2019–20 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighth-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 24–10, 15–3 in Big South play to finish in a tie for the Big South regular season championship. They defeated USC Upstate, Gardner–Webb and Hampton to be champions of the Big South Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
Big South regular season co-champions
Big South Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Cancelled
ConferenceBig South Conference
2019–20 record24–10 (15–3 Big South)
Head coach
Associate head coachDave Davis
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
2019–20 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Radford153 .833  2111  .656
Winthrop153 .833  2410  .706
Gardner–Webb117 .611  1616  .500
Longwood99 .500  1418  .438
Hampton810 .444  1519  .441
UNC Asheville810 .444  1516  .484
USC Upstate711 .389  1320  .394
Charleston Southern711 .389  1418  .438
Presbyterian711 .389  1022  .313
High Point612 .333  923  .281
Campbell612 .333  1516  .484
2020 Big South Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 18–12 overall, 10–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for second place. In the Big South Tournament, they were defeated by Charleston Southern in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

2019–20 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Russell Jones Jr. 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Blythewood, South Carolina
C 2 Tom Pupavac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Geelong, Australia
G 3 Micheal Anumba 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Reggio Emilia, Italy
G 4 Adonis Arms 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 11 Charles Falden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Richmond, Virginia
G 13 Hunter Hale 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Kalamazoo, Michigan
G 21 Jamal King 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Goldsboro, North Carolina
G 22 Kyle Zunic 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Wollongong, Australia
F 25 Josh Ferguson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Miami, Florida
F 30 D.J. Burns Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) RS Fr Rock Hill, South Carolina
G 32 Josh Corbin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Gahanna, Ohio
F 33 Chase Claxton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Greenville, South Carolina
G 35 Keyshawn Hunter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Charleston, South Carolina
G 52 Chandler Vaudrin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Uniontown, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 24, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Hartford W 67–57  1–0
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,014)
West Hartford, CT
November 10, 2019*
5:00 pm
at Fresno State L 74–77  1–1
Save Mart Center (8,529)
Fresno, CA
November 11, 2019*
9:00 pm
at No. 18 Saint Mary's W 61–59  2–1
University Credit Union Pavilion (2,895)
Moraga, CA
November 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State L 58–61  2–2
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,118)
Johnson City, TN
November 16, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Mid-Atlantic Christian W 103–59  3–2
Winthrop Coliseum (2,516)
Rock Hill, SC
November 21, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee Tech L 58–61  3–3
Winthrop Coliseum (2,033)
Rock Hill, SC
November 25, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Pfeiffer W 127–83  4–3
Winthrop Coliseum (1,144)
Rock Hill, SC
November 29, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 1 Duke L 70–83  4–4
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
December 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina L 88–92  4–5
Winthrop Coliseum (2,734)
Rock Hill, SC
December 11, 2019*
8:00 pm, FSSW
at TCU L 60–70  4–6
Schollmaier Arena (6,314)
Fort Worth, TX
December 14, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman W 80–73  4–7
Timmons Arena (2,752)
Greenville, SC
December 17, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville W 93–73  5–7
Winthrop Coliseum (5,312)
Rock Hill, SC
December 21, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Elon W 85–80  6–7
Winthrop Coliseum (2,139)
Rock Hill, SC
Big South Conference regular season
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Longwood W 91–67  7–7
(1–0)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,325)
Rock Hill, SC
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Campbell W 87–72  8–7
(2–0)
Gore Arena (1,539)
Buies Creek, NC
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at High Point W 79–57  9–7
(3–0)
Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,107)
High Point, NC
January 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Gardner–Webb W 99–95 3OT 10–7
(4–0)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,321)
Rock Hill, SC
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hampton W 116–95  11–7
(5–0)
Hampton Convocation Center (3,123)
Hampton, VA
January 20, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Radford W 61–56  12–7
(6–0)
Dedmon Center (1,948)
Radford, VA
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
USC Upstate W 79–53  13–7
(7–0)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,034)
Rock Hill, SC
January 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Presbyterian W 72–57  14–7
(8–0)
Winthrop Coliseum (3,011)
Rock Hill, SC
January 30, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Charleston Southern W 77–60  15–7
(9–0)
CSU Field House (947)
North Charleston, SC
February 2, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Asheville W 104–71  16–7
(10–0)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,834)
Rock Hill, SC
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Campbell W 62–53  17–7
(11–0)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,910)
Rock Hill, SC
February 8, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Longwood W 70–68  18–7
(12–0)
Willett Hall (1,528)
Farmville, VA
February 10, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Radford L 77–81  18–8
(12–1)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,415)
Rock Hill, SC
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Gardner–Webb L 70–74  18–9
(12–2)
Paul Porter Arena (2,351)
Boiling Springs, NC
February 15, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Presbyterian W 89–88  19–9
(13–2)
Templeton Physical Education Center (841)
Clinton, SC
February 22, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Hampton L 81–87  19–10
(13–3)
Winthrop Coliseum (3,493)
Rock Hill, SC
February 27, 2020
6:00 pm
at USC Upstate W 90–82  20–10
(14–3)
G. B. Hodge Center (833)
Spartanburg, SC
February 29, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
High Point W 84–76  21–10
(15–3)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,523)
Rock Hill, SC
Big South Tournament
March 5, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (7) USC Upstate
Quarterfinals
W 106–70  22–10
Dedmon Center (1,052)
Radford, VA
March 6, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (3) Gardner–Webb
Semifinals
W 78–66  23–10
Dedmon Center 
Radford, VA
March 8, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN
(2) (5) Hampton
Championship
W 76–68  24–10
Winthrop Coliseum (4,866)
Rock Hill, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

  1. "Broman Leads Eagles With 18 In Quarterfinals Loss To Charleston Southern". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
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