2020–21 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

2020–21 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
2020–21 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	8–17 (4–13 CUSA)
Head coach	Jay Ladner (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Kyle Roane; Dalonte Hill; Clarence Weatherspoon;
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum

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

Jay Ladner (Southern Miss)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}^[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 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}^[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 ^{[lower-alpha 2]}^[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 ^{[lower-alpha 3]}^[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.

Notes

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

References

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

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[canceled-2] 1 2 Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

[canceled2-5] Both teams mutually agree to cancel the game and postponed it to the 2021–22 season.

[postponed-7] Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

[lb-1] "Men's Basketball Unveils 2020-21 Schedule". University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[ndsu-3] Egan, Alex (November 21, 2020). "Milwaukee cancels MKE Classic, NDSU loses season opening games". Valley News Live. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[mke-4] Rosiak, Todd (November 21, 2020). "UWM pauses all men's basketball activities after positive COVID-19 result". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[siu-6] Suss, Nick (December 3, 2020). "Southern Miss basketball makes two changes to upcoming schedule, including Saturday's game". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[fiu-8] Doherty, Tim (February 20, 2021). "USM runs away from FIU in 2nd half Friday, 85-72". WLBT. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

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Roster

Schedule and results

See also

Notes

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