2013–14 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

The 2013–14 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by second year head coach Donnie Tyndall, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 29–7, 13–3 in C-USA play to finish in a four-way tie for the C-USA regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Toledo and Missouri to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Minnesota.

2013–14 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
BVI Tropical Shootout champions Conference USA regular season co-champions
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Conference USA
Record	0–7, 29 wins vacated (0–3 C-USA, 13 wins vacated)
Head coach	Donnie Tyndall (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jareem Dowling Adam Howard Chris Shumate
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum
Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Louisiana Tech	13	–	3		.813			29	–	8		.784
Tulsa †	13	–	3		.813			21	–	13		.618
Middle Tennessee	13	–	3		.813			24	–	9		.727
Southern Miss	13	–	3		.813			29	–	7		.806
UTEP	12	–	4		.750			23	–	11		.676
Old Dominion	9	–	7		.563			18	–	18		.500
Tulane	8	–	8		.500			17	–	17		.500
UAB	7	–	9		.438			18	–	13		.581
Charlotte	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
FIU*	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
North Texas	6	–	10		.375			16	–	16		.500
Florida Atlantic	5	–	11		.313			10	–	22		.313
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			17	–	17		.500
UTSA	4	–	12		.250			8	–	22		.267
Marshall	4	–	12		.250			11	–	22		.333
Rice	2	–	14		.125			7	–	23		.233
† 2014 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

In 2016, the NCAA vacated all 29 wins (including 13 conference wins) due to participation of academically ineligible players.^[1][2]

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
2	Matt Bingaya	Guard/Forward	6–5	200	Freshman	Delaware, Ohio
3	Davon Hayes	Guard/Forward	6–7	190	Freshman	Portsmouth, Virginia
5	Neil Watson	Guard	5–11	170	Senior	Kansas City, Kansas
11	Daveon Boardingham	Forward	6–7	225	Senior	Newark, New Jersey
12	Deonte Houston	Guard	6–0	180	Junior	The Bronx, New York
13	Chip Armelin	Guard	6–4	198	RS Junior	Sulphur, Louisiana
21	Norville Carey	Forward	6–7	220	Sophomore	British Virgin Islands
22	Aaron Brown	Forward	6–5	210	RS Junior	Hackensack, New Jersey
23	Jerrold Brooks	Guard	6–0	185	Junior	Rochester, New York
24	Michael Craig	Guard/Forward	6–5	230	Senior	Phoenix, Arizona
25	Jamie Chapman	Forward	6–3	175	Sophomore	Mobile, Alabama
30	Jeremiah Eason	Forward	6–7	230	Junior	Fort Launderdale, FL
32	Ude Ifeanyichukwa	Forward	6–10	235	Junior	Abuja, Nigeria

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2013* 7:00 pm		Slippery Rock	W 77–65		Reed Green Coliseum (1,420) Hattiesburg, MS
11/03/2013* 3:00 pm		Truman State	W 89–69		Reed Green Coliseum (1,537) Hattiesburg, MS
Regular season
11/08/2013* 7:30 pm		Jackson State	W 67–51	1–0	Reed Green Coliseum (4,967) Hattiesburg, MS
11/13/2013* 8:00 pm, FS2		at DePaul CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 75–68	2–0	Allstate Arena (5,840) Rosemont, IL
11/18/2013* 7:00 pm		at North Dakota State	W 70–69	3–0	Bison Sports Arena (3,724) Fargo, ND
11/22/2013* 8:00 pm		at South Alabama CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 66–59	4–0	Mitchell Center (3,061) Mobile, AL
11/23/2013* 3:00 pm		vs. Houston Baptist CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 67–62	5–0	Mitchell Center (1,614) Mobile, AL
11/24/2013* 3:00 pm		William Carey CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 99–54	6–0	Reed Green Coliseum (3,530) Hattiesburg, MS
11/29/2013* 6:00 pm		at No. 9 Louisville	L 38–69	6–1	KFC Yum! Center (21,416) Louisville, KY
12/04/2013* 7:00 pm		Morehead State	W 74–60	7–1	Reed Green Coliseum (3,563) Hattiesburg, MS
12/07/2013* 3:00 pm		Georgia State	W 75–65 ^OT	8–1	Reed Green Coliseum (3,425) Hattiesburg, MS
12/14/2013* 5:00 pm		St. Catherine	W 96–60	9–1	Reed Green Coliseum (3,149) Hattiesburg, MS
12/18/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Kentucky	L 65–68	9–2	E.A. Diddle Arena (3,718) Bowling Green, KY
12/20/2013* 9:00 pm		vs. Coppin State BVI Tropical Shootout semifinals	W 88–74	10–2	Multipurpose Sports Complex (435) Tortola, BVI
12/21/2013* 7:00 pm		vs. Arkansas–Little Rock BVI Tropical Shootout championship	W 74–60	11–2	Multipurpose Sports Complex (483) Tortola, BVI
12/28/2013* 1:00 pm		at Rhode Island	W 77–64	12–2	Ryan Center (3,462) Kingston, RI
01/03/2014* 1:00 pm		Drexel	W 66–49	13–2	Reed Green Coliseum (6,082) Hattiesburg, MS
01/09/2014 7:00 pm		at North Texas	W 74–64	14–2 (1–0)	The Super Pit (2,337) Denton, TX
01/12/2014 12:00 pm, FS1		at Tulsa	L 71–75	14–3 (1–1)	Reynolds Coliseum (4,221) Tulsa, OK
01/16/2014 7:00 pm		Rice	W 84–62	15–3 (2–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,835) Hattiesburg, MS
01/19/2014 12:00 pm, FS1		Louisiana Tech	W 80–71	16–3 (3–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (5,110) Hattiesburg, MS
01/23/2014 6:00 pm		at Old Dominion	W 75–60	17–3 (4–1)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,549) Norfolk, VA
01/25/2014 4:00 pm		at East Carolina	W 60–46	18–3 (5–1)	Williams Arena (5,214) Greenville, NC
02/01/2014 6:00 pm		Tulane	W 78–47	19–3 (6–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (5,405) Hattiesburg, MS
02/07/2014 8:30 pm, CBSSN		Marshall	W 60–57	20–3 (7–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (4,839) Hattiesburg, MS
02/09/2014 1:00 pm, CBSSN		Charlotte	W 81–64	21–3 (8–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (4,393) Hattiesburg, MS
02/13/2014 8:00 pm, CSS		at UAB	L 60–84	21–4 (8–2)	Bartow Arena (4,713) Birmingham, AL
02/15/2014 1:00 pm, CSS		at Middle Tennessee	L 64–81	21–5 (8–3)	Murphy Center (5,102) Murfreesboro, TN
02/20/2014 7:00 pm		UTSA	W 85–56	22–5 (9–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,476) Hattiesburg, MS
02/22/2014 5:00 pm, CBSSN		UTEP	W 77–68	23–5 (10–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (5,705) Hattiesburg, MS
02/27/2014 6:00 pm, CSS		FIU	W 78–66	24–5 (11–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (4,587) Hattiesburg, MS
03/02/2014 8:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	W 60–49	25–5 (12–3)	U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,425) Miami, FL
03/06/2014 6:00 pm		at Tulane	W 68–51	26–5 (13–3)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,906) New Orleans, LA
Conference USA tournament
03/13/2014 7:00 pm		at UTEP Quarterfinals	W 64–56	27–5	Don Haskins Center (8,252) El Paso, TX
03/14/2014 4:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Louisiana Tech Semifinals	L 70–88	27–6	Don Haskins Center (5,611) El Paso, TX
NIT
03/19/2014* 7:30 pm, ESPN3	No. (3)	(6) Toledo First round	W 66–59	28–6	Reed Green Coliseum (4,054) Hattiesburg, MS
03/23/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPNU	No. (3)	at (2) Missouri Second round	W 71–63	29–6	Mizzou Arena (6,033) Columbia, MO
03/25/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. (3)	at (1) Minnesota Quarterfinals	L 73–81	29–7	Williams Arena (5,444) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. "USM gets 3 years' probation, no more postseason bans". Hattiesburg American. April 8, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
2. (PDF), Southern Miss 2016-17 Basketball Almanac, University of Southern Mississippi, p. 67, archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2017, retrieved February 2, 2017