Southern Miss 2020-21 Men’s Basketball Almanac Quick Facts General Team Information Table of Contents School: University of Southern Mississippi 2019-20 Record: 9-22 General Information Conference USA Preferred Name: Southern Miss Home / Away / Neutral: 8-7 / 1-12 / 0-3 Media Information 2 Standings 38 Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Conference Record: 5-13 Media Outlets 3 Awards 38 Founded: 1910 Home / Away / Neutral: 4-5 / 1-8 / 0-0 IMG College 3 Team Records 39 Enrollment: 14,845 Conference Finish: 13th / 14 Season Outlook Individual Records Nickname: Golden Eagles Final Rankings: N/A Preview 4 Top-10 Individuals 40-42 School colors: Black and Gold Starters Returning / Lost: 2 / 3 Roster 5 1,000-Point Club 43-44 Arena: Reed Green Coliseum Letterwinners Returning / Lost: 6 / 9 Schedule 5 Records at a Glance 45 Capacity: 8,095 Newcomers: 9 Photo Roster 6 Scoring 46-48 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Rebounding 49 Conference: Conference USA Coaching Staff Student-Athlete Profiles Field Goals 49 President: Dr. Rodney Bennett Head Coach: Jay Ladner Tyler Morman 7 Three-Point Field Goals 50 Denijay Harris 7 Free Throws 50 Alma Mater: Middle Tennessee, 1990 Alma Mater: Southern Miss, 1988 Justin Johnson 8 Assists 51 Athletics Director: Jeremy McClain Southern Miss Record: 9-22 (second season) Angel Smith 8 Steals 51 Alma Mater: Delta State, 1999 Career Record: 85-110 (seventh season) Blake Roberts 9 Blocks 51 Faculty Athletic Representative: Dr. Alan Thompson Associate Head Coach: Kyle Roane DeAndre Pinckney 9 Games 51 Alma Mater: Texas State, 1991 Alma Mater: Southern Miss, 1995 Tae Hardy 9 Last Time 52 Athletic Deptartment Phone: (601) 266-5017 Assistant Coach: Dalonte HillAlma Mater: LaDavius Draine 10-11 Class Records 53-54 Kai Steinman 11 Reed Green Coliseum 55 Ticket Office Phone: (601) 266-5418 Charlotte, 2001 Tyler Stevenson 12 Coliseum Records 56 Assistant Coach: Clarence Weatherspoon Clay Weatherspoon 13-14 Year-By-Year Digital/Social Media: Alma Mater: Southern Miss, 1993 Javarzia Belton 14 Leaders 57-59 Official Website: www.SouthernMiss.com Director of Basketball Operations: Garland Wilson Jay Malone 15 Year-by-Year Facebook: Southern Miss Athletics Alma Mater: Jacksonville State, 2009 Jeffery Armstrong 16 Records 59 Instagram: Southern Miss Athletics Video Coordinator: Chris Vincent Artur Konontsuk 17 Basketball Tradition 60 Mark Jaakson 18 Legends Club 61-63 Pintrest: USM Golden Eagles Alma Mater: Springfield, 2013 Jaron Pierre, Jr. 18 All-Time YouTube: Southern Miss Sports Graduate Assistant: Isaiah Carson Head Coaches 63 Twitter (General Athletics): @USMGoldenEagles Alma Mater: Southwest Christian, 2019 Coaching Staff M-Club 64 Twitter (Men’s Basketball): @SouthernMissMBB Athletic Trainer: Chris Clapton Jay Ladner 19-20 All-Time Alma Mater: Charlotte, 2008 Kyle Roane 21 Letterwinners 65-66 Media Relations Strength & Conditioning: Alex Richard Dalonte Hill 22 All-Time Results 67-73 Clarence Weatherspoon 23 All-Time Honors 74 Assistant AD / Communications: Jack Duggan Alma Mater: Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2015 Garland Wilson 24 Golden Eagles Director (MBB Contact): David Cohen Administrative Assistant: Jeremy Tekulve Support Staff 25 in the Pros 75 Office Phone: (601) 266-6240 Basketball Office Phone: (601) 266-6355 All-Time Cell Phone: (817) 739-6585 Best Way to Reach: Through SID Season In Review Series Results 76-82 Email: [email protected] Overall Statistics 26 Twitter: @DavidECohen_ History G-B-G Comparison 27 Mailing Address: 118 College Drive, #5161 First Season: 1912-13 Points-Rebounds-Assists 28 Game Highs 29 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 Overall All-Time Record: 1,245-1,082 (96 seasons) Box Scores 30-37 Overnight Address: 2609 West 4th St. NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Years: 1990, 1991, 2012 Call Us Southern Miss Press Row Phone: (601) 266-5428 NIT Appearances: 10 Years: 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, The Southern Miss Department of Athletics and its Radio Information 17 NCAA Division I sports programs respectfully request 1995, 1998, 2001, 2013&, 2014& that only Southern Miss be used in all references. Please Network: Southern Miss Sports Network CBI Appearances: 1 refrain from using Southern Mississippi, So. Miss., So. from IMG College Years: 2019 Mississippi and the acronym USM. Also, please refer Radio Station: WXRR-FM, 104.5 (Hattiesburg) CIT Appearances: 1 to us as the Southern Miss Golden Eagles or Golden Radio Contact: John Cox Years: 2010 Eagles for short. Address: 118 College Drive, #5161 Last Postseason Appearance: at Longwood Correct Usage: Southern Miss Hattiesburg, MS 39406 Tournament: CBI Don’t Use: So. Miss., So. Mississippi Office Phone: (601) 266-5017 Date: March 20, 2019 Play-by-play Announcer: John Cox Result: L, 68-90 Credits Editor: David Cohen The University of Southern Mississippi is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section Assistant Editor: Jack Duggan 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment Photography: Patrick Lowery, Southern Miss Athletics; Southern Miss Photo programs and services. Inquiries regarding compliance of these areas should Services; Southern Miss Archives; The Hattiesburg American; The Clarion be directed to Rebecca Woodrick, 310 McLemore Hall - Southern Miss Main Ledger; Steve Coleman; Bert King; Danny Rawls; Public Relations Offices of Campus at (601) 266-6618. NBA teams represented; Edwin Williams; Ed Garner; Bobby McDuffie. Layout / Design: David Cohen The 2020-21 Southern Miss Men’s Basketball Media Almanac has been pub- lished by The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, writing and design coordination by the Office of Athletic Media Relations. www.southernmiss.com | 2020-21 Southern Miss Basketball n 1 Media Information Credentials Media Parking Athletic Media Relations Office All credential requests for Southern Miss Parking is limited and passes will be issued The Southern Miss Athletic Media Relations home games should be directed to David on the same priority basis as for the working Office is located on the second floor of the Cohen, Director of Communications, IN media credentials. Press parking is located Athletic Center, which is located in the north WRITING. Credentials will be issued on a in the Payne Center parking lot, east of the end zone of M. M. Roberts Stadium. The priority basis with national publications, daily Coliseum. Passes can be picked up will call at Athletic Media Relations suite is located on newspapers, wire services, originating radio the north side Ticket Booth. Media members the second floor in rooms 227-237. and television networks, television tape crews, are asked to enter the Coliseum at the top of and student newspapers from Southern Miss the ramp near the Ticket Office. Players and the visiting school receiving top priority. Please contact the Athletic Communications Requests from weekly newspapers and Road Game Credentials Office (601) 266-4503 at least one day in radio stations that cover the Golden Eagles Media members covering Southern Miss advance of the requested player interview. or the visiting team on a regular basis will may make road game credential requests Players will return calls at a mutually accept- also be honored on a space-available basis. either through the home team or the Southern able time. Home telephone numbers will Credentials for Internet sites will be granted Miss Athletic Communications Office. not be given out. Do not attempt to inter- to the official Southern Miss Athletics site, view any player on the phone or in person the visiting team’s official Web site and the Telephone without setting up the interview with the Conference USA’s official Web site, as well Individual service should be requested Communications Office. There will be no as internet companies that run sports-related directly through iTech at (601) 266-4000. exceptions. content websites only if the company in ques- Use the Athletic Media Relations Office as a tion meets both of the following criteria. The campus contact for location purposes. Several Coaches website in question must be directly affiliated telephones are available on press row for local With the start of fall practice and through- with a traditional news service, agency or and credit card and collect long distance calls. out the season, please arrange all interviews company and employ a full-time staff. Also, The main press row number at the Coliseum with coaches through the Athletic Media the individuals representing the website in is (817) 739-6585, David Cohen’s number Relations Office. Head Coach Jay Ladner is question must be a legitimate sports/news (sports information). normally available each non-game day after- reporter and must provide written authoriza- noon for telephone interviews arranged in tion from their respective editor to illustrate Services advance. that they are directly affiliated with a tradition- The Southern Miss Athletic Media Relations al news service, agency or company. A letter Office will provide game programs, notes, Practices from anyone other than an editor will not be updated scores of other games, and cumula- Media representatives are invited to attend accepted. The Athletic Media Relations Office tive stats prior to the game, and play-by-play practices at all times (unless prior notice of a has the final authority on whether any indi- will be available at halftime and the end of closed practice is given). viduals from any organization will be issued the game. Complete booklets which include media credentials. Space also will be made play-by-play, stats (team and individual), and Postgame available to professional scouts. We do not coaches quotes will be available as soon as After home games, and following a closed provide complimentary tickets to the media. possible after the game. Pregame food and soft meeting with the players, Coach Ladner will Space will also be made available to drinks are available. Fax services are available. move to the media room for his postgame professional scouts. Spouses, dates, and non- interview session.