The 2008–09 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum.
The Eagles lost in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic to Florida 74–45 in December 2008.
They finished the season with an 11–19 record, losing in the Big South quarterfinal to UNC Asheville in March 2009.
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