ROCK HILL, SC– Pat Kelsey announced that Mike Howland has been promoted to assistant coach after spending the last two seasons as the director of basketball operations. “Mike has done a phenomenal job in his time here at Winthrop and has earned this opportunity,” said Kelsey. “He has a very keen basketball mind and has […]
ROCK HILL, SC—Winthrop head men’s basketball coach Pat Kelsey has announced two additions to the recruiting class after Charles Falden and Jermaine Ukaegbu signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Eagles. Falden is a 6-3 guard out of Richmond, VA, who spent last season at Massanutten Military, which is the prep school […]
ROCK HILL, SC—Director of Athletics Ken Halpin has announced that Lynette Woodard has been named head coach of the Winthrop women’s basketball program. A news conference has been scheduled for 11 a.m. on Tuesday to introduce Woodard. Woodard joined the Winthrop coaching staff last August as an assistant, was appointed acting head coach in January, […]
ROCK HILL, SC—Winthrop head men’s basketball coach Pat Kelsey announced redshirt junior Duby Okeke will transfer after completing his degree at Winthrop this May. “Duby has worked very hard both on the court and in the classroom,” said Kelsey. “He will graduate and receive his degree in May from Winthrop and has elected to play […]
Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey has accepted an offer to be the new head coach at the University of Massachusetts. Kelsey, who just completed his 5th year at Winthrop, won the Big South championship this past year and advanced to the NCAA tournament. The former Xavier and Wake Forest assistant coach amassed a 102-59 record […]
MILWAUKEE, WI—A 14-2 run midway through the second half by Butler stopped Winthrop’s attempt at erasing its double-figure deficit at the half as 13th-seeded Winthrop fell 76-64 to 4th-seeded Butler, Thursday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in the Bradley Center. With the loss, the Eagles season comes to a close with […]
ROCK HILL, SC—Winthrop men’s basketball has earned a 13-seed in the 2017 NCAA Tournament and will face 4th-seeded Butler, Thursday at 1:30 p.m. (EST) in the Bradley Center. The game will air live on TNT. The Eagles earned their second highest seed in the NCAA Tournament after a 26-6 record as they captured the Big […]
