2019–20 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team explained

Sport:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2019–20
Team:Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:9–22
Conf Record:5–13
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Kyle Roane

The 2019–20 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first-year head coach Jay Ladner, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as members of Conference USA.[1]

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 20–13, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Marshall in the quarterfinals before losing to Western Kentucky in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost to Longwood in the first round.[2]

Doc Sadler resigned on April 11 after 5 seasons at Southern Miss. Under Sadler, the Golden Eagles went 56–94 overall, but this season was their best under Sadler, in which the team went 20–13 overall and finished tied for 2nd in conference play. The following day, new Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg announced he had hired Sadler, a former Cornhuskers head coach who had spent a season on Hoiberg's staff at Iowa State, as an assistant.[3] [4] The school hired Southeastern Louisiana head coach and fellow alumnus Jay Ladner as their new head coach on April 17.[5]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Dominic Magee 0 G 6'4" 190 RS Senior Graduated
Cortez Edwards 1 G 6'2" 180 Senior Graduated
Shakur Daniel 2 G 6'5" 175 Freshman Transferred to Ranger College
Christian Clark 4 G 6'0" 175 RS Junior Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Tim Rowe 12 F 6'11" 220 Senior Graduated
Kevin Holland 20 G 6'1" 187 RS Senior Graduated
Anfernee Hampton 21 G 6'5" 170 RS Senior Walk-on; graduated
LaDarius Marshall 23 F 6'5" 205 Freshman Transferred to Hinds CC
Tyree Griffin 55 G 5'10" 175 RS Senior Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Denijay Harris 1 G/F 6'7" 195 Freshman Junior college transferred from Southwest Mississippi CC
David McCoy 4 G 6'0" Sophomore Junior college transferred from Jones County JC. Will join the team as a walk-on.
Jay Malone 10 G 6'1" 175 RS Sophomore Junior college transferred from Southwest Mississippi CC
Bill Muse 22 G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Transferred from Coastal Carolina. Will be eligible to play immediately since Muse graduated from Coastal Carolina. Will join the team as a walk-on.
Jarrod Rigby 25 G 6'0" 160 RS Senior Transferred from Southeastern Louisiana. Will be eligible to play immediately since Rigby graduated from Southeastern Louisiana. Will join the team as a walk-on.
Isaiah Jones 44 F 6'8" RS Junior Junior college transferred from Connors State College

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Here’s a deep dive on Southern Miss basketball for Jay Ladner’s debut season. Magee. Patrick. Sun Herald. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022063737/https://www.sunherald.com/sports/college/conference-usa/university-of-southern-mississippi/article236240293.html. 2019-10-22.
  2. Web site: Wilson scores 23 to lift Longwood over Southern Miss in CBI. USA TODAY. en-US. 2020-01-10.
  3. News: Sadler steps down as Southern Miss coach . Jeff . Borzello . ESPN.com . April 11, 2019 . April 11, 2019.
  4. News: Hoiberg adds Sadler to Huskers' coaching staff . Associated Press . ESPN.com . April 12, 2019 . April 12, 2019.
  5. Web site: USM hires former longtime St. Stanislaus head coach to lead men’s basketball. Clay. Patrick. wlox.com. en-US. 2020-01-10.