2022–23 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

2022–23 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
Sun Belt regular season champions
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record25–8 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Jay Ladner (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Juan Cardona
  • Nick Williams
  • Isaiah Carson
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Miss 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
Louisiana † 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765
Marshall 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750
James Madison 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
Troy 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Old Dominion 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Georgia Southern 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
South Alabama 9 – 9   .500 19 – 16   .543
Appalachian State 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Louisiana–Monroe 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Texas State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 19   .457
Coastal Carolina 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Arkansas State 4 – 14   .222 13 – 20   .394
Georgia State 3 – 15   .167 10 – 21   .323
† 2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner

The 2022–23 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Jay Ladner, and played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as first-year members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 7–26, (1–17 C-USA). They defeated UTSA in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing to Florida Atlantic in the second round.

On October 28, 2021, Southern Miss announced that this would be the last season for the team in the Conference USA and they would become a member of the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Walyn Napper 1 G 6'0" 182 Sophomore Columbia, SC Transferred to Longwood
Blake Roberts 3 G 6'2" 187 Freshman Hattiesburg, MS Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Rashad Bolden 4 G 6'0" 168 Freshman Jackson, MS Transferred to McNeese State
Tae Hardy 10 G 6'3" 191 Junior Ellenwood, GA Transferred to UTEP
Isaih Moore 11 F 6'10" 197 Junior Columbia, SC Transferred to Fresno State
Tyler Stevenson 14 F 6'8" 215 Junior Columbus, MS Walk-on; transferred to Mississippi State
Mark Jaakson 44 G 6'7" 216 Freshman Tallinn, Estonia Signed to play professionally in Estonia with KK Pärnu
Jaron Pierre Jr. 55 G 6'5" 182 Freshman New Orleans, LA Transferred to Wichita State

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Austin Crowley 1 G 6'5" 195 Junior West Point, MS Ole Miss
Neftali Alvarez 2 G 6'2" 165 RS Junior Cataño, PR Mercer
Cobie Montgomery 10 G 6'4" Junior Louisville, KY Triton College
Victor Hart 11 F 6'8" 200 Junior Miami, FL FIU
Nico Aguirre 12 G 6'0" 179 GS Senior Castro, Chile Southwest Baptist
Donavan Moore 15 G 6'3" 180 Junior Hillsboro, IL Green Bay
Gianfranco Grafals 21 G/F 6'5" 185 RS Junior Fleming Island, FL Walk-on; Eckerd College
Felipe Haase 22 F 6'9" 253 GS Senior Osorno, Chile Mercer
Marcelo Perez 25 F 6'5" 200 GS Senior Talca, Chile Barry

2022 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2022.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Golden Eaglers were picked to finish in 13th place in the conference's preseason poll.[1] Graduate forward Felipe Haase was named to the preseason All-SBC Second Team.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1 Louisiana - 190 (10)
2 Texas State - 162 (1)
3 South Alabama - 150 (1)
4 James Madison - 149 (1)
5 Georgia State - 127 (1)
6 Marshall - 122
7 App State - 120
8 Coastal Carolina - 100
9 Old Dominion - 93
10 Troy - 76
11 Georgia Southern - 69
12 Arkansas State - 48
13 Southern Miss - 34
14 ULM - 30

Roster

2022–23 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Tyler Morman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Wyoming Mableton, GA
G 1 Austin Crowley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Ole Miss West Point, MS
G 2 Neftali Alvarez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Mercer Cataño, PR
G 3 Mo Arnold 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Jr Jacksonville Picayune, MS
F 4 Denijay Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr SW Mississippi CC Columbus, MS
F 5 DeAndre Pinckney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Broward College Carol City, FL
G 10 Cobie Montgomery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Triton College Louisville, KY
F 11 Victor Hart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS Jr FIU Miami, FL
G 12 Nico Aguirre 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Southwest Baptist Castro, Chile
G 14 Trey Alfonso (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So Fontainebleau HS Chalmette, LA
G 15 Donavan Ivory 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Green Bay Kaukauna, WI
G 20 Jeffery Armstrong 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 171 lb (78 kg) RS So Massanutten Military Academy Rainsville, AL
G 21 Gianfranco Grafals (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) RS Jr Eckerd College Fleming Island, FL
F 22 Felipe Haase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Mercer Osorno, Chile
G 25 Marcelo Perez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) GS Barry Talca, Chile
G 55 Tate Ryder (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Jr East Central CC Oak Grove, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022*
7:00 p.m. 		Delta State W 84–54 
 12 – Arnold   9 – Pinckney   5 – Tied  Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		William Carey W 75–42  1–0
  15 – Crowley   9 – hart   5 – Arnold  Reed Green Coliseum (2,523)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 11, 2022*
6:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Vanderbilt W 60–48  2–0
  14 – Haase   11 – Pickney   4 – Tied  Memorial Gymnasium (6,175)
Nashville, TN
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola (New Orleans) W 86–62  3–0
  17 – Haase   9 – Harris   4 – Arnold  Reed Green Coliseum (2,350)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 18, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Liberty
Cancún Challenge campus site game 		W 76–72  4–0
  25 – Crowley   8 – Haase   4 – Crowley  Liberty Arena (3,576)
Lynchburg, VA
November 22, 2022*
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Winthrop
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals 		W 77–52  5–0
  22 – Crowley   8 – Pinckney   2 – Tied  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107)
Cancún, Mexico
November 23, 2022*
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division championship 		W 70–58  6–0
  21 – Haase   5 – Tied   4 – Haase  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mobile W 103–52  7–0
  24 – Crowley   12 – Haase   5 – Arnold  Reed Green Coliseum (2,428)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Montana W 64–54  8–0
  20 – Ivory   7 – Tied   5 – Arnold  Reed Green Coliseum (3,022)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 4, 2022*
3:00 p.m., 95ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State L 82–84  8–1
  23 – Haase   12 – Pinckney   5 – Tied  Prather Coliseum (1,430)
Natchitoches, LA
December 10, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lamar W 95–59  9–1
  24 – Crowley   6 – Pinckney   7 – Crowley  Reed Green Coliseum (2,581)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 13, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lamar W 91–65  10–1
  28 – Haase   13 – Haase   6 – Crowley  Montagne Center (1,161)
Beaumont, TX
December 18, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese State W 86–67  11–1
  19 – Haase   9 – Pinckney   8 – Arnold  Reed Green Coliseum (2,600)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 22, 2022*
9:00 p.m., MWN 		at UNLV L 63–74  11–2
  23 – Pinckney   13 – Pinckney   6 – Haase  Thomas & Mack Center (6,093)
Paradise, NV
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy W 64–60  12–2
(1–0) 		 17 – Crowley   8 – Haase   6 – Arnold  Reed Green Coliseum (3,265)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Appalachian State W 76–70  13–2
(2–0) 		 30 – Crowley   6 – Tied   4 – Haase  Reed Green Coliseum (3,192)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana L 61–75  13–3
(2–1) 		 21 – Pinckney   13 – Pinckney   3 – Crowley  Cajundome (3,007)
Lafayette, LA
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 65–60  14–3
(3–1) 		 24 – Pinckney   11 – Pinckney   6 – Haase  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,984)
Monroe, LA
January 12, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Marshall L 67–89  14–4
(3–2) 		 20 – Crowley   9 – Harris   5 – Arnold  Cam Henderson Center (4,321)
Huntington, WV
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State W 74–57  15–4
(4–2) 		 22 – Harris   8 – Tied   5 – Pinckney  First National Bank Arena (1,024)
Jonesboro, AR
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Alabama W 76–72  16–4
(5–2) 		 25 – Crowley   9 – Harris   5 – Tied  Reed Green Coliseum (4,128)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		James Madison W 83–70  17–4
(6–2) 		 28 – Pinckney   5 – Arnold   6 – Arnold  Reed Green Coliseum (4,318)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State W 73–57  18–4
(7–2) 		 18 – Pinckney   10 – Harris   5 – Haase  Reed Green Coliseum (4,266)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 28, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas State W 67–58  19–4
(8–2) 		 24 – Crowley   7 – Crowley   3 – Tied  Reed Green Coliseum (4,289)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Troy W 74–65  20–4
(9–2) 		 23 – Crowley   7 – Harris   3 – Tied  Trojan Arena (3,314)
Troy, AL
February 4, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia State W 79–71  21–4
(10–2) 		 26 – Haase   11 – Pinckney   5 – Arnold  GSU Convocation Center (2,024)
Atlanta, GA
February 9, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana W 82–71  22–4
(11–2) 		 22 – Pinckney   6 – Pinckney   4 – Alvarez  Reed Green Coliseum (8,097)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 11, 2023
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 76–67  23–4
(12–2) 		 23 – Haase   8 – Crowley   4 – Tied  Reed Green Coliseum (4,587)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Alabama L 54–85  23–5
(12–3) 		 10 – Tied   4 – Hart   4 – Alvarez  Mitchell Center (2,398)
Mobile, AL
February 18, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern W 73–62  24–5
(13–3) 		 19 – Alvarez   14 – Harris   7 – Haase  Reed Green Coliseum (4,888)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 22, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion L 64–69  24–6
(13–4) 		 18 – Haase   13 – Pickney   6 – Alvarez  Chartway Arena (5,428)
Norfolk, VA
February 24, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas State W 79–69  25–6
(14–4) 		 26 – Haase   10 – Harris   3 – Tied  Strahan Coliseum 
San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt tournament
March 4, 2023
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (8) South Alabama
Quarterfinals 		L 61–78  25–7
  18 – Tied   12 – Harris   3 – Haase  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
NIT
March 14, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at (4) UAB
First round – Clemson bracket 		L 60–88  25–8
  15 – Pinckney   9 – Harris   7 – Haase  Bartow Arena (2,237)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Miss. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
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