2018–19 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

2018–19 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record18–12 (10–6 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
Seasons
2018–19 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Campbell 12 – 4   .750 20 – 13   .606
Radford 12 – 4   .750 22 – 11   .667
Winthrop 10 – 6   .625 18 – 12   .600
Gardner–Webb † 10 – 6   .625 23 – 12   .657
High Point 9 – 7   .563 16 – 15   .516
Charleston Southern 9 – 7   .563 18 – 16   .529
Presbyterian 9 – 7   .563 20 – 16   .556
Hampton 9 – 7   .563 18 – 17   .514
Longwood 5 – 11   .313 16 – 18   .471
UNC Asheville 2 – 14   .125 4 – 27   .129
USC Upstate 1 – 15   .063 6 – 26   .188
† 2019 Big South tournament winner

The 2018–19 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by seventh-year head coach Pat Kelsey, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to Charleston Southern.[1]

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2017–18 season 19–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Gardner–Webb in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament before losing in the semifinals to Radford.

Roster

2018–19 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Nych Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Memphis, Tennessee
G 1 Keondre Shumacher 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Normal, Illinois
C 2 Tom Pupavac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Geelong, Australia
G 3 Micheal Anumba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Fr Reggio Amelia, Italy
G 11 Charles Falden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Richmond, Virginia
G 13 Bjorn Broman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Duluth, Minnesota
G 14 Adam Pickett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Staunton, Virginia
G 15 Jermaine Ukaegbu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Silver Spring, Maryland
G 21 Kyle Zunic 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Wollongong, Australia
F 22 Austin Awad 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Melbourne, Florida
F 25 Josh Ferguson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Miami, Florida
F 30 Raivis Scerbinskis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Riga, Latvia
F 52 Chandler Vaudrin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Jr Uniontown, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 30, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
9:30 pm, SECN+ 		at Vanderbilt L 79–92  0–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (8,387)
Nashville, TN
Nov 10, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at SIU Edwardsville W 94–82  1–1
 Vadalabene Center (1,358)
Edwardsville, IL
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Pfeiffer
Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase 		W 134–99  2–1
 Winthrop Coliseum (1,179)
Rock Hill, SC
Nov 17, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State
Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase 		L 74–76  2–2
 Winthrop Coliseum (2,117)
Rock Hill, SC
Nov 21, 2018*
1:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 10 Kentucky
Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase 		L 74–87  2–3
 Rupp Arena (20,070)
Lexington, KY
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Warren Wilson
Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase 		W 116–76  3–3
 Winthrop Coliseum (642)
Rock Hill, SC
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee Tech W 82–70  4–3
 Eblen Center (980)
Cookeville, TN
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Davidson L 81–99  4–4
 John M. Belk Arena (3,191)
Davidson, NC
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hiwassee W 109–66  5–4
 Winthrop Coliseum (642)
Rock Hill, SC
Dec 20, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 88–74  6–4
 Winthrop Coliseum (4,127)
Rock Hill, SC
Dec 22, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois W 79–71  7–4
 SIU Arena (5,009)
Carbondale, IL
Dec 29, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Prairie View A&M W 76–62  8–4
 Winthrop Coliseum (411)
Rock Hill, SC
Jan 1, 2019*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at No. 9 Florida State L 76–87  8–5
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (7,237)
Tallahassee, FL
Big South regular season
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Asheville W 80–65  9–5
(1–0) 		Kimmel Arena (1,847)
Asheville, NC
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Campbell W 90–86  10–5
(2–0) 		Gore Arena (2,704)
Buies Creek, NC
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		High Point W 80–63  11–5
(3–0) 		Winthrop Coliseum (2,117)
Rock Hill, SC
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Longwood L 61–75  11–6
(3–1) 		Winthrop Coliseum (1,916)
Rock Hill, SC
Jan 19, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at USC Upstate W 82–72  12–6
(4–1) 		G. B. Hodge Center (767)
Spartanburg, SC
Jan 21, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Asheville W 66–45  13–6
(5–1) 		Winthrop Coliseum (1,674)
Rock Hill, SC
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Gardner–Webb W 97–88  14–6
(6–1) 		Winthrop Coliseum (2,864)
Rock Hill, SC
Jan 26, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Presbyterian L 91–99  14–7
(6–2) 		Templeton Physical Education Center (905)
Clinton, SC
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Radford L 61–80  14–8
(6–3) 		Winthrop Coliseum (2,681)
Rock Hill, SC
Feb 7, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charleston Southern W 76–72  15–8
(7–3) 		CSU Field House (733)
North Charleston, SC
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hampton W 101–91  16–8
(8–3) 		Winthrop Coliseum (1,466)
Rock Hill, SC
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Presbyterian W 93–85  17–8
(9–3) 		Winthrop Coliseum (1,202)
Rock Hill, SC
Feb 16, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Gardner–Webb L 60–64  17–9
(9–4) 		Paul Porter Arena (2,049)
Boiling Springs, NC
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Radford L 81–87  17–10
(9–5) 		Dedmon Center (2,702)
Radford, VA
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Charleston Southern W 80–78 2OT 18–10
(10–5) 		Winthrop Coliseum (3,755)
Rock Hill, SC
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		at Hampton L 75–90  18–11
(10–6) 		Hampton Convocation Center (4,712)
Hampton, VA
Big South tournament
Mar 7, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		(3) vs. (6) Charleston Southern
Quarterfinals 		L 63–77  18–12
 Gore Arena (1,460)
Buies Creek, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ McCormick, Bret (March 7, 2019). "What led to Winthrop's first tournament-opening loss since 2011-12 season?". Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved February 16, 2024.