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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

2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record16–18 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
2017–18 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 16 – 2   .889 25 – 8   .758
Old Dominion 15 – 3   .833 25 – 7   .781
Western Kentucky 14 – 4   .778 27 – 11   .711
Marshall † 12 – 6   .667 25 – 11   .694
UTSA 11 – 7   .611 20 – 15   .571
UAB 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
North Texas 8 – 10   .444 20 – 18   .526
FIU 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
Southern Miss 7 – 11   .389 16 – 18   .471
Louisiana Tech 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Florida Atlantic 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
UTEP 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
Rice 4 – 14   .222 7 – 24   .226
Charlotte 2 – 16   .111 6 – 23   .207
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Leonard Harper-Baker 32 G 6'5" 205 Junior Detroit, MI Junior college transferred from Moberly Area CC

Recruiting class of 2017

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ladavius Draine
SG 		Calhoun City, MS Calhoun City High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 10, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.

Roster

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2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dominic Magee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Grand Canyon Harvey, Louisiana
G 1 Cortez Edwards 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Osceola High School Kissimmee, Florida
G 2 D'Angelo Richardson (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Sr Holmes Community College Vicksburg, Mississippi
G 3 Rodney Gill (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Northeast Community College Theodore, Alabama
G 5 Tyree Griffin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Oklahoma State New Orleans, Louisiana
G 10 Josh Conley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Sound Doctrine Christian Academy Inglewood, California
G 11 LaDavius Draine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Calhoun City High School Calhoun City, Mississippi
F 12 Tim Rowe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Mt. Zion Prep Lilburn, Georgia
F 15 Eddie Davis III (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 248 lb (112 kg) RS Jr Centennial High School Las Vegas, Nevada
G 20 Kevin Holland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS Jr Paul W. Bryant High School Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G 21 Anfernee Hampton (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Jackson, Mississippi
G 30 Clay Weatherspoon (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Ridgeland High School (MS) Jackson, Mississippi
F 32 Leonard Harper-Baker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Moberly Area Community College Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Southern (New Orleans) W 79–69  1–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (2,118)
Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 16, 2017*
6:00 pm, BTN+ 		at Michigan L 47–61  1–1
 Crisler Arena (8,765)
Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Blue Mountain
Sanford Pentagon Showcase 		W 90–46  2–1
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,848)
Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 24, 2017*
5:30 pm 		vs. South Dakota
Sanford Pentagon Showcase 		L 71–84  2–2
 Sanford Pentagon (1,105)
Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 25, 2017*
4:00 pm 		vs. Youngstown State
Sanford Pentagon Showcase 		W 71–64  3–2
 Sanford Pentagon (343)
Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 26, 2017*
11:30 am 		vs. Northern Colorado
Sanford Pentagon Showcase 		L 63–77  3–3
 Sanford Pentagon (101)
Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at South Alabama L 58–69  3–4
 Mitchell Center (2,353)
Mobile, AL
Dec 3, 2017*
2:00 pm 		Rust W 109–61  4–4
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,792)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 10, 2017*
2:00 pm 		Troy W 89–71  5–4
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,937)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 13, 2017*
6:00 pm 		at Alabama A&M W 69–54  6–4
 Elmore Gymnasium (382)
Huntsville, AL
Dec 16, 2017*
4:00 pm 		William Carey W 75–58  7–4
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,914)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 21, 2017*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at No. 24 Florida State L 45–98  7–5
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,003)
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 23, 2017*
6:00 pm 		vs. Mississippi State
Jackson Showcase 		L 64–70  7–6
 Mississippi Coliseum (4,028)
Jackson, MS
Conference USA regular season
Dec 28, 2017
6:00 pm 		at Marshall L 66–85  7–7
(0–1) 		Cam Henderson Center (5,537)
Huntington, WV
Dec 30, 2017
2:00 pm 		at Western Kentucky L 66–82  7–8
(0–2) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (4,654)
Bowling Green, KY
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm, beIN 		UTEP W 85–75  8–8
(1–2) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,956)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 6, 2018
4:00 pm 		UTSA W 93–83  9–8
(2–2) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,834)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm 		at UAB L 75–86  9–9
(2–3) 		Bartow Arena (3,351)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 13, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Middle Tennessee L 49–69  9–10
(2–4) 		Murphy Center (4,871)
Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm 		Rice W 86–75  10–10
(3–4) 		Reed Green Coliseum (2,001)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 20, 2018
4:00 pm 		North Texas W 85–78  11–10
(4–4) 		Reed Green Coliseum (2,540)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 27, 2018
6:00 pm 		at Louisiana Tech L 66–89  11–11
(4–5) 		Thomas Assembly Center (4,269)
Ruston, LA
Feb 1, 2018
6:00 pm 		at FIU L 70–76  11–12
(4–6) 		FIU Arena (1,263)
Miami, FL
Feb 3, 2018
6:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic W 77–66  12–12
(5–6) 		FAU Arena (1,559)
Boca Raton, FL
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm 		Old Dominion L 63–68  12–13
(5–7) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,984)
Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 10, 2018
4:30 pm 		Charlotte W 72–54  13–13
(6–7) 		Reed Green Coliseum (2,880)
Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm 		Middle Tennessee L 62–72  13–14
(6–8) 		Reed Green Coliseum (2,062)
Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 17, 2018
4:00 pm 		UAB L 69–87  13–15
(6–9) 		Reed Green Coliseum (2,405)
Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm 		at UTSA L 56–64  13–16
(6–10) 		Convocation Center (1,082)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 24, 2018
8:00 pm 		at UTEP L 44–73  13–17
(6–11) 		Don Haskins Center (6,117)
El Paso, TX
Mar 3, 2018
4:30 pm 		Louisiana Tech W 72–64  14–17
(7–11) 		Reed Green Coliseum (2,687)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA tournament
Mar 7, 2018
6:00 pm, Stadium 		(9) vs. (8) FIU
First round 		W 69–68  15–17
 The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
Mar 8, 2018
6:00 pm, Stadium 		(9) vs. (1) Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals 		W 71–68 OT 16–17
 The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
Mar 9, 2018
12:30 pm, CBSSN 		(9) vs. (4) Marshall
Semifinals 		L 75–85  16–18
 The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time Source[1].

References

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  1. ^ Southern Miss Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball
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