Winthrop University Athletics

Chris Gaynor helped lead the Winthrop men's basketball program to four straight Big South Conference championships and NCAA tournament appearances.  In 2007, the same year that Winthrop captured the biggest win in school history over Notre Dame in the NCAA tournament, he was selected the Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Player of the Year.  He was the starting point guard in a school-record 129 games and led Winthrop to an overall record of 101-30, a Big South regular season record of 52-8, and a perfect 12-0 Big South tournament record in his four years.  He was voted MVP of the 2007 Orange Bowl Classic following Winthrop's win over previously undefeated and 20^th ranked Miami.  Gaynor is one of four players in Big South history with 1,000 points, 500 assists, and 200 steals.