2022β23 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball | |
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Sun Belt regular season champions CancΓΊn Challenge Mayan Division champions | |
NIT, First Round | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 25β8 (14β4 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | Reed Green Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana β | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LouisianaβMonroe | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 19 | .457 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner |
The 2022β23 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2022β23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Jay Ladner, and played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as first-year members of the Sun Belt Conference.
The Golden Eagles finished the 2021β22 season 7β26, (1β17 C-USA). They defeated UTSA in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing to Florida Atlantic in the second round.
On October 28, 2021, Southern Miss announced that this would be the last season for the team in the Conference USA and they would become a member of the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Walyn Napper | 1 | G | 6'0" | 182 | Sophomore | Columbia, SC | Transferred to Longwood |
Blake Roberts | 3 | G | 6'2" | 187 | Freshman | Hattiesburg, MS | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
Rashad Bolden | 4 | G | 6'0" | 168 | Freshman | Jackson, MS | Transferred to McNeese State |
Tae Hardy | 10 | G | 6'3" | 191 | Junior | Ellenwood, GA | Transferred to UTEP |
Isaih Moore | 11 | F | 6'10" | 197 | Junior | Columbia, SC | Transferred to Fresno State |
Tyler Stevenson | 14 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Junior | Columbus, MS | Walk-on; transferred to Mississippi State |
Mark Jaakson | 44 | G | 6'7" | 216 | Freshman | Tallinn, Estonia | Signed to play professionally in Estonia with KK PΓ€rnu |
Jaron Pierre Jr. | 55 | G | 6'5" | 182 | Freshman | New Orleans, LA | Transferred to Wichita State |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Austin Crowley | 1 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Junior | West Point, MS | Ole Miss |
Neftali Alvarez | 2 | G | 6'2" | 165 | RS Junior | CataΓ±o, PR | Mercer |
Cobie Montgomery | 10 | G | 6'4" | Junior | Louisville, KY | Triton College | |
Victor Hart | 11 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Junior | Miami, FL | FIU |
Nico Aguirre | 12 | G | 6'0" | 179 | GS Senior | Castro, Chile | Southwest Baptist |
Donavan Moore | 15 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Hillsboro, IL | Green Bay |
Gianfranco Grafals | 21 | G/F | 6'5" | 185 | RS Junior | Fleming Island, FL | Walk-on; Eckerd College |
Felipe Haase | 22 | F | 6'9" | 253 | GS Senior | Osorno, Chile | Mercer |
Marcelo Perez | 25 | F | 6'5" | 200 | GS Senior | Talca, Chile | Barry |
There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2022.
The Golden Eaglers were picked to finish in 13th place in the conference's preseason poll. [1] Graduate forward Felipe Haase was named to the preseason All-SBC Second Team. [1]
Coaches poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team (1st place Votes) | |
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1 | Louisiana - 190 (10) | |
2 | Texas State - 162 (1) | |
3 | South Alabama - 150 (1) | |
4 | James Madison - 149 (1) | |
5 | Georgia State - 127 (1) | |
6 | Marshall - 122 | |
7 | App State - 120 | |
8 | Coastal Carolina - 100 | |
9 | Old Dominion - 93 | |
10 | Troy - 76 | |
11 | Georgia Southern - 69 | |
12 | Arkansas State - 48 | |
13 | Southern Miss - 34 | |
14 | ULM - 30 |
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m. |
Delta State | W 84β54 | 12 β Arnold | 9 β Pinckney | 5 β Tied |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
William Carey | W 75β42 | 1β0 |
15 β Crowley | 9 β hart | 5 β Arnold | Reed Green Coliseum (2,523) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
November 11, 2022* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ |
at Vanderbilt | W 60β48 | 2β0 |
14 β Haase | 11 β Pickney | 4 β Tied |
Memorial Gymnasium (6,175) Nashville, TN | ||||
November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Loyola (New Orleans) | W 86β62 | 3β0 |
17 β Haase | 9 β Harris | 4 β Arnold | Reed Green Coliseum (2,350) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
November 18, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
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Liberty CancΓΊn Challenge campus site game |
W 76β72 | 4β0 |
25 β Crowley | 8 β Haase | 4 β Crowley |
Liberty Arena (3,576) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
November 22, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloSports |
vs.
Winthrop CancΓΊn Challenge Mayan Division semifinals |
W 77β52 | 5β0 |
22 β Crowley | 8 β Pinckney | 2 β Tied | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107) CancΓΊn, Mexico | ||||
November 23, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloSports |
vs.
Purdue Fort Wayne CancΓΊn Challenge Mayan Division championship |
W 70β58 | 6β0 |
21 β Haase | 5 β Tied | 4 β Haase | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107) CancΓΊn, Mexico | ||||
November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Mobile | W 103β52 | 7β0 |
24 β Crowley | 12 β Haase | 5 β Arnold | Reed Green Coliseum (2,428) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Montana | W 64β54 | 8β0 |
20 β Ivory | 7 β Tied | 5 β Arnold | Reed Green Coliseum (3,022) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
December 4, 2022* 3:00 p.m., 95ESPN+ |
at Northwestern State | L 82β84 | 8β1 |
23 β Haase | 12 β Pinckney | 5 β Tied |
Prather Coliseum (1,430) Natchitoches, LA | ||||
December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lamar | W 95β59 | 9β1 |
24 β Crowley | 6 β Pinckney | 7 β Crowley | Reed Green Coliseum (2,581) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
December 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Lamar | W 91β65 | 10β1 |
28 β Haase | 13 β Haase | 6 β Crowley |
Montagne Center (1,161) Beaumont, TX | ||||
December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
McNeese State | W 86β67 | 11β1 |
19 β Haase | 9 β Pinckney | 8 β Arnold | Reed Green Coliseum (2,600) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
December 22, 2022* 9:00 p.m., MWN |
at UNLV | L 63β74 | 11β2 |
23 β Pinckney | 13 β Pinckney | 6 β Haase |
Thomas & Mack Center (6,093) Paradise, NV | ||||
Sun Belt Conference regular season | |||||||||||
December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Troy | W 64β60 | 12β2 (1β0) |
17 β Crowley | 8 β Haase | 6 β Arnold | Reed Green Coliseum (3,265) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Appalachian State | W 76β70 | 13β2 (2β0) |
30 β Crowley | 6 β Tied | 4 β Haase | Reed Green Coliseum (3,192) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | L 61β75 | 13β3 (2β1) |
21 β Pinckney | 13 β Pinckney | 3 β Crowley |
Cajundome (3,007) Lafayette, LA | ||||
January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at LouisianaβMonroe | W 65β60 | 14β3 (3β1) |
24 β Pinckney | 11 β Pinckney | 6 β Haase |
FantβEwing Coliseum (1,984) Monroe, LA | ||||
January 12, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Marshall | L 67β89 | 14β4 (3β2) |
20 β Crowley | 9 β Harris | 5 β Arnold |
Cam Henderson Center (4,321) Huntington, WV | ||||
January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arkansas State | W 74β57 | 15β4 (4β2) |
22 β Harris | 8 β Tied | 5 β Pinckney |
First National Bank Arena (1,024) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Alabama | W 76β72 | 16β4 (5β2) |
25 β Crowley | 9 β Harris | 5 β Tied | Reed Green Coliseum (4,128) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
James Madison | W 83β70 | 17β4 (6β2) |
28 β Pinckney | 5 β Arnold | 6 β Arnold | Reed Green Coliseum (4,318) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arkansas State | W 73β57 | 18β4 (7β2) |
18 β Pinckney | 10 β Harris | 5 β Haase | Reed Green Coliseum (4,266) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas State | W 67β58 | 19β4 (8β2) |
24 β Crowley | 7 β Crowley | 3 β Tied | Reed Green Coliseum (4,289) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Troy | W 74β65 | 20β4 (9β2) |
23 β Crowley | 7 β Harris | 3 β Tied |
Trojan Arena (3,314) Troy, AL | ||||
February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Georgia State | W 79β71 | 21β4 (10β2) |
26 β Haase | 11 β Pinckney | 5 β Arnold |
GSU Convocation Center (2,024) Atlanta, GA | ||||
February 9, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana | W 82β71 | 22β4 (11β2) |
22 β Pinckney | 6 β Pinckney | 4 β Alvarez | Reed Green Coliseum (8,097) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
February 11, 2023 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
LouisianaβMonroe | W 76β67 | 23β4 (12β2) |
23 β Haase | 8 β Crowley | 4 β Tied | Reed Green Coliseum (4,587) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at South Alabama | L 54β85 | 23β5 (12β3) |
10 β Tied | 4 β Hart | 4 β Alvarez |
Mitchell Center (2,398) Mobile, AL | ||||
February 18, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Georgia Southern | W 73β62 | 24β5 (13β3) |
19 β Alvarez | 14 β Harris | 7 β Haase | Reed Green Coliseum (4,888) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
February 22, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Old Dominion | L 64β69 | 24β6 (13β4) |
18 β Haase | 13 β Pickney | 6 β Alvarez |
Chartway Arena (5,428) Norfolk, VA | ||||
February 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas State | W 79β69 | 25β6 (14β4) |
26 β Haase | 10 β Harris | 3 β Tied |
Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX | ||||
Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
March 4, 2023 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (8) South Alabama Quarterfinals |
L 61β78 | 25β7 |
18 β Tied | 12 β Harris | 3 β Haase |
Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL | |||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 14, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at (4)
UAB First round β Clemson bracket |
L 60β88 | 25β8 |
15 β Pinckney | 9 β Harris | 7 β Haase |
Bartow Arena (2,237) Birmingham, AL | ||||
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