2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record19–12 (10–4 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coachBarclay Radebaugh (1st season)
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
2001–02 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop 10 4   .714 19 12   .613
UNC Asheville 10 4   .714 13 15   .464
Radford 9 5   .643 15 16   .484
Charleston Southern 8 6   .571 12 17   .414
Elon 7 7   .500 13 16   .448
Coastal Carolina 5 9   .357 8 20   .286
High Point 5 9   .357 11 19   .367
Liberty 2 12   .143 5 25   .167
2002 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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