Southern Miss Men’s Basketball David Cohen, SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES (7-5, 0-0 C-USA) Director of Communications Head Coach: Doc Sadler (Arkansas, 1982) • 601-266-6240 (o) Record at Southern Miss: 27-68 (fourth season), Career Record: 176-175 (12th season) • 817-739-6585 (c) • [email protected] MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (10-1, 0-0 SEC) • @DavidECohen_ Head Coach: Ben Howland (Weber State, 1979) Southern Miss Athletics Record at MSU: 40-34 (third season) Career Record: 441-240 (22nd season) • 118 College Drive #5017 • Hattiesburg, Miss. 39406-0001 Game Information Golden Eagle Notes Date / Time: – The Golden Eagles are closing out their non-conference campaign with two of their toughest opponents yet over a three-day Saturday, Dec. 23 6 p.m. CT stretch, first falling to No. 24 Florida State (first game against a ranked opponent since No. 9 Louisville on Nov. 29, 2013) on Thursday. Site / Venue (Capacity): Jackson, Miss. Mississippi Coliseum (6,812) – Southern Miss’ recent four-game winning streak was its longest of the Doc Sadler era, and the squad is already two wins away from matching its most in four years since inheriting NCAA sanctions. The Golden Eagles have faced three defending conference champs this season, and among that mark is a halftime lead at defending Big Ten champ Michigan and an 18-point win over Sun TV: N/A Belt champ Troy. Talent: – Southern Miss ranks No. 7 in the nation for fewest turnovers per game (9.8) and No. 12 for assist-turnover ratio (1.56), as well as Radio: Southern Miss IMG Sports Network sixth for turnover margin (+5.9). It has won the turnover battle in every game this season, and the four errors at Alabama A&M were Talent: John Cox its fewest since having two against FAU in the 2016-17 home finale. Live Stats: Gametracker/StatBroadcast – The Golden Eagles shot just 62.7 percent from the free-throw line for the first seven games, but have since gone 55-for-69 at the @SouthernMissMBB charity stripe (79.7 percent) over the last five. Video: N/A – Southern Miss’ last win came the previous Saturday (Dec. 16) against crosstown foe William Carey, 75-58. Cortez Edwards (28 points, Talent: N/A 12 rebounds) finished just short of the program’s first 30-10 game since Gary Flowers in Feb. 2011, and Dominic Magee’s 19 points and 11 boards gave Southern Miss its first double-double pair since Dec. 2011 (Jonathan Mills and Darnell Dodson). Series: Mississippi State leads 12-4 – Dominic Magee has flipped a switch over the three-game stretch from Dec. 10-16, averaging 32.7 minutes, 17.7 points and 8.3 Home: 1-2 rebounds per game. Prior to that stretch, he had never played 30 minutes in his 30 career games. Magee averaged 2.1 boards for Away: 0-6 Grand Canyon in his only prior season of college basketball, and is now leading his team in that category. Neutral: 3-4 Sadler vs. Opp: 0-1 – Magee, Cortez Edwards and Tyree Griffin give Southern Miss its first trio of double-digit average scorers since the 2014-15 season. Last Meeting Dec. 19, 2016 more on page 4 – Kevin Holland ranks sixth in C-USA with a 49.0 percent mark (24-for-49). However, nobody ahead of him has more than 16 makes. He began the year 1-for-5 and then made 10 of his next 13 attempts. Only 20 of his shot attempts for the season have been inside Schedule/Results the arc. Holland also began the previous year with an 11-for-18 long-range clip. Date Opponent Time (CT)/Result – Last year’s meeting between the schools was the first between the schools since the 2001 NIT, and the last regular-season one Nov. 10 Southern (N.O.) W, 79-69 since 1995. The Golden Eagles got a few hours’ sleep after that 8 p.m. contest and then flew out before sunrise to the Diamond Nov. 16 at Michigan L, 47-61 Head Classic in Honolulu. This is the second installment of a four-game series in Jackson where the two programs will split home- Nov. 20 Blue Mountain% W, 90-46 team duties. Nov. 24 South Dakota% L, 71-84 Nov. 25 Youngstown State% W, 71-64 – The 2016 bout also marked the first for Southern Miss inside the Mississippi Coliseum since a 1997 win over Mississippi Valley State. Nov. 26 Northern Colorado% L, 63-77 Nov. 29 at South Alabama L, 58-69 Dec. 3 Rust W, 109-61 Probable Starters Dec. 10 Troy W, 89-71 Dec. 13 at Alabama A&M W, 69-54 Dec. 16 William Carey W, 75-58 Dec. 21 at Florida State L, 45-98 Dec. 23 vs. Mississippi State (Jackson) 6 p.m. Dec. 28 at Marshall* 6 p.m. Dec. 30 at WKU* 2 p.m. Jan. 4 UTEP* 7 p.m. Jan. 6 UTSA* 4 p.m. Jan. 11 at UAB* 7 p.m. Jan. 13 at Middle Tennessee* 5 p.m. 0 1 5 15 20 Jan. 18 Rice* 7 p.m. Jan. 20 North Texas* 4 p.m. Dominic Magee Cortez Edwards Tyree Griffin Eddie Davis III Kevin Holland Jan. 27 at Louisiana Tech* 6 p.m. 11.4 ppg | 6.2 rpg 16.6 ppg | 6.0 rpg 14.6 ppg | 5.3 rpg 6.2 ppg | 2.7 rpg 7.7 ppg | 2.5 rpg Feb. 1 at FIU* 6 p.m. 6-4 | 190 | RJr. 6-2 | 180 | Jr. 5-10 | 175 | RJr. 6-7 | 248 | RJr. 6-7 | 192 | RJr. Feb. 3 at Florida Atlantic* 6 p.m. Harvey, La. Kissimmee, Fla. New Orleans, La. Las Vegas, Nev. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Feb. 8 Old Dominion* 7 p.m. Feb. 10 Charlotte* 4:30 p.m. Southern Miss Name Usage Feb. 15 Middle Tennessee* 7 p.m. The University of Southern Mississippi has adopted “Southern Miss” as its official nickname. A majority of alumni, fans, Feb. 17 UAB* 4 p.m. and supporters prefer the “Southern Miss” nickname. Feb. 22 at UTSA* 7 p.m. Though not preferred, names such as “USM” and the university’s full name will continue to be approved by the Feb. 24 at UTEP* 8 p.m. licensing department for use on imprinted merchandise. March 3 Louisiana Tech* 4:30 p.m. Nicknames including “S. Mississippi,” “SO. Mississippi,” “S. Miss,” and “Southern” are not acceptable. Additionally, when Home games played at Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) All times listed are CENTRAL and are subject to change using the university’s full name, “The” must be included in the title, i.e., The University of Southern Mississippi. • – Denotes Conference USA Game % – Sanford Pentagon Showcase (Sioux Falls, S.D.) 2017-18 SOUTHERN MISS BASKETBALL www.southernmiss.com 2017-18 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 JR Harvey, La./Grand Canyon University Week 7 1 Cortez Edwards G 6-2 180 JR Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola HS Rk Team Record Pts 2 D’Angelo Richardson G 5-9 168 SR Vicksburg, Miss./Holmes CC 1 Villanova (45) 11-0 1,602 3 Rodney Gill G 6-3 193 JR Theodore, Ala./Northeast CC 2 Michigan State (15) 10-1 1,560 5 Tyree Griffin G 5-10 175 RS JR New Orleans, La./Oklahoma State 3 Arizona State (5) 10-0 1,429 10 Josh Conley G 6-7 185 SO Inglewood, Calif./LaGrange Sound Doctrine 4 Duke 11-1 1,390 11 LaDavius Draine G 6-4 215 FR Calhoun City, Miss./Calhoun City HS 5 North Carolina 10-1 1,332 12 Tim Rowe F 6-11 260 RS SO Lilburn, Ga./Mount Zion Prep 6 Miami 9-0 1,308 7 Kentucky 9-1 1,231 15 Eddie Davis III F 6-7 248 RS JR Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial HS 8 Texas A&M 9-1 1,156 20 Kevin Holland G 6-1 187 RS JR Tuscaloosa, Ala./Paul W. Bryant HS 9 Xavier 10-1 1,073 21 Anfernee Hampton G 6-5 170 RS JR Jackson, Miss./Miss. Gulf Coast CC 10 West Virginia 9-1 1,040 30 Clay Weatherspoon G 6-2 195 SO Ridgeland, Miss./Ridgeland HS 11 Wichita State 8-2 851 32 Leonard Harper-Baker F 6-5 205 JR Detroit, Mich./Moberly Area CC 12 Gonzaga 9-2 831 13 Virginia 9-1 796 Coaching / Support Staff 14 Kansas 8-2 791 Doc Sadler (Arkansas, 1982), Head Coach, Fourth Season 15 TCU 10-0 789 Steve Shields (Baylor, 1988) – Assistant Coach, First Season 16 Purdue 11-2 706 Marques Townsend (Kansas, 2014), Assistant Coach, Third Season 17 Oklahoma 8-1 691 18 Arizona 8-3 396 Clarence Weatherspoon (Southern Miss, 1993), Assistant Coach, Second Season 18 Baylor 9-2 396 Omar Thomas (UTEP, 2005), Director of Basketball Operations, First Season 20 Cincinnati 9-2 314 Jake Stoffers (Iowa State, 2015), Video Coordinator, Third Season 21 Tennessee 7-2 308 Tyler Schaul (Iowa State, 2016), Graduate Assistant, Second Season 21 Texas Tech 9-1 308 Yuji Katsuta (Fresno State, 2002), Athletic Trainer, Eighth Season 23 Seton Hall 9-2 223 Alex Richards (Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2016), Strength Coach, First Season 24 Florida State 9-1 164 25 Creighton 8-2 144 Others receiving votes: Arkansas 83, Notre Dame 73, Clemson 35, Louisville 28, Texas 21, Nevada 13, Oklahoma State 9, Minnesota 9, SMU 5, Alabama 5, Auburn 4, Virginia Tech 3, Rhode Island 2, Syracuse 2, Squad Breakdown Florida 2, Towson 1, Michigan 1 By Class Sophomores (3) By State Louisiana (2) Nevada (1) Seniors (1) Josh Conley Alabama (2) Tyree Griffin (New Orleans) Eddie Davis III (Las Vegas) USA Today Coaches Poll D’Angelo Richardson Tim Rowe Rodney Gill (Theodore) Dominic Magee (Harvey) Week 7 Clay Weatherspoon Kevin Holland (Tuscaloosa) Rk Team Record Pts Juniors (8) Michigan (1) 1 Villanova (26) 11-0 794 Dominic Magee California (1) Leonard Harper-Baker 2 Michigan State (6) 10-1 765 Cortez Edwards Freshmen (1) Josh Conley (Inglewood) (Detroit) 3 Duke 11-1 676 Rodney Gill LaDavius Draine 4 North Carolina 10-1 654 Tyree Griffin Florida (1) Mississippi (3) 4 Arizona State 10-0 654 Eddie Davis III Cortez Edwards (Kissimmee) LaDavius Draine (Calhoun 6 Kentucky 9-1 636 Kevin Holland City) 7 Miami 9-0 590 Anfernee Hampton Georgia (1) Anfernee Hampton (Jackson) 8 Xavier 10-1 540 Leonard Harper-Baker Tim Rowe (Lilburn) D’Angelo Richardson 9 Texas A&M 9-1 536 (Vicksburg) 10 West Virginia 9-1 508 Clay Weatherspoon (Jackson) 11 Wichita State 8-2 449 12 TCU 10-0 418 13 Kansas 8-2 404 Game-by-Game Starting Lineups 14 Virginia 9-1 387 15 Gonzaga 9-2 357 SUNO Griffin Edwards Richardson Holland Rowe 16 Purdue 11-2 353 at Michigan Griffin Edwards Magee Holland Rowe Blue Mountain Griffin Edwards Magee Holland Rowe 17 Oklahoma 8-1 300 vs.