Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball history
University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS)
Reed Green Coliseum
Sun Belt Conference
Current head coach: Jay Ladner (2019-)
- Assoc. HC: Juan Cardona (2022-)
- Asst: Nick Williams (2022-)
- Asst: Isaiah Carson (2022-)
- DBO: Garland Wilson (2019-)
- Video: Logan Wallace (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1990, 1991, 2012)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-3
- NIT Championships: 1 (1987)
- NIT Appearances: 9 (1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2023) **
- NIT Overall Record: 6-8 **
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2019)
- CBI Overall Record: 0-1
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2010)
- CIT Overall Record: 0-1
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 2-4
Conference Titles (Metro, Conference USA, Sun Belt):
- Sun Belt Regular Season Championships: 1 (2023)
- Conference USA Regular Season Championships: 1 (2001)
- Metro Regular Season Championships: 1 (1991)
- Sun Belt Tournament Championships: 0
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Sun Belt Player of the Year: 0
- Metro Player of the Year: 3 (Clarence Weatherspoon, 1990-92)
Southern Miss head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Jay Ladner | 2019-Pres | 61-84 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Cardona (acting) | 2024 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Sadler ** | 2014-19 | 56-93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Tyndall ** | 2012-14 | 0-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Eustachy | 2004-12 | 142-113 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Green | 1996-2004 | 123-111 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. K. Turk | 1976-96 | 300-267 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeep Clark | 1971-76 | 41-85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Floyd | 1949-54, 62-71 | 246-148 | 0 | 3^ | 0 |
| Fred Lewis | 1957-62 | 89-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Finley | 1954-57 | 39-42 | 0 | 1^ | 0 |
| Jess Thompson | 1948-49 | 6-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Stonestreet | 1946-48 | 14-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Green | 1936-41, 45-46 | 24-37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pooley Hubert | 1932-36 | 21-30 | – | – | – |
| Allen Selby | 1930-32 | 1-8 | – | – | – |
| W.B. Saunders | 1928-30 | 12-13 | – | – | – |
| Herschel Bobo | 1924-28 | 31-17 | – | – | – |
| O.V. Austin | 1921-23 | 15-6 | – | – | – |
| B.B. O’Mara | 1920-21 | 2-2 | – | – | – |
| R.J. Slay | 1912-13, 18-20 | 9-7 | – | – | – |
| A.B. Dillie | 1913-16 | 29-14 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^These tournament appearances came when the Southern Miss program was at the NAIA level; USM moved to NCAA Division I prior to the 1972-73 season
** Listed records and accomplishments do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA.
