Golden Eagles Host William Carey Tuesday Night

Tuesday, November 18

Hattiesburg, Miss.

7:30 PM

Southern Miss

William Carey

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Golden Eagles Host William Carey Tuesday Night

11/17/2025 1:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Southern Miss (1-3, 0-0 Sun Belt) men's basketball returns to Reed Green Coliseum on Tuesday night as it hosts William Carey (6-0, 0-0 SSAC) in the annual crosstown battle. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. and will follow a 5 p.m. tip time for the Lady Eagles in the first doubleheader of the season.

Game 5: Southern Miss (1-3, 0-0 Sun Belt) vs. William Carey (6-0, 0-0 SSAC)

Tuesday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN+| Radio: Southern Miss Radio Network
Reed Green Coliseum (8,095)

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 ESPN+ with Lee Roberts (pxp) and Larry Boyd (analyst).

NEWS AND NOTES

- The Golden Eagles are paced by Isaac Taveras' 22.0 points per game and Tylik Weeks is averaging 14.8 points per contest

- Taveras scored 19 points and had nine rebounds at Grambling in Southern Miss' last outing. The junior guard also nabbed a career-high six steals

- Southern Miss fell on the road at South Carolina on Nov. 9 as the Gamecocks used a three-point barrage to finish the comeback in overtime. Weeks dropped a career-high 20 points, while 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

- William Carey heads into Tuesday's contest 6-0 with wins over Talladega, Fisk, Southeastern Baptist, Dillard, and Southern

- Troy Dunn leads the Crusaders in scoring at 15.5 points per game and has come off the bench in each of the first five contests. Dunn scored a season-high 23 points in the Dillard win and had six rebounds

- Malik Franklin (14.3) and Jamar Jenkins (12.2) are both averaging double figures, while Jenkins has started all five games. Randarius Hughes averages a team-high 8.7 boards per game

- As a team, the Crusaders are averaging 90.3 points per game and allow 72.3 points per game. William Carey is shooting the ball at a 44.3 percent clip from the floor and 31.9 percent from deep

- William Carey sits at 16.0 turnovers per game, while averaging 16.5 steals. The steals mark leads all of NAIA

SERIES HISTORY

- Tuesday's meeting is the 19th all-time between the two schools, who have not met every year under Ladner

- The Golden Eagles cruised to an 80-70 win on Dec. 30, 2024, in Hattiesburg. They have won the last six meetings dating back to the 2019 season

- William Carey's 78-72 upset was the last win for the Crusaders, which came on Nov. 25, 2018

TAVERAS DOES IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER

- Junior guard Isaac Taveras is averaging a league-best 22.0 points per game through the first four 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

- At South Carolina, 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 Mondau, Taveras leads the Sun Belt in field goals (35) and ranks 10th in the country

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 over0 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.

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