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2025–26 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

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The 2025–26 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by seventh-year head coach Jay Ladner, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record19–16 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachWin Case
Quick facts Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball, Pensacola Invitational champions ...
2025–26 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
Pensacola Invitational champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record19–16 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachWin Case
Assistant coaches
  • Luke Adams
  • Noah Croak
  • Bryce Garris
  • Scott Moses
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
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2025–26 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Troy †12–6 .66722–12  .647
Marshall11–7 .61119–13  .594
Coastal Carolina11–7 .61119–13  .594
Appalachian State11–7 .61119–13  .594
Texas State11–7 .61119–13  .594
South Alabama11–7 .61121–12  .636
Arkansas State11–7 .61120–12  .625
Southern Miss9–9 .50019–16  .543
James Madison9–9 .50018–15  .545
Georgia Southern8–10 .44421–16  .568
Old Dominion7–11 .38912–21  .364
Louisiana7–11 .38911–22  .333
Georgia State7–11 .38910–22  .313
Louisiana–Monroe1–17 .0564–28  .125
† 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner
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Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2024–25 season 11–22, 5–13 in Sun Belt play, to finish in 12th place.[1] They defeated Coastal Carolina,[2] before falling to Georgia Southern in the second round of the Sun Belt tournament.[3]

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the Sun Belt released their preseason poll. Southern Miss was picked to finish 12th in the conference.[4]

Preseason rankings

More information Place, Team ...
Sun Belt Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1James Madison175 (1)
2Arkansas State154 (3)
3South Alabama152 (4)
4Troy148 (1)
5Old Dominion145 (2)
6Marshall128 (1)
7Appalachian State123 (1)
8Texas State106
9Louisiana95 (1)
10Georgia Southern66
11Georgia State59
12Southern Miss57
13Coastal Carolina43
14Louisiana–Monroe19
(#) first-place votes
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Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

No players were named to the First, Second or Third All-Sun Belt Teams.[4]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Israel 'Izzy' Hart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)164 lb (74 kg) RS SrCentral Oklahoma Midwest City, Oklahoma
G 1 Curt Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)218 lb (99 kg) GSEast Tennessee State Louisville, Kentucky
G 2 Brewer Carruth 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoParklane Academy Lake Dixie Springs, Mississippi
G 3 Chiante' Tramble 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)199 lb (90 kg) SoIndependence Community College Edmond, Oklahoma
F 4 Tylik Weeks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrSouthwest Mississippi Community College New York, New York
G 5 Jett Montgomery 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoIndependence High School Franklin, Tennessee
G 6 Robert Cowherd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)213 lb (97 kg) RS JrOle Miss Grayson, Georgia
C 7 Fallou Diagne 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)214 lb (97 kg) RS SrWestern Kentucky Dakar, Senegal
G 8 Chandler Watts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)201 lb (91 kg) SoEastern Florida State College Clermont, Florida
G 9 Dalyn Brandon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSWinston-Salem State Baltimore, Maryland
G 10 Isaac Taveras 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrSouth Plains College Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
F 11 EJ Paymon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)243 lb (110 kg) RS FrMississippi State Raymond, Mississippi
G 12 Felipe Patino 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoEastern Florida State College Mississauga, Ontario
G 13 Dylan Brumfield 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)189 lb (86 kg) SrWilliam Carey Hattiesburg, Mississippi
G 14 Blake Lander 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrLIU Beverly Hills, California
F 15 Djahi Binet 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) GSAlcorn State Nice, France
F 21 IJ Ezuma 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)239 lb (108 kg) RS JrSouth Plains College Raleigh, North Carolina
C 22 Tegra Izay 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)269 lb (122 kg) GSHarcum College Montreal, Quebec
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2025

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2025*
6:00 pm		 Houston Christian L 64–69  –
  23 – Taveras  7 – Taveras  4 – Brumfield  Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
October 27, 2025*
8:00 pm		 at Jackson State W 81–71  –
  20 – Taveras   –     –    Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Buffalo
MAC–SBC Challenge		 L 79–85  0–1
  28 – Taveras  6 – Tied  5 – Weeks  Alumni Arena (1,631)
Amherst, NY
November 6, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Tougaloo W 93–57  1–1
  18 – Patino  10 – Taveras  4 – Brumfield  Reed Green Coliseum (2,176)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 9, 2025*
5:30 pm, SECN		 at South Carolina L 79–83 OT 1–2
  25 – Taveras  8 – Taveras  4 – Hart  Colonial Life Arena (11,420)
Columbia, SC
November 13, 2025*
6:30 pm, SWACTV		 at Grambling State L 70–75  1–3
  19 – Tied  9 – Taveras  3 – Tied  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,578)
Grambling, LA
November 18, 2025*
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 William Carey W 82–59  2–3
  13 – Taveras  8 – Tied  5 – Brumfield  Reed Green Coliseum (3,553)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 22, 2025*
7:00 pm, YouTube		 vs. North Florida
Pensacola Invitational semifinals		 W 92–83  3–3
  37 – Weeks  8 – Taveras  7 – Brumfield  Pensacola Bay Center (874)
Pensacola, FL
November 23, 2025*
4:30 pm, YouTube		 vs. UT Martin
Pensacola Invitational Championship Game		 W 70–60  4–3
  14 – Tied  7 – Weeks  3 – Tied  Pensacola Bay Center (932)
Pensacola, FL
December 3, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Radford W 82–75  5–3
  18 – Tied  13 – Binet  3 – Taveras  Dedmon Center (1,788)
Radford, VA
December 6, 2025*
11:00 am, ACCN		 at Miami (FL) L 64–88  5–4
  12 – Tied  9 – Binet  5 – Tied  Watsco Center (3,907)
Coral Gables, FL
December 8, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Grambling State W 68–60  6–4
  19 – Weeks  8 – Taveras  5 – Taveras  Reed Green Coliseum (2,347)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 13, 2025*
2:00 pm, SECN+		 vs. Ole Miss
Mississippi Coast Coliseum Classic		 L 67–71  6–5
  20 – Taveras  10 – Weeks  4 – Weeks  Mississippi Coast Coliseum 
Biloxi, MS
December 18, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 Louisiana W 62–54  7–5
(1–0)		  17 – Hart  8 – Tied  4 – Brumfield  Reed Green Coliseum (2,606)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 20, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 Arkansas State L 86–93  7–6
(1–1)		  25 – Weeks  6 – Tied  3 – Tied  Reed Green Coliseum (2,827)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 29, 2025*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 at LSU L 62–90  7–7
  12 – Weeks  4 – Tied  4 – Lewis  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,995)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 1, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Louisiana–Monroe W 87–73  8–7
(2–1)		  24 – Weeks  14 – Binet  5 – Tied  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,298)
Monroe, LA
January 3, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Louisiana W 74–67  9–7
(3–1)		  24 – Binet  8 – Binet  4 – Tied  Cajundome (2,434)
Lafayette, LA
January 8, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Texas State W 80–70  10–7
(4–1)		  25 – Weeks  15 – Binet  4 – Weeks  Reed Green Coliseum (2,357)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 10, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Louisiana–Monroe W 70–60  11–7
(5–1)		  20 – Weeks  11 – Binet  3 – Tied  Reed Green Coliseum (2,840)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 14, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Troy L 65–91  11–8
(5–2)		  12 – Hart  11 – Binet  2 – Brumfield  Trojan Arena (2,946)
Troy, AL
January 17, 2026
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas State L 67–74  11–9
(5–3)		  24 – Weeks  5 – Brumfield  2 – Brumfield  Strahan Arena (1,563)
San Marcos, TX
January 22, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Georgia State L 62–69  11–10
(5–4)		  13 – Brumfield  9 – Binet  5 – Brumfield  GSU Convocation Center (1,478)
Atlanta, GA
January 24, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Coastal Carolina L 67–85  11–11
(5–5)		  22 – Weeks  6 – Brumfield  2 – Tied  HTC Center (1,763)
Conway, SC
January 29, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Appalachian State L 63–70  11–12
(5–6)		  21 – Weeks  12 – Binet  3 – Weeks  Reed Green Coliseum (3,164)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 31, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 James Madison W 73–65  12–12
(6–6)		  28 – Weeks  7 – Binet  3 – Weeks  Reed Green Coliseum (2,996)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 4, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Marshall L 77–81  12–13
(6–7)		  31 – Binet  15 – Binet  4 – Brumfield  Cam Henderson Center (4,034)
Huntington, WV
February 7, 2026*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Kent State
MAC–SBC Challenge		 W 66–65  13–13
  17 – Binet  11 – Weeks  2 – Tied  Reed Green Coliseum (2,734)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 12, 2026
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 South Alabama L 78–84  13–14
(6–8)		  25 – Weeks  12 – Binet  7 – Weeks  Reed Green Coliseum (2,846)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 14, 2026
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 Troy W 69–65  14–14
(7–8)		  32 – Weeks  18 – Binet  5 – Brumfield  Reed Green Coliseum (2,821)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 21, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Old Dominion W 86–81  15–14
(8–8)		  27 – Weeks  9 – Binet  4 – Tied  Reed Green Coliseum (2,747)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 24, 2026
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Arkansas State L 84–89  15–15
(8–9)		  21 – Weeks  8 – Brumfield  9 – Weeks  First National Bank Arena (4,875)
Jonesboro, AR
February 27, 2026
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 at South Alabama W 68–55  16–15
(9–9)		  19 – Weeks  12 – Binet  5 – Weeks  Mitchell Center (3,678)
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 (8) vs. (9) James Madison
Third round		 W 86–80  17–15
  31 – Weeks  8 – Taveras  4 – Brumfield  Pensacola Bay Center (1,081)
Pensacola, FL
March 6, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 (8) vs. (5) Texas State
Fourth round		 W 81–77  18–15
  32 – Weeks  7 – Binet  2 – Tied  Pensacola Bay Center (1,248)
Pensacola, FL
March 7, 2026
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 (8) vs. (4) Appalachian State
Quarterfinals		 W 86–73  19–15
  28 – Weeks  9 – Tied  5 – Brumfield  Pensacola Bay Center (1,534)
Pensacola, FL
March 8, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 (8) vs. (1) Troy
Semifinals		 L 70–78  19–16
  32 – Taveras  9 – Taveras  5 – Brumfield  Pensacola Bay Center (1,850)
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.
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