2014–15 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

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 including the C-USA tournament.

2014–15 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	3–20, 6 wins vacated (3–14 C-USA, 1 win vacated)
Head coach	Doc Sadler (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Cox Jareem Dowling Tom Schuberth
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Louisiana Tech	15	–	3		.833			27	–	9		.750
Old Dominion	13	–	5		.722			27	–	8		.771
UTEP	13	–	5		.722			22	–	11		.667
WKU	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
UAB †	12	–	6		.667			20	–	16		.556
Middle Tennessee	9	–	9		.500			19	–	17		.528
FIU	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
UTSA	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
North Texas	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
Rice	8	–	10		.444			12	–	20		.375
Charlotte	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Marshall	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Southern Miss*	4	–	14		.222			9	–	20		.310
Florida Atlantic	2	–	16		.111			9	–	20		.310
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner *Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Neil Watson	5	G	5'11"	170	Senior	Kansas City, MO	Graduated
Daveon Boardingham	11	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Newark, NJ	Graduated
Aaron Brown	22	F	6'5"	210	RS Junior	Hackensack, NJ	Graduate transfer to Boston College
Michael Craig	24	G/F	6'5"	230	Senior	Phoenix, AZ	Graduated
Ude Ifeanyichukwa	32	F	6'10"	235	Junior	Abuja, Nigeria	Transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Dallas Anglin	4	G	6'2"	175	Junior	Montclair, NJ	Junior college transfer from College of Southern Idaho.
Rasham Suarez	11	G	6'2	185	Junior	San Juan, PR	Junior college transfer from Central Florida Community College.
Khari Price	12	G	5'11"	170	Junior	Slidell, LA	Transferred from Dayton. Under NCAA transfer rules, Price will have to redshirt from the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2014

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (69)
Davaris McGowens SF	Taylors, SC	Gray Military Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 15, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (69)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

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 Doc Sadler (Auburn) Assistant coach(es) Jeremy Cox (Colorado Mesa) Jareem Dowling (Maryland Eastern Shore) Tom Schuberth (Mississippi State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014* 7:00 pm	Mississippi College	W 77–68	–	Reed Green Coliseum (2,784) 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 (9,260) 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 (1,092) 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 (839) Jackson, MS
12/21/2014* 1:00 pm	at Georgia State	L 55–68	5–5	GSU Sports Arena (1,387) Atlanta, GA
12/29/2014* 6:00 pm, SECN	at LSU	L 67–87	5–6	Maravich Center (9,089) 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 (760) San Antonio, TX
01/10/2015 8:00 pm	at UTEP	L 40–74	5–9 (0–3)	Don Haskins Center (8,022) 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 (985) Houston, TX
01/24/2015 7:00 pm	at North Texas	W 75–71 OT	6–12 (1–6)	The Super Pit (3,759) 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 (4,012) Murfreesboro, TN
02/07/2015 2:00 pm	at UAB	L 68–78	6–16 (1–10)	Bartow Arena (3,786) 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 (6,177) Norfolk, VA
02/21/2015 4:30 pm, ASN	at Charlotte	L 43–71	7–19 (2–13)	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,469) 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 (5,805) Ruston, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.