1997–98 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

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The 1997–98 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented University of Southern Mississippi in the 1997–98 college basketball season.

ConferenceConference USA
Record22–11 (9–7 C-USA)
Headcoach
HomearenaReed Green Coliseum
Quick facts Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball, NIT, First Round ...
1997–98 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
Record22–11 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1997–98 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
American
No. 9 Cincinnati †14–2 .87527–6  .818
UNC Charlotte13–3 .81320–11  .645
Saint Louis11–5 .68822–11  .667
Marquette8–8 .50020–11  .645
Louisville5–11 .31312–20  .375
DePaul3–13 .1887–23  .233
National
Memphis12–4 .75017–12  .586
UAB10–6 .62521–12  .636
Southern Miss9–7 .56322–11  .667
South Florida7–9 .43817–13  .567
Houston2–14 .1259–20  .310
Tulane2–14 .1257–22  .241
† 1998 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
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More information Players, Coaches ...
1997–98 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F Kelly McCarty 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 Sr Quitman, Mississippi
G Jimmie Floyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 Sr
C Vandarel Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
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 Fr
F Pedro Phillips 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 Jr
G Mel Cauthen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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 Fr
F Anthony Richards 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
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 Jr
F Rod Agee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 Sr
G Arthur Stapleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Jr
G Kevin Winn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Jr
C Eric Lee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
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 Jr
G Robert Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Jr
F Adalius Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 So
G Juan Bragg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Jr
G Phillip Prince 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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 So
F Neal Broome 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 17, 1997*
 Northeast Louisiana W 79–52  1–0
 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Nov 21, 1997*
 at Auburn L 70–83  1–1
 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (5,433)
Auburn, Alabama
Nov 28, 1997*
 Southwestern Louisiana W 78–65  2–1
 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Nov 29, 1997*
 Jackson State W 44–40  3–1
 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dec 5, 1997*
 vs. Elon
Arkansas–Little Rock Tournament		 W 67–49  4–1
 Barton Coliseum 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 6, 1997*
 at Arkansas–Little Rock
Arkansas–Little Rock Tournament		 W 68–57  5–1
 Barton Coliseum 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 9, 1997*
 at South Alabama W 52–47  6–1
 Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 21, 1997*
 vs. Loyola (IL)
San Juan Christmas Classic		 W 79–66  7–1
 Eugene Guerra Sports Complex 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 22, 1997*
 vs. Iowa
San Juan Christmas Classic		 L 58–82  7–2
 Eugene Guerra Sports Complex 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 23, 1997*
 vs. Oral Roberts
San Juan Christmas Classic		 W 73–62  8–2
 Eugene Guerra Sports Complex 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 27, 1997*
 vs. Mississippi Valley State W 90–57  9–2
 Mississippi Coliseum 
Jackson, Mississippi
Dec 30, 1997*
 Oral Roberts W 72–50  10–2
 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 2, 1998*
 Northern Iowa W 74–49  11–2
 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Conference USA regular season
Jan 8, 1998
 Houston W 63–43  12–2
(1–0)		 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 10, 1998
 South Florida W 73–61  13–2
(2–0)		 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 15, 1998
 at Cincinnati L 61–77  13–3
(2–1)		 Myrl H. Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 17, 1998
 UNC Charlotte L 56–60  13–4
(2–2)		 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 20, 1998
 at Memphis L 67–79  13–5
(2–3)		 Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 22, 1998
 at South Florida L 61–65  13–6
(2–4)		 Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Jan 29, 1998
 Marquette L 43–46  13–7
(2–5)		 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 31, 1998
 at DePaul W 77–67  14–7
(3–5)		 Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 5, 1998
 at Tulane W 89–86  15–7
(4–5)		 Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 7, 1998
 at Houston W 72–67  16–7
(5–5)		 Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Feb 12, 1998
 UAB W 73–56  17–7
(6–5)		 Reed Green Coliseum (4,041)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 14, 1998
 Memphis W 75–62  18–7
(7–5)		 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 16, 1998
 Saint Louis L 55–58  18–8
(7–6)		 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 21, 1998
 Tulane W 88–60  19–8
(8–6)		 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 25, 1998
 at Louisville W 72–62  20–8
(9–6)		 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 28, 1998
 at UAB L 81–93  20–9
(9–7)		 Bartow Arena (6,773)
Birmingham, Alabama
C-USA tournament
Mar 4, 1998*
 (6) vs. (11) Houston
First round		 W 73–57  21–9
 Myrl H. Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 5, 1998*
 (6) vs. (3) Memphis
Quarterfinals		 W 85–57  22–9
 Myrl H. Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 6, 1998*
 (6) vs. (2) UNC Charlotte
Semifinals		 L 53–65  22–10
 Myrl H. Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
NIT
Mar 11, 1998*
 at Auburn
First round		 L 62–77  22–11
 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (5,191)
Auburn, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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