University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, February 18
Reed Green Coliseum
12 PM
Southern Miss
vs
Georgia Southern
Photo by: Joe Harper/bgnphoto.com
Men's Basketball to Host Georgia Southern for Senior Day
2/17/2023 2:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- The Southern Miss (23-5, 12-3 SBC) men's basketball team will host Georgia Southern (14-14, 7-8 SBC) on Saturday afternoon at Reed Green Coliseum in the home finale for the Golden Eagles. The 12 p.m. tip will serve as Senior Day with Marcelo Perez, Nico Aguirre, Felipe Haase, Tyler Morman and DeAndre Pinckney getting honored before the game.
How to Follow
- Stream the game on ESPN+ at 12 p.m. CST, with Lee Roberts (PxP) and Larry Boyd (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
Golden Eagle Nuggets
- Through 15 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
- Despite Thursday's lopsided loss at South Alabama, Southern Miss is still holding onto a one-game lead in the Sun Belt standings
- 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 last Saturday
- Victor Hart and Harris both had 10 points in the loss at South Alabama last night
- 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 points
- Pinckney (Jan. 10) and Crowley (Jan. 3) have both been named Sun Belt Player of the Week this season
- 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 wins
1. 1959-60: 22 games
1960-61: 22 games
3. 1990-91: 23 games
4. 2011-12: 23 games
5. 2022-23: 24 games
- 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
- 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 Eagles
- Georgia Southern finished its regular season with only two road games over a six-game stretch, including Saturday's in Hattiesburg
- Marshall came from behind to beat the Eagles on Thursday night after Georgia Southern was up 11 with 1:36 to play
- Andrei Savrosov (13.9) and Jalen Finch (10.8) lead the Eagles in scoring at 10-plus points per game
- Georgia Southern endured a rough stretch from Jan. 14 - Feb. 4 when it went 1-6 with losses to James Madison, ULM, Texas State, Louisiana, Georgia State and Old Dominion
- The Eagles are 3-10 on the road this season and its their final road game of the season
- Jalen Finch has 100 assists, and the last Eagle to record 100 assists in a season was Tookie Brown, who posted 154 in 2018-19. Finch is third in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.17), eighth in assists (3.6/gm) and 13th in steals (1.4/gm)
- Carlos Curry ranks 10th in the Sun Belt in rebounding (7.2/gm) and 10th in double-doubles (4)
Series History
- Saturday will be the 12th all-time meeting between Southern Miss and Georgia Southern
- It's the first meeting since the 2003 season where Southern Miss won 95-91 in Hattiesburg
- Southern Miss leads the all-time series, 7-4, and is 5-1 in games played in Hattiesburg
- The Golden Eagles have won three of the last four meetings dating back to 1973
Up Next
- Southern Miss will embark on its final road trip of the season as it travels to Old Dominion on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Tipoff in Norfolk is set for 7 p.m. EST
How to Follow
- Stream the game on ESPN+ at 12 p.m. CST, with Lee Roberts (PxP) and Larry Boyd (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
Golden Eagle Nuggets
- Through 15 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
- Despite Thursday's lopsided loss at South Alabama, Southern Miss is still holding onto a one-game lead in the Sun Belt standings
- 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 last Saturday
- Victor Hart and Harris both had 10 points in the loss at South Alabama last night
- 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 points
- Pinckney (Jan. 10) and Crowley (Jan. 3) have both been named Sun Belt Player of the Week this season
- 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 wins
1. 1959-60: 22 games
1960-61: 22 games
3. 1990-91: 23 games
4. 2011-12: 23 games
5. 2022-23: 24 games
- 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
- 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 Eagles
- Georgia Southern finished its regular season with only two road games over a six-game stretch, including Saturday's in Hattiesburg
- Marshall came from behind to beat the Eagles on Thursday night after Georgia Southern was up 11 with 1:36 to play
- Andrei Savrosov (13.9) and Jalen Finch (10.8) lead the Eagles in scoring at 10-plus points per game
- Georgia Southern endured a rough stretch from Jan. 14 - Feb. 4 when it went 1-6 with losses to James Madison, ULM, Texas State, Louisiana, Georgia State and Old Dominion
- The Eagles are 3-10 on the road this season and its their final road game of the season
- Jalen Finch has 100 assists, and the last Eagle to record 100 assists in a season was Tookie Brown, who posted 154 in 2018-19. Finch is third in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.17), eighth in assists (3.6/gm) and 13th in steals (1.4/gm)
- Carlos Curry ranks 10th in the Sun Belt in rebounding (7.2/gm) and 10th in double-doubles (4)
Series History
- Saturday will be the 12th all-time meeting between Southern Miss and Georgia Southern
- It's the first meeting since the 2003 season where Southern Miss won 95-91 in Hattiesburg
- Southern Miss leads the all-time series, 7-4, and is 5-1 in games played in Hattiesburg
- The Golden Eagles have won three of the last four meetings dating back to 1973
Up Next
- Southern Miss will embark on its final road trip of the season as it travels to Old Dominion on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Tipoff in Norfolk is set for 7 p.m. EST
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