Men's Basketball to Host Delta State in Tuesday Night Exhibition

Tuesday, November 1

Reed Green Coliseum

7 PM

Southern Miss

Delta State (EXH)

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Southern Miss Golden Eagles forward DeAndre Pinckney (5) drives to the basket in a basketball game vs Southeastern Baptist (Photo by Joe Harper/bgnphoto.com)

Photo by: Joe Harper/bgnphoto.com

Men's Basketball to Host Delta State in Tuesday Night Exhibition

10/31/2022 5:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- On the eve on the 2022-23 season kicking off against William Carey a week from today, the Southern Miss men's basketball team will host Delta State in an exhibition game on Tuesday night. Admission at Reed Green Coliseum is free for the 7 p.m. tip off.

Follow Along
- No stream available
- John Cox will carry the game on the Southern Miss Learfield Sports Network (Rock 104.5 in Hattiesburg/Laurel) and the Gameday App
- Follow @SouthernMiss MBB on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for updates

The Need to Know
- Nine new players will grace the Southern Miss roster this season: Austin Crowley (Ole Miss), Neftali Alvarez (Mercer), Cobie Montgomery (Triton), Victor Hart (FIU), Nico Aguirre (Southwest Baptist), Donovan Ivory (Green Bay), GianFranco Grafals (Eckerd), Felipe Haase (Mercer) and Marcelo Perez (Barry)
- The Golden Eagle roster is built with experience as the average age is 22.1 years old, while newcomers have combined for over 300 games of Division I experience
- Head coach Jay Ladner returns Tyler Morman, Mo Arnold, Denijay Harris, DeAndre Pinckney, Trey Alfonso, Jeff Armstrong and Tate Ryder from last year's team
- DeAndre Pinckney is the top returner in terms of points per game (8.9), 3-point field goals (30), total rebounds (176), steals (16), blocks (13) and total minutes (818)
- Spending two seasons at each South Carolina and Mercer, Haase has accumulated 1,228 career points and 654 total rebounds
- Haase has produced 11.9 ppg and 14.8 ppg in each of his last two seasons at Mercer
- Haase was named Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team, Lindy's Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team and Lindy's Sports Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year
- Only 24 percent of Southern Miss' offense from last year returns
- Ladner notched his 100^th career win at the C-USA Tournament last season when Southern Miss beat UTSA in the opening game

Scouting the Statesmen
- Mike Nienaber guides a Delta State team that went 10-17 a year ago
- The Statesmen's top returner is Maalik Cartwright; a junior that averaged 14.9 ppg and 6.9 rpg during the 2021-22 season
- Delta State opens the season on Nov. 11 against LeMoyne-Owens in Memphis

Exhibition History
- Southern Miss is 48-6 all-time in exhibition games, including a 68-60 win against Delta State last year
- The Golden Eagles have won their last 23 exhibition games dating back to 2003

Series History
- Ladner's squad leads the all-time series, 28-10
- They own a 14-3 record in games played in Hattiesburg and have won their last seven against the Statesmen

Purchase Tickets
- The regular season begins Monday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. against William Carey. 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.