2025–26 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

2025–26 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record23–11 (13–3 Big South)
Head coach
Associate head coachTony Rack
Monty Sanders
Assistant coaches
  • Mitchell Hill
  • Sid Crist
  • Matt Erps
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
2025–26 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
High Point † 15 – 1   .938 31 – 5   .861
Winthrop 13 – 3   .813 23 – 11   .676
Radford 9 – 7   .563 16 – 16   .500
UNC Asheville 8 – 8   .500 15 – 17   .469
Longwood 8 – 8   .500 16 – 16   .500
Presbyterian 7 – 9   .438 15 – 18   .455
Charleston Southern 6 – 10   .375 15 – 17   .469
USC Upstate 5 – 11   .313 13 – 19   .406
Gardner–Webb 1 – 15   .063 4 – 29   .121
† 2026 Big South tournament winner

The 2025–26 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth-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.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2024–25 season 23–11, 11–5 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for second place.[1] They defeated Longwood[2] and UNC Asheville,[3] before falling to top-seeded High Point in the Big South tournament championship game.[4]

Preseason

On October 15, 2025, the Big South Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Winthrop was picked to finish fifth in the conference.[5]

Preseason rankings

Big South Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1 High Point 80 (8)
2 UNC Asheville 68 (1)
3 Longwood 53
4 Radford 52
5 Winthrop 51
6 Presbyterian 37
7 Charleston Southern 27
8 Gardner–Webb 19
9 USC Upstate 18
(#) first-place votes

Source:[5]

Preseason All-Big South Teams

Preseason All-Big South Second Team
Player Year Position
Daylen Berry RS Senior Guard

Source:[6]

Roster

2025–26 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kaleb Evans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Moravian Prep Lexington, South Carolina
G 1 Isaiah Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Richmond Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 2 Kareem Rozier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Duquesne Detroit, Michigan
G 3 Josh Meo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Coastal Carolina Orlando, Florida
G 4 Pharrell Boyogueno 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Gardner–Webb Greenville, South Carolina
G 5 Braylhan Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Georgia Southern Atlanta, Georgia
G 7 Daylen Berry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Charleston Southern Raleigh, North Carolina
G 8 Cam Christy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Mount St. Joseph Walton, Kentucky
G 11 Kody Clouet 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS San Diego San Marcos, California
F 15 Tommy Kamarad 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Arkansas Tech Buford, Georgia
F 21 Tai Hamilton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr William & Mary Charlotte, North Carolina
G 22 Henry Harrison 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lewisburg High School Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
F 23 Ed Nnamoko 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr New Mexico State Lagos, Nigeria
G 25 Seifeldin Hendawy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Loyola Chicago Cairo, Egypt
C 51 Logan Duncomb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 22, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025*
6:30 pm 		Georgia Southern W 96–91  –
 Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
8:00 am, YouTube 		vs. Queens
Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon 		W 81–74  1–0
 Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (1,300)
Rock Hill, SC
November 7, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at George Mason L 90–96  1–1
 EagleBank Arena (2,933)
Fairfax, VA
November 11, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina L 66–72  1–2
 HTC Center (2,663)
Conway, SC
November 15, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercer W 105–69  2–2
 Winthrop Coliseum (2,637)
Rock Hill, SC
November 18, 2025*
8:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 21 Arkansas L 83–84  2–3
 Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
November 23, 2025*
8:00 pm, SWAC TV 		at Jackson State W 80–62  3–3
 Williams Assembly Center (506)
Jackson, MS
November 25, 2025*
8:30 pm, BTN 		at Nebraska L 73–80  3–4
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,973)
Lincoln, NE
November 29, 2025*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Carolina State W 101–79  4–4
 Winthrop Coliseum (1,131)
Rock Hill, SC
December 2, 2025*
7:30 pm, NEC Front Row 		at LIU W 94–92 OT 5–4
 Steinberg Wellness Center (403)
Brooklyn, NY
December 6, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina L 84–88  5–5
 Winthrop Coliseum (1,626)
Rock Hill, SC
December 9, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Toccoa Falls W 111–62  6–5
 Winthrop Coliseum (854)
Rock Hill, SC
December 13, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Bob Jones W 101–55  7–5
 Winthrop Coliseum (1,031)
Rock Hill, SC
December 18, 2025*
8:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota L 88–90  7–6
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (312)
Grand Forks, ND
December 21, 2025*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Clinton W 107−41  8−6
 Winthrop Coliseum (1,153)
Rock Hill, SC
December 28, 2025*
2:00 pm, TNT 		at No. 15 Texas Tech L 57–87  8–7
 United Supermarkets Arena (12,814)
Lubbock, TX
Big South regular season
December 31, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Longwood L 70–82  8–8
(0–1) 		Joan Perry Brock Center (1,913)
Farmville, VA
January 3, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 88–77  9–8
(1–1) 		Winthrop Coliseum (1,234)
Rock Hill, SC
January 7, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Charleston Southern W 81–77  10–8
(2–1) 		Winthrop Coliseum (1,057)
Rock Hill, SC
January 10, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at USC Upstate W 71–50  11–8
(3–1) 		G. B. Hodge Center (404)
Spartanburg, SC
January 14, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		High Point W 92–75  12–8
(4–1) 		Winthrop Coliseum (1,956)
Rock Hill, SC
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Asheville W 69–67  13–8
(5–1) 		Kimmel Arena (1,496)
Asheville, NC
January 21, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Radford W 76–75  14–8
(6–1) 		Winthrop Coliseum (1,551)
Rock Hill, SC
January 24, 2026
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Presbyterian W 82–72  15–8
(7–1) 		Templeton Center (647)
Clinton, SC
January 31, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Asheville W 84−71  16−8
(8−1) 		Winthrop Coliseum (1,400)
Rock Hill, SC
February 4, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Radford W 80–78  17–8
(9–1) 		Dedmon Center (1,814)
Radford, VA
February 7, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Longwood W 79–74  18–8
(10–1) 		Winthrop Coliseum (2,041)
Rock Hill, SC
February 12, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Gardner–Webb W 103–85  19–8
(11–1) 		Paul Porter Arena (355)
Boiling Springs, NC
February 19, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 68–64  20–8
(12–1) 		Winthrop Coliseum (1,932)
Rock Hill, SC
February 21, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at High Point L 87–89  20–9
(12–2) 		Qubein Center (5,165)
High Point, NC
February 26, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charleston Southern L 84–86  20–10
(12–3) 		Buccaneer Field House (902)
North Charleston, SC
February 28, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Presbyterian W 74–70  21–10
(13–3) 		Winthrop Coliseum (2,403)
Rock Hill, SC
Big South tournament
March 6, 2026
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Charleston Southern
Quarterfinals 		W 86–81  22–10
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,715)
Johnson City, TN
March 7, 2026
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (6) Presbyterian
Semifinals 		W 73–71  23–10
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,927)
Johnson City, TN
March 8, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (1) High Point
Championship 		L 76–91  23–11
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,109)
Johnson City, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  2. ^ "Longwood men's basketball fights but falls short to Winthrop in Big South Quarterfinal". The Rotunda. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  3. ^ "Winthrop men's basketball rolls again, will play Sunday for NCAA Tournament berth". Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  4. ^ "Bobby Pettiford sparks huge rally and High Point tops Winthrop for Big South title, first NCAA bid". AP News. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "High Point Earns Top Spot in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  6. ^ "Big South Announces 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  7. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "Winthrop Eagles 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
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