2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2017–18
Team:Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:16–18
Conf Record:7–11
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach2:Marques Townsend

The 2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Doc Sadler, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 16–18, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated FIU and Middle Tennessee before losing to Marshall in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2016–17 season 9–22, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Rice.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Raheem Watts 0 F 6'7" 216 Senior Graduated
Robert Thomas 3 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Graduate transferred to Texas Wesleyan
Christian Clark 4 G 6'0" 175 RS Freshman Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Khari Price 5 G 5'9" 170 RS Senior Graduated
Michael Ramey 11 G 6'5" 183 RS Senior Graduated
Bilal Abdur-Rahim 13 G 6'7" 200 Sophomore Transferred
Quinton Campbell 22 G/F 6'7" 192 RS Senior Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Schedule and results

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