The 2007–08 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented

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during the 2007–08

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season. This was head coach

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's first season at Winthrop. The Eagles competed in the

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and played their home games at

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. They finished the season 22–12, 10–4 in Big South play to finish tied for first atop the conference standings. They won the

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to receive the conference's automatic bid to the

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as No. 13 seed in the East region. They were defeated in the first round by No. 4 seed

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Roster

Source

Schedule and results

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References

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