2023–24 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

2023–24 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
2023–24 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	1–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jay Ladner (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Juan Cardona; Nick Williams; Isaiah Carson;
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 22 James Madison	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Louisiana	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Troy	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Texas State	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Marshall	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	7	.000

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 2, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represents 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, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as second-year members of the Sun Belt Conference.

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.^[1]

Offseason

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Golden Eagles were picked to finish in fourth place in the conference's preseason poll.^[2] Senior guard Austin Crowley was named the preseason player of the year.^[2] Senior guard Austin Crowley was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
1	James Madison - 176 (7)
2	App State - 159 (2)
3	Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4	Southern Miss - 148
5	Louisiana - 136 (2)
6	South Alabama - 129 (2)
7	Marshall - 119
8	Troy - 91
9	Arkansas State - 84
10	Texas State - 72
11	Georgia State - 69
12	Coastal Carolina - 59
13	Georgia Southern - 42
14	ULM - 32

Roster

2023–24 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Victor Iwuakor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Oklahoma UNLV	Abuja, Nigeria
G	1	Austin Crowley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Ole Miss	West Point, MS
F	2	Victor Hart	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Sr	FIU	Miami, FL
G	3	Mo Arnold	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Jacksonville	Picayune, MS
G	4	Luke Ladner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	GS	Loyola (New Orleans)	Kiln, MS
G	10	Cobie Montgomery	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Triton College	Louisville, KY
G	11	André Curbelo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Sr	Long Island Lutheran (NY) Illinois St. John's	Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
G	12	Neftali Alvarez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Mercer	Cataño, PR
G	14	Trey Alfonso (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Fontainebleau HS	Chalmette, LA
G	15	Donavan Ivory	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Green Bay	Kaukauna, WI
G	20	Jeffery Armstrong	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	RS Jr	Massanutten Military Academy	Rainsville, AL
C	22	Tegra Izay	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	269 lb (122 kg)	RS Jr	La Salle Harcum College	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G	23	Jose Benitez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	So	Francis Marion	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
F	24	Bryson Hall	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Delta State Wallace State	Northport, AL
C	30	Lieb Yat	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Dawson CC Seminole State College	Melbourne, Australia
G	55	Tate Ryder (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	Sr	East Central CC	Oak Grove, MS

Head coach

Jay Ladner (Southern Miss)

Assistant coach(es)

Juan Cardona (Middle Georgia)
Nick Williams (Mississippi)
Isaiah Carson (Valley Forge)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 18 November 2023

Schedule and results

References

↑ "2022-23 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
1 2 3 "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

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[1] "2022-23 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

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