1998–99 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 1998–99 college basketball season. This was head coach Gregg Marshall'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 21–8, 9–1 in Big South play to finish first in the conference regular season standings. They won the 1999 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament – the first appearance in program history. Playing as No. 16 seed in the South region, the Eagles lost to No. 1 seed Auburn in the opening round.^[1]

1998–99 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
Big South regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	21–8 (9–1 Big South)
Head coach	Gregg Marshall (1st season)
Home arena	Winthrop Coliseum
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Big South Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Winthrop †	9	–	1		.900			21	–	8		.724
Radford	8	–	2		.800			20	–	8		.714
UNC Asheville	5	–	5		.500			11	–	18		.379
Charleston Southern	4	–	6		.400			12	–	16		.429
Coastal Carolina	4	–	6		.400			7	–	20		.259
Liberty	0	–	10		.000			4	–	23		.148
† 1999 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1998–99 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) — Jr	Head coach Gregg Marshall Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Source^[2]

Schedule and results

• All times are Eastern

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 1998*		Virginia–Wise	W 71–50	1–0	Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Nov 16, 1998*		Mercer	W 79–63	2–0	Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Nov 23, 1998*		Furman	W 60–59	3–0	Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Nov 28, 1998*		at Minnesota	L 59–68	3–1	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 2, 1998*		at Central Florida	L 57–79	3–2	UCF Arena  Orlando, Florida
Dec 5, 1998*		Campbell	W 64–58	4–2	Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 8, 1998*		at The Citadel	W 64–49	5–2	McAlister Field House  Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 17, 1998*		at NC State	L 51–81	5–3	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 20, 1998*		at Appalachian State	L 53–74	5–4	Varsity Gymnasium  Boone, North Carolina
Dec 30, 1998*		at Virginia Tech	L 55–62	5–5	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
Big South Regular Season
Jan 9, 1999		Radford	W 70–56	1–0	Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 20, 1999		UNC Asheville	W 61–57	9–1	Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Big South tournament
Feb 26, 1999*		vs. Charleston Southern Semifinals	W 70–61	20–7	Asheville Civic Center  Asheville, North Carolina
Feb 27, 1999*		vs. Radford Championship game	W 86–74	21–7	Asheville Civic Center  Asheville, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(16 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 4 Auburn First round	L 41–80	21–8	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

^[3] Source^[4]

References

1. "Top-Seeded Auburn Demolishes Winthrop, 80-41". The Washington Post. March 11, 1999. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
2. "1998-99 Men's Basketball Roster". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
3. "2020-21 Winthrop Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
4. "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2023.