2007–08 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

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2007–08 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
Winthrop Eagles wordmark.png
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference Big South Conference
Record2212 (104 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Molinari
  • Larry Dixon
  • Marty McGillan
Home arena Winthrop Coliseum
Seasons
  2006–07
2008–09  
2007–08 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Asheville 104 .7142310  .697
Winthrop104 .7142212  .647
High Point 86 .5711714  .548
Liberty 77 .5001616  .500
VMI 68 .4291415  .483
Coastal Carolina 68 .4291315  .464
Radford 59 .3571020  .333
Charleston Southern 410 .2861020  .333
2008 Big South tournament winner
As of March 8, 2008
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2007–08 college basketball season. This was head coach Randy Peele's first season at Winthrop. The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum. They finished the season 2212, 104 in Big South play to finish tied for first atop the conference standings. They won the 2008 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 13 seed in the East region. They were defeated in the first round by No. 4 seed Washington State. [1]

Contents

Roster

2007–08 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3Justin Burton5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)158 lb(72 kg)RS Fr  Durham, North Carolina
G 10Chris Gaynor5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)161 lb(73 kg)Sr Mount Tabor Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 11 Michael Jenkins 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)195 lb(88 kg)Sr Kinston Kinston, North Carolina
G 13Marc-David Vil6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)191 lb(87 kg)Fr  Montreal, Quebec
C 15Andy Buechert6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)230 lb(104 kg)Jr Tallahassee CC Trier, Germany
G 21Antwon Harris6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)206 lb(93 kg)Sr Highland CC Clarksville, Tennessee
G 25Byron Faison6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)198 lb(90 kg)RS Fr  Sumter, South Carolina
F 30Chris Malcolm6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)205 lb(93 kg)Fr  Orlando, Florida
F 31Taj McCullough6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)222 lb(101 kg)Sr Carver Atlanta, Georgia
F 33Mantoris Robinson6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)205 lb(93 kg)RS So  Charlotte, North Carolina
F 42Charles Corbin6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)228 lb(103 kg)Fr  Griffin, Georgia
F 43George Valentine6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)228 lb(103 kg)Fr  Fayetteville, North Carolina
F 44Jonathan Rice6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)231 lb(105 kg)Jr  Columbia, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Source [2]

Schedule and results

Source [3]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2007*
Queens (NC) W 68–61 1–0
Winthrop Coliseum  (3,311)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Nov 16, 2007*
vs.  Illinois-Chicago
Paradise Jam tournament
W 72–58 2–0
Sports and Fitness Center  (2,100)
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 18, 2007*
vs.  Georgia Tech
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 79–73 3–0
Sports and Fitness Center (3,100)
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 19, 2007*
vs.  Baylor
Paradise Jam Tournament
L 54–62 3–1
Sports and Fitness Center (3,325)
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 25, 2007*
Missouri State L 69–73 3–2
Winthrop Coliseum (2,754)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Nov 28, 2007*
at  East Carolina W 72–57 4–2
Minges Coliseum  (4,028)
Greenville, North Carolina
Dec 1, 2007*
at  West Virginia L 53–70 4–3
WVU Coliseum  (8,559)
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 4, 2007*
Akron W 68–58 5–3
Winthrop Coliseum (2,654)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 13, 2007*
vs.  Ole Miss L 71–76 5–4
Mississippi Coliseum  (4,413)
 
Dec 18, 2007*
at  Mount St. Mary's L 59–64 5–5
Knott Arena  (702)
Emmitsburg, Maryland
Dec 21, 2007*
Old Dominion W 62–59 6–5
Winthrop Coliseum (3,054)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 29, 2007*
vs. No. 19  Miami (FL) W 76–70 7–5
Bank Atlantic Center  (13,100)
Sunrise, Florida
Jan 2, 2008*
Limestone W 78–34 8–5
Winthrop Coliseum (2,275)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 5, 2008*
at  Marshall L 62–67 OT8–6
Henderson Center  (4,704)
Huntington, West Virginia
Jan 9, 2008*
Presbyterian W 55–48 9–6
Winthrop Coliseum (2,619)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Big South Regular Season
Jan 12, 2008
at  High Point L 61–62 9–7
(0–1)
Millis Center  (2,117)
High Point, North Carolina
Jan 15, 2008
Liberty W 55–48 10–7
(1–1)
Winthrop Coliseum (3,139)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 19, 2008
at  Radford W 77–59 11–7
(2–1)
Donald N. Dedmon Center  (2,253)
Radford, Virginia
Jan 23, 2008
VMI W 85–41 12–7
(3–1)
Winthrop Coliseum (3,027)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 26, 2008
Coastal Carolina W 65–43 13–7
(4–1)
Winthrop Coliseum (5,865)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 28, 2008
at  Charleston Southern W 81–64 14–7
(5–1)
Buccaneer Field House  (856)
North Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 2, 2008
at  UNC Asheville L 56–71 14–8
(5–2)
Charlie Justice Center  (1,198)
Asheville, North Carolina
Feb 6, 2008
at Coastal CarolinaL 49–50 14–9
(5–3)
Kimbel Arena  (1,162)
Conway, South Carolina
Feb 9, 2008
High PointW 62–54 15–9
(6–3)
Winthrop Coliseum (4,236)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 12, 2008
at LibertyW 59–50 16–9
(7–3)
Vines Center  (2,186)
Lynchburg, Virginia
Feb 16, 2008*
RadfordW 74–59 17–9
(8–3)
Winthrop Coliseum (3,627)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 20, 2008
at VMIW 80–70 18–9
(9–3)
Cameron Hall  (2,236)
Lexington, Virginia
Feb 22, 2008*
Davidson
Bracket buster
L 47–60 18–10
Winthrop Coliseum (6,105)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 26, 2008
Charleston SouthernW 63–49 19–10
(10–3)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,729)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Mar 1, 2008
UNC AshevilleL 50–63 19–11
(10–4)
Winthrop Coliseum (6,043)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Big South tournament
Mar 4, 2008*
Radford
Quarterfinals
W 76–45 20–11
Winthrop Coliseum (1,888)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Mar 6, 2008*
vs. High Point
Semifinals
W 61–53 21–11
Charlie Justice Center (987)
Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 8, 2008*
at UNC Asheville
Championship Game
W 66–48 22–11
Charlie Justice Center (1,207)
Asheville, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2008*
(13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 21  Washington State
First Round
L 40–71 22–12
The Pepsi Center (19,280)
Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern.

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