The 2020–21 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Eagles, led by 9th-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 23–2, 17–1 in Big South Play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated High Point, Longwood, and Campbell to be champions of the Big South tournament. They received the Big South’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Villanova.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season 24–10, 15–3 in Big South play to finish as Big South regular season co-champions, alongside Radford. Due to tiebreakers, they received the #2 seed in the Big South tournament. They defeated the #7 seed

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in the quarterfinals, 106–70. In the semifinals, they defeated the #3 seed Gardner–Webb, 78–66, to clinch their spot in the Big South tournament championship game. There, they matched up against the #5 seed

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, winning 76–68, earning the Big South's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament would be cancelled due to the

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Winthrop Eagles men's basketball The Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represents Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States and competes in the Big South Conference. Winthrop plays their home games in the 6,100 seat Winthrop Coliseum. Winthrop has appe ...

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