2006–07 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

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 play – before falling to No. 3 seed Oregon in the Round of 32.

2006–07 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 22
Record29–5 (14–0 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Randy Peele
  • Paul Molinari
  • Earl Grant
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
2006–07 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 22 Winthrop140 1.000295  .853
High Point113 .7862210  .688
Liberty86 .5711417  .452
UNC Asheville68 .4291219  .387
Coastal Carolina77 .5001515  .500
VMI59 .3571419  .424
Radford311 .214822  .267
Charleston Southern212 .143822  .267
2007 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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