From its first season (1912–13), when Coach R. G. Slay led the team to a 3–0 record, the men's basketball team has enjoyed its share of success. Coach A. B. Dille took over coaching duties the following year.[2] The Golden Eagles have appeared in the NAIA National Tournament four times in a row (1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955). Southern Miss had a 2–4 record in the NAIA Tournament.[3]
Over the years, the Golden Eagles have had three NCAA tournament teams (1990, 1991, 2012). The program has also had an NIT Championship team with its run in the 1987 postseason tournament. In all the Eagles have earned ten NIT bids: 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2013, 2014 and 2023.
They also earned a CIT bid in 2010 and a CBI bid in 2019.
The team has had six players drafted including Clarence Weatherspoon. Southern Miss has won three conference championships in basketball including the 2023 outright regular-season title.
PostseasonEdit
NCAA tournament resultsEdit
Southern Miss Golden Eagles have appeared in three NCAA tournaments. They have an overall 0–3 record in tournament games. Darrin Chancellor holds the Southern Miss single-tournament scoring record with 24 points in 1991.[4]
The Golden Eagles have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 11 times. Their combined record is 11–10 and they were NIT Champions in 1987.
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The Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball program represents intercollegiate men s basketball at the University of Southern Mississippi The school competes in the Sun Belt Conference in Division I of the NCAA and plays their home games at Reed Green Coliseum which has a capacity of 8 095 Southern Miss Golden Eagles2022 23 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball teamUniversityUniversity of Southern MississippiHead coachJay Ladner 4th season ConferenceSun BeltLocationHattiesburg MississippiArenaReed Green Coliseum Capacity 8 095 NicknameGolden EaglesColorsBlack and gold 1 UniformsHome Away AlternateNCAA tournament appearances1990 1991 2012Conference regular season champions1991 2001 2023Conference division season champions2001 Contents 1 History 2 Postseason 2 1 NCAA tournament results 2 2 NIT results 2 3 CIT 2 4 CBI 2 5 NAIA tournament results 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditFrom its first season 1912 13 when Coach R G Slay led the team to a 3 0 record the men s basketball team has enjoyed its share of success Coach A B Dille took over coaching duties the following year 2 The Golden Eagles have appeared in the NAIA National Tournament four times in a row 1952 1953 1954 and 1955 Southern Miss had a 2 4 record in the NAIA Tournament 3 Over the years the Golden Eagles have had three NCAA tournament teams 1990 1991 2012 The program has also had an NIT Championship team with its run in the 1987 postseason tournament In all the Eagles have earned ten NIT bids 1981 1986 1987 1988 1994 1995 1998 2001 2013 2014 and 2023 They also earned a CIT bid in 2010 and a CBI bid in 2019 The team has had six players drafted including Clarence Weatherspoon Southern Miss has won three conference championships in basketball including the 2023 outright regular season title Postseason EditNCAA tournament results Edit Southern Miss Golden Eagles have appeared in three NCAA tournaments They have an overall 0 3 record in tournament games Darrin Chancellor holds the Southern Miss single tournament scoring record with 24 points in 1991 4 Year Seed Round Opponent Result1990 13 Round of 64 4 LaSalle L 63 791991 11 Round of 64 6 NC State L 85 1142012 9 Round of 64 8 Kansas State L 64 70NIT results Edit The Golden Eagles have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament NIT 11 times Their combined record is 11 10 and they were NIT Champions in 1987 Year Round Opponent Result1981 First Round Holy Cross L 54 581986 First Round Florida L 71 811987 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals MississippiSaint LouisVanderbiltNebraskaLa Salle W 93 75W 83 78W 95 88W 82 75W 84 801988 First RoundSecond Round ClemsonVCU W 74 69L 89 931994 First Round Clemson L 85 961995 First Round St Bonaventure L 70 751998 First Round Auburn L 62 772001 First Round Mississippi State L 68 752013 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals Charleston SouthernLouisiana TechBYU W 78 71W 63 52L 62 792014 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals ToledoMissouriMinnesota W 66 59W 71 63L 73 812023 First Round UAB L 60 88CIT Edit The Golden Eagles have appeared in the CollegeInsider com Postseason Tournament CIT one time Their record is 0 1 Year Round Opponent Result2010 First Round Louisiana Tech L 57 66CBI Edit The Golden Eagles have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational CBI one time Their record is 0 1 Year Round Opponent Result2019 First Round Longwood L 68 90NAIA tournament results Edit The Golden Eagles have appeared in the NAIA Tournament four times Their combined record is 2 4 Year Round Opponent Result1952 First Round New Mexico State L 70 861953 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals River Falls StateLoyola MD Hamline W 106 72W 94 83L 92 1021954 First Round Gustavus Adolphus L 64 1041955 First Round Steubenville L 62 79Notable alumni EditJoe Dawson 82 former professional basketball player 1992 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP Randolph Keys 88 former NBA basketball player 1st Round draft pick retired Wendell Ladner 70 former ABA player deceased Don Maestri 68 men s basketball head coach Troy University Kelly McCarty 98 former professional basketball player Elvin Mims 02 PBL USBL NBL player 6x champion Clarence Weatherspoon 92 former NBA basketball playerReferences Edit University Colors The University of Southern Mississippi Graphic Standards PDF July 15 2019 Retrieved August 3 2022 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2011 08 07 Retrieved 2011 03 31 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link NAIA Championship History Archived 2009 03 25 at the Wayback Machine Southern Miss Golden Eagles Tournament History ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures 2010 Retrieved June 29 2010 Remember the ABA Wendell LadnerExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball Official website nbsp nbsp This article about a basketball team in Mississippi is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This college basketball team 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