2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

The 2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by third-year head coach Doc Sadler, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 9–22, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Rice.

2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	9–22 (6–12 C-USA)
Head coach	Doc Sadler (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Clarence Weatherspoon Marques Townsend Chris Croft
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Middle Tennessee †	17	–	1		.944			31	–	5		.861
Louisiana Tech	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
Old Dominion	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
UTEP	12	–	6		.667			15	–	17		.469
Rice	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Marshall	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
UAB	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
Western Kentucky	9	–	9		.500			15	–	17		.469
UTSA	8	–	10		.444			14	–	19		.424
Charlotte	7	–	11		.389			13	–	17		.433
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
Southern Miss	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
FIU	3	–	15		.167			7	–	24		.226
North Texas	2	–	16		.111			8	–	22		.267
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2015–16 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]

Preseason

The Golden Eagles were picked to finish in 13th place in the preseason Conference USA poll.^[2]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kourtlin Jackson	2	G	6'4"	190	RS Senior	Des Moines, IA	Graduated
Keljin Blevins	10	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Hot Springs, AR	Transferred to Montana State
Michael O'Donnell	14	F	6'6"	188	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Norville Carey	21	F	6'7"	228	Senior	British Virgin Islands	Walk-on; graduate transferred to Rider
Jamie Champman	25	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Mobile, AL	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Marcus Cooper	25	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Van Nuys, CA	Junior college transferred from Northeastern Junior College.
Dominic Magee	54	G	6'4"	180	RS Sophomore	Harvey, LA	Transferred from Grand Canyon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Magee will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Tyree Griffin	55	G	5'10"	165	Junior	New Orleans, LA	Transferred from Oklahoma State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Griffin will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2016

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Conley SF	Sylmar, CA	Moravian Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 16, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (POST)
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 4, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Raheem Watts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Sr Dodge City Community College Greenville, South Carolina G 1 Cortez Edwards 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Osceola High School Kissimmee, Florida G 2 D'Angelo Richardson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr Holmes Community College Vicksburg, Mississippi G 3 Robert Thomas III 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Permian High School Odessa, Texas G 4 Christian Clark (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Mack Prep Academy Hattiesburg, Mississippi G 5 Khari Price 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Dayton Slidell, Louisiana G 10 Josh Conley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Sound Doctrine Christian Academy Inglewood, California G 11 Michael Ramey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Seminole State College Indianapolis, Indiana F 12 Tim Rowe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Mt. Zion Prep Lilburn, Georgia G 13 Bilal Abdur-Rahim 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Colby Community College Marietta, Georgia F 15 Eddie Davis III (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 248 lb (112 kg) RS So Centennial High School Las Vegas, Nevada G 20 Kevin Holland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Paul W. Bryant High School Tuscaloosa, Alabama G 21 Anfernee Hampton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Jackson, Mississippi G/F 22 Quinton Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Sr East Central Community College Wilmer, Alabama G 30 Clay Weatherspoon (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Ridgeland High School (MS) Jackson, Mississippi G 54 Dominic Magee (I)  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Grand Canyon Harvey, Louisiana G 55 Tyree Griffin (I)  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Oklahoma State New Orleans, Louisiana	Head coach Doc Sadler (Auburn) Assistant coach(es) Clarence Weatherspoon (Southern Miss) Marques Townsend (Kansas) Chris Croft (Southern Miss) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm		Mississippi College	W 96–95 2OT		Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
11/07/2016* 7:00 pm		William Carey	W 79–60		Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		Tougaloo	W 101–96 2OT	1–0	Reed Green Coliseum (2,569) Hattiesburg, MS
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm		at LSU	L 61–78	1–1	Maravich Center (6,942) Baton Rouge, LA
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm		Union (TN)	W 60–44	2–1	Reed Green Coliseum (2,513) Hattiesburg, MS
11/21/2016* 7:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 63–55	3–1	Reed Green Coliseum (2,202) Hattiesburg, MS
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		South Alabama	L 55–78	3–2	Reed Green Coliseum (2,333) Hattiesburg, MS
12/04/2016* 3:30 pm		at Jackson State	L 64–75	3–3	Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
12/06/2016* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Florida State	L 49–98	3–4	Donald L. Tucker Center (5,116) Jackson, MS
12/10/2016* 4:30 pm		Tulane	L 64–71	3–5	Reed Green Coliseum (3,609) Hattiesburg, MS
12/19/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Mississippi State	L 44–86	3–6	Mississippi Coliseum (4,301) Jackson, MS
12/22/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. San Diego State Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	L 51–66	3–7	Stan Sheriff Center (5,942) Honolulu, HI
12/23/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Stephen F. Austin Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round	L 64–67	3–8	Stan Sheriff Center (5,873) Honolulu, HI
12/25/2016* 1:30 pm, ESPNU		at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic 7th place game	L 46–60	3–9	Stan Sheriff Center (5,769) Honolulu, HI
Conference USA regular season
01/01/2017 2:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	L 55–79	3–10 (0–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,761) Hattiesburg, MS
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		UTSA	W 77–59	4–10 (1–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,126) Hattiesburg, MS
01/07/2017 4:00 pm		UTEP	W 73–65	5–10 (2–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,161) Hattiesburg, MS
01/12/2017 6:00 pm		at Old Dominion	L 50–54	5–11 (2–2)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,523) Norfolk, VA
01/14/2017 6:00 pm, CI		at Charlotte	L 66–82	5–12 (2–3)	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,457) Charlotte, NC
01/19/2017 7:00 pm		North Texas	W 75–65	6–12 (3–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,285) Hattiesburg, MS
01/21/2017 4:00 pm		Rice	L 58–61	6–13 (3–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,366) Hattiesburg, MS
01/26/2017 6:30 pm, ESPN3		at Middle Tennessee	L 56–72	6–14 (3–5)	Murphy Center (5,498) Murfreesboro, TN
01/28/2017 7:00 pm		at UAB	L 43–87	6–15 (3–6)	Bartow Arena (4,915) Birmingham, AL
02/02/2017 7:00 pm		Marshall	W 91–76	7–15 (4–6)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,373) Hattiesburg, MS
02/04/2017 4:00 pm		WKU	L 47–64	7–16 (4–7)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,946) Hattiesburg, MS
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		at UTSA	L 51–57	7–17 (4–8)	Convocation Center (1,189) San Antonio, TX
02/11/2017 8:00 pm		at UTEP	L 50–80	7–18 (4–9)	Don Haskins Center (6,930) El Paso, TX
02/16/2017 7:00 pm		FIU	W 69-66 OT	8–18 (5–9)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,494) Hattiesburg, MS
02/18/2017 4:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 94–82	8–19 (5–10)	Reed Green Coliseum (4,137) Hattiesburg, MS
02/23/2017 7:00 pm		at Rice	L 71–72	8–20 (5–11)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,589) Houston, TX
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		at North Texas	W 76–53	9–20 (6–11)	The Super Pit (3,360) Denton, TX
03/04/2017 1:00 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 65–93	9–21 (6–12)	Thomas Assembly Center (3,102) Ruston, LA
Conference USA tournament
03/08/2017 2:00 pm, CI	(12)	vs. (5) Rice First round	L 75–86	9–22	Legacy Arena (3,207) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source[3].