2021–22 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team


The 2021–22 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 1st-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.

2021–22 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
Big South South Division champions
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record23–9 (14–2 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tony Rack
  • Ben Betts
  • Brett Ferguson
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
Seasons
2021–22 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Longwood 15 1   .938 26 7   .788
Campbell 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
High Point 7 9   .438 14 18   .438
Radford 7 9   .438 11 18   .379
North Carolina A&T 6 10   .375 12 20   .375
Hampton 5 11   .313 9 19   .321
South
Winthrop 14 2   .875 23 9   .719
Gardner–Webb 11 5   .688 18 13   .581
USC Upstate 10 6   .625 15 17   .469
UNC Asheville 8 8   .500 17 15   .531
Presbyterian 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
Charleston Southern 1 15   .063 6 25   .194
2022 Big South tournament winner

Previous season

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The Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 23–2, 17–1 in Big South play to finish as Big South regular season champions. They defeated Campbell in the finals. They earned the Big South's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament and were defeated by Villanova in the first round.

Roster

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2021–22 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Russell Jones Jr. 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Blythewood, South Carolina
G 1 Toneari Lane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
G 2 Sin'Cere McMahon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
G 3 Micheal Anumba 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Reggio Emilia, Italy
G 4 Kelton Talford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Great Falls, South Carolina
G 5 Patrick Good 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Johnson City, Tennessee
G 10 Cameron Whiteside 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Thomasville, North Carolina
G 11 Drew Buggs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Long Beach, California
F 12 Cory Hightower 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS Jr Flint, Michigan
G 13 Nate Buss 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Verona, Wisconsin
G 21 Jamal King 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Goldsboro, North Carolina
F 30 D. J. Burns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) RS Jr Rock Hill, South Carolina
G 32 Josh Corbin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Gahanna, Ohio
F 33 Chase Claxton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Greenville, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 18, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Mary Baldwin W 110–78  1–0
Winthrop Coliseum (921)
Rock Hill, SC
November 13, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Mercer W 88–85 OT 2–0
Winthrop Coliseum (1,778)
Rock Hill, SC
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
at Middle Tennessee L 65–76  2–1
Murphy Center (3,212)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 20, 2021*
8:00 pm, SECN+
at Vanderbilt L 63–77  2–2
Memorial Gymnasium (5,179)
Nashville, TN
November 22, 2021*
9:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 86–92  2–3
Beasley Coliseum (2,370)
Pullman, WA
November 27, 2021*
10:00 pm, P12N
at Washington W 82–74  3–3
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (5,703)
Seattle, WA
December 1, 2021*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Hartford W 82–75  4–3
Winthrop Coliseum (950)
Rock Hill, SC
December 4, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina L 64–74  4–4
HTC Center (946)
Conway, SC
December 7, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Furman W 85–80  5–4
Winthrop Coliseum (920)
Rock Hill, SC
December 11, 2021*
7:00 pm
Carver W 83–52  6–4
Winthrop Coliseum (535)
Rock Hill, SC
December 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Elon L 61–63  6–5
Schar Center (1,256)
Elon, NC
December 21, 2021*
7:00 pm
at Mississippi State L 63–84  6–6
Humphrey Coliseum (1,474)
Starkville, MS
December 31, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Converse W 78–40  7–6
Winthrop Coliseum (672)
Rock Hill, SC
Big South Conference regular season
January 10, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Campbell W 74–72  8–6
(1–0)
Winthrop Coliseum (708)
Rock Hill, SC
January 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNU
UNC Asheville W 86–80 OT 9–6
(2–0)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,698)
Rock Hill, SC
January 15, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Charleston Southern W 70–65  10–6
(3–0)
Buccaneer Field House (711)
North Charleston, SC
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Presbyterian W 60–58  11–6
(4–0)
Templeton Physical Education Center (713)
Clinton, SC
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Gardner–Webb W 64–62  12–6
(5–0)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,803)
Rock Hill, SC
January 24, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at High Point
Rescheduled from January 5
L 56–65  12–7
(5–1)
Qubein Center (1,909)
High Point, NC
January 26, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at USC Upstate W 95–91 OT 13–7
(6–1)
G. B. Hodge Center (818)
Spartanburg, SC
January 29, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Longwood L 88–92  13–8
(6–2)
Willett Hall (1,900)
Farmville, VA
February 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNU
North Carolina A&T W 64–54  14–8
(7–2)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,192)
Rock Hill, SC
February 5, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Hampton W 69–57  15–8
(8–2)
Hampton Convocation Center (1,500)
Hampton, VA
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Radford W 58–48  16–8
(9–2)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,611)
Rock Hill, SC
February 12, 2022
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Presbyterian W 65–61  17–8
(10–2)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,006)
Rock Hill, SC
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Gardner–Webb W 81–70  18–8
(11–2)
Paul Porter Arena (1,012)
Boiling Springs, NC
February 19, 2022
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Asheville W 84–79  19–8
(12–2)
Kimmel Arena (1,505)
Asheville, NC
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
USC Upstate W 89–59  20–8
(13–2)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,808)
Rock Hill, SC
February 26, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Charleston Southern W 92–86  21–8
(14–2)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,378)
Rock Hill, SC
Big South tournament
March 4, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) High Point
Quarterfinals
W 68–51  22–8
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 5, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (3) Gardner-Webb
Semifinals
W 76–67  23–8
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 6, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (1) Longwood
Championship
L 58–79  23–9
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "21–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2020.