and Winthrop's all-time leading scorer, Keon Johnson. Kelsey's program signed D2 transfer Chandler Vaudrin, the then college national leader in triple-doubles, Josh Corbin and Jamal King, two ESPN 3-star recruits, and D.J. Burns Jr., an ESPN 4-star recruit and transfer from the University of Tennessee. In March 2021, Kelsey left Winthrop to become the head coach at the College of Charleston. Mark Prosser era (2021–present) In April 2021, Mark Prosser, former Winthrop assistant and son of Skip Prosser, returned to take the head coach position vacated by Pat Kelsey. Six games into his first season, the Eagles beat the University of Washington to notch Prosser's first win as head coach at WU against a Power 5 conference and Winthrop's first win ever against a PAC-12 team. Additionally, the 2021-2022 team went undefeated at home (13-0) and finished first in the South Division. 2007 Season: Top 25 and Round of 32 Winthrop's greatest success to date was in 2007, as it went 29–5 under Coach Marshall and finished #22 nationally in both the AP and Coaches' Final Polls. The Eagles posted a perfect 14–0 mark in conference play, winning the Big South regular season championship. Notable regular season non-conference victories included wins against Mississippi State and Old Dominion. Each of Winthrop's four regular season losses came at the hand of a Top 25 opponent, with two of the games decided by single-digit margins. They lost to the #2 program in the country (UNC) by seven points. After winning the Big South Tournament, the Eagles were given a #11 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a First Round matchup against #6 seed Notre Dame. On March 16, 2007 (day before St. Patrick's Day), Winthrop defeated the Irish by a score of 74–64, becoming the first Big South men's basketball team to win an NCAA Tournament First Round game. In the Round of 32, the Eagles lost to #3 seed Oregon by a score of 75–61 to close out their season. Postseason NCAA tournament results Winthrop has appeared in 11 NCAA Tournaments and has a combined record of 1–11. The Eagles advanced to the Round of 32 in 2007, the only Big South team ever to do so. Conference Championships 1988 Big South (tourney) – Winthrop went 17–13 overall and won the Big South Tournament. 1999 Big South (season & tourney) – Winthrop went 21–8 overall and 9–1 in Big South. 2000 Big