The 2024–25 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represents the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by sixth-year head coach Jay Ladner, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as third-year members of the Sun Belt Conference.
2024–25 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball | |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 3–4 (0–0 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | Reed Green Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 7 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 4, 2024 |
Previous season
editThe Golden Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 16–15, 9–9 in Sun Belt play, to finish in sixth place. They were defeated by Texas State in the second round of the Sun Belt tournament.[1]
Offseason
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Preseason
editPreseason Sun Belt Conference poll
editThe Golden Eagles were picked to finish in fifth place in the conference's preseason poll.[2] Senior guard André Curbelo was named to the conference preseason third team.[2]
Coaches poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team (1st place Votes) | |
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1 | Arkansas State - 193 (12) | |
2 | James Madison - 170 (1) | |
3 | Troy - 155 (1) | |
4 | Louisiana - 144 | |
5 | Southern Miss - 133 | |
6 | App State - 122 | |
7 | Texas State – 89 | |
T8 | Georgia Southern - 85 | |
T8 | Old Dominion - 85 | |
10 | Marshall - 79 | |
11 | South Alabama - 78 | |
12 | Georgia State - 75 | |
13 | Coastal Carolina - 34 | |
14 | ULM - 28 |
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
at New Orleans | W 105–102 OT | 30 – Harris | 15 – Harris | 8 – Curbelo | Lakefront Arena (692) New Orleans, LA | |||||
October 28, 2024* 6:00 p.m. |
Jackson State | W 92–85 OT | 29 – Curbelo | 13 – Harris | 6 – Curbelo | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bowling Green MAC–SBC Challenge |
W 77–68 | 1–0 |
17 – Watson | 8 – Gordon | 8 – Curbelo | Reed Green Coliseum (3,436) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
November 7, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UAB | L 84–98 | 1–1 |
21 – Alvarez | 10 – Harris | 5 – Watson | Bartow Arena (3,791) Birmingham, AL | ||||
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Loyola New Orleans | W 104–65 | 2–1 |
15 – Tied | 7 – Izay | 6 – Curbelo | Reed Green Coliseum (3,187) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN |
at South Dakota State | L 76–101 | 2–2 |
13 – Alvarez | 12 – Harris | 4 – Curbelo | First Bank and Trust Arena (2,429) Brookings, SD | ||||
November 24, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Montana State Basketball Travelers Invitational |
L 67–74 | 2–3 |
19 – Watson | 7 – Watson | 5 – Alvarez | Worthington Arena (2,450) Bozeman, MT | ||||
November 25, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. Abilene Christian Basketball Travelers Invitational |
L 74–82 | 2–4 |
21 – Alvarez | 6 – Watson | 5 – Alvarez | Worthington Arena (157) Bozeman, MT | ||||
November 30, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Milwaukee | W 66–65 | 3–4 |
24 – Harris | 8 – Harris | 7 – Alvarez | Reed Green Coliseum (2,867) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
December 5, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Alabama State | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
December 10, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tulane | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN |
vs. Ole Miss | Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS | |||||||||
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lamar | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Marshall | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
December 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
William Carey | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at James Madison | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Old Dominion | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA | |||||||||
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana–Monroe | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas State | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at South Alabama | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas State | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX | |||||||||
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Troy | Trojan Arena Troy, AL | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||||
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arkansas State | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Georgia Southern | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Appalachian State | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
February 8, 2025* TBA, ESPN+ |
TBA MAC–SBC Challenge |
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February 12, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arkansas State | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana–Monroe | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA | |||||||||
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Coastal Carolina | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
February 26, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Alabama | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
February 28, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Troy | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
March 4–10, 2025 TBA, ESPN+ |
vs. TBA | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2023-24 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2024-10-14. Retrieved 4 December 2024.