2000–01 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

2000–01 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
2000–01 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
Big South tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Play-in game
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	18–13 (11–3 Big South)
Head coach	Gregg Marshall (3rd season);
Home arena	Winthrop Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2000–01 college basketball season. This was head coach Gregg Marshall'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 18–13, 11–3 in Big South play to finish second in the conference regular season standings. They won the 2001 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Playing as one of two No. 16 seeds in the Midwest region, the Eagles lost to fellow No. 16 seed Northwestern State in the play-in game^[1]

2000–01 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Radford	12	–	2	.857	19	–	10	.655
Winthrop †	11	–	3	.786	18	–	13	.581
UNC Asheville	9	–	5	.643	15	–	13	.536
Coastal Carolina	6	–	8	.429	8	–	20	.286
Charleston Southern	6	–	8	.429	10	–	19	.345
Liberty	5	–	9	.357	15	–	13	.536
Elon*	4	–	10	.286	9	–	20	.310
High Point*	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286

† 2001 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

Roster

1999–2000 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G		Tyson Waterman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
F	30	Greg Lewis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Howard College	Akron, Ohio

Source^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2000*		at No. 6 North Carolina	L 61–66	0–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Big South Regular Season
Feb 24, 2001*		at UNC Asheville	W 71–58	16–12 (11–3)	Justice Center Asheville, North Carolina
Big South tournament
Mar 2, 2001*		vs. Liberty Semifinals	W 67–62 ^2OT	17–12	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia
Mar 3, 2001*		vs. Radford Championship game	W 67–65 ^OT	18–12	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 2001*	(16 MW)	vs. (16 MW) Northwestern State Play-in game	L 67–71	18–13	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]^[4]