# 2011–12 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

The 2011–12 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by eighth year head coach Larry Eustachy, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in C-USA play to finish in second place behind Memphis. They lost in the semifinals of the C-USA Basketball tournament to Marshall. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA basketball tournament where they lost in the second round to Kansas State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | LaShay Page | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Junior | Dillon, South Carolina |
| 1 | Maurice Bolden | Forward | 6–10 | 200 | Senior | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 2 | Darnell Dodson | Guard | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 4 | Richard Carlisle | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Junior | Meridian, Mississippi |
| 5 | Neil Watson | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Sophomore | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 10 | Cedric Jenkins | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Sophomore | LaPlace, Louisiana |
| 11 | Alahjah Franklin | Guard | 5–9 | 170 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 12 | Rahard McGill | Guard | 6–5 | 205 | Junior | Havana, Florida |
| 15 | Torye Pelham | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | Senior | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 23 | Angelo Johnson | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Senior | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 24 | Jonathan Mills | Forward | 6–6 | 230 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 25 | Ahyaro Phillips | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 32 | Christian Robbins | Forward | 6–11 | 235 | Freshman | Foxworth, Mississippi |
| 42 | Keith DeWitt | Forward | 6–11 | 220 | Freshman | High Point, North Carolina |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/27/2011* 7:00 pm | | Loyola New Orleans | W 88–53 | | Reed Green Coliseum (2,395) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/08/2011* 7:00 pm | | William Carey | W 78–53 | | Reed Green Coliseum (2,833) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/12/2011* 12:00 pm | | Spring Hill | W 76–41 | 1–0 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,143) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/17/2011* 8:00 pm | | at Denver | L 52–59 | 1–1 | Magness Arena (5,222) Denver, CO |
| 11/19/2011* 8:00 pm | | at Colorado State | W 79–58 | 2–1 | Moby Arena (2,275) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/24/2011* 11:30 pm, FCS | | vs. UC Irvine Great Alaska Shootout First Round | W 78–67 | 3–1 | Sullivan Arena (4,278) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/25/2011* 11:00 pm, FCS | | vs. New Mexico State Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals | W 80–72 | 4–1 | Sullivan Arena (4,744) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/26/2011* 9:00 pm, FCS | | vs. Murray State Great Alaska Shootout Finals | L 81–90 $^{2OT}$ | 4–2 | Sullivan Arena (5,057) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/04/2011* 1:00 pm | | New Mexico State | W 74–66 | 5–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,606) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/07/2011* 7:00 pm | | at South Alabama | W 67–54 | 6–2 | Mitchell Center (3,461) Mobile, AL |
| 12/10/2011* 7:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | W 78–62 | 7–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,714) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/17/2011* 3:30 pm, FSN | | Ole Miss | W 86–82 | 8–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (5,195) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/19/2011* 9:00 pm, FSN | | at Arizona State | W 64–61 | 9–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,738) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm | | South Florida | W 53–51 | 10–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (3,037) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/27/2011* 7:00 pm | | Belhaven Blazers | W 93–48 | 11–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,871) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/29/2011* 7:00 pm | | Alcorn State | W 80–49 | 12–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (3,017) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/31/2011* 1:00 pm | | at McNeese State | W 65–56 | 13–2 | Burton Coliseum (986) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/04/2012 7:00 pm | | East Carolina | W 78–76 | 14–2 (1–0) | Reed Green Coliseum (2,889) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/07/2012 3:00 pm | | at Tulane | W 71–66 $^{OT}$ | 15–2 (2–0) | Fogelman Arena (2,140) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/11/2012 6:00 pm, CSS | | at Memphis | L 58–60 | 15–3 (2–1) | FedExForum (16,246) Memphis, TN |
| 01/14/2012 1:00 pm, FSN | | UAB | W 59–55 | 16–3 (3–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,111) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/21/2012 5:00 pm, CSS | | Marshall | W 67–63 | 17–3 (4–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (4,757) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/25/2012 6:00 pm, CSS | | at East Carolina | W 72–60 | 18–3 (5–1) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,235) Greenville, NC |
| 01/28/2012 6:00 pm, BHSN | | at UCF | W 78–65 | 19–3 (6–1) | UCF Arena (7,790) Orlando, FL |
| 02/01/2012 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Memphis | W 75–72 | 20–3 (7–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (7,964) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/08/2012 7:00 pm | | at UAB | L 61–71 | 20–4 (7–2) | Bartow Arena (4,721) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/11/2012 4:00 pm | | UCF | W 78–74 | 21–4 (8–2) | Reed Green Coliseum (4,482) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/15/2012 7:00 pm | | Tulsa | W 77–69 | 22–4 (9–2) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,561) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/18/2012 8:00 pm, CSS | | at Houston | L 71–73 | 22–5 (9–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,399) Houston, TX |
| 02/22/2012 8:00 pm | | at UTEP | L 68–76 $^{2OT}$ | 22–6 (9–4) | Don Haskins Center (9,564) El Paso, TX |
| 02/25/2012 7:00 pm, CSS | | Rice | W 58–56 | 23–6 (10–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,965) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/29/2012 7:00 pm | | SMU | W 67–60 | 24–6 (11–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,934) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 03/03/2012 2:00 pm | | at Marshall | L 75–79 | 24–7 (11–5) | Cam Henderson Center (5,947) Huntington, WV |
| Conference USA Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2012 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. East Carolina Quarterfinals | W 81–78 $^{OT}$ | 25–7 | FedExForum (7,930) Memphis, TN |
| 03/09/2012 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Marshall Semifinals | L 62–73 | 25–8 | FedExForum (14,441) Memphis, TN |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 03/15/2012* 11:40 am, truTV | (E9) | vs. (E8) Kansas State Second Round | L 64–70 | 25–9 | Consol Energy Center (18,568) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||