2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record8–21 (5–13 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 16 2   .889 26 7   .788
Middle Tennessee 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
Marshall 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
Louisiana Tech 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 25 13   .658
UTEP 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 9   .500 14 19   .424
Western Kentucky 8 10   .444 18 16   .529
North Texas 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Rice 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
FIU 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Florida Atlantic 5 13   .278 8 25   .242
Southern Miss* 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
UTSA 3 15   .167 5 27   .156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by second year head coach Doc Sadler, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–21, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place.

Due to an ongoing NCAA investigation into NCAA violations and illegal benefits for players under former coach Donnie Tyndall, they self-imposed a postseason ban for the second consecutive year, which included the C-USA tournament.[1]

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2014–15 season 9–20, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place. Due to an ongoing NCAA investigation into illegal benefits for players under former coach Donnie Tyndall, the school self-imposed a postseason ban which included the C-USA tournament.[2]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Shadell Millinghaus 0 G 6'0" 194 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Northwest Florida State College
Matt Bigaya 2 G/F 6'5" 200 RS Sophomore Delaware, OH Transferred to Fairmont State
Davon Hayes 3 G/F 6'7" 190 RS Freshman Portsmouth, VA Transferred
Dallas Anglin 4 G 6'2" 180 Junior Montclair, NJ Transferred to Northern Colorado
Chip Armelin 13 G 6'4" 207 RS Senior Sulphur, LA Graduated
Jeremiah Eason 34 F 6'7" 230 Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Raheem Watts 0 F 6'7" 210 Junior Greenville, SC Junior college transferred from Dodge City Community College
Kourtlin Jackson 2 G 6'4" 190 RS Senior Des Moines, IA Transferred from Iowa State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jackson graduated from Iowa State.
Michael Ramey 11 G 6'5" 198 Junior Indianapolis, IN Junior college transferred from Seminole State College
Lorenzo Bonam G 6'4" 170 Junior Dearborn Heights, MI Junior college transferred from Gillette College

Recruiting class of 2015

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tim Rowe
C
Lilburn, GA Mount Zion Baptist Christian School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 15, 2015 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 70
Robert Thomas
PG
Odessa, TX Permian High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 9, 2015 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cortez Edwards
PG
Kissimmee, FL Osceola High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Mar 21, 2015 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Raheem Watts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Greenville, SC
G 1 Cortez Edwards 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Kissimmee, FL
G 2 Kourtlin Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Des Moines, IA
G 3 Rob Thomas III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Odessa, TX
G 4 Christian Clark (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hattiesburg, MS
G 5 Khari Price 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Slidell, LA
G 10 Keljin Blevins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hot Spring, AR
G 11 Michael Ramey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Indianapolis, IN
F 12 Tim Rowe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lilburn, GA
F 14 Michael O'Donnell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
F 15 Eddie Davis III (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 248 lb (112 kg) So Las Vegas, NV
G 20 Kevin Holland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Tuscaloosa, AL
F 21 Norville Carey (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr British Virgin Islands
G/F 22 Quinton Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Wilmer, AL
F 25 Jamie Champman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Mobile, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[3]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
7:00 pm
Millsaps W 66–38 
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Memphis L 49–67  0–1
FedEx Forum (11,786)
Memphis, TN
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm
Jackson State L 60–78  0–2
Reed Green Coliseum (2,933)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm
William Carey L 78–84  0–3
Reed Green Coliseum (3,864)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/28/2015*
3:00 pm
at Morehead State L 46–61  0–4
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,775)
Morehead, KY
12/01/2015*
7:30 pm
at Troy L 59–69  0–5
Trojan Arena (1,633)
Troy, AL
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm, FS1
Alabama L 55–58  0–6
Reed Green Coliseum (3,296)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/06/2015*
4:30 pm
North Dakota State W 74–62  1–6
Reed Green Coliseum (2,972)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/14/2015*
7:00 pm
at South Alabama W 57–54  2–6
Mitchell Center (3,146)
Mobile, AL
12/19/2015*
4:00 pm, ASN
Georgia State L 46–66  2–7
Reed Green Coliseum (2,358)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/22/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulane L 40–59  2–8
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,541)
New Orleans, LA
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm
Southeastern Oklahoma State W 66–52  3–8
Reed Green Coliseum (2,450)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA regular season
01/02/2016
6:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 57–87  3–9
(0–1)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,302)
Ruston, LA
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
Charlotte L 76–82  3–10
(0–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (2,703)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/09/2016
7:00 pm
Old Dominion W 73–71  4–10
(1–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (2,779)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/14/2016
6:00 pm, ASN
at Florida Atlantic L 51–58  4–11
(1–3)
FAU Arena (1,669)
Boca Raton, FL
01/16/2016
6:00 pm
at FIU W 66–60  5–11
(2–3)
FIU Arena (1,258)
Miami, FL
01/23/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
Louisiana Tech L 59–70  5–12
(2–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,334)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/28/2016
7:00 pm
UTEP W 71–58  6–12
(3–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (2,824)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/30/2016
7:00 pm
UTSA W 86–60  7–12
(4–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,343)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/04/2016
7:00 pm
at North Texas L 54–70  7–13
(4–5)
The Super Pit (1,607)
Denton, TX
02/06/2016
7:00 pm
at Rice L 65–72  7–14
(4–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,760)
Houston, TX
02/11/2016
7:00 pm
UAB L 77–80 2OT 7–15
(4–7)
Reed Green Coliseum (2,895)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/13/2016
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 54–76  7–16
(4–8)
Reed Green Coliseum (2,917)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/18/2016
8:00 pm
at UTEP L 73–78  7–17
(4–9)
Don Haskins Center (7,012)
El Paso, TX
02/20/2016
3:00 pm, ASN
at UTSA L 53–74  7–18
(4–10)
Convocation Center (1,250)
San Antonio, TX
02/25/2016
7:00 pm
Rice L 74–76 OT 7–19
(4–11)
Reed Green Coliseum (2,547)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/27/2016
7:00 pm
North Texas W 81–70  8–19
(5–11)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,693)
Hattiesburg, MS
03/03/2016
8:00 pm, ASN
at WKU L 60–75  8–20
(5–12)
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,405)
Bowling Green, KY
03/05/2016
7:00 pm
at Marshall L 106–108 OT 8–21
(5–13)
Cam Henderson Center (6,431)
Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "Southern Miss self-imposes postseason ban for 2nd straight year". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Southern Miss self-imposes postseason ban". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Southern Miss Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2015.