# 2024–25 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

The 2024–25 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by sixth-year head coach Jay Ladner, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as third-year members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 16–15, 9–9 in Sun Belt play, to finish in sixth place. They were defeated by Texas State in the second round of the Sun Belt tournament.

## Preseason
### Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Golden Eagles were picked to finish in fifth place in the conference's preseason poll. Senior guard André Curbelo was named to the conference preseason third team.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team (1st-place votes) |
| 1 | Arkansas State – 193 (12) |
| 2 | James Madison – 170 (1) |
| 3 | Troy – 155 (1) |
| 4 | Louisiana – 144 |
| 5 | Southern Miss – 133 |
| 6 | App State – 122 |
| 7 | Texas State – 89 |
| T8 | Georgia Southern – 85 |
| T8 | Old Dominion – 85 |
| 10 | Marshall – 79 |
| 11 | South Alabama – 78 |
| 12 | Georgia State – 75 |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina – 34 |
| 14 | ULM – 28 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | at New Orleans | W 105–102 $^{OT}$ | | 30 – Harris | 15 – Harris | 8 – Curbelo | Lakefront Arena (692) New Orleans, LA |
| October 28, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | | Jackson State | W 92–85 $^{OT}$ | | 29 – Curbelo | 13 – Harris | 6 – Curbelo | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bowling Green MAC–SBC Challenge | W 77–68 | 1–0 | 17 – Watson | 8 – Gordon | 8 – Curbelo | Reed Green Coliseum (3,436) Hattiesburg, MS |
| November 7, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UAB | L 84–98 | 1–1 | 21 – Alvarez | 10 – Harris | 5 – Watson | Bartow Arena (3,791) Birmingham, AL |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola New Orleans | W 104–65 | 2–1 | 15 – 2 tied | 7 – Izay | 6 – Curbelo | Reed Green Coliseum (3,187) Hattiesburg, MS |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN | | at South Dakota State | L 76–101 | 2–2 | 13 – Alvarez | 12 – Harris | 4 – Curbelo | First Bank and Trust Arena (2,429) Brookings, SD |
| November 24, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana State Basketball Travelers Invitational | L 67–74 | 2–3 | 19 – Watson | 7 – Watson | 5 – Alvarez | Worthington Arena (2,450) Bozeman, MT |
| November 25, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Abilene Christian Basketball Travelers Invitational | L 74–82 | 2–4 | 21 – Alvarez | 6 – Watson | 5 – Alvarez | Worthington Arena (157) Bozeman, MT |
| November 30, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | W 66–65 | 3–4 | 24 – Harris | 8 – Harris | 7 – Alvarez | Reed Green Coliseum (2,867) Hattiesburg, MS |
| December 5, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alabama State | W 81–64 | 4–4 | 21 – C. Montgomery | 20 – Harris | 4 – 2 tied | Reed Green Coliseum (2,888) Hattiesburg, MS |
| December 10, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulane | L 58–86 | 4–5 | 12 – Harris | 9 – Harris | 3 – 2 tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,254) New Orleans, LA |
| December 14, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN | | vs. No. 19 Ole Miss | L 46–77 | 4–6 | 16 – Harris | 7 – Harris | 3 – 2 tied | Mississippi Coast Coliseum (2,928) Biloxi, MS |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lamar | L 65–69 | 4–7 | 21 – Alvarez | 12 – Harris | 7 – Alvarez | Reed Green Coliseum (2,829) Hattiesburg, MS |
| December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | W 68–66 | 5–7 (1–0) | 29 – Harris | 10 – Harris | 4 – 2 tied | Reed Green Coliseum (3,204) Hattiesburg, MS |
| December 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | William Carey | W 80–70 | 6–7 | 32 – Harris | 23 – Harris | 5 – Curbelo | Reed Green Coliseum (3,197) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 72–83 | 6–8 (1–1) | 24 – Curbelo | 10 – Curbelo | 3 – Curbelo | Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,460) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 71–74 | 6–9 (1–2) | 19 – Curbelo | 8 – Gordon | 8 – Curbelo | Chartway Arena (5,069) Norfolk, VA |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 84–67 | 7–9 (2–2) | 19 – Harris | 18 – Harris | 6 – Watson | Reed Green Coliseum (2,805) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 92–88 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (3–2) | 20 – Worrell Jr. | 16 – Harris | 6 – Curbelo | Reed Green Coliseum (3,130) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | L 62–75 | 8–10 (3–3) | 13 – Worrell Jr. | 14 – Harris | 5 – Watson | Mitchell Center (2,568) Mobile, AL |
| January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 82–85 $^{OT}$ | 8–11 (3–4) | 18 – Harris | 14 – Harris | 5 – Watson | Strahan Arena (1,349) San Marcos, TX |
| January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 67–59 | 9–11 (4–4) | 13 – Gordon | 10 – Harris | 3 – Curbelo | Cajundome (1,996) Lafayette, LA |
| January 27, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 61–70 | 9–12 (4–5) | 21 – Harris | 7 – Harris | 5 – Curbelo | Trojan Arena (2,432) Troy, AL |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | L 68–81 | 9–13 (4–6) | 22 – Gordon | 11 – Harris | 3 – Watson | Reed Green Coliseum (3,089) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 72–68 | 10–13 (5–6) | 19 – Harris | 8 – Gordon | 7 – Curbelo | Reed Green Coliseum (3,616) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 5, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 58–60 | 10–14 (5–7) | 16 – Curbelo | 12 – Harris | 7 – Curbelo | Holmes Center (2,236) Boone, NC |
| February 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ball State MAC–SBC Challenge | L 76–77 | 10–15 | 23 – Harris | 13 – Harris | 12 – Curbelo | Worthen Arena (3,420) Muncie, IN |
| February 12, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 67–101 | 10–16 (5–8) | 16 – Curbelo | 5 – Alvarez | 4 – Harris | First National Bank Arena (5,089) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 74–81 | 10–17 (5–9) | 24 – Harris | 13 – Harris | 6 – 2 tied | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,398) Monroe, LA |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | L 78–87 | 10–18 (5–10) | 21 – Harris | 11 – Harris | 3 – Alvarez | Reed Green Coliseum (2,909) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 60–62 | 10–19 (5–11) | 14 – Alvarez | 17 – Harris | 3 – 2 tied | Reed Green Coliseum (3,738) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 26, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | L 82–88 | 10–20 (5–12) | 25 – Harris | 11 – Harris | 10 – Alvarez | Reed Green Coliseum (3,241) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 28, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | L 58–70 | 10–21 (5–13) | 15 – Harris | 8 – Harris | 2 – 3 tied | Reed Green Coliseum (3,174) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (13) Coastal Carolina First round | W 66–63 | 11–21 | 22 – Worrell Jr. | 10 – Wade III | 5 – Alvarez | Pensacola Bay Center (723) Pensacola, FL |
| March 5, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (9) Georgia Southern Second round | L 64–78 | 11–22 | 14 – Harris | 7 – 2 tied | 6 – Alvarez | Pensacola Bay Center (744) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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