Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball

The Southern Miss Lady Eagles women's basketball team represents the University of Southern Mississippi in women's basketball. The school competes in the Sun Belt Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Lady Eagles play home basketball games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.^[2]

Southern Miss Lady Eagles women's basketball
2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team
University	University of Southern Mississippi
Head coach	Joye Lee-McNelis (20th season)
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Arena	Reed Green Coliseum (Capacity: 8,095)
Nickname	Lady Eagles
Colors	Black and gold^[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1994
NCAA tournament second round
1990, 1994, 1996
NCAA tournament appearances
1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996
Conference tournament champions
1987, 1990, 1992, 1995
Conference regular season champions
Metro: 1989, 1993, 1994 Sun Belt: 2022

History

As of the end of the 2022–23 season, the Lady Eagles have a 801–598 all-time record.^[3]

 

Southern Miss (in gold kit) vs Tulane game in 2009

Season	Record	Conference Record	Coach
1975–76	5–14	n/a	Bob McBee
1976–77	16–14	n/a	Bob McBee & Hershal Peddicord
1977–78	15–10	n/a	Kay James
1978–79	16–10	n/a	Kay James
1979–80	15–11	n/a	Kay James
1980–81	22–7	n/a	Kay James
1981–82	16–11	n/a	Kay James
1982–83	17–10	n/a	Kay James
1983–84	18–10	5–5 (4th in Metro)	Kay James
1984–85	21–9	8–2 (T-2nd in Metro)	Kay James
1985–86	12–15	4–6 (T-4th in Metro)	Kay James
1986–87	21–9	6–6 (4th in Metro)	Kay James
1987–88	12–16	6–6 (4th in Metro)	Kay James
1988–89	26–5	10–2 (T-1st in Metro)	Kay James
1989–90	27–5	11–3 (2nd in Metro)	Kay James
1990–91	17–12	8–6 (T-4th in Metro)	Kay James
1991–92	21–10	9–2 (2nd in Metro)	Kay James
1992–93	20–8	10–2 (1st in Metro)	Kay James
1993–94	26–5	10–2 (1st in Metro)	Kay James
1994–95	21–9	7–5 (T-3rd in Metro)	Kay James
1995–96	22–8	11–3 (2nd in Conference USA)	Kay James
1996–97	13–14	6–8 (7th in Conference USA)	Kay James
1997–98	14–13	8–8 (6th in Conference USA)	Kay James
1998–99	11–17	5–11 (10th in Conference USA)	Kay James
1999-00	17–13	10–6 (4th in Conference USA)	Rick Reeves
2000–01	12–16	5–11 (10th in Conference USA)	Rick Reeves
2001–02	11–17	4–10 (11th in Conference USA)	Rick Reeves
2002–03	14–15	6–8 (8th in Conference USA)	Rick Reeves
2003–04	14–13	2–12 (T-13th in Conference USA)	Rick Reeves
2004–05	9–19	3–11 (12th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2005–06	14–15	10–6 (4th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2006–07	15–15	9–7 (T-6th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2007–08	21–14	8–8 (5th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2008–09	20–12	11–5 (T-2nd in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2009–10	9–21	5–11 (12th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2010–11	10–20	5–11 (11th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2011–12	13–18	6–10 (T-9th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2012–13	15–16	6–10 (T-10th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2013–14	27–7	13–3 (2nd in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2014–15	25–11	13–3 (2nd in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2015–16	14–16	7–11 (9th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2016–17	23–11	13–5 (3rd in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2017–18	15–15	7–9 (7th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2018–19	18–14	9–7 (T-7th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2019–20	15–15	7–11 (T-8th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2020–21	7–12	5–11 (5th in Conference USA (West))	Joye Lee-McNelis
2021–22	18–12	9–8 (3rd in Conference USA (West))	Joye Lee-McNelis
2022–23	21–10	13–5 (T-1st in Sun Belt)	Joye Lee-McNelis

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	#7	First Round	#2 Ole Miss	L 68-81
1987	#10	First Round	#7 Tennessee Tech	L 66-78
1989	#10	First Round	#7 Rutgers	L 73-95
1990	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 LSU #1 Louisiana Tech	W 75-65 L 70-89
1992	#9	First Round	#8 Rutgers	L 63-93
1994	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Tennessee State #12 Western Kentucky #1 Connecticut	W 86-72 W 72-69 L 64-78
1995	#7	First Round	#10 Southern Methodist	L 95-96 (OT)
1996	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Utah #1 Louisiana Tech	W 74-66 L 46-84

References

1. "University Colors". The University of Southern Mississippi Graphic Standards (PDF). July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
2. "Southern Miss Official Athletic Site – Women's Basketball".
3. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/smis/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/almanac15.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

External links

• Official website