2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Middle Tennessee †	17	–	1	.944	31	–	5	.861
Louisiana Tech	14	–	4	.778	23	–	10	.697
Old Dominion	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
UTEP	12	–	6	.667	15	–	17	.469
Rice	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Marshall	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
UAB	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Western Kentucky	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
UTSA	8	–	10	.444	14	–	19	.424
Charlotte	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12	.333	10	–	20	.333
Southern Miss	6	–	12	.333	9	–	22	.290
FIU	3	–	15	.167	7	–	24	.226
North Texas	2	–	16	.111	8	–	22	.267


† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team will represent the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by third year head coach Doc Sadler, will play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and are members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 8–21, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. Due to an ongoing NCAA investigation, they self-mposed a postseason ban, which included the C-USA Tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kourtlin Jackson	2	G	6'4"	190	RS Senior	Des Moines, IA	Graduated
Keljin Blevins	10	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Hot Springs, AR	Transferred to Montana State
Michael O'Donnell	14	F	6'6"	188	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Norville Carey	21	F	6'7"	228	Senior	British Virgin Islands	Walk-on; graduate transferred to Rider
Jamie Champman	25	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Mobile, AL	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Marcus Cooper	25	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Van Nuys, CA	Junior college transferred from Northeastern Junior College.
Dominic Magee	54	G	6'4"	180	RS Sophomore	Harvey, LA	Transferred from Grand Canyon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Magee will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Tyree Griffin	55	G	5'10"	165	Junior	New Orleans, LA	Transferred from Oklahoma State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Griffin will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Conley SF	Sylmar, CA	Moravian Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 16, 2016
Josh Conley SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 4, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Raheem Watts	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Greenville, SC
G	1	Cortez Edwards	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Kissimmee, FL
G	2	D'Angelo Richardson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	So	Vicksburg, MS
G	3	Robert Thomas III	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Odessa, TX
G	4	Christian Clark (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Hattiesburg, MS
G	5	Khari Price	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Sr	Slidell, LA
F	10	Josh Conley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Inglewood, CA
G	11	Michael Ramey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	RS Sr	Indianapolis, IN
F	12	Tim Rowe	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Lilburn, GA
G	13	Bilal Abdur-Rahim	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Marietta, GA
F	15	Eddie Davis III (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Jr	Las Vegas, NV
G	20	Kevin Holland	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Tuscaloosa, AL
G	21	Anfernee Hampton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Jackson, MS
G/F	22	Quinton Campbell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	RS Sr	Wilmer, AL
G	23	Marcus Cooper	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Van Nuys, CA
G	30	Clay Weatherspoon (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Jackson, MS
G	54	Dominic Magee (I)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Harvey, LA
G	55	Tyree Griffin (I)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	New Orleans, LA

Head coach

Doc Sadler (Auburn)

Assistant coach(es)

Clarence Weatherspoon (Southern Miss)
Marques Townsend (Kansas)
Chris Croft (Southern Miss)

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
11/03/2016* 7:00 PM	Mississippi College	W 96–95 ^2OT		Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
11/07/2016* 7:00 PM	William Carey	W 79–60		Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM	Tougaloo	W 101–96 ^2OT	1–0	Reed Green Coliseum (2,569) Hattiesburg, MS
11/15/2016* 7:00 PM	at LSU	L 61–78	1–1	Maravich Center (6,942) Baton Rouge, LA
11/18/2016* 7:00 PM	Union (TN)	W 60–44	2–1	Reed Green Coliseum (2,513) Hattiesburg, MS
11/21/2016* 7:00 PM	Alabama A&M	W 63–55	3–1	Reed Green Coliseum (2,202) Hattiesburg, MS
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM	South Alabama	L 55–78	3–2	Reed Green Coliseum (2,333) Hattiesburg, MS
12/04/2016* 3:30 PM	at Jackson State			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
12/06/2016* 6:00 PM, ACCN Extra	at Florida State			Donald L. Tucker Center Jackson, MS
12/10/2016* 4:30 PM	Tulane			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
12/19/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Mississippi State			Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, MS
12/22/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. San Diego State Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/23/2016* 3:30 PM or 6:00 PM, ESPN2/ESPN3	vs. Tulsa or Stephen F. Austin Diamond Head Classic			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/25/2016*	vs. Diamond Head Classic			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Conference USA regular season
01/01/2017 2:00 PM	Louisiana Tech			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
01/05/2017 7:00 PM	UTSA			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
01/07/2017 4:00 PM	UTEP			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
01/13/2017 6:00 PM	at Old Dominion			Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
01/15/2017 6:00 PM, CI	at Charlotte			Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
01/19/2017 7:00 PM	North Texas			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
01/21/2017 4:00 PM	Rice			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
01/26/2017 6:30 PM, ESPN3	at Middle Tennessee			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
01/28/2017 7:00 PM	at UAB			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
02/02/2017 7:00 PM	Marshall			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
02/04/2017 4:00 PM	WKU			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
02/09/2017 7:00 PM	at UTSA			Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
02/11/2017 8:00 PM	at UTEP			Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
02/16/2017 7:00 PM	FIU			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
02/18/2017 4:00 PM	Florida Atlantic			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
02/23/2017 7:00 PM	at Rice			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
02/25/2017 2:00 PM	at North Texas			The Super Pit Denton, TX
03/04/2017 1:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
Conference USA Tournament
03/08–11/2017	vs.			Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
*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

[1] Southern Miss Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball

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