2009 – 10 Winthrop Eagles men 's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2009 – 10 college basketball season . This was head coach Randy Peele 's third season at Winthrop . The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum . They finished the season 19 &ndash; 14 , 12 &ndash; 6 in Big South play to finish third in the conference . They won the 2010 Big South Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament to receive the conference 's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament . They were selected to play in the Opening Round game where they lost to Arkansas-Pine Bluff
2010 Big South Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2010 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2009–10 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team