# 2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

The 2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by second year head coach Doc Sadler, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–21, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place.
Due to an ongoing NCAA investigation into NCAA violations and illegal benefits for players under former coach Donnie Tyndall, they self-imposed a postseason ban for the second consecutive year, which included the C-USA tournament.

## Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2014–15 season 9–20, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place. Due to an ongoing NCAA investigation into illegal benefits for players under former coach Donnie Tyndall, the school self-imposed a postseason ban which included the C-USA tournament.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Shadell Millinghaus | 0 | G | 6'0" | 194 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred to Northwest Florida State College |
| Matt Bigaya | 2 | G/F | 6'5" | 200 | RS Sophomore | Delaware, OH | Transferred to Fairmont State |
| Davon Hayes | 3 | G/F | 6'7" | 190 | RS Freshman | Portsmouth, VA | Transferred |
| Dallas Anglin | 4 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Montclair, NJ | Transferred to Northern Colorado |
| Chip Armelin | 13 | G | 6'4" | 207 | RS Senior | Sulphur, LA | Graduated |
| Jeremiah Eason | 34 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Senior | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Raheem Watts | 0 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Junior | Greenville, SC | Junior college transferred from Dodge City Community College |
| Kourtlin Jackson | 2 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Senior | Des Moines, IA | Transferred from Iowa State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jackson graduated from Iowa State. |
| Michael Ramey | 11 | G | 6'5" | 198 | Junior | Indianapolis, IN | Junior college transferred from Seminole State College |
| Lorenzo Bonam | | G | 6'4" | 170 | Junior | Dearborn Heights, MI | Junior college transferred from Gillette College |

## Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tim Rowe C | Lilburn, GA | Mount Zion Baptist Christian School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Apr 15, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Robert Thomas PG | Odessa, TX | Permian High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 9, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Cortez Edwards PG | Kissimmee, FL | Osceola High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Mar 21, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/05/2015* 7:00 pm | Millsaps | W 66–38 | | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/14/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Memphis | L 49–67 | 0–1 | FedEx Forum (11,786) Memphis, TN |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm | Jackson State | L 60–78 | 0–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,933) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm | William Carey | L 78–84 | 0–3 | Reed Green Coliseum (3,864) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/28/2015* 3:00 pm | at Morehead State | L 46–61 | 0–4 | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,775) Morehead, KY |
| 12/01/2015* 7:30 pm | at Troy | L 59–69 | 0–5 | Trojan Arena (1,633) Troy, AL |
| 12/04/2015* 7:00 pm, FS1 | Alabama | L 55–58 | 0–6 | Reed Green Coliseum (3,296) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/06/2015* 4:30 pm | North Dakota State | W 74–62 | 1–6 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,972) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/14/2015* 7:00 pm | at South Alabama | W 57–54 | 2–6 | Mitchell Center (3,146) Mobile, AL |
| 12/19/2015* 4:00 pm, ASN | Georgia State | L 46–66 | 2–7 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,358) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/22/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tulane | L 40–59 | 2–8 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,541) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm | Southeastern Oklahoma State | W 66–52 | 3–8 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,450) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Conference USA regular season |||||
| 01/02/2016 6:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 57–87 | 3–9 (0–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,302) Ruston, LA |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm | Charlotte | L 76–82 | 3–10 (0–2) | Reed Green Coliseum (2,703) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | Old Dominion | W 73–71 | 4–10 (1–2) | Reed Green Coliseum (2,779) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/14/2016 6:00 pm, ASN | at Florida Atlantic | L 51–58 | 4–11 (1–3) | FAU Arena (1,669) Boca Raton, FL |
| 01/16/2016 6:00 pm | at FIU | W 66–60 | 5–11 (2–3) | FIU Arena (1,258) Miami, FL |
| 01/23/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | Louisiana Tech | L 59–70 | 5–12 (2–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,334) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm | UTEP | W 71–58 | 6–12 (3–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (2,824) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm | UTSA | W 86–60 | 7–12 (4–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,343) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm | at North Texas | L 54–70 | 7–13 (4–5) | The Super Pit (1,607) Denton, TX |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm | at Rice | L 65–72 | 7–14 (4–6) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,760) Houston, TX |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm | UAB | L 77–80 $^{2OT}$ | 7–15 (4–7) | Reed Green Coliseum (2,895) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/13/2016 7:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | L 54–76 | 7–16 (4–8) | Reed Green Coliseum (2,917) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/18/2016 8:00 pm | at UTEP | L 73–78 | 7–17 (4–9) | Don Haskins Center (7,012) El Paso, TX |
| 02/20/2016 3:00 pm, ASN | at UTSA | L 53–74 | 7–18 (4–10) | Convocation Center (1,250) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm | Rice | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 7–19 (4–11) | Reed Green Coliseum (2,547) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm | North Texas | W 81–70 | 8–19 (5–11) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,693) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 03/03/2016 8:00 pm, ASN | at WKU | L 60–75 | 8–20 (5–12) | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,405) Bowling Green, KY |
| 03/05/2016 7:00 pm | at Marshall | L 106–108 $^{OT}$ | 8–21 (5–13) | Cam Henderson Center (6,431) Huntington, WV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||