University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
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Men's Basketball Travels Down Highway 98 to South Alabama for Thursday Night Tilt
2/15/2023 10:49:00 AM | Men's Basketball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. --Â The Southern Miss (23-4, 12-2 SBC) men's basketball team will take its first-place foothold in the Sun Belt standings to South Alabama (13-14, 6-8 SBC) on Thursday night for a rivalry game at the Mitchell Center. Tipoff in Mobile is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
How to Follow
- Stream the game on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. CST, with JD Byars (PxP) and Pat Greenwood (Color) on the call
- John Cox will call 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
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Golden Eagle Nuggets
- Through 14 Sun Belt games, the Golden Eagles are off to their best conference start in program history since turning Division I. The 1949-50 NAIA team had 14 wins in conference play
- Southern Miss remained in a two-game lead in the Sun Belt standings after topping ULM on Saturday, 76-67
- The Golden Eagles have recorded at least 23 wins for the third time in program history and for the first time since the 2011-12 season
- Felipe Haase (23), DeAndre Pinckney (17) and Denijay Harris (12) all scored in double figures against the Warhawks
-Â 8,097 Southern Miss fans flooded into Reed Green Coliseum to see the Golden Eagles dump Louisiana. It was the fifth-largest crowd in program history
- Pinckney broke out for 22 points against the Ragin' Cajuns, while Neftali Alvarez finished with 17 points -- that was the most of his Southern Miss career
- Pinckney (22), Crowley (13), Haase (17) and Alvarez (17) all scored in double figures. Donovan Ivory had seven on Southern Miss' 26 bench pointsÂ
- Pinckney (Jan. 10)Â and Crowley (Jan. 3) have both been named Sun Belt Player of the Week this seasonÂ
-Â Southern Miss' 14-0 start at home is the second-best home record and trails only the 15-0 mark the 2011-12 team finished with
- Harris had a 19-point game at Troy. It was his second-highest scoring total this season behind his 22-point game at Arkansas State
- The 2022-23 team is the fifth-fastest team in program history to reach 20 winsÂ
1.    1959-60: 22 games
      1960-61: 22 gamesÂ
3.    1990-91: 23 gamesÂ
4.    2011-12: 23 gamesÂ
5.    2022-23: 24 games
-Â The 13 wins before New Year's Day tie the 2011-12 team for wins recorded before the holiday
- The Golden Eagles picked up their first Sun Belt win in program history in a 64-60 win against Troy on Dec. 29, 2022
- Crowley scored 10-plus points in 15-straight games spanning Dec. 10 - Feb. 2
- Haase is the sixth active player in Division I basketball to have at least 1,500 points, 800 rebounds and 300 assists since the 2017-18 season
- The Golden Eagles are second in the Sun Belt in scoring defense at 64.1 points per game
-Â 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
- Three days later it set a program record for three-point attempts when it tried 42 at Lamar on Dec. 13
- Jay Ladner went back to his usual starting five with Crowley, Arnold, Harris, Pinckney and Haase. That grouping is 14-2 when it starts for Southern Miss this season
Scouting the Jaguars
- South Alabama has not trailed in five of its last six games
- Kevin Samuel is the Division I active career leader in rebounds with 1,291
- The Jaguars sport a 13-14 record after picking up a non-conference win over Hartford on Monday night
- South Alabama has won five of its last six games, while its lone blip was a four-point loss at Troy
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Series History
- Thursday will be the 48th all-time meeting between Southern Miss and South Alabama
- Southern Miss won the Jan. 19 meeting, 76-72, in Hattiesburg
- Southern Miss leads the all-time series, 27-20, and is 12-11 in games played in Mobile
- The Golden Eagles are 5-5 in the last 10 games between the two schools
Up Next
- Southern Miss will head back to Hattiesburg to host Georgia Southern on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 12 p.m. It will be Senior Day for five Golden Eagles and a Gold Out for the final home game of the year
How to Follow
- Stream the game on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. CST, with JD Byars (PxP) and Pat Greenwood (Color) on the call
- John Cox will call 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
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Golden Eagle Nuggets
- Through 14 Sun Belt games, the Golden Eagles are off to their best conference start in program history since turning Division I. The 1949-50 NAIA team had 14 wins in conference play
- Southern Miss remained in a two-game lead in the Sun Belt standings after topping ULM on Saturday, 76-67
- The Golden Eagles have recorded at least 23 wins for the third time in program history and for the first time since the 2011-12 season
- Felipe Haase (23), DeAndre Pinckney (17) and Denijay Harris (12) all scored in double figures against the Warhawks
-Â 8,097 Southern Miss fans flooded into Reed Green Coliseum to see the Golden Eagles dump Louisiana. It was the fifth-largest crowd in program history
- Pinckney broke out for 22 points against the Ragin' Cajuns, while Neftali Alvarez finished with 17 points -- that was the most of his Southern Miss career
- Pinckney (22), Crowley (13), Haase (17) and Alvarez (17) all scored in double figures. Donovan Ivory had seven on Southern Miss' 26 bench pointsÂ
- Pinckney (Jan. 10)Â and Crowley (Jan. 3) have both been named Sun Belt Player of the Week this seasonÂ
-Â Southern Miss' 14-0 start at home is the second-best home record and trails only the 15-0 mark the 2011-12 team finished with
- Harris had a 19-point game at Troy. It was his second-highest scoring total this season behind his 22-point game at Arkansas State
- The 2022-23 team is the fifth-fastest team in program history to reach 20 winsÂ
1.    1959-60: 22 games
      1960-61: 22 gamesÂ
3.    1990-91: 23 gamesÂ
4.    2011-12: 23 gamesÂ
5.    2022-23: 24 games
-Â The 13 wins before New Year's Day tie the 2011-12 team for wins recorded before the holiday
- The Golden Eagles picked up their first Sun Belt win in program history in a 64-60 win against Troy on Dec. 29, 2022
- Crowley scored 10-plus points in 15-straight games spanning Dec. 10 - Feb. 2
- Haase is the sixth active player in Division I basketball to have at least 1,500 points, 800 rebounds and 300 assists since the 2017-18 season
- The Golden Eagles are second in the Sun Belt in scoring defense at 64.1 points per game
-Â 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
- Three days later it set a program record for three-point attempts when it tried 42 at Lamar on Dec. 13
- Jay Ladner went back to his usual starting five with Crowley, Arnold, Harris, Pinckney and Haase. That grouping is 14-2 when it starts for Southern Miss this season
Scouting the Jaguars
- South Alabama has not trailed in five of its last six games
- Kevin Samuel is the Division I active career leader in rebounds with 1,291
- The Jaguars sport a 13-14 record after picking up a non-conference win over Hartford on Monday night
- South Alabama has won five of its last six games, while its lone blip was a four-point loss at Troy
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Series History
- Thursday will be the 48th all-time meeting between Southern Miss and South Alabama
- Southern Miss won the Jan. 19 meeting, 76-72, in Hattiesburg
- Southern Miss leads the all-time series, 27-20, and is 12-11 in games played in Mobile
- The Golden Eagles are 5-5 in the last 10 games between the two schools
Up Next
- Southern Miss will head back to Hattiesburg to host Georgia Southern on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 12 p.m. It will be Senior Day for five Golden Eagles and a Gold Out for the final home game of the year
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