2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

The 2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Doc Sadler, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 16–18, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated FIU and Middle Tennessee before losing to Marshall in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament

2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	16–18 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach	Doc Sadler (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Steve Shields Marques Townsend Clarence Weatherspoon
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Middle Tennessee	16	–	2		.889			25	–	8		.758
Old Dominion	15	–	3		.833			25	–	7		.781
Western Kentucky	14	–	4		.778			27	–	11		.711
Marshall †	12	–	6		.667			25	–	11		.694
UTSA	11	–	7		.611			20	–	15		.571
UAB	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
North Texas	8	–	10		.444			20	–	18		.526
FIU	8	–	10		.444			14	–	18		.438
Southern Miss	7	–	11		.389			16	–	18		.471
Louisiana Tech	7	–	11		.389			17	–	16		.515
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
UTEP	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Rice	4	–	14		.222			7	–	24		.226
Charlotte	2	–	16		.111			6	–	23		.207
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2016–17 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Raheem Watts	0	F	6'7"	216	Senior	Greenville, SC	Graduated
Robert Thomas	3	G	6'3"	185	Sophomore	Odessa, TX	Graduate transferred to Texas Wesleyan
Christian Clark	4	G	6'0"	175	RS Freshman	Hattiesburg, MS	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Khari Price	5	G	5'9"	170	RS Senior	Slidell, LA	Graduated
Michael Ramey	11	G	6'5"	183	RS Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Bilal Abdur-Rahim	13	G	6'7"	200	Sophomore	Marietta, GA	Transferred
Quinton Campbell	22	G/F	6'7"	192	RS Senior	Wilmer, AL	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Leonard Harper-Baker	32	G	6'5"	205	Junior	Detroit, MI	Junior college transferred from Moberly Area CC

Recruiting class of 2017

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ladavius Draine SG	Calhoun City, MS	Calhoun City High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 10, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 15, 2017.

Roster

2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Dominic Magee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Grand Canyon Harvey, Louisiana G 1 Cortez Edwards 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Osceola High School Kissimmee, Florida G 2 D'Angelo Richardson (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Sr Holmes Community College Vicksburg, Mississippi G 3 Rodney Gill (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Northeast Community College Theodore, Alabama G 5 Tyree Griffin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Oklahoma State New Orleans, Louisiana G 10 Josh Conley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Sound Doctrine Christian Academy Inglewood, California G 11 LaDavius Draine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Calhoun City High School Calhoun City, Mississippi F 12 Tim Rowe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Mt. Zion Prep Lilburn, Georgia F 15 Eddie Davis III (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 248 lb (112 kg) RS Jr Centennial High School Las Vegas, Nevada G 20 Kevin Holland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS Jr Paul W. Bryant High School Tuscaloosa, Alabama G 21 Anfernee Hampton (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Jackson, Mississippi G 30 Clay Weatherspoon (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Ridgeland High School (MS) Jackson, Mississippi F 32 Leonard Harper-Baker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Moberly Area Community College Detroit, Michigan	Head coach Doc Sadler (Auburn) Assistant coach(es) Steve Shields (Baylor) Marques Townsend (Kansas) Clarence Weatherspoon (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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm		Southern (New Orleans)	W 79–69	1–0	Reed Green Coliseum (2,118) Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 16, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN+		at Michigan	L 47–61	1–1	Crisler Arena (8,765) Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm		Blue Mountain Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 90–46	2–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,848) Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 24, 2017* 5:30 pm		vs. South Dakota Sanford Pentagon Showcase	L 71–84	2–2	Sanford Pentagon (1,105) Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 25, 2017* 4:00 pm		vs. Youngstown State Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 71–64	3–2	Sanford Pentagon (343) Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 26, 2017* 11:30 am		vs. Northern Colorado Sanford Pentagon Showcase	L 63–77	3–3	Sanford Pentagon (101) Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm		at South Alabama	L 58–69	3–4	Mitchell Center (2,353) Mobile, AL
Dec 3, 2017* 2:00 pm		Rust	W 109–61	4–4	Reed Green Coliseum (1,792) Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 10, 2017* 2:00 pm		Troy	W 89–71	5–4	Reed Green Coliseum (1,937) Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 13, 2017* 6:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 69–54	6–4	Elmore Gymnasium (382) Huntsville, AL
Dec 16, 2017* 4:00 pm		William Carey	W 75–58	7–4	Reed Green Coliseum (1,914) Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 21, 2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 24 Florida State	L 45–98	7–5	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,003) Tallahassee, FL
Dec 23, 2017* 6:00 pm		vs. Mississippi State Jackson Showcase	L 64–70	7–6	Mississippi Coliseum (4,028) Jackson, MS
Conference USA regular season
Dec 28, 2017 6:00 pm		at Marshall	L 66–85	7–7 (0–1)	Cam Henderson Center (5,537) Huntington, WV
Dec 30, 2017 2:00 pm		at Western Kentucky	L 66–82	7–8 (0–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,654) Bowling Green, KY
Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm, beIN		UTEP	W 85–75	8–8 (1–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,956) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm		UTSA	W 93–83	9–8 (2–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,834) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm		at UAB	L 75–86	9–9 (2–3)	Bartow Arena (3,351) Birmingham, AL
Jan 13, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Middle Tennessee	L 49–69	9–10 (2–4)	Murphy Center (4,871) Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm		Rice	W 86–75	10–10 (3–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,001) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm		North Texas	W 85–78	11–10 (4–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,540) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 27, 2018 6:00 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 66–89	11–11 (4–5)	Thomas Assembly Center (4,269) Ruston, LA
Feb 1, 2018 6:00 pm		at FIU	L 70–76	11–12 (4–6)	FIU Arena (1,263) Miami, FL
Feb 3, 2018 6:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	W 77–66	12–12 (5–6)	FAU Arena (1,559) Boca Raton, FL
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm		Old Dominion	L 63–68	12–13 (5–7)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,984) Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 10, 2018 4:30 pm		Charlotte	W 72–54	13–13 (6–7)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,880) Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	L 62–72	13–14 (6–8)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,062) Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 17, 2018 4:00 pm		UAB	L 69–87	13–15 (6–9)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,405) Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm		at UTSA	L 56–64	13–16 (6–10)	Convocation Center (1,082) San Antonio, TX
Feb 24, 2018 8:00 pm		at UTEP	L 44–73	13–17 (6–11)	Don Haskins Center (6,117) El Paso, TX
Mar 3, 2018 4:30 pm		Louisiana Tech	W 72–64	14–17 (7–11)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,687) Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA tournament
Mar 7, 2018 6:00 pm, Stadium	(9)	vs. (8) FIU First round	W 69–68	15–17	The Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
Mar 8, 2018 6:00 pm, Stadium	(9)	vs. (1) Middle Tennessee Quarterfinals	W 71–68 OT	16–17	The Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
Mar 9, 2018 12:30 pm, CBSSN	(9)	vs. (4) Marshall Semifinals	L 75–85	16–18	The Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source[1].