The 2019–20 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first-year head coach Jay Ladner, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as members of Conference USA.
Previous season The Golden Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 20–13, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Marshall in the quarterfinals before losing to Western Kentucky in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost to Longwood in the first round.
Doc Sadler resigned on April 11 after 5 seasons at Southern Miss. Under Sadler, the Golden Eagles went 56–94 overall, but this season was their best under Sadler, in which the team went 20–13 overall and finished tied for 2nd in conference play. The following day, new Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg announced he had hired Sadler, a former Cornhuskers head coach who had spent a season on Hoiberg's staff at Iowa State, as an assistant. The school hired Southeastern Louisiana head coach and fellow alumnus Jay Ladner as their new head coach on April 17.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Dominic Magee 0 G 6'4" 190 RS Senior Harvey, LA Graduated Cortez Edwards 1 G 6'2" 180 Senior Kissimmee, FL Graduated Shakur Daniel 2 G 6'5" 175 Freshman Toronto, ON Transferred to Ranger College Christian Clark 4 G 6'0" 175 RS Junior Hattiesburg, MS Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Tim Rowe 12 F 6'11" 220 Senior Lilburn, GA Graduated Kevin Holland 20 G 6'1" 187 RS Senior Tuscaloosa, AL Graduated Anfernee Hampton 21 G 6'5" 170 RS Senior Jackson, MS Walk-on; graduated LaDarius Marshall 23 F 6'5" 205 Freshman Jackson, MS Transferred to Hinds CC Tyree Griffin 55 G 5'10" 175 RS Senior New Orleans, LA Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Denijay Harris 1 G/F 6'7" 195 Freshman Columbus, MS Junior college transferred from Southwest Mississippi CC David McCoy 4 G 6'0" Sophomore Meridian, MS Junior college transferred from Jones County JC. Will join the team as a walk-on. Jay Malone 10 G 6'1" 175 RS Sophomore Meridian, MS Junior college transferred from Southwest Mississippi CC Bill Muse 22 G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Muskogee, OK Transferred from Coastal Carolina. Will be eligible to play immediately since Muse graduated from Coastal Carolina. Will join the team as a walk-on. Jarrod Rigby 25 G 6'0" 160 RS Senior Bay St. Louis, MS Transferred from Southeastern Louisiana. Will be eligible to play immediately since Rigby graduated from Southeastern Louisiana. Will join the team as a walk-on. Isaiah Jones 44 F 6'8" RS Junior Phoenix, AZ Junior college transferred from Connors State College
Recruiting class of 2019
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season
References