The 2018–19 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the

2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 8, 2019. Practices officially began on Septembe ...

. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach

Doc Sadler Kenneth Lee "Doc" Sadler (born June 12, 1960) is an American college basketball coach. He was the head men's basketball coach at the University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss), a position he held from 2014 through the 2018-19 season. Sadle ...

, played their home games at

Reed Green Coliseum Reed Green Coliseum is an 8,095-seat multi-purpose arena in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. Affectionately referred to by fans and local sportswriters as "The Yurt", it opened on December 6, 1965, and is home to the University of Southern ...

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County, Mississippi, Forrest County (where it is the county seat and largest city) and extending west into Lamar County, Mississippi, Lamar County. The city popu ...

as members of

Conference USA Conference USA (C-USA or CUSA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference whose current member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. C-USA's offices are l ...

. They finished the season 20-13, 11-7 in C-USA Play to finish a 2-way tie for 2nd place. They defeated Marshall in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament before losing in the semifinals to Western Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Longwood.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2017–18 season 16–18, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated

FIU Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest university in Florida ...

and Middle Tennessee before losing to Marshall in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament.

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class of 2018

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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