| Winthrop Eagles men's basketball |
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| University | Winthrop University |
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| First season | 1978–79; 48 years ago |
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| Athletic director | Chuck Rey |
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| Head coach | Mark Prosser (5th season) |
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| Location | Rock Hill, South Carolina |
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| Arena | Winthrop Coliseum
(capacity: 6,100) |
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| Conference | Big South |
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| Nickname | Eagles |
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| Colors | Garnet and gold
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| 2007 |
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| 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2021 |
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| 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020, 2021 |
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| 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021 |
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| 2022 |
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The Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represents Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States and competes in the Big South Conference. Winthrop plays their home games in the 6,100 seat Winthrop Coliseum. Winthrop has appeared 11 times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2021. The Eagles earned the program's only win ever at the NCAA tournament at the 2007 NCAA tournament, earning a 74-64 upset win over #6 seeded Notre Dame. The Eagles have played 45 seasons of basketball since their inaugural 1978–79 campaign.