The 1998–99 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented

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during the 1998–99

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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 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

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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.

Roster

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Schedule and results

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References

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