2022–23 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

2022–23 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
2022–23 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	15–17 (10–8 Big South)
Head coach	Mark Prosser (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Tony Rack; Ben Betts; Mitchell Hill;
Home arena	Winthrop Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second-year head coach Mark Prosser, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

2022–23 Big South men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Asheville †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Longwood	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
Radford	12	–	6	.667	21	–	15	.583
USC Upstate	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Gardner–Webb	10	–	8	.556	15	–	16	.484
Winthrop	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
Campbell	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
High Point	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Charleston Southern	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Presbyterian	1	–	17	.056	5	–	27	.156

† 2023 Big South tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 23–9, 14–2 in Big South play to finish as Big South South Division champions.^[1] As the No. 2 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated High Point^[2] and Gardner–Webb,^[3] before falling to Longwood in the championship game.^[4]

Roster

2022–23 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Sin'Cere McMahon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	1	Toneari Lane	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Atlanta, Georgia
G	2	Xavier McKelvy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	3	Micheal Anumba	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Reggio Emilia, Italy
F	4	Kelton Talford	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Great Falls, South Carolina
G	5	Howard Fleming Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Louisville, Kentucky
G	10	Cameron Whiteside	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Thomasville, North Carolina
G	11	Kasen Harrison	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Beaumont, Texas
F	12	Cory Hightower	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	RS Sr	Flint, Michigan
G	13	Clay Howard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Aiken, South Carolina
F	15	Lawrence Bartee	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Clover, South Carolina
G	21	Isaiah Wilson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F	23	Michael Moore	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Hermitage, Pennsylvania
F	25	Yoro Diallo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	33	Chase Claxton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Greenville, South Carolina

Head coach

Mark Prosser (Marist)

Assistant coach(es)

Tony Rack (Northern Kentucky)
Ben Betts (Roanoke)
Mitchell Hill (Tennessee Tech)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, BTN+		at Penn State	L 68–93	0–1	Bryce Jordan Center (6,572) University Park, PA
November 9, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Piedmont	W 78–56	1–1	Winthrop Coliseum (875) Rock Hill, SC
November 12, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	W 76–68	2–1	Winthrop Coliseum (1,642) Rock Hill, SC
November 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 13 Auburn Cancún Challenge campus-site game	L 65–89	2–2	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 19, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	L 68–77	2–3	Hawkins Arena (964) Macon, GA
November 22, 2022* 3:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Southern Miss Cancún Challenge Mayan Semifinals	L 52–77	2–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107) Cancún, Mexico
November 23, 2022* 12:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Eastern Michigan Cancún Challenge Mayan Consolation	W 101–87	3–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107) Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Toccoa Falls	W 99–52	4–4	Winthrop Coliseum (544) Rock Hill, SC
December 3, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	L 81–86	4–5	Winthrop Coliseum (1,218) Rock Hill, SC
December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		South Carolina State	W 81–67	5–5	Winthrop Coliseum (818) Rock Hill, SC
December 10, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 67–82	5–6	Timmons Arena (2,017) Greenville, SC
December 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN		at LSU	L 81–89	5–7	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,067) Baton Rouge, LA
December 21, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 57–74	5–8	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,721) Pittsburgh, PA
Big South regular season
December 29, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	L 62–70	5–9 (0–1)	G. B. Hodge Center (357) Spartanburg, SC
December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 62–60	6–9 (1–1)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,134) Rock Hill, SC
January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 82–72	7–9 (2–1)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,066) Rock Hill, SC
January 7, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	L 71–85	7–10 (2–2)	Willett Hall (1,323) Farmville, VA
January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford	L 52–66	7–11 (2–3)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,014) Rock Hill, SC
January 14, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Campbell	W 78–74	8–11 (3–3)	Gore Arena (1,638) Buies Creek, NC
January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	L 66–71	8–12 (3–4)	Qubein Center (2,912) High Point, NC
January 21, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	L 61–63	8–13 (3–5)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,290) Rock Hill, SC
January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 76–64	9–13 (4–5)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,118) Rock Hill, SC
January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 76–58	10–13 (5–5)	Templeton Physical Education Center (431) Clinton, SC
February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Longwood	W 76–74	11–13 (6–5)	Winthrop Coliseum (968) Rock Hill, SC
February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	L 66–69	11–14 (6–6)	Dedmon Center (1,421) Radford, VA
February 8, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	L 79–86	11–15 (6–7)	Kimmel Arena (2,016) Asheville, NC
February 11, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+		USC Upstate	L 70–79	11–16 (6–8)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,400) Rock Hill, SC
February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 86–78	12–16 (7–8)	Paul Porter Arena (552) Boiling Springs, NC
February 18, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 75–67	13–16 (8–8)	Buccaneer Field House (802) North Charleston, SC
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Campbell	W 95–93 ^OT	14–16 (9–8)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,101) Rock Hill, SC
February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point	W 84–78	15–16 (10–8)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,504) Rock Hill, SC
Big South tournament
March 3, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) Radford Quarterfinals	L 69–78	15–17	Bojangles Coliseum (3,410) Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ "High Point's Season Finishes in the Big South Quarterfinals". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ "ON TO THE SHIP!!! Eagles Play For 3rd Straight Title Sunday Afternoon After Win Over Gardner-Webb". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ "We're Dancing! Lancers Claim Big South Title". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Winthrop Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[1] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[2] "High Point's Season Finishes in the Big South Quarterfinals". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[3] "ON TO THE SHIP!!! Eagles Play For 3rd Straight Title Sunday Afternoon After Win Over Gardner-Webb". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[4] "We're Dancing! Lancers Claim Big South Title". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[5] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[6] "2022-23 Winthrop Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

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