2023–24 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Mark Prosser, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 8–8 in Big South play, to finish in fourth place.^[1]

2023–24 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	17–15 (8–8 Big South)
Head coach	Mark Prosser (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Tony Rack Ben Betts Mitchell Hill
Home arena	Winthrop Coliseum
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big South men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
High Point	13	–	3		.813			27	–	9		.750
UNC Asheville	12	–	4		.750			22	–	12		.647
Gardner–Webb	11	–	5		.688			17	–	16		.515
Winthrop	8	–	8		.500			17	–	15		.531
Longwood †	6	–	10		.375			21	–	14		.600
Presbyterian	6	–	10		.375			14	–	19		.424
Charleston Southern	6	–	10		.375			10	–	20		.333
USC Upstate	5	–	11		.313			10	–	20		.333
Radford	5	–	11		.313			16	–	17		.485
† 2024 Big South tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 15–17, 10–8 in Big South play, to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.^[2] They were defeated by Radford in the first round of the Big South tournament.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Sin'Cere McMahon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Sr Indianapolis, IN G 1 Isaiah Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Pittsburgh, PA G 2 Xavier McKelvy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Charlotte, NC G 3 Micheal Anumba 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Reggio Emilia, Italy F 4 Kelton Talford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Great Falls, SC F 5 Yoro Diallo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Cincinnati, OH G 10 Nick Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr The Bronx, NY G 11 Kasen Harrison 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Beaumont, TX F 12 K.J. Doucet 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Austell, GA G 13 Clay Howard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Aiken, SC G 14 Noah Van Bibber 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr DeBary, FL G 21 Henry Harrison 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lewisburg, PA F 23 Michael Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Hermitage, PA F 33 Chase Claxton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Greenville, SC C 40 Alex Timmerman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) GS Crystal Lake, IL G 55 Cam Christy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Walton, KY	Head coach Mark Prosser (Marist) Assistant coach(es) Tony Rack (Northern Kentucky) Ben Betts (Roanoke) Mitchell Hill (Tennessee Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 7, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at Clemson	L 56–78	0–1	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,361) Clemson, SC
November 8, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Brevard	W 98–44	1–1	Winthrop Coliseum (1,002) Rock Hill, SC
November 11, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		Drexel	L 72–74	1–2	Winthrop Coliseum (2,501) Rock Hill, SC
November 17, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Holy Cross Winthrop Invitational	W 89–51	2–2	Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (909) Rock Hill, SC
November 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. IUPUI Winthrop Invitational	W 74–61	3–2	Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (711) Rock Hill, SC
November 19, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Elon Winthrop Invitational	W 78–70	4–2	Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (944) Rock Hill, SC
November 24, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+		at Georgia	L 69–78	4–3	Stegeman Coliseum (6,046) Athens, GA
November 28, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Bob Jones	W 90–49	5–3	Winthrop Coliseum (860) Rock Hill, SC
December 2, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	W 90–87	6–3	HTC Center (1,305) Conway, SC
December 5, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Queens	W 88–82	7–3	Winthrop Coliseum (1,279) Rock Hill, SC
December 10, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	W 85–68	8–3	Jack Stephens Center (387) Little Rock, AR
December 16, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1		at Xavier	L 59–75	8–4	Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+		at South Carolina	L 62–72	8–5	Colonial Life Arena (9,455) Columbia, SC
December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/ACCNX		at Florida State	L 61–67	8–6	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,499) Tallahassee, FL
December 29, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Toccoa Falls	W 113–62	9–6	Winthrop Coliseum (1,362) Rock Hill, SC
Big South Conference regular season
January 3, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Longwood	W 68–60 OT	10–6 (1–0)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,426) Rock Hill, SC
January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 82–80 OT	11–6 (2–0)	G. B. Hodge Center (508) Spartanburg, SC
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 81–71	12–6 (3–0)	Templeton Physical Education Center (644) Clinton, SC
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Radford	W 92–88 3OT	13–6 (4–0)	Winthrop Coliseum (2,092) Rock Hill, SC
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		UNC Asheville	L 77–82	13–7 (4–1)	Winthrop Coliseum (2,831) Rock Hill, SC
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	L 74–79	13–8 (4–2)	Paul Porter Arena (702) Boiling Springs, NC
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 78–59	14–8 (5–2)	Buccaneer Field House (812) North Charleston, SC
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		High Point	L 81–83	14–9 (5–3)	Winthrop Coliseum (2,440) Rock Hill, SC
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	L 78–82	14–10 (5–4)	Kimmel Arena (2,206) Asheville, NC
February 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 67–46	15–10 (6–4)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,894) Rock Hill, SC
February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Longwood	L 74–84	15–11 (6–5)	Joan Perry Brock Center (2,873) Farmville, VA
February 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Radford	W 85–69	16–11 (7–5)	Dedmon Center (1,404) Radford, VA
February 21, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Presbyterian	L 55–78	16–12 (7–6)	Winthrop Coliseum (2,272) Rock Hill, SC
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 83–74	17–12 (8–6)	Winthrop Coliseum (2,225) Rock Hill, SC
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at High Point	L 96–100 OT	17–13 (8–7)	Qubein Center (3,584) High Point, NC
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	L 64–65	17–14 (8–8)	Winthrop Coliseum (2,443) Rock Hill, SC
Big South tournament
March 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Longwood Quarterfinals	L 56–69	17–15	Qubein Center (4,258) High Point, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4][5]