2025–26 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 7–6 (0–0 Big South) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Tony Rack Monty Sanders |
| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Winthrop Coliseum |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Big South tournament winner As of December 18, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represents Winthrop University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Mark Prosser, play their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.
Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2024–25 season 23–11, 11–5 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for second place.[1] They defeated Longwood[2] and UNC Asheville,[3] before falling to top-seeded High Point in the Big South tournament championship game.[4]
Preseason
On October 15, 2025, the Big South Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Winthrop was picked to finish fifth in the conference.[5]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | High Point | 80 (8) | |
| 2 | UNC Asheville | 68 (1) | |
| 3 | Longwood | 53 | |
| 4 | Radford | 52 | |
| 5 | Winthrop | 51 | |
| 6 | Presbyterian | 37 | |
| 7 | Charleston Southern | 27 | |
| 8 | Gardner–Webb | 19 | |
| 9 | USC Upstate | 18 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[5]
Preseason All-Big South Teams
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Daylen Berry | RS Senior | Guard |
Source:[6]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 25, 2025* 6:30 pm |
Georgia Southern | W 96–91 | – |
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 8:00 am, YouTube |
vs. Queens Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon |
W 81–74 | 1–0 |
Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (1,300) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
| November 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at George Mason | L 90–96 | 1–1 |
EagleBank Arena (2,933) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Coastal Carolina | L 66–72 | 1–2 |
HTC Center (2,663) Conway, SC | |||||||
| November 15, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mercer | W 105–69 | 2–2 |
Winthrop Coliseum (2,637) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
| November 18, 2025* 8:00 pm, SECN+ |
at No. 21 Arkansas | L 83–84 | 2–3 |
Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
| November 23, 2025* 8:00 pm, SWAC TV |
at Jackson State | W 80–62 | 3–3 |
Williams Assembly Center (506) Jackson, MS | |||||||
| November 25, 2025* 8:30 pm, BTN |
at Nebraska | L 73–80 | 3–4 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,973) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| November 29, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Carolina State | W 101–79 | 4–4 |
Winthrop Coliseum (1,131) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
| December 2, 2025* 7:30 pm, NEC Front Row |
at LIU | W 94–92 OT | 5–4 |
Steinberg Wellness Center (403) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| December 6, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Coastal Carolina | L 84–88 | 5–5 |
Winthrop Coliseum (1,626) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
| December 9, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Toccoa Falls | W 111–62 | 6–5 |
Winthrop Coliseum (854) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
| December 13, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Bob Jones | W 101–55 | 7–5 |
Winthrop Coliseum (1,031) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
| December 18, 2025* 8:00 pm, SLN |
at North Dakota | L 88–90 | 7–6 |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (312) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| December 21, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Clinton | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||||
| December 28, 2025* 2:00 pm, TNT |
at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX | |||||||||
| Big South regular season | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 3:00 pm |
at Longwood | Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 4:00 pm |
Gardner–Webb | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||||
| January 7, 2026 6:30 pm |
Charleston Southern | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 2:00 pm |
at USC Upstate | G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC | |||||||||
| January 14, 2026 6:30 pm |
High Point | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 2:00 pm |
at UNC Asheville | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| January 21, 2026 6:30 pm |
Radford | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 4:30 pm |
at Presbyterian | Templeton Center Clinton, SC | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 2:00 pm |
UNC Asheville | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||||
| February 4, 2026 7:00 pm |
at Radford | Dedmon Center Radford, VA | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 2:00 pm |
Longwood | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 7:00 pm |
at Gardner–Webb | Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 6:30 pm |
USC Upstate | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 4:00 pm |
at High Point | Qubein Center High Point, NC | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 7:00 pm |
at Charleston Southern | Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, SC | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 4:00 pm |
Presbyterian | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||||
| Big South tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4–8, 2026 TBA |
vs. | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
References
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "Longwood men's basketball fights but falls short to Winthrop in Big South Quarterfinal". The Rotunda. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "Winthrop men's basketball rolls again, will play Sunday for NCAA Tournament berth". Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "Bobby Pettiford sparks huge rally and High Point tops Winthrop for Big South title, first NCAA bid". AP News. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ a b "High Point Earns Top Spot in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "Big South Announces 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "Winthrop Eagles 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2025.