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2023–24 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by fifth-year head coach Jay Ladner, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as second-year members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play, to finish in sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they lost to Texas State in the second round. Previous season The Golden Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 25–8, 14–4 in Sun Belt play, to finish first in the conference. They would lose to South Alabama in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament. Offseason Preseason Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll The Golden Eagles were picked to finish in fourth place in the conference's preseason poll. Senior guard Austin Crowley was named the preseason player of the year. Senior guard Austin Crowley w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Ladner
Jay Ladner (born December 8, 1965) is an American basketball coach. He is the head men's basketball coach of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team. Playing career Ladner played college basketball at Southern Miss where he was part of the Golden Eagles' 1987 NIT Championship team. Coaching career In 1992, Ladner began coaching in the high school ranks, first at St. Stanislaus HS, where he guided the team to 10 state tournament appearances from 1992–2011 before moving on to his high school alma mater Oak Grove HS. His overall high school coaching record was 511–189 Ladner would move into the junior college ranks as the head coach at Jones County Junior College where in 2014 he led the Bobcats to the NJCAA Division I National Championship, becoming the lowest seed to ever win the national championship. In 2014, Ladner was named the head coach at Southeastern Louisiana where he guided the team to a 76–88 record and a Southland Conference regular season t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Miss Rebels Men's Basketball
The Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represents the University of Mississippi in the sport of basketball. The Rebels compete in the NCAA Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They started the 2015–16 season playing home games at Tad Smith Coliseum on the university's Oxford campus, but played their final game in that facility on December 22, 2015. The Rebels opened a new on-campus arena, The Pavilion at Ole Miss, on January 7, 2016. The Rebels were led by 12-year head coach Andy Kennedy until his resignation on February 18, 2018. Tony Madlock, an assistant under Kennedy, served as the interim head coach for the remainder of the 2017–18 season. On March 15, 2018, the school hired former Middle Tennessee head coach Kermit Davis as the new head coach and was formally introduced on March 19. Davis was fired in his sixth season on February 24, 2023, after posting a 2–13 conference record with two games remaining on the schedule. Assistant coach Win Case to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercer Bears Men's Basketball
The Mercer Bears men's basketball team represents Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, United States. The school's team competes in the Southern Conference. They are led by head coach Ryan Ridder and play their home games at Hawkins Arena. The Bears have appeared three times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 2014. At the 2014 NCAA tournament, Mercer pulled off an upset, eliminating #3 seeded Duke from the tournament in a 78-71 victory. History Mercer has competed in the NCAA tournament three times, including 1981 and 1985; the team lost in the first round in both years. The Bears won the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, defeating Utah State in the championship game; the victory was the first postseason championship won by a team from the Atlantic Sun Conference. Mercer's biggest win occurred at the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they beat third-seed Duke in the second round. Postseason NCAA Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cataño, Puerto Rico
Cataño () is a Cataño barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico. It is west of the capital San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, east of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Toa Baja, north of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Bayamón and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Guaynabo, and south of San Juan Bay. Part of the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area, San Juan metropolitan area, Cataño is spread over 7 barrios and the downtown area and administrative center of Cataño barrio-pueblo, Cataño Pueblo. It is the smallest municipality of Puerto Rico by land area. History Hernando de Cataño was chosen to offer his medical services in Puerto Rico during Francisco Bahamonde de Lugo's tenure as Governor of Puerto Rico (1564–1568). He was one of the first physicians who arrived in Puerto Rico during its colonization and, upon accepting his position, received as payment a piece of land across the San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan islet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball
The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference, that represent the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Home games are played at the State Farm Center, located on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's campus in Champaign, Illinois, Champaign. Illinois has one pre-tournament national championship and one non-NCAA tournament national championship in 1915 and 1943, awarded by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Illinois has appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament bids by school, NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 35 times, and has competed in 5 NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by school, Final Fours, 10 Elite Eights, and has won 18 Big Ten regular season championships, and 4 Big Ten Tournament Championships. The team is currently coached by Brad Underwood, who was hired on March 18, 2017. Through the end of the 2023–24 season, Illinois ranks 13th all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Island Lutheran Middle And High School
Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School (commonly known as LuHi) is a Christian school, Christian college University-preparatory school, preparatory school in Brookville, New York, United States. It was founded and built in 1960 on a estate and has a student body of approximately 450 students in grades 6-12, with students coming from more than 60 school districts throughout Long Island and New York City. The school is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools. Academics Students follow a liberal arts curriculum, which includes required courses in English, mathematics, the natural and physical sciences, social studies and government, world language (students can choose between Spanish and French), business, religion, the fine arts, physical education, and health. Electives courses, ranging from entrepreneurship to creative writing, are also offered in all departments. LuHi also offers 19 Advanced Placement courses. Classes are scheduled using a two-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vega Baja, PR
Vega Baja () is a town and municipality located on the coast of north central Puerto Rico. It is north of Morovis, east of Manatí, and west of Vega Alta. Vega Baja is spread over 14 barrios. The population of the municipality was 54,414 at the 2020 census. It is part of the San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan statistical area. History The name Vega Baja in Spanish means 'lower valley' ( Vega Alta meaning 'upper valley'). Historians believe that the name Vega Baja comes from ''La Vega''. Vega is a surname of one of the families involved in the foundation of Vega Baja. It is also believed that the name comes from the region of Spain ''La Vega Baja del Segura''. Additionally, in Caribbean Spanish, a ''vega'' is also a tobacco plantation. Although is generally believed that Vega Baja was founded in 1776, after the division of Vega Alta from La Vega (modern day Vega Alta) historians have verified that it was many years later when it was officially recognized by the Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triton College
Triton College is a Public college, public community college in River Grove, Illinois. History Junior College District 300 was voted into existence in a referendum in March 1964. In March 1965, a second referendum was passed approving the purchase of an campus site at Fifth Avenue and Palmer Street in River Grove, Illinois, River Grove. The school was named Triton College in recognition of the three high school districts that it encompassed – Elmwood Park High School (Illinois), Elmwood Park, Leyden High School District 212, Leyden, and Proviso Township High Schools District 209, Proviso Township. Triton College opened in September 1965 and held classes at several of the high schools in its district. About 1,200 students were enrolled, and full-time in-district tuition was US$5 per semester hour. Construction on the permanent campus began in June 1967 with the Technology building and proceeded in phases. With the opening of the Learning Resource Center in 1974, the original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville, KY
Louisville is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city; however, by population density, it is the 265th most dense city. Louisville is the historical county seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. Since 2003, Louisville and Jefferson County have shared the same borders following a city-county merger. The consolidated government is officially called the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, commonly known as Louisville Metro. The term "Jefferson County" is still used in some contexts, especially for incorporated cities outside the "balance" area that defines Louisville proper. The total population of the consolidated area was 782,969 at the 2020 census, while the balance area (excluding other incorporated cities) had a population of 633,045 and is often cited in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyola Wolf Pack
The Loyola Wolf Pack are the athletic teams representing Loyola University New Orleans in intercollegiate athletics. The Wolf Pack are a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) since the 2010–11 academic year. They previously competed in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) from 1995–96 to 2009–10. History The intercollegiate athletics program was discontinued in 1972, but was reinstated in 1991. Loyola's intercollegiate teams are almost wholly funded through student activity fees per a student referendum passed in 1991. In 1972, Loyola suspended its athletics program, citing "educational and financial" reasons. However, in 1991, the athletics program was re-instituted, amid student appeals for its reinstatement, including the aforementioned referendum. Locally, Loyola's rivals are Xavier University of Louisiana and Dillard University. Loyola's old-school rival is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiln, MS
Kiln is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States. The town is located about northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,238 at the 2010 census. History From earliest inhabitants to United States annexation The earliest inhabitants of the area were Choctaw and Muscogee Indians, who lived along the banks of a river (later named the Jourdan River) emptying into the Bay of Saint Louis. These tribes hunted, fished, and trapped on the land prior to settlement by the French. In 1682, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, a French explorer, claimed the region for France and named it "Louisiana", in honor of King Louis XIV, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast became part of the Lower Louisiana District. Following the French claiming of the land, French settlers, many from Canada, began to move into the area surrounding modern-day Kiln. These ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacksonville Dolphins Men's Basketball
The Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represents Jacksonville University in the sport of basketball. The Dolphins compete in NCAA Division I's ASUN Conference (ASUN), having joined in 1998. Home games are played in the historic Swisher Gymnasium on the campus of Jacksonville University. While the Jacksonville University's men's basketball team first took the court in 1948, the program did not join Division 1 until 1966. Early highlights included the program's first postseason appearance in the 1970 NCAA tournament and were the national runners-up in 1970 led by future Hall of Fame and ABA/NBA Star Artis Gilmore. They have appeared in five NCAA Tournaments, most recently in 1986. History Conference affiliations * 1948–49 to 1956–57 – NJCAA Independent * 1957–58 to 1965–66 – NAIA Independent * 1966–67 to 1975–76 – NCAA Division I Independent * 1976–77 to 1997–98 – Sun Belt Conference * 1998–99 to present – Atlantic Sun Conference ;Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
