2006–07 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2006–07 Winthrop Eagles Winthrop Eagles wordmark.png 150 Big South Conference Big South 22 22 29–5 14–0 Gregg Marshall 9th Randy Peele Paul Molinari Earl Grant Winthrop Coliseum Big South Season and Big South tournament champions NCAA tournament second round The 2006–07 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2006–07 college basketball season. This was head coach Gregg Marshall's ninth and final season at Winthrop. The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum. They finished the season 29–5, 14–0 in Big South play to finish as conference regular season champions. They won the 2007 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. The Eagles defeated Notre Dame in the first round – the Big South’s first win in NCAA Tournament playWinthrop victory notches first tourney win for Big South https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=274000054 https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230445/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=274000054 dead September 25, 2017 ESPN March 16, 2007 August 22, 2021 – before falling to No. 3 seed Oregon in the Round of 32.Oregon sends tourney's final double-digit seed packing https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=274000056 https://web.archive.org/web/20160804170004/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=274000056 dead August 4, 2016 ESPN March 18, 2007 August 22, 2021 Winthrop finished the season ranked No. 22 in both major college basketball polls. After the season, Marshall left to take over as head coach at Wichita State. Assistant Randy Peele would be elevated to head coach for the 2007–08 season. Roster 2006 Winthrop Eagles y yes Anthony Williams 00 C 6 7 235 Fr Eagle Lake, Florida Antwon Harris 1 G 6 3 200 Jr Highland CC Clarksville, Tennessee Kyle Moore 2 G 6 3 180 Fr Gainesville, Florida Mantoris Robinson 3 F 6 5 195 Fr y Charlotte, North Carolina Craig Bradshaw basketball 5 FC 6 10 242 Sr Wellington, New Zealand y Chris Gaynor 10 G 5 10 160 Jr Mount Tabor Winston-Salem, North Carolina Michael Jenkins 11 G 6 3 190 Jr Kinston Kinston, North Carolina y basketball Torrell Martin 12 G 6 5 202 Sr Columbia, South Carolina Jason Killeen 21 C 6 10 240 So Limerick, Ireland Rainer Blickle 22 F 6 7 190 Fr Mauldin, South Carolina De'Andre Adams 24 G 5 8 158 So Austell, Georgia Byron Faison 25 G 6 1 180 Fr Sumter, South Carolina Taj McCullough 31 F 6 7 220 Jr Carver Atlanta, Georgia Phillip Williams 33 FC 6 8 217 Sr Cleveland, North Carolina Jonathan Rice 44 F 6 5 215 So Columbia, South Carolina Gregg Marshall Randy Peele Paul Molinari Earl Grant https://winthropeagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2006-07 Sourcehttps://winthropeagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2006-07 2006–07 Men's Basketball Roster Winthrop University Athletics August 22, 2021 Schedule and results Sourcehttps://winthropeagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2006-07 2006–07 Men's Basketball Schedule Winthrop University Athletics August 22, 2021 All times are Eastern yes |- !colspan=9 style=Winthrop Eagles| Non-conference regular season Nov 10, 2006 yes 2006 men North Greenville Crusaders North Greenville Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 89–46 3,873 1–0 Nov 14, 2006 yes yes 2006 men Iona Gaels Iona Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, North Carolina NIT Season Tip-Off 57–38 7,060 2–0 Nov 15, 2006 7:00 p.m. yes yes North Carolina 2 Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, North Carolina NIT Season Tip-Off 66–73 7,362 2–1 Nov 18, 2006 yes yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 74–63 10,316 3–1 Nov 20, 2006 yes yes Maryland 25 Comcast Center College Park, Maryland 60–71 17,950 3–2 Nov 27, 2006 yes 2006 men Virginia Intermont Cobras Virginia Intermont Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 90–46 2,566 4–2 Nov 29, 2006 yes 2006 men Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 76–51 2,887 5–2 Dec 2, 2006 yes yes 2006 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, Illinois 72–62 2,035 6–2 Dec 4, 2006 8:00 p.m. yes yes Wisconsin 11 Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 79–82 OT 17,190 6–3 Dec 9, 2006 yes 2006 men Limestone Saints Limestone Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 80–46 3,084 7–3 Dec 18, 2006 yes 2006 men Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 74–59 2,359 8–3 Dec 21, 2006 yes yes 2006 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina 69–50 3,750 9–3 Dec 29, 2006 yes yes Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia 71–65 6,252 10–3 Jan 2, 2007 yes yes Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, Texas 51–71 10,015 10–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Winthrop Eagles| Big South Regular Season Jan 6, 2007 VMI Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 108–76 5,117 11–4 1–0 Jan 8, 2007 yes 2006 men Charleston Southern Buccaneers Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, South Carolina 75–52 2,563 12–4 2–0 Jan 13, 2007 yes 2006 men Liberty Flames Liberty Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 68–40 1,261 13–4 3–0 Jan 15, 2007 2006 men UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 61–42 3,818 14–4 4–0 Jan 20, 2007 yes 2006 men Radford Highlanders Radford Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 62–59 1,325 15–4 5–0 Jan 25, 2007 yes 2006 men High Point Panthers High Point Millis Center High Point, North Carolina 64–63 2,138 16–4 6–0 Jan 27, 2007 2006 men Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 65–63 6,100 17–4 7–0 Jan 31, 2007 yes VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia 109–96 2,453 18–4 8–0 Feb 3, 2007 yes UNC Asheville Charlie Justice Center Asheville, North Carolina 88–69 1,206 19–4 9–0 Feb 6, 2007 Liberty Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 80–76 3,629 20–4 10–0 Feb 10, 2007 Radford Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 77–58 6,062 21–4 11–0 Feb 14, 2007 Charleston Southern Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 78–54 2,215 22–4 12–0 Feb 16, 2007 yes yes 2006 men Missouri State Bears Missouri State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 77–66 7,419 23–4 Feb 20, 2007 High Point Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 72–60 4,420 24–4 13–0 Feb 24, 2007 yes Coastal Carolina Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina 83–69 1,054 25–4 14–0 |- !colspan=9 style=Winthrop Eagles| Big South tournament Feb 27, 2007 yes Charleston Southern Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 72–42 3,111 26–4 Mar 1, 2007 yes UNC Asheville Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina Semifinals 79–60 4,518 27–4 Mar 3, 2007 yes VMI Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina Championship Game 84–81 6,250 28–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Winthrop Eagles| NCAA tournament Mar 16, 2007 yes yes 22 11 MW Notre Dame 17 6 MW Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington First Round 74–64 11,551 29–4 Mar 18, 2007 yes yes 22 11 MW Oregon 10 3 MW Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington Second Round 61–75 11,551 29–5 AP poll Eastern MW Midwest 2020–21 Winthrop Men's Basketball Record Book https://static.winthropeagles.com/custompages/MBB/MEDIA%20CENTER/Winthrop%20Men's%20Basketball%20Record%20Book.pdf Winthrop University Athletics August 22, 2021https://bigsouth_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/stats/Mens_Basketball/2006-07/WU.HTM 2006-2007 Winthrop Men's Basketball Stats Big South Rankings 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Winthrop Winthrop Category:Winthrop Eagles men's basketball seasons Winthrop Eagles Winthrop Eagles