2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2001–02 college basketball season. This was head coach Gregg Marshall's fourth season at Winthrop. The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum. They finished the season 19–12, 10–4 in Big South play to finish tied atop the conference regular season standings. They won the 2002 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the South region, the Eagles lost to No. 1 overall seed and defending National champion Duke in the opening round^[1]

2001–02 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball

Big South tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	19–12 (10–4 Big South)
Head coach	Gregg Marshall (4th season)
Home arena	Winthrop Coliseum
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Winthrop †	10	–	4	.714	19	–	12	.613
UNC Asheville	10	–	4	.714	13	–	15	.464
Radford	9	–	5	.643	15	–	16	.484
Charleston Southern	8	–	6	.571	12	–	17	.414
Elon	7	–	7	.500	13	–	16	.448
Coastal Carolina	5	–	9	.357	8	–	20	.286
High Point	5	–	9	.357	11	–	19	.367
Liberty	2	–	12	.143	5	–	25	.167

† 2002 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster edit

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	30	Greg Lewis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Howard College	Akron, Ohio

Roster

Source^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Big South Regular Season
Big South tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2002*	(16 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 1 Duke First round	L 37–84	19–12	BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]^[4]

^ "Northwestern State wins play-in game". The Tampa Bay Times. March 14, 2001. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "2020-21 Winthrop Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.