Southern Miss. Golden Eagles NCAA Basketball News

HATTIESBURG, Miss. Jeremy Wise scored 23 points and Southern Mississippi beat Loyola of New Orleans 75-51 on Saturday night.

Sai'Quon Stone, a junior guard from Brooklyn, N.Y., blocks Craig Craft a senior guard from Raleigh during basketball practice Wednesday afternoon.

2. UAB: Robert Vaden will lead this team, but the Blazers are thin in the front court, which could be a problem.

Some might say the Southern Miss men's basketball team has momentum on its side after winning 10 of its final 15 games last season.

MEMPHIS - The Southern Miss men's team has only had three straight winning seasons once in the past 40 years of Golden Eagle basketball.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: With so much attention being paid to the returning players, it's easy to forget that Southern Miss has five freshmen coming in that could find their way into the rotation.

I'll be honest, this one really was a tough call for me. But the Golden Eagles are now in year five of the Larry Eustachy era and five of the team's top six scorers are set to return this season.

FINAL RECORD: 19-14, 9-7, fourth place in conference. WHAT WENT RIGHT: After a rough start on and off the court, the Golden Eagles finished strong, winning seven of their last 10 regular-season games and their ...

“On the first day he gets there, he will be able to contribute to the success of Southern Miss just like he has for us for two years.”

Left-handed pitcher Cody Schlagel signed Tuesday with Southern Miss out of Daytona Beach Community College and should be able to help the Golden Eagles immediately, said Daytona Beach coach Tim Tohma. via The Clarion-Ledger

Southern Miss freshman R.L. Horton was named CollegeHoops.net High Major All-Freshman Second Team in a vote by staff writers, announced today. via Southern Miss

Laurel defeated Oak Grove's tennis team Thursday 4-3 at the Laurel Sportsplex. In boys singles, Laurel's Andrew Cockrell lost to Oak Grove's Brock Hurston 6-0, 6-0; in girls singles, Hanna Burson defeated Jamae ... via Laurel Leader-Call

Southern Miss sophomore Jeremy Wise earned CollegeHoops.net High Major Honorable Mention All-American honors in a vote by staff writers, announced today. via Hattiesburg American