Golden Eagles Set to Host William Carey in Mayor's Cup

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- The Southern Miss men's basketball team is set to host William Carey on Tuesday, Nov. 9 in the Golden Eagles' season opener. The crosstown foes are separated by less than five miles and will battle for the inaugural Mayor's Cup. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

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The Need to Know
Southern Miss returns the two-headed monster of veterans Tyler Stevenson and Tae Hardy. They were the only two Golden Eagles to average double figures in scoring last season at 14.1 and 11.0 points per game, respectively. Southern Miss also returns Conference USA All-Freshman Team honoree Jaron Pierre Jr. and junior DeAndre Pinckney, a 6-foot-8 forward that started 15 games last season. Denijay Harris and Tyler Morman both bring welcomed experience a Golden Eagles squad that features no seniors.

St. John's transfer Isaih Moore and Jacksonville transfer Mo Arnold bring Division I experience that third-year head coach Jay Ladner will lean on early in the season. Moore averaged 9.2 points per game and 4.8 boards last season for the Red Storm and Arnold averaged 7.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game last season. In the Golden Eagles' season opener last year, Arnold had six points and four rebounds for the Dolphins. Dodge City Community College transfer Walyn Napper, who played alongside Moore in high school, was a First Team NJCAA All-American after averaging over 20.0 points per game.

Scouting William Carey
Legendary NAIA coach Steve Knight leads a 2-0 Crusaders team into a gym that he is no stranger to. Knight was a 1987 graduate at Southern Miss after playing both baseball and basketball for the Golden Eagles. Arturro Bingham has averaged a team-high 19.5 points per game through William Carey's first two games and Emile Kazeneza has averaged a team-high 7.5 rebounds. The Crusaders knocked off Dillard, a team receiving Preseason NAIA Poll votes, 78-71 their last time out. Maxwell Starwood dropped 22 points and Bingham added 21 to the box score.

Notes
- The Golden Eagles are 12-2 all-time against William Carey and have won the last two meetings.
- Southern Miss will have six newcomers wearing the Black and Gold tomorrow, including two true freshmen. Newcomers include Walyn Napper, Rashad Bolden, Isaih Moore, Mo Arnold, Trey Alfonso, and Tate Ryder. Ryder is an Oak Grove native.
- Junior Tyler Stevenson is 202 points away from joining the 1,000-point club after scoring 352 points last season. Stevenson has averaged 11.2 points during his Southern Miss career and has scored in double figures 44 times.
- Southern Miss broadcaster John Cox enters his 44th season as The Voice of the Golden Eagles and is the sixth-longest tenured broadcaster in Division I men's basketball.
- Crusader Maxwell Starwood played for Southern Miss head coach Jay Ladner at Southeastern Louisiana in 2018-19 season.

Single-game and season tickets are available through SouthernMissTickets.com, calling 1-800-844-TICK or visiting the Pat Ferlise Center during normal business hours.

Golden Eagles Set to Host William Carey in Mayor's Cup

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Players Mentioned

Trey Alfonso

Mo Arnold

Rashad Bolden

Tae Hardy

Denijay Harris

Isaih Moore

Tyler Morman

Walyn Napper

DeAndre Pinckney

Tate Ryder

Tyler Stevenson