2023–24 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

2023–24 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
2023–24 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	9–7 (3–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jay Ladner (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Juan Cardona; Nick Williams; Isaiah Carson;
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Troy	4	–	0	1.000	10	–	6	.625
Marshall	4	–	0	1.000	9	–	8	.529
James Madison	3	–	1	.750	15	–	1	.938
Appalachian State	3	–	1	.750	12	–	4	.750
Southern Miss	3	–	1	.750	9	–	7	.563
Georgia State	3	–	1	.750	8	–	7	.533
Arkansas State	3	–	1	.750	7	–	9	.438
Georgia Southern	2	–	2	.500	2	–	14	.125
Louisiana	1	–	3	.250	8	–	8	.500
South Alabama	1	–	3	.250	8	–	8	.500
Coastal Carolina	1	–	3	.250	4	–	11	.267
Texas State	0	–	4	.000	6	–	10	.375
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	4	.000	4	–	10	.286
Old Dominion	0	–	4	.000	4	–	12	.250

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner As of January 12, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represents the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by fifth-year head coach Jay Ladner, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as second-year members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 25–8, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish first in the conference. They would lose to South Alabama in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament.^[1]

Offseason

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Golden Eagles were picked to finish in fourth place in the conference's preseason poll.^[2] Senior guard Austin Crowley was named the preseason player of the year.^[2] Senior guard Austin Crowley was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
1	James Madison - 176 (7)
2	App State - 159 (2)
3	Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4	Southern Miss - 148
5	Louisiana - 136 (2)
6	South Alabama - 129 (2)
7	Marshall - 119
8	Troy - 91
9	Arkansas State - 84
10	Texas State - 72
11	Georgia State - 69
12	Coastal Carolina - 59
13	Georgia Southern - 42
14	ULM - 32

Roster

2023–24 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Victor Iwuakor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Oklahoma UNLV	Abuja, Nigeria
G	1	Austin Crowley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Ole Miss	West Point, MS
F	2	Victor Hart	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Sr	FIU	Miami, FL
G	3	Mo Arnold	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Jacksonville	Picayune, MS
G	4	Luke Ladner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	GS	Loyola (New Orleans)	Kiln, MS
G	10	Cobie Montgomery	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Triton College	Louisville, KY
G	11	André Curbelo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Sr	Long Island Lutheran (NY) Illinois St. John's	Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
G	12	Neftali Alvarez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Mercer	Cataño, PR
G	14	Trey Alfonso (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Fontainebleau HS	Chalmette, LA
G	15	Donavan Ivory	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Green Bay	Kaukauna, WI
G	20	Jeffery Armstrong	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	RS Jr	Massanutten Military Academy	Rainsville, AL
C	22	Tegra Izay	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	269 lb (122 kg)	RS Jr	La Salle Harcum College	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G	23	Jose Benitez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	So	Francis Marion	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
F	24	Bryson Hall	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Delta State Wallace State	Northport, AL
C	30	Lieb Yat	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Dawson CC Seminole State College	Melbourne, Australia
G	55	Tate Ryder (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	Sr	East Central CC	Oak Grove, MS

Head coach

Jay Ladner (Southern Miss)

Assistant coach(es)

Juan Cardona (Middle Georgia)
Nick Williams (Mississippi)
Isaiah Carson (Valley Forge)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Delta State	W 101–65		–	–	–	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
October 29, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	Mississippi State Charity Exhibition Game	L 54–60		–	–	–	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	William Carey	W 64–42	1–0	19 – Crowley	10 – Crowley	3 – Crowley	Reed Green Coliseum (4,360) Hattiesburg, MS
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Akron MAC-SBC Challenge	L 54–72	1–2	17 – Crowley	7 – Arnold	7 – Arnold	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,432) Akron, OH
November 15, 2023* 7:30 p.m.	Xavier (LA)	W 76–45	2–1	11 – Tied	7 – Montgomery	5 – Crowley	Reed Green Coliseum (4,094) Hattiesburg, MS
November 19, 2023* 12:00p.m., PassThaBall Live	vs. Utah Valley Jacksonville Classic semifinals	L 65–67	2–2	18 – Hart	5 – Tied	4 – Crowley	Flagler Gymnasium (311) St. Augustine, FL
November 20, 2023* 12:00p.m., PassThaBall Live	vs. Cal State Fullerton Jacksonville Classic consolation	L 67–74	2–3	13 – Hart	10 – Izay	4 – Crowley	Flagler Gymnasium (221) St. Augustine, FL
November 22, 2023* 7:00p.m., ESPN+	South Dakota	L 54–65	2–4	18 – Crowley	10 – Hart	2 – Tied	Reed Green Coliseum (3,945) Hattiesburg, MS
November 25, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Milwaukee	W 90–84	3–4	32 – Ivory	11 – Izat	4 – Crowley	Klotsche Center (1,695) Milwaukee, WI
December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UAB	W 85–82	4–4	26 – Hart	11 – Iwuako	6 – Crowley	Bartow Arena (3,336) Birmingham, AL
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northwestern State	W 83–74	5–4	18 – Iwuako	12 – Hart	7 – Crowley	Reed Green Coliseum (3,699) Hattiesburg, MS
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at McNeese	L 48–67	5–5	12 – Tied	14 – Izay	3 – Tied	The Legacy Center (3,494) Lake Charles, LA
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lamar	W 82–79	6–5	22 – Crowley	9 – Izay	6 – Tied	Neches Arena (1,122) Beaumont, TX
December 23, 2023* 1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 25 Ole Miss	L 72–89	6–6	15 – Montgomery	11 – Hart	2 – Tied	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia Southern	L 67–88	6–7 (0–1)	18 – Curbelo	7 – Curbelo	3 – Curbelo	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,208) Statesboro, GA
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia State	W 79–73	7–7 (1–1)	25 – Crowley	10 – Curbelo	11 – Curbelo	Reed Green Coliseum (3,733) Hattiesburg, MS
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 19 James Madison	W 81–71	8–7 (2–1)	16 – Hart	8 – Crowley	9 – Curbelo	Reed Green Coliseum (4,107) Hattiesburg, MS
January 11, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe	W 71–58	9–7 (3–1)	22 – Ivory	14 – Hart	3 – Tied	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,249) Monroe, LA
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Troy						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas State						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Troy						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
January 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center Conway, SC
January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Marshall						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 3, 2024 4:15 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Old Dominion						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 15, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana-Monroe						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 17, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	Texas State						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Alabama						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Conference Tournament
March 5, 2024 TBA	vs. TBD						Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

References

↑ "2022-23 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
1 2 3 "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

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[1] "2022-23 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

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