2014–15 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team American college basketball season
The 2014–15 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Golden Eagles, led by first year head coach Doc Sadler , played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA . They finished the season 9–20, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place. Due to violations committed under the previous coaching regime , the team were ineligible for postseason play [1] including the C-USA tournament .
In 2016, the NCAA vacated six wins due to participation of two ineligible players, who were suspended effective January 29, 2015.[ 1] [ 2]
Previous season
The Golden Eagles finished the season 29–7, 13–3 in C-USA play to finish in a four-way tie for the C-USA regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Toledo and Missouri to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Minnesota.
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Recruiting class of 2014
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Kevin Holland SG
Tuscaloosa, AL
Paul W. Bryant High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
162 lb (73 kg)
May 15, 2014
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 69
Davaris McGowens SF
Taylors, SC
Gray Military Academy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
May 15, 2014
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 69
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Roster
2014–15 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 0
Shadell Millinghaus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg)
So
Brooklyn, NY
G/F 2
Matt Bingaya 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
RS So
Delaware, OH
G/F 3
Davon Hayes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
RS Fr
Portsmouth, VA
G 4
Dallas Anglin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Montclair, NJ
G 10
Keljin Blevins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Hot Spring, AR
G 11
Rasham Suarez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Jonesboro, GA
G 12
Khari Price 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Slidell, LA
G 13
Chip Armelin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg)
RS Sr
Sulphur, LA
F 15
Eddie Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 248 lb (112 kg)
Fr
Las Vegas, NV
G 20
Kevin Holland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Tuscaloosa, AL
F 21
Norville Carey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg)
Jr
British Virgin Islands
F 25
Jamie Champman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Mobile, AL
F 33
Michael O'Donnell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg)
Jr
Chicago, IL
F 34
Jeremiah Eason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 3]
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/06/2014 *7:00 pm
Mississippi College W 77–68 –
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Regular season
11/14/2014 *7:00 pm
William Carey W 86–63 1–0
Reed Green Coliseum (3,594)Hattiesburg, MS
11/17/2014 *7:00 pm
South Alabama W 68–59 2–0
Reed Green Coliseum (3,023)Hattiesburg, MS
11/20/2014 *8:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama
L 67–81 2–1
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
11/25/2014 *7:00 pm
Troy W 72–70 3–1
Reed Green Coliseum (3,202)Hattiesburg, MS
11/30/2014 *4:00 pm
at Drexel
L 36–59 3–2
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
12/03/2014 *7:30 pm
North Dakota State W 78–65 4–2
Reed Green Coliseum (3,083)Hattiesburg, MS
12/06/2014 *7:00 pm
Rhode Island L 43–75 4–3
Reed Green Coliseum (3,156)Hattiesburg, MS
12/13/2014 *7:00 pm
Spring Hill W 66–56 5–3
Reed Green Coliseum (3,254)Hattiesburg, MS
12/18/2014 *7:00 pm
at Jackson State
L 46–66 5–4
Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
12/21/2014 *1:00 pm
at Georgia State
L 55–68 5–5
GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
12/29/2014 *6:00 pm, SECN
at LSU
L 67–87 5–6
Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
01/03/2015 7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech L 70–83 5–7 (0–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,187)Hattiesburg, MS
01/08/2015 7:00 pm, ASN
at UTSA
L 57–77 5–8 (0–2)
Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
01/10/2015 8:00 pm
at UTEP
L 40–74 5–9 (0–3)
Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
01/15/2015 7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 61–62 5–10 (0–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,191)Hattiesburg, MS
01/17/2015 7:00 pm
UAB L 56–63 5–11 (0–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,493)Hattiesburg, MS
01/22/2015 7:00 pm
at Rice
L 56–58 5–12 (0–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
01/24/2015 7:00 pm
at North Texas
W 75–71 OT
6–12 (1–6)
The Super Pit Denton, TX
01/29/2015 7:00 pm
Marshall L 54–69 6–13 (1–7)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,392)Hattiesburg, MS
01/31/2015 7:00 pm
WKU L 62–73 6–14 (1–8)
Reed Green Coliseum (3608)Hattiesburg, MS
02/05/2015 7:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee
L 51–61 6–15 (1–9)
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
02/07/2015 2:00 pm
at UAB
L 68–78 6–16 (1–10)
Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
02/12/2015 8:00 pm, FSN
FIU L 71–73 OT
6–17 (1–11)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,015)Hattiesburg, MS
02/14/2015 7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 62–54 7–17 (2–11)
Reed Green Coliseum (2,872)Hattiesburg, MS
02/19/2015 4:30 pm, ASN
at Old Dominion
L 38–64 7–18 (2–12)
Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
02/21/2015 4:30 pm, ASN
at Charlotte
L 43–71 7–19 (2–13)
Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
02/26/2015 7:00 pm
UTSA W 70–66 8–19 (3–13)
Reed Green Coliseum (2,990)Hattiesburg, MS
02/28/2015 7:00 pm
UTEP W 63–60 9–19 (4–13)
Reed Green Coliseum (4,778)Hattiesburg, MS
03/05/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Louisiana Tech
L 61–72 9–20 (4–14)
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
References
^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF) , Southern Miss 2016-17 Basketball Almanac , University of Southern Mississippi, p. 67, archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2017, retrieved February 2, 2017 ^ Vecencie, Sam (January 29, 2015). "Southern Miss' players Rasham Suarez and Jeremiah Eason ineligible" . CBS Sports . Retrieved February 2, 2017 . ^ "SOUTHERNMISS.COM - The Southern Miss Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball" . Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014 .
