University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Wednesday, February 22
Norfolk, VA
6 PM
Southern Miss
at
Old Dominion
Photo by: Joe Harper/bgnphoto.com
Men's Basketball Heads East to Old Dominion for Wednesday Night Battle
2/21/2023 3:32:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss (24-5, 13-3 SBC) men's basketball team is on the road this weekend as it opens a two-game road stretch at Old Dominion (17-11, -7 SBC) on Wednesday night to close out the regular season. Tip from Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Va. is set for 6 p.m. CST on ESPN+.
How to Follow
- Stream the game on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. CST, with Scott Jackson (PxP) and Billy Mann (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 16 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
- After a 73-62 win against Georgia Southern on Saturday, Southern Miss has a one-game lead over Marshall in the Sun Belt standings
- The Golden Eagles can clinch the regular season championship with a win and a Marshall loss. They also win outright with wins over Old Dominion and Texas State
- Southern Miss reached 24 wins on Saturday to tie the 2011-12 team for the most wins in a regular season by any Golden Eagle team since turning Division I. The win also kept them in possession of first place in the Sun Belt
- Neftali Alvarez (19), Felipe Haase (13) and DeAdnre Pinckney (12) all finished in double figures against the Eagles on Saturday
- Victor Hart and Harris both had 10 points in a loss at South Alabama Thursday 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' 15-0 mark at home this season tied the best home winning percentage in program history after the 2011-12 team went 15-0
- 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 64.8 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
Scouting the Monarchs
- Mekhi Long went for 17 points and 12 rebounds in an 11-point win over App State on Saturday
- Tyreek Scott-Grayson added 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while Dericko Williams chipped in a season-high 12 points and Charles Smith IV also had a season high with 11 points
- Old Dominion heads into the final weekend of play with a 17-11 record and a 9-7 mark in Sun Belt play
- Tyreek Scott-Grayson leads all Monarchs in scoring at 13.9 points per game, while Long (10.6) and Chaunce Jenkins (13.4) are both in double figures as well
- Long averages a team-high 8.5 rebounds per game
Series History
- This is the 15th meeting between Southern Miss and former C-USA foe Old Dominion
- It's the first time since 2020 that the two are meeting, which resulted in a 68-58 Old Dominion win
- Old Dominion leads the all-time series, 11-3
- Southern Miss won the last meeting in Norfolk, 59-52, in 2019
Up Next
- Southern Miss will close the regular season at Texas State on Friday, Feb. 24. Tip in San Marcos is scheduled for 7 p.m. CST
How to Follow
- Stream the game on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. CST, with Scott Jackson (PxP) and Billy Mann (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 16 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
- After a 73-62 win against Georgia Southern on Saturday, Southern Miss has a one-game lead over Marshall in the Sun Belt standings
- The Golden Eagles can clinch the regular season championship with a win and a Marshall loss. They also win outright with wins over Old Dominion and Texas State
- Southern Miss reached 24 wins on Saturday to tie the 2011-12 team for the most wins in a regular season by any Golden Eagle team since turning Division I. The win also kept them in possession of first place in the Sun Belt
- Neftali Alvarez (19), Felipe Haase (13) and DeAdnre Pinckney (12) all finished in double figures against the Eagles on Saturday
- Victor Hart and Harris both had 10 points in a loss at South Alabama Thursday 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' 15-0 mark at home this season tied the best home winning percentage in program history after the 2011-12 team went 15-0
- 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 64.8 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
Scouting the Monarchs
- Mekhi Long went for 17 points and 12 rebounds in an 11-point win over App State on Saturday
- Tyreek Scott-Grayson added 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while Dericko Williams chipped in a season-high 12 points and Charles Smith IV also had a season high with 11 points
- Old Dominion heads into the final weekend of play with a 17-11 record and a 9-7 mark in Sun Belt play
- Tyreek Scott-Grayson leads all Monarchs in scoring at 13.9 points per game, while Long (10.6) and Chaunce Jenkins (13.4) are both in double figures as well
- Long averages a team-high 8.5 rebounds per game
Series History
- This is the 15th meeting between Southern Miss and former C-USA foe Old Dominion
- It's the first time since 2020 that the two are meeting, which resulted in a 68-58 Old Dominion win
- Old Dominion leads the all-time series, 11-3
- Southern Miss won the last meeting in Norfolk, 59-52, in 2019
Up Next
- Southern Miss will close the regular season at Texas State on Friday, Feb. 24. Tip in San Marcos is scheduled for 7 p.m. CST
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