After four years with the Spartans, Peele was promoted to replace former head coach Mike Dement, who had left to take over the men's basketball program at Southern Methodist University (SMU).

In the NCAA tournament, UNC Greensboro was the 15th seed in the Southeast region, falling in the first round to the Cincinnati Bearcats.

In four seasons at Winthrop, the Eagles won three straight Big South titles, culminating in 2007 with a first-round upset of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the NCAA tournament.

Following the 2007 season, Marshall left Winthrop to take the vacant head coaching position at Wichita State University.

[5] Peele served as the special assistant to the head coach under Johnny Jones with the Texas Southern Tigers from 2018 to 2022.