2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
2015–16 record	8–21 (5–13 C-USA)
Head coach	Doc Sadler (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Jeremy Cox
Assistant coach	Tom Schuberth
Assistant coach	Marques Townsend
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum

2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UAB	16	–	2	.889	26	–	6	.813
Middle Tennessee †	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Marshall	12	–	6	.667	17	–	15	.531
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
Old Dominion	12	–	6	.667	22	–	13	.629
UTEP	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Charlotte	9	–	9	.500	14	–	19	.424
WKU	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
North Texas	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Rice	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
FIU	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Florida Atlantic	5	–	13	.278	8	–	25	.242
Southern Miss*	5	–	13	.278	8	–	21	.276
UTSA	3	–	15	.167	5	–	27	.156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 12, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by second year head coach Doc Sadler, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–21, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. Due to an ongoing NCAA investigation, they served a self-imposed postseason ban, which included the C-USA Tournament.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Shadell Millinghaus	0	G	6'0"	194	Sophomore	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Northwest Florida State College
Matt Bigaya	2	G/F	6'5"	200	RS Sophomore	Delaware, OH	Transferred to Fairmont State
Davon Hayes	3	G/F	6'7"	190	RS Freshman	Portsmouth, VA	Transferred
Dallas Anglin	4	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Montclair, NJ	Transferred to Northern Colorado
Chip Armelin	13	G	6'4"	207	RS Senior	Sulphur, LA	Graduated
Jeremiah Eason	34	F	6'7"	230	Senior	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Raheem Watts	0	F	6'7"	210	Junior	Greenville, SC	Junior college transferred from Dodge City Community College
Kourtlin Jackson	2	G	6'4"	190	RS Senior	Des Moines, IA	Transferred from Iowa State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jackson graduated from Iowa State.
Michael Ramey	11	G	6'5"	198	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Junior college transferred from Seminole State College
Lorenzo Bonam		G	6'4"	170	Junior	Dearborn Heights, MI	Junior college transferred from Gillette College

Recruiting class of 2015

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tim Rowe C	Lilburn, GA	Mount Zion Baptist Christian School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 15, 2015
Tim Rowe C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Robert Thomas PG	Odessa, TX	Permian High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 9, 2015
Robert Thomas PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Cortez Edwards PG	Kissimmee, FL	Osceola High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Mar 21, 2015
Cortez Edwards PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3.5 !F	0	Watts, RaheemRaheem Watts	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Greenville, SC
1.5 !G	1	Edwards, CortezCortez Edwards	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kissimmee, FL
1.5 !G	2	Jackson, KourtlinKourtlin Jackson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Des Moines, IA
1.5 !G	3	Thomas III, RobRob Thomas III	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Odessa, TX
1.5 !G	4	Clark, ChristianChristian Clark (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hattiesburg, MS
1.5 !G	5	Price, KhariKhari Price	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Slidell, LA
1.5 !G	10	Blevins, KeljinKeljin Blevins	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Hot Spring, AR
1.5 !G	11	Ramey, MichaelMichael Ramey	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Indianapolis, IN
3.5 !F	12	Rowe, TimTim Rowe	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lilburn, GA
3.5 !F	14	O'Donnell, MichaelMichael O'Donnell	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	15	Davis III, EddieEddie Davis III (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	2.0 !So	Las Vegas, NV
1.5 !G	20	Holland, KevinKevin Holland	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Tuscaloosa, AL
3.5 !F	21	Carey, NorvilleNorville Carey (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	4.0 !Sr	British Virgin Islands
2.5 !G/F	22	Campbell, QuintonQuinton Campbell	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Wilmer, AL
3.5 !F	25	Champman, JamieJamie Champman (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mobile, AL

Head coach

Doc Sadler (Auburn)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeremy Cox (Mesa State)
Tom Schuberth (Mississippi State)
Marques Townsend (Kansas)

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
11/05/2015* 7:00 PM	Millsaps	W 66–38		Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Memphis	L 49–67	0–1	FedEx Forum (11,786) Memphis, TN
11/17/2015* 7:00 PM	Jackson State	L 60–78	0–2	Reed Green Coliseum (2,933) Hattiesburg, MS
11/23/2015* 7:00 PM	William Carey	L 78–84	0–3	Reed Green Coliseum (3,864) Hattiesburg, MS
11/28/2015* 3:00 PM	at Morehead State	L 46–61	0–4	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,775) Morehead, KY
12/01/2015* 7:30 PM	at Troy	L 59–69	0–5	Trojan Arena (1,633) Troy, AL
12/04/2015* 7:00 PM, FS1	Alabama	L 55–58	0–6	Reed Green Coliseum (3,296) Hattiesburg, MS
12/06/2015* 4:30 PM	North Dakota State	W 74–62	1–6	Reed Green Coliseum (2,972) Hattiesburg, MS
12/14/2015* 7:00 PM	at South Alabama	W 57–54	2–6	Mitchell Center (3,146) Mobile, AL
12/19/2015* 4:00 PM, ASN	Georgia State	L 46–66	2–7	Reed Green Coliseum (2,358) Hattiesburg, MS
12/22/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Tulane	L 40–59	2–8	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,541) New Orleans, LA
12/29/2015* 7:00 PM	Southeastern Oklahoma State	W 66–52	3–8	Reed Green Coliseum (2,450) Hattiesburg, MS
C-USA regular season
01/02/2016 6:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech	L 57–87	3–9 (0–1)	Thomas Assembly Center (3,302) Ruston, LA
01/07/2016 7:00 PM	Charlotte	L 76–82	3–10 (0–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,703) Hattiesburg, MS
01/09/2016 7:00 PM	Old Dominion	W 73–71	4–10 (1–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,779) Hattiesburg, MS
01/14/2016 6:00 PM, ASN	at Florida Atlantic	L 51–58	4–11 (1–3)	FAU Arena (1,669) Boca Raton, FL
01/16/2016 6:00 PM	at FIU	W 66–60	5–11 (2–3)	FIU Arena (1,258) Miami, FL
01/23/2016 7:00 PM, ASN	Louisiana Tech	L 59–70	5–12 (2–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,334) Hattiesburg, MS
01/28/2016 7:00 PM	UTEP	W 71–58	6–12 (3–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,824) Hattiesburg, MS
01/30/2016 7:00 PM	UTSA	W 86–60	7–12 (4–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,343) Hattiesburg, MS
02/04/2016 7:00 PM	at North Texas	L 54–70	7–13 (4–5)	The Super Pit (1,607) Denton, TX
02/06/2016 7:00 PM	at Rice	L 65–72	7–14 (4–6)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,760) Houston, TX
02/11/2016 7:00 PM	UAB	L 77–80 ^2OT	7–15 (4–7)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,895) Hattiesburg, MS
02/13/2016 7:00 PM	Middle Tennessee	L 54–76	7–16 (4–8)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,917) Hattiesburg, MS
02/18/2016 8:00 PM	at UTEP	L 73–78	7–17 (4–9)	Don Haskins Center (7,012) El Paso, TX
02/20/2016 3:00 PM, ASN	at UTSA	L 53–74	7–18 (4–10)	Convocation Center (1,250) San Antonio, TX
02/25/2016 7:00 PM	Rice	L 74–76 ^OT	7–19 (4–11)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,547) Hattiesburg, MS
02/27/2016 7:00 PM	North Texas	W 81–70	8–19 (5–11)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,693) Hattiesburg, MS
03/03/2016 8:00 PM, ASN	at WKU	L 60–75	8–20 (5–12)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,405) Bowling Green, KY
03/05/2016 7:00 PM	at Marshall	L 106–108 ^OT	8–21 (5–13)	Cam Henderson Center (6,431) Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ Southern Miss Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball

Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball

Venues	Reed Green Coliseum (1965–present)

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