Golden Eagles Head to Grambling for Thursday Night Game

Thursday, November 13

Grambling, LA

6:30 PM

Southern Miss

Grambling State

Golden Eagles Head to Grambling for Thursday Night Game

11/12/2025 10:49:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Southern Miss (1-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) finishes its two-game road swing at Grambling State (2-1, 0-0 SWAC) on Thursday night with tip-off slated for 6:30 p.m. at Frederick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.

Game 4: Southern Miss (1-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) at Grambling State (2-1, 0-0 SWAC)

Thursday, November 13 at 7 p.m. CT
TV: SWAC TV| Radio: Southern Miss Radio Network
Frederick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (7,500)

Fans can listen on the Southern Miss Radio Network, Southern Miss Game Day App, or their local Southern Miss Network affiliate to hear John Cox on the call. The game will air on SWAC TV.

NEWS AND NOTES

- Southern Miss fell on the road at South Carolina on Sunday night as the Gamecocks used a three-point barrage to finish the comeback. Tylik Weeks dropped a career-high 20 points, while Isaac Taveras scored 25 and Israel Hart had 17

- Felipe Patino went off for 18 points on six three-pointers in the win over Tougaloo on Nov. 6. Taveras produced a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double and Israel Hart had 11 points

- The Golden Eagles return only four players from last season: Dalyn Brandon, Brewer Carruth, Tegra Izay, Jett Montgomery

- Ladner and Co. brought in 14 newcomers during the offseason: DJahi Binet, Dylan Brumfield, Robert Cowherd, Fallou Diagne, IJ Ezuma, Israel Hart, Blake Lander, Curt Lewis, Felipe Patino, EJ Paymon, Isaac Taveras, Chiante' Tramble, Chandler Watts, Tylik Weeks

- The 2025-26 season marks the 106th season of Southern Miss basketball and the 61st season inside Reed Green Coliseum

- Southern Miss was voted 12th in the preseason poll after finishing in 12th last season in the league standings

ABOUT THE OPPONENT

- Grambling was picked to finish seventh out of 12 in the SWAC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, one spot higher than its eighth-place finish in 2024-25

- Grambling head coach Patrick Crarey II is in his first season at the helm of the Tiger basketball program. Crarey is 2-1 during his short time in Grambling, La. Crarey brought in 11 transfers as well as a pair of freshmen

- Jamil Muttilib led the charge off the bench against Howard with a game-high 21 points, knocking down 5-of-7 three-pointers and providing a major spark in the second half that moved the Tigers to 2-1

- Antonio Munoz leads Grambling in scoring as the freshman from Chicago is averaging 13.0 points per game. Jimel Lane (12.7) and Muttilib (12.7) both average 10+ points per game

SERIES HISTORY

- Thursday's meeting is the third all-time between the two schools who have not met since 2012

- The Golden Eagles cruised to a 93-45 win on Dec. 14, 2012 in Hattiesburg. They won the first meeting 70-52 at the Super Chevy Shootout in Iowa City, Iowa on Dec. 7, 1996

- The Golden Eagles have not played in Grambling until this game

TAVERAS DOES IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER

- Junior guard Isaac Taveras is averaging a league-best 23.0 points per game through the first three games

- The Santo Domino, D.R. product scored a career-high 29 points in the season opener at Buffalo, then added a 16-point performance against Tougaloo

- In the last outing, Taveras scored 25 points on 10-for-14 shooting from the floor. It was the second time this season he has made at least 10 field goals after having 11 in the Buffalo game

- As of Wednesday, Taveras leads the Sun Belt in field goals (27) and ranks third in the country as Matt Compas of IU Indy leads with 33

A GOOD START AT HOME

- Southern Miss moved to 69-12 in home openers dating back to the 1956-56 season when the Golden Eagles fell to Louisiana Tech

- The first home-opening win for Southern Miss was against Tyndall Field (Fla.) to open the 1947-48 season

- The Golden Eagles are now 7-0 in home openers under Jay Ladner, while six of those have been double-digit wins

Home Openers Under Jay Ladner
Date	Result	Score	Opponent
11/5/19	W	90-71	Delta State
12/2/20	W	80-53	William Carey
11/9/21	W	81-67	William Carey
11/11/22	W	86-62	Loyola (La.)
11/6/23	W	64-42	William Carey
11/4/24	W	77-68	Bowling Green
11/6/25	W	93-57	Tougaloo

ON THIS DAY

Date: November 13

- Southern Miss is 1-0 on Nov. 13, with its only win being a 75-68 dub over DePaul in the opening game of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic. Aaron Brown led the Golden Eagles with 13 points, all in the second half. Michael Craig had 12 points and a game-high eight rebounds, Daveon Boardingham had 12 points and seven boards and Chip Armelin had 10 points and six rebounds. Jerrold Brooks recorded seven points and Neil Watson added six points and five assists.

THE VETERAN OF THE COUNTRY

- Curt Lewis enters the season as one of the oldest players in Division I basketball. The Louisville, Ky., product was born on May 19, 1999

- Below is a list of the oldest players in the country

Ramel Bethea, Green Bay - July 27, 1996
Nginyu Ngala, Kansas - April 3, 1999
Curt Lewis, Southern Miss - May 19, 1999
Ibrahim Olajuwon, FIU - May 26, 1999
Hunter Erickson, Hawaii - September 14, 1999
Bouna Kebe, Delaware - December 24, 1999

LOADED NON-CON SLATE
- Southern Miss has a loaded non-conference slate that includes only five home games
- Notable stops on the road include South Carolina, Miami (Fla.), Radford, and LSU
- Southern Miss will also play Ole Miss at the Coast Coliseum on Dec. 13
- Other non-conference games are Buffalo, Tougaloo, Grambling (two times), William Carey, North Florida, UT Martin/Prairie View A&M and the second MAC-SBC Challenge opponent in February

Single-game and season tickets are available via southernmiss.com/tickets, calling 1-800-844-TICK, or by visiting the Pat Ferlise Ticket Office during normal business hours.