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Southern Miss Men’s Basketball David Cohen, SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES (8-6, 0-2 C-USA) Director of Communications Head Coach: Doc Sadler (Arkansas, 1982) • 601-266-6240 (o) Record at Southern Miss: 44-87* (fifth season), Career Record: 193-194 (13th season) • 817-739-6585 (c) • [email protected] • @DavidECohen_ NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN (14-1, 2-0 C-USA) Southern Miss Athletics Head Coach: Grant McCasland (Baylor, 1999) • 118 College Drive #5017 Record at UNT: 34-19 (second season) Career Record: 54-31 (third season) • Hattiesburg, Miss. 39406-0001 Game Information Golden Eagle Notes Date / Time: – The Golden Eagles have seen several players expand their roles of late. Kevin Holland, a redshirt-senior, was 8-for-28 from long Saturday, Jan. 5 5 p.m. CT range before going 7-for-13 the last three games. Sophomore LaDavius Draine has improved his scoring output from 5.5 to 8.5 ppg, 3FG percentage from 40.0 to 44.9, and his free-throws from 9-for-18 to 15-for-17 (88 percent). Boban Jacdonmi earned his Site / Venue: Denton, Texas second-career start last Saturday at LA Tech, where he set career-highs of six rebounds and 17 minutes. He also started at Rice. The Super Pit (10,500) – This is the final installment of a six-game road swing for the Golden Eagles. The Jan. 10 home game versus Middle Tennessee will be its first in 30 days, the longest-such stretch away from Hattiesburg since a seven-game span in the 1997-98 season (31 days). The TV: N/A 1978-79 team also went 38 days between home contests. Talent: N/A – The Golden Eagles are coming off a bitter 73-65 loss at Rice in which they led 42-33 at the half, thanks to a Tyree Griffin bank shot Radio: USM IMG Sports Network from inside half-court. The Owls opened the second half on a 24-6 run, and while Southern Miss got back within 57-56 at the 6:42 Talent: John Cox mark, it was all it could do. Live Stats: SouthernMiss.com – The Mean Green have steadily grown in Grant McCasland’s two years as head coach. The squad won the CBI title last season and @SouthernMissMBB are currently receiving votes in the AP and USA Today polls. North Texas has six players averaging double-figures in scoring, led by Ryan Woolridge (12.9 points, 5.2 assists per game). He had 20 and nine, respectively, an 85-78 loss in Hattiesburg last year, while the Video: ESPN Plus Golden Eagles also contained three-point assassin Roosevelt Smart to 3-for-10 long-range shooting in that contest. Talent: Hank Dickenson, Paul – Southern Miss has had 30 free-throw attempts in the four games since collecting 26 in the Dec. 15 Wichita State contest. North Valamides Texas allows an average of 20.1 per game. Two assistants on the UNT staff previously held positions at Southern Miss. Ross Hodge served under Larry Eustachy for the 2011-12 NCAA Tournament season, and Jareem Dowling was there from 2012-15, the last of Series vs. UNT which was Doc Sadler’s first season. He was instrumental in the recruitment of star Cortez Edwards (more on him, page 8). Overall 22-6 Home 8-1 – Southern Miss won last year’s lone head-to-head matchup, 85-78, behind Griffin’s career-high 29 points. He and Edwards combined Away 9-5 for 16-for-18 foul shooting while the Golden Eagles limited UNT to a 6-for-24 mark beyond the arc. Neutral 5-0 Sadler vs. Opponent 6-1 – Southern Miss and Old Dominion are the only two C-USA schools to have not allowed 80 points in a single game this season. It happened to the Golden Eagles in each of the last two seasons, and this current 14-game streak is a single-season best since the 2011-12 squad did so in its final 24 games. Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time (CT)/Result – Southern Miss is No. 3 nationally for assist-turnover ratio (1.75) and No. 6 for fewest turnovers (9.7 pg). As for the latter category, the Nov. 6 Southeastern Baptist W, 111-66 Black and Gold have made major improvements over the course of Sadler’s tenure. The team was No. 296 in the 2014-15 season, Nov. 11 at SMU% W, 74-64 then finished No. 245, 117 and No. 5 in 2017-18 (first time averaging less than 10 per game since the 2008-09 season). Nov. 15 at Troy W, 81-66 Nov. 20 vs. North Florida% L, 48-64 – The Golden Eagles currently rank first in C-USA for assists (17.0) and assist-turnover ratio (1.8), while second in defensive field goal percentage (39.3). Griffin leads the league in that ratio (3.6) and assists (6.6), while Edwards ranks second in steals (2.1 pg). Griffin Nov. 21 vs. Western Carolina% W, 68-63 has 294 dimes in less than two years with the program, with his 201 last season ranking as the second-most in school history. Nov. 25 William Carey L, 72-78 Nov. 28 South Alabama W, 71-67 – Southern Miss has three true road wins this year after having six the previous four seasons. Dec. 2 Rust W, 106-46 Dec. 11 Millsaps W, 81-47 Probable Starters Dec. 15 at Wichita State L, 60-63 Dec. 19 at RV/RV Kansas State L, 51-55 Dec. 21 at South Dakota W, 66-60 Dec. 29 at Louisiana Tech • L, 56-71 Jan. 3 at Rice • L, 65-73 Jan. 5 at North Texas • 5 p.m. Jan. 10 Middle Tennessee • 7 p.m. Jan. 12 UAB • 4 p.m. Jan. 17 at Charlotte • 6 p.m. Jan. 19 at Old Dominion • 3 p.m. Jan. 24 WKU • 7 p.m. 0 1 20 32 55 Jan. 26 Marshall • 4 p.m. Jan. 31 at FIU • 6 p.m. Dominic Magee Cortez Edwards Kevin Holland Leonard Harper-Baker Tyree Griffin Feb. 2 at Florida Atlantic • 3 p.m. 9.5 ppg | 3.9 rpg 13.7 ppg | 6.3 rpg 4.1 ppg | 1.9 rpg 6.9 ppg | 7.0 rpg 12.8 ppg | 6.6 apg Feb. 9 Louisiana Tech • 4 p.m. 6-4 | 190 | RSr. 6-2 | 180 | Sr. 5-10 | 175 | RSr. 6-6 | 205 | RJr. 5-10 | 175 | RSr. Feb. 14 UTSA • 7 p.m. Harvey, La. Kissimmee, Fla. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Detroit, Mich. New Orleans, La. Feb. 16 UTEP • 2 p.m. Feb. 23 TBA (bonus play) • TBA Southern Miss Name Usage Feb. 28 TBA (bonus play) • TBA The University of Southern Mississippi has adopted “Southern Miss” as its official nickname. A majority of alumni, fans, and supporters March 3 TBA (bonus play) • TBA prefer the “Southern Miss” nickname. March 6 TBA (bonus play) • TBA Though not preferred, names such as “USM” and the university’s full name will continue to be approved by the March 9 TBA (bonus play) • TBA March 13-16 C-USA Championships licensing department for use on imprinted merchandise. • – Denotes Conference USA Game Nicknames including “S. Mississippi,” “SO. Mississippi,” “S. Miss,” and “Southern” are not acceptable. Additionally, when using the univer- % – Cancun Challenge sity’s full name, “The” must be included in the title, i.e., The University of Southern Mississippi. 2018-19 SOUTHERN MISS BASKETBALL www.southernmiss.com 2018-19 Southern Miss Basketball Roster NCAA Basketball Polls No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / Previous School AP Top 25 0 Dominic Magee G 6-4 190 RS SR Harvey, La./Grand Canyon Week 9 1 Cortez Edwards G 6-2 180 SR Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola HS Rk Team Record Pts 2 Shakur Daniel G 6-5 175 FR Ajax, Ontario, Canada/SW Christian Academy 1 Duke (35) 11-1 1530 3 Gabe Watson G 6-2 180 FR Ridgeland, Miss./St. Joseph Catholic HS 2 Michigan (9) 13-0 1478 4 Christian Clark G 5-10 175 RS JR Hattiesburg, Miss./Mack Prep (N.C.) Academy 3 Tennessee (12) 11-1 1469 11 LaDavius Draine G 6-4 215 SO Calhoun City, Miss./Calhoun City HS 4 Virginia (4) 11-0 1428 12 Tim Rowe F 6-11 220 RS JR Lilburn, Ga./Mount Zion Prep 5 Kansas (4) 11-1 1378 13 Boban Jacdonmi F 6-9 250 RS JR London, England/Chattanooga State CC 6 Nevada 13-0 1317 14 Tyler Stevenson G/F 6-7 185 FR Columbus, Miss./New Hope HS 7 Gonzaga 12-2 1200 8 Michigan State 11-2 1146 15 Clay Weatherspoon G 6-2 195 JR Ridgeland, Miss./Ridgeland HS 9 Florida State 11-1 1063 20 Kevin Holland G 6-1 187 RS SR Tuscaloosa, Ala./Paul W. Bryant HS 10 Virginia Tech 11-1 934 21 Anfernee Hampton G 6-5 170 RS SR Jackson, Miss./Miss. Gulf Coast CC 11 Texas Tech 11-1 893 23 Ladarius Marshall F 6-7 225 FR Jackson, Miss./Forest Hill HS 12 Auburn 11-2 820 32 Leonard Harper-Baker F 6-6 205 RS JR Detroit, Mich./Moberly Area CC 13 Kentucky 10-2 799 55 Tyree Griffin G 5-10 175 RS SR New Orleans, La./Oklahoma State 14 Ohio State 12-1 769 15 North Carolina 9-3 744 Coaching / Support Staff 16 Marquette 11-2 595 Doc Sadler (Arkansas, 1982), Head Coach, Fifth Season 17 Mississippi State 12-1 572 18 NC State 12-1 424 Steve Shields (Baylor, 1988) – Assistant Coach, Second Season 19 Houston 13-0 368 Marques Townsend (Kansas, 2014), Assistant Coach, Fourth Season 20 Buffalo 12-1 353 Clarence Weatherspoon (Southern Miss, 1993), Assistant Coach, Third Season 21 Indiana 11-2 330 Omar Thomas (UTEP, 2005), Director of Basketball Operations, Second Season 22 Wisconsin 10-3 250 Connor Wheeler (SIU Edwardsville), Video Coordinator, First Season 23 Oklahoma 11-1 244 Jeremy Tekulve (Southern Miss, 2017), Graduate Assistant, First Season 24 Nebraska 11-2 204 25 Iowa 11-2 182 Others receiving votes: Arizona State 116, Squad Breakdown Kansas State 61, Villanova 43, Seton Hall By Class Sophomores (1) By State Michigan (1) Canada (1) 24, TCU 20, Cincinnati 14, Iowa State 10, Seniors (5) LaDavius Draine Alabama (1) Leonard Harper-Baker Shakur Daniel (Ajax, Ontario) Florida 6, Purdue 6, Toledo 5, Louisville 3, Dominic Magee Kevin Holland (Tuscaloosa) (Detroit) North Texas 1, St.