1999–2000 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 1999–2000 college basketball season. This was head coach Gregg Marshall's second season at Winthrop. The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum. They finished the season 21–9, 11–3 in Big South play to finish second in the conference regular season standings. They won the 2000 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 14 seed in the West region. The Eagles lost to No. 3 seed Oklahoma in the opening round.[1]

1999–2000 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record21–9 (11–3 Big South)
Head coach
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
Seasons
1999–2000 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Radford 12 2   .857 18 10   .643
Winthrop 11 3   .786 21 9   .700
Coastal Carolina 7 7   .500 10 18   .357
UNC Asheville 7 7   .500 11 18   .379
Elon* 7 7   .500 13 15   .464
High Point* 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Liberty 4 10   .286 14 14   .500
Charleston Southern 3 11   .214 8 21   .276
2000 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Roster

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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
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 20, 1999*
Lee (TN) W 97–73  1–0
Winthrop Coliseum (1,179)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Nov 23, 1999*
Central Florida W 78–54  2–0
Winthrop Coliseum (1,166)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Nov 27, 1999*
The Citadel W 71–51  3–0
Winthrop Coliseum (1,168)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 2, 1999*
at Georgia Southern W 80–72  4–0
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,769)
Statesboro, Georgia
Dec 4, 1999*
at Dayton L 49–76  4–1
University of Dayton Arena (11,606)
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 7, 1999*
at No. 21 Maryland L 65–76 OT 4–2
Cole Fieldhouse (10,107)
College Park, Maryland
Dec 16, 1999*
at Campbell L 58–62  4–3
Carter Gymnasium (359)
Buies Creek, North Carolina
Dec 18, 1999*
at Clemson L 59–64  4–4
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,000)
Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 21, 1999*
UNC Greensboro L 88–93 2OT 4–5
Winthrop Coliseum (1,056)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 29, 1999*
USC Aiken W 87–63  5–5
Winthrop Coliseum (910)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 4, 2000*
at Missouri W 51–46  6–5
Hearnes Center (6,766)
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 7, 2000*
Lees-McRae W 86–54  7–5
Winthrop Coliseum (916)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 10, 2000*
William & Mary W 71–64  8–5
Winthrop Coliseum (1,560)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Big South Regular Season
Jan 15, 2000
at Radford L 52–55  8–6
(0–1)
Donald N. Dedmon Center (1,873)
Radford, Virginia
Jan 17, 2000
at Liberty W 73–71  9–6
(1–1)
Vines Center (4,173)
Lynchburg, Virginia
Jan 22, 2000
High Point W 75–57  10–6
(2–1)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,236)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 27, 2000
Coastal Carolina W 83–70  11–6
(3–1)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,181)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 29, 2000
at UNC Asheville L 63–64  11–7
(3–2)
Justice Center (850)
Asheville, North Carolina
Feb 2, 2000
Charleston Southern W 75–41  12–7
(4–2)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,276)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 5, 2000
Liberty W 80–63  13–7
(5–2)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,921)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 9, 2000
Radford W 81–78  14–7
(6–2)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,011)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 12, 2000
at High Point W 60–55  15–7
(7–2)
Millis Center (1,586)
High Point, North Carolina
Feb 14, 2000
at Elon W 82–68  16–7
(8–2)
Alumni Gym (757)
Elon, North Carolina
Feb 16, 2000
Elon W 87–82 OT 17–7
(9–2)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,206)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 19, 2000
at Charleston Southern W 79–65  18–7
(10–2)
Buccaneer Field House (1,389)
North Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 23, 2000
at Coastal Carolina L 58–73  18–8
(10–3)
Kimbel Arena (1,133)
Conway, South Carolina
Feb 26, 2000
UNC Asheville W 90–50  19–8
(11–3)
Winthrop Coliseum (3,266)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Big South tournament
Mar 3, 2000*
vs. Charleston Southern
Semifinals
W 90–65  20–8
Asheville Civic Center (3,044)
Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 4, 2000*
at UNC Asheville
Championship game
W 75–62  21–8
Asheville Civic Center (4,226)
Asheville, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000*
(14 W) vs. (3 W) No. 12 Oklahoma
First Round
L 50–74  21–9
McKale Center (13,500)
Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern.

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References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma wins a 3-for-all". ESPN. March 16, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Winthrop Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "1999-2000 Winthrop Eagles Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.