2009–10 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

2009–10 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
Big South Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Opening Round
ConferenceBig South
Record19–14 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Molinari
  • Larry Dixon
  • Marty McGillan
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
2009–10 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Coastal Carolina 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
Radford 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
Winthrop 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
UNC Asheville 11 7   .611 15 16   .484
High Point 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Liberty 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Charleston Southern 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
VMI 5 13   .278 10 19   .345
Gardner-Webb 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Presbyterian 2 16   .111 5 26   .161
2010 Big South tournament winner
As of March 16, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Randy Peele's third season at Winthrop. The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum. They finished the season 19–14, 12–6 in Big South play to finish third in the conference. They won the 2010 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were selected to play in the Opening Round game where they lost to Arkansas-Pine Bluff.