# 2020–21 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

The 2020–21 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Jay Ladner, and played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as members of Conference USA.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 28, 2020* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. North Dakota State MKE Classic | Canceled | Canceled | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI |
| November 28, 2020* 1:00 p.m. | | at Jacksonville | L 51–66 | 0–1 | Swisher Gymnasium (180) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 29, 2020* 12:00 p.m. | | at Milwaukee MKE Classic | Canceled | Canceled | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 2, 2020* 7:00 p.m. | | William Carey | W 80–53 | 1–1 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| December 5, 2020* | | at Southern Illinois | Canceled | Canceled | Banterra Center Carbondale, IL |
| December 9, 2020* 7:00 p.m. | | at Tulane | L 38–58 | 1–2 | Devlin Fieldhouse (100) New Orleans, LA |
| December 12, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | South Alabama | L 75–76 | 1–3 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 p.m. | | at Lamar | W 66–63 | 2–3 | Montagne Center (1,541) Beaumont, TX |
| December 19, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 60–47 | 3–3 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| December 28, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | Loyola | W 74–54 | 4–3 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| CUSA regular season ||||||
| January 1, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | UTEP | W 74–66 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 (1–0) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 2, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | UTEP | L 62–77 | 5–4 (1–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 8, 2021 6:30 p.m. | | at UAB | L 60–72 | 5–5 (1–2) | Bartow Arena (925) Birmingham, AL |
| January 9, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | at UAB | L 58–62 | 5–6 (1–3) | Bartow Arena (932) Birmingham, AL |
| January 15, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | Middle Tennessee | W 84–54 | 6–6 (2–3) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | Middle Tennessee | W 64–59 | 7–6 (3–3) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 22, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | at UTSA | L 64–70 | 7–7 (3–4) | Convocation Center San Antonio, TX |
| January 23, 2021 3:00 p.m. | | at UTSA | L 72–78 | 7–8 (3–5) | Convocation Center (362) San Antonio, TX |
| January 28, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | Louisiana Tech | L 63–76 | 7–9 (3–6) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 30, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | at Louisiana Tech | L 62–65 | 7–10 (3–7) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA |
| February 5, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | at Rice | L 62–88 | 7–11 (3–8) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| February 6, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | at Rice | L 68–76 | 7–12 (3–9) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| February 12, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | North Texas | L 49–65 | 7–13 (3–10) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 13, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | North Texas | L 56–68 | 7–14 (3–11) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 19, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | at FIU | W 85–72 | 8–14 (4–11) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| February 20, 2021 1:00 p.m. | | at FIU | Postponed | Postponed | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| February 26, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | Florida Atlantic | L 60–69 | 8–15 (4–12) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 27, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | Florida Atlantic | L 66–73 | 8–16 (4–13) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (W7) | vs. (E6) Rice Preliminary Round | L 52–61 | 8–17 | Ford Center at The Star (283) Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||