University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Sunday, December 18
Reed Green Coliseum
2 PM
Southern Miss
vs
McNeese State
Men's Basketball Set for Sunday Matinee Against McNeese
12/17/2022 4:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss men's basketball team looks to continue its historic start on Sunday afternoon when it hosts McNeese (3-8, 0-0 Southland) at Reed Green Coliseum. The 10-win Golden Eagles (10-1, 0-0 SBC) will tip against the Cowboys at 2 p.m.
How to Follow
- Stream the game on ESPN+ at 7 p.m., with Lee Roberts and Larry Boyd on the call
- John Cox will carry the game on the Southern Miss Learfield Sports Network (Rock 104.5 in Hattiesburg/Laurel) and the Gameday App
- Follow @SouthernMissMBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates
Southern Miss Nuggets
- The Golden Eagles' 10 wins are the most under Jay Ladner in a single season since he started in 2018
- Southern Miss is 10-1 for the fourth time in program history and for the first time since the 2000-01 season
- Felipe Haase is coming off a 28-point performance in Tuesday's 91-65 win over Lamar. He added 13 rebounds to mark a new season high
- DeAndre Pinckney (17), Austin Crowley (13) and Austin Crowley (10) all joined the Chilean big man in double figures
- As of Saturday, Southern Miss ranks 18th in scoring defense (58.9), 7th in scoring margin (21.0), 13th in steals per game (10.4), 5th in turnover margin (7.5) and 18th in turnovers forced per game (18.1)
- Southern Miss had a record-breaking day in the steals department against Lamar on Dec. 10 as its 21 steals was the fourth most in a single game in program history
- The 14 three-pointers on Tuesday were a season high and the 42 attempts were the most attempted by a Golden Eagle team in program history
- Southern Miss' lone loss this season was a buzzer-beating defeat at Northwestern State on Dec. 4
- Haase (7.4) and DeAndre Pinckney (6.5) each average six rebounds per contest and Haase's 81 lead the team
- Ladner went back to the starting lineup of Tyler Morman, Mo Arnold, Crowley, Pinckney and Haase last game. It was the fourth time he's used it this season and they are 4-0 when that unit starts
A Look at McNeese
- The Cowboys have sputtered to a 3-8 start after an 11-22 season last year
- McNeese is coming off a 70-78 home loss to Louisiana on Thursday night
- Its three wins have come over Northern Iowa, Lamar and Ecclesia
- Trae English (12.1) and Christian Shumate (11.3) are the only two Cowboys averaging double figures in the scoring department
- Shumate is also averaging 10.1 rebounds per game to make him one of the few players in college basketball averaging a double-double
- John Aiken leads McNeese in his second season in Lake Charles and has a 19-40 record
Series History
- This is the 21st meeting between Southern Miss and McNeese
- The Golden Eagles are 8-4 in games played in Hattiesburg
- The last meeting came in 2011 that saw Southern Miss win 65-56
How to Follow
- Stream the game on ESPN+ at 7 p.m., with Lee Roberts and Larry Boyd on the call
- John Cox will carry the game on the Southern Miss Learfield Sports Network (Rock 104.5 in Hattiesburg/Laurel) and the Gameday App
- Follow @SouthernMissMBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates
Southern Miss Nuggets
- The Golden Eagles' 10 wins are the most under Jay Ladner in a single season since he started in 2018
- Southern Miss is 10-1 for the fourth time in program history and for the first time since the 2000-01 season
- Felipe Haase is coming off a 28-point performance in Tuesday's 91-65 win over Lamar. He added 13 rebounds to mark a new season high
- DeAndre Pinckney (17), Austin Crowley (13) and Austin Crowley (10) all joined the Chilean big man in double figures
- As of Saturday, Southern Miss ranks 18th in scoring defense (58.9), 7th in scoring margin (21.0), 13th in steals per game (10.4), 5th in turnover margin (7.5) and 18th in turnovers forced per game (18.1)
- Southern Miss had a record-breaking day in the steals department against Lamar on Dec. 10 as its 21 steals was the fourth most in a single game in program history
- The 14 three-pointers on Tuesday were a season high and the 42 attempts were the most attempted by a Golden Eagle team in program history
- Southern Miss' lone loss this season was a buzzer-beating defeat at Northwestern State on Dec. 4
- Haase (7.4) and DeAndre Pinckney (6.5) each average six rebounds per contest and Haase's 81 lead the team
- Ladner went back to the starting lineup of Tyler Morman, Mo Arnold, Crowley, Pinckney and Haase last game. It was the fourth time he's used it this season and they are 4-0 when that unit starts
A Look at McNeese
- The Cowboys have sputtered to a 3-8 start after an 11-22 season last year
- McNeese is coming off a 70-78 home loss to Louisiana on Thursday night
- Its three wins have come over Northern Iowa, Lamar and Ecclesia
- Trae English (12.1) and Christian Shumate (11.3) are the only two Cowboys averaging double figures in the scoring department
- Shumate is also averaging 10.1 rebounds per game to make him one of the few players in college basketball averaging a double-double
- John Aiken leads McNeese in his second season in Lake Charles and has a 19-40 record
Series History
- This is the 21st meeting between Southern Miss and McNeese
- The Golden Eagles are 8-4 in games played in Hattiesburg
- The last meeting came in 2011 that saw Southern Miss win 65-56
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