1998–99 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

1998–99 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
Big South regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record21–8 (9–1 Big South)
Head coach
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
1998–99 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop 9 1   .900 21 8   .724
Radford 8 2   .800 20 8   .714
UNC Asheville 5 5   .500 11 18   .379
Charleston Southern 4 6   .400 12 16   .429
Coastal Carolina 4 6   .400 7 20   .259
Liberty 0 10   .000 4 23   .148
1999 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998–99 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 1998–99 college basketball season. This was head coach Gregg Marshall's first season at Winthrop. The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum. They finished the season 21–8, 9–1 in Big South play to finish first in the conference regular season standings. They won the 1999 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament – the first appearance in program history. Playing as No. 16 seed in the South region, the Eagles lost to No. 1 seed Auburn in the opening round.