2020–21 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

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2020–21 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
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Big South regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference Big South Conference
Record23–2 (17–1 Big South)
Head coach
Associate head coachDave Davis
Assistant coaches
Home arena Winthrop Coliseum
Seasons
  2019–20
2021–22  
2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Winthrop171 .944232  .920
Radford 126 .6671512  .556
Campbell 116 .6471710  .630
UNC Asheville 95 .6431010  .500
Longwood 1010 .5001217  .414
Gardner–Webb 1010 .5001115  .423
Hampton 99 .5001114  .440
High Point 611 .353915  .375
USC Upstate 511 .313518  .217
Presbyterian 512 .294715  .318
Charleston Southern 215 .118318  .143
Charleston Southern suspended their season on February 23, 2021.
2021 Big South tournament winner

The 2020–21 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 9th-year head coach Pat Kelsey, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 23–2, 17–1 in Big South Play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated High Point, Longwood, and Campbell to be champions of the Big South tournament. They received the Big South’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Villanova.

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Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 24–10, 15–3 in Big South play to finish as Big South regular season co-champions, alongside Radford. Due to tiebreakers, they received the #2 seed in the Big South tournament. They defeated the #7 seed USC Upstate in the quarterfinals, 106–70. [1] In the semifinals, they defeated the #3 seed Gardner–Webb, 78–66, to clinch their spot in the Big South tournament championship game. [2] There, they matched up against the #5 seed Hampton, winning 76–68, earning the Big South's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. [3] However, the NCAA Tournament would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]

Roster

2020–21 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0Russell Jones Jr.5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)175 lb(79 kg)So Westwood High School Blythewood, South Carolina
G 1Toneari Lane6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)210 lb(95 kg)Fr Grayson High School Atlanta, Georgia
C 2Tom Pupavac6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)230 lb(104 kg)Sr Belmont High School Geelong, Australia
G 3Micheal Anumba6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)220 lb(100 kg)Jr Loreto College Reggio Emilia, Italy
F 4Kelton Talford6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)195 lb(88 kg)Fr Great Falls High School Great Falls, South Carolina
G 11Charles Falden6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)205 lb(93 kg)Sr Massanutten Military Academy Richmond, Virginia
G 13Nate Buss5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)175 lb(79 kg)RS Jr Verona Area High School Verona, Wisconsin
G 21Jamal King6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)230 lb(104 kg)So Wayne Christian School Goldsboro, North Carolina
G 22 Kyle Zunic 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)200 lb(91 kg)Sr Lake Ginninderra College Wollongong, Australia
G 25 Adonis Arms 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)205 lb(93 kg)RS Sr Northwest Nazarene Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 30 D. J. Burns 6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)275 lb(125 kg)RS So Tennessee Rock Hill, South Carolina
G 32Josh Corbin6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)190 lb(86 kg)So Gahanna Lincoln High School Gahanna, Ohio
F 33Chase Claxton6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)185 lb(84 kg)SoLegacy Early College Greenville, South Carolina
G 35Keyshawn Hunter6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)195 lb(88 kg)SrHohenfels High School Charleston, South Carolina
G 52 Chandler Vaudrin 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)210 lb(95 kg)RS Sr Walsh Uniontown, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 29, 2020*
8:30 pm,  ESPN3
vs.  UNC Greensboro
Wade Houston Tipoff Classic
Postponed KFC Yum! Center  
Louisville, KY
December 1, 2020*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. UNC Greensboro
Wade Houston Tipoff Classic
W 75–67 1–0
KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
December 7, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs.  Little Rock
Wade Houston Tipoff Classic
W 80–75 2–0
KFC Yum! Center (110)
Louisville, KY
December 4, 2020*
11:00 am, ESPN3
vs.  Duquesne
Wade Houston Tipoff Classic
CanceledKFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
December 12, 2020
4:00 pm,  ESPN+
at  USC Upstate W 95–77 3–0
(1–0)
G. B. Hodge Center  (140)
Spartanburg, SC
December 13, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at USC UpstateW 107–77 4–0
(2–0)
G. B. Hodge Center (140)
Spartanburg, SC
December 19, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Furman W 87–71 5–0
Winthrop Coliseum  
Rock Hill, SC
December 30, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Campbell W 84–83 6–0
(3–0)
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
December 31, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
CampbellW 94–76 7–0
(4–0)
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
January 4, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at  Charleston Southern W 85–69 8–0
(5–0)
Buccaneer Field House  (36)
North Charleston, SC
January 5, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charleston SouthernW 78–76 9–0
(6–0)
Buccaneer Field House (24)
North Charleston, SC
January 9, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Gardner–Webb W 75–65 10–0
(7–0)
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
January 10, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Gardner–WebbW 91–83 11–0
(8–0)
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
January 14, 2021
6:00 pm,  ESPNU
Longwood W 72–61 12–0
(9–0)
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
January 15, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
LongwoodW 70–50 13–0
(10–0)
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
January 19, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at  Presbyterian W 72–58 14–0
(11–0)
Templeton Physical Education Center  (20)
Clinton, SC
January 20, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at PresbyterianW 78–66 15–0
(12–0)
Templeton Physical Education Center (15)
Clinton, SC
January 24, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Hampton PostponedWinthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
January 25, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
HamptonPostponedWinthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
January 28, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPNU
UNC Asheville W 84–80 16–0
(13–0)
Winthrop Coliseum (41)
Rock Hill, SC
January 29, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC AshevilleL 55–57 16–1
(13–1)
Winthrop Coliseum (43)
Rock Hill, SC
February 11, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at  Radford W 80–64 17–1
(14–1)
Dedmon Center  (250)
Radford, VA
February 12, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at RadfordW 55–47 18–1
(15–1)
Dedmon Center (250)
Radford, VA
February 18, 2021
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at  High Point W 76–70 19–1
(16–1)
Millis Center  
High Point, NC
February 19, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at High PointW 71–63 20–1
(17–1)
Millis Center 
High Point, NC
Big South tournament
March 1, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) (8) High Point
Quarterfinals
W 83–54 21–1
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
March 4, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) (5) Longwood
Semifinals
W 82–61 22–1
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
March 7, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN
(1) (3) Campbell
Championship
W 80–53 23–1
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021*
9:57 pm,  TNT
(12 S) vs. (5 S) No. 18  Villanova
First Round
L 63–73 23–2
Indiana Farmers Coliseum  
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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