1997–98 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

1997–98 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball
1997–98 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	22–11 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach	James Green (2nd season);
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum

1997–98 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American
No. 9 Cincinnati †	14	–	2	.875	27	–	6	.818
UNC Charlotte	13	–	3	.813	20	–	11	.645
Saint Louis	11	–	5	.688	22	–	11	.667
Marquette	8	–	8	.500	20	–	11	.645
Louisville	5	–	11	.313	12	–	20	.375
DePaul	3	–	13	.188	7	–	23	.233
National
Memphis	12	–	4	.750	17	–	12	.586
UAB	10	–	6	.625	21	–	12	.636
Southern Miss	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
South Florida	7	–	9	.438	17	–	13	.567
Houston	2	–	14	.125	9	–	20	.310
Tulane	2	–	14	.125	7	–	22	.241

† 1998 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

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

Roster

1997–98 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Kelly McCarty	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Quitman, Mississippi
G	Jimmie Floyd	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
C	Vandarel Jones	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr
F	Pedro Phillips	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
G	Mel Cauthen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr
F	Anthony Richards	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr
F	Rod Agee	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
G	Arthur Stapleton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G	Kevin Winn	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
C	Eric Lee	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr
G	Robert Lewis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	Adalius Thomas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
G	Juan Bragg	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
G	Phillip Prince	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So
F	Neal Broome	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

James Green

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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 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 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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References

^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Conference USA Season Summary
^ "2019–20 Southern Miss Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[1] sports-reference.com 1997-98 Conference USA Season Summary

[2] "2019–20 Southern Miss Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

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