1998–99 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1998–99
|team=Winthrop Eagles
|sport=Basketball
|image=Winthrop Eagles wordmark.png
|image_size=150
|conference=Big South Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big South
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=21–8
|conf_record=9–1
|head_coach=Gregg Marshall
|hc_year=1st
|asst_coach1=
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|stadium=Winthrop Coliseum
|champion=Big South regular season and tournament champions
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=first round
}}
{{1998–99 Big South Conference men's basketball standings}}
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 {{ndash}} 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.{{cite news |title=Top-Seeded Auburn Demolishes Winthrop, 80-41 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/colbask/longterm/1999/men/articles/auburnwinthrop12.htm |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 11, 1999 |access-date=July 3, 2023}}
Roster
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Source{{cite web |url=https://winthropeagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1998-99 |title=1998-99 Men's Basketball Roster |publisher=Winthrop University Athletics |accessdate=July 3, 2023}}
Schedule and results
- All times are Eastern
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Winthrop Eagles}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 14, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Virginia–Wise Cavaliers |title=Virginia–Wise}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Winthrop Coliseum
| site_cityst = Rock Hill, South Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 71–50
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 16, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Mercer Bears|title=Mercer}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Winthrop Coliseum
| site_cityst = Rock Hill, South Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 79–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 23, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Winthrop Coliseum
| site_cityst = Rock Hill, South Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 60–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 28, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, Minnesota
| gamename =
| score = 59–68
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 2, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=UCF Golden Knights|title=Central Florida}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCF Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 57–79
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 5, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Campbell Fighting Camels|title=Campbell}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Winthrop Coliseum
| site_cityst = Rock Hill, South Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 64–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 8, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = The Citadel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, South Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 64–49
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 17, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 51–81
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 20, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Appalachian State Mountaineers|title=Appalachian State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Varsity Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Boone, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 53–74
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Virginia Tech Hokies|title=Virginia Tech}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, Virginia
| gamename =
| score = 55–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–5
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Winthrop Eagles}}| Big South Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Radford Highlanders|title=Radford}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Winthrop Coliseum
| site_cityst = Rock Hill, South Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 70–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 20, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=UNC Asheville Bulldogs |title=UNC Asheville}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Winthrop Coliseum
| site_cityst = Rock Hill, South Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 61–57
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–1
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Winthrop Eagles}}| 1999 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 26, 1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Charleston Southern |title=Charleston Southern}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Asheville Civic Center
| site_cityst = Asheville, North Carolina
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 70–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Radford Highlanders|title=Radford}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Asheville Civic Center
| site_cityst = Asheville, North Carolina
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 86–74
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Winthrop Eagles}}| 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 11, 1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 16 S
| opponent = Auburn
| opprank = 4
| oppseed = 1 S
| site_stadium = RCA Dome
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, Indiana
| gamename = First round
| score = 41–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–8
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP poll
| timezone = Eastern
| region = S
| regionname = South
| notes =
}}
{{cite web |title=2020-21 Winthrop Men's Basketball Record Book |url=https://static.winthropeagles.com/custompages/MBB/MEDIA%20CENTER/Winthrop%20Men's%20Basketball%20Record%20Book.pdf |publisher=Winthrop University Athletics |access-date=July 3, 2023}} Source{{cite web| url=https://winthropeagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1998-99 | title=1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule |publisher=Winthrop University Athletics |access-date=July 3, 2023}}
References
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