9 .35711–19  .367
Liberty2–12 .1435–25  .167
† 2002 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 30 Greg Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrHoward College Akron, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Source[2]

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Big South Regular Season
    Big South tournament
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 14, 2002*
    		 (16 S) vs. (1 S) No. 1 Duke
    First round    		 L 37–84  19–12
    		 BI-LO Center 
    Greenville, South Carolina
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    S=South.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Source[3][4]

    References
    1. "Northwestern State wins play-in game". The Tampa Bay Times. March 14, 2001. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
    2. "2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
    3. "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
    4. "2020-21 Winthrop Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
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