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2020–21 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

2020–21 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record8–17 (4–13 CUSA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky 11 3   .786 21 8   .724
Old Dominion 11 5   .688 15 8   .652
Marshall 9 5   .643 15 7   .682
Florida Atlantic 7 5   .583 13 10   .565
Charlotte 5 11   .313 9 15   .375
Middle Tennessee 3 13   .188 5 18   .217
FIU 2 15   .118 9 17   .346
West
Louisiana Tech 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
UAB 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
North Texas 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
UTSA 9 7   .563 15 11   .577
UTEP 8 8   .500 12 12   .500
Rice 6 10   .375 15 13   .536
Southern Miss 4 13   .235 8 17   .320
2021 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Jay Ladner, and played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as members of Conference USA.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Tyler Morman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Wyoming Mableton, GA
F 1 Denijay Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So SW Mississippi CC Columbus, MS
G/F 2 Justin Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr South Georgia Tech Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 4 Blake Roberts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Oak Grove HS Hattiesburg, MS
F 5 DeAndre Pinckney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Broward College Carol City, FL
G 10 Tae Hardy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Pearl River CC Ellenwood, GA
G 11 LaDavius Draine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Calhoun City HS Calhoun City, MS
F 14 Tyler Stevenson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr New Hope HS Columbus, MS
G 15 Clay Weatherspoon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Ridgeland HS Ridgeland, MS
F 20 Javarzia Belton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Moravian Prep Calhoun Falls, SC
G 21 Jay Malone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) RS Jr SW Mississippi CC Meridian, MS
G 22 Jeffery Armstrong 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Massanutten Military Academy Rainsville, AL
F 34 Artur Konontsuk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Get Better Academy Pärnu, Estonia
G 44 Mark Jaakson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Get Better Academy Tallinn, Estonia
G 55 Jaron Pierre, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Augustine HS New Orleans, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 20, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 28, 2020*
12:00 p.m.
vs. North Dakota State
MKE Classic
Canceled [a][2] Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
November 28, 2020*
1:00 p.m.
at Jacksonville L 51–66  0–1
Swisher Gymnasium (180)
Jacksonville, FL
November 29, 2020*
12:00 p.m.
at Milwaukee
MKE Classic
Canceled [a][3] Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 2, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
William Carey W 80–53  1–1
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
December 5, 2020*
at Southern Illinois Canceled [b][4] Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
December 9, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
at Tulane L 38–58  1–2
Devlin Fieldhouse (100)
New Orleans, LA
December 12, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
South Alabama L 75–76  1–3
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
December 15, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
at Lamar W 66–63  2–3
Montagne Center (1,541)
Beaumont, TX
December 19, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
Louisiana–Monroe W 60–47  3–3
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
December 28, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
Loyola W 74–54  4–3
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
CUSA regular season
January 1, 2021
7:00 p.m.
UTEP W 74–66 OT 5–3
(1–0)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 2, 2021
4:00 p.m.
UTEP L 62–77  5–4
(1–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 8, 2021
6:30 p.m.
at UAB L 60–72  5–5
(1–2)
Bartow Arena (925)
Birmingham, AL
January 9, 2021
4:00 p.m.
at UAB L 58–62  5–6
(1–3)
Bartow Arena (932)
Birmingham, AL
January 15, 2021
7:00 p.m.
Middle Tennessee W 84–54  6–6
(2–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 16, 2021
4:00 p.m.
Middle Tennessee W 64–59  7–6
(3–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 22, 2021
6:00 p.m.
at UTSA L 64–70  7–7
(3–4)
Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
January 23, 2021
3:00 p.m.
at UTSA L 72–78  7–8
(3–5)
Convocation Center (362)
San Antonio, TX
January 28, 2021
6:00 p.m.
Louisiana Tech L 63–76  7–9
(3–6)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 30, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at Louisiana Tech L 62–65  7–10
(3–7)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
February 5, 2021
7:00 p.m.
at Rice L 62–88  7–11
(3–8)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 6, 2021
4:00 p.m.
at Rice L 68–76  7–12
(3–9)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 12, 2021
7:00 p.m.
North Texas L 49–65  7–13
(3–10)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 13, 2021
4:00 p.m.
North Texas L 56–68  7–14
(3–11)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 19, 2021
6:00 p.m.
at FIU W 85–72  8–14
(4–11)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
February 20, 2021
1:00 p.m.
at FIU Postponed [c][5] Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
February 26, 2021
7:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic L 60–69  8–15
(4–12)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 27, 2021
4:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic L 66–73  8–16
(4–13)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(W7) vs. (E6) Rice
Preliminary Round
L 52–61  8–17
Ford Center at The Star (283)
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
  2. ^ Both teams mutually agree to cancel the game and postponed it to the 2021–22 season.
  3. ^ Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Unveils 2020-21 Schedule". University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Egan, Alex (November 21, 2020). "Milwaukee cancels MKE Classic, NDSU loses season opening games". Valley News Live. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Rosiak, Todd (November 21, 2020). "UWM pauses all men's basketball activities after positive COVID-19 result". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Suss, Nick (December 3, 2020). "Southern Miss basketball makes two changes to upcoming schedule, including Saturday's game". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Doherty, Tim (February 20, 2021). "USM runs away from FIU in 2nd half Friday, 85-72". WLBT. Retrieved February 21, 2021.