2004–05 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
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Big South Conference Regular Season and Tournament champion | |
NCAA tournament, Round of 64 | |
Conference | Big South Conference |
Record | 27–6 (15–1 Big South) |
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Home arena | Winthrop Coliseum |
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Asheville | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birmingham–Southern | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radford | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2005 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2004–05 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by head coach Gregg Marshall, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference.
After losing their conference opener, the Eagles went on a 15-game win streak to run away with the Big South Conference regular season title. They extended the streak to 18 games by winning the 2005 Big South tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the Albuquerque region, Winthrop's streak came to an end as they were beaten by No. 3 seed Gonzaga in the first round, 74–64.[1]
Roster
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Source[2]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 19, 2004* | vs. Arkansas Paradise Jam | L 49–72 | 0–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,287) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |||||||
Nov 20, 2004* | vs. Troy Paradise Jam | W 89–80 | 1–1 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |||||||
Nov 22, 2004* | vs. Austin Peay Paradise Jam | W 52–36 | 2–1 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |||||||
Nov 24, 2004* | at South Carolina | L 52–62 | 2–2 | Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina | |||||||
Nov 27, 2004* | Weber State | W 60–49 | 3–2 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Nov 30, 2004* | at Providence | W 60–54 | 4–2 | Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island | |||||||
Dec 30, 2004* | Barton | W 86–57 | 5–2 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Dec 5, 2004* | Siena | W 67–58 | 6–2 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Dec 17, 2004* | at East Carolina | W 70–55 | 7–2 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 20, 2004* | at Portland | L 64–70 | 7–3 | Chiles Center Portland, Oregon | |||||||
Dec 22, 2004* | at Oregon | L 56–71 | 7–4 | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon | |||||||
Dec 30, 2004* | Georgia College | W 69–56 | 8–4 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Jan 2, 2005 | Ferrum | W 90–62 | 9–4 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Big South Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 5, 2005 | at Coastal Carolina | L 68–76 | 9–5 (0–1) | Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina | |||||||
Jan 8, 2005 | Liberty | W 75–73 OT | 10–5 (1–1) | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Jan 10, 2005 | at UNC Asheville | W 78–70 | 11–5 (2–1) | Charlie Justice Center Asheville, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 15, 2005 | Radford | W 74–54 | 12–5 (3–1) | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Jan 19, 2005 | at Birmingham-Southern | W 65–57 | 13–5 (4–1) | Bill Battle Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 22, 2005 | Coastal Carolina | W 80–66 | 14–5 (5–1) | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Jan 25, 2005* | Charleston Southern | W 58–45 | 15–5 (6–1) | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Jan 31, 2005* | VMI | W 69–44 | 16–5 (7–1) | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Feb 7, 2005* | UNC Asheville | W 67–60 | 17–5 (8–1) | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Feb 8, 2005 | at High Point | W 72–55 | 18–5 (9–1) | Millis Center High Point, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 10, 2005 | at Liberty | W 69–61 | 19–5 (10–1) | Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 12, 2005 | Birmingham-Southern | W 55–41 | 20–5 (11–1) | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Feb 16, 2005 | at Radford | W 65–55 | 21–5 (12–1) | Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 19, 2005 | High Point | W 74–66 | 22–5 (13–1) | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Feb 23, 2005 | at VMI | W 63–48 | 23–5 (14–1) | Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 26, 2005 | at Charleston Southern | W 65–62 OT | 24–5 (15–1) | Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||
Big South Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 1, 2005* | Coastal Carolina Quarterfinals | W 74–62 | 25–5 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Mar 3, 2005* | Birmingham-Southern Semifinals | W 78–64 | 26–5 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
Mar 5, 2005* | Charleston Southern Championship game | W 68–46 | 27–5 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 2005* | (14 ABQ) | vs. (3 ABQ) No. 10 Gonzaga First round | L 64–74 | 27–6 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[3][4][5]
References
- ^ "Third-seeded Bulldogs moving on despite scare". ESPN. March 17, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2023.[dead link]
- ^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". Winthrop Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ "2004-05 Winthrop Eagle Basketball". Winthrop Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ "Winthrop Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Winthrop Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2023.