2007–08 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2007–08 college basketball season. This was head coach Randy Peele's first season at Winthrop. The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum. They finished the season 2212, 104 in Big South play to finish tied for first atop the conference standings. They won the 2008 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 13 seed in the East region. They were defeated in the first round by No. 4 seed Washington State.

2007–08 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record2212 (104 Big South)
Head coach
  • Randy Peele (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Molinari
  • Larry Dixon
  • Marty McGillan
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
2007–08 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Asheville104 .7142310  .697
Winthrop104 .7142212  .647
High Point86 .5711714  .548
Liberty77 .5001616  .500
VMI68 .4291415  .483
Coastal Carolina68 .4291315  .464
Radford59 .3571020  .333
Charleston Southern410 .2861020  .333
2008 Big South tournament winner
As of March 8, 2008
Rankings from AP Poll
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