2011–12 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

The 2011–12 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by eighth year head coach Larry Eustachy, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in C-USA play to finish in second place behind Memphis. They lost in the semifinals of the C-USA Basketball tournament to Marshall. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA basketball tournament where they lost in the second round to Kansas State.^[1]

2011–12 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Conference USA
Record	25–9 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Larry Eustachy (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Steve Barnes Ross Hodge Leonard Perry
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Memphis†	13	–	3		.813			26	–	8		.765
Southern Miss	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
Tulsa	10	–	6		.625			17	–	14		.548
UCF	10	–	6		.625			22	–	11		.667
UAB	9	–	7		.563			15	–	16		.484
Marshall	9	–	7		.563			21	–	14		.600
Rice	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
UTEP	7	–	9		.438			15	–	17		.469
Houston	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
SMU	4	–	12		.250			13	–	19		.406
Tulane	3	–	13		.188			15	–	19		.441
† 2012 CUSA Tournament winner As of March 15, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	LaShay Page	Guard	6–2	190	Junior	Dillon, South Carolina
1	Maurice Bolden	Forward	6–10	200	Senior	Jackson, Mississippi
2	Darnell Dodson	Guard	6–7	215	Senior	Greenbelt, Maryland
4	Richard Carlisle	Guard	6–1	190	Junior	Meridian, Mississippi
5	Neil Watson	Guard	5–11	170	Sophomore	Kansas City, Kansas
10	Cedric Jenkins	Guard	6–2	195	Sophomore	LaPlace, Louisiana
11	Alahjah Franklin	Guard	5–9	170	Freshman	Memphis, Tennessee
12	Rahard McGill	Guard	6–5	205	Junior	Havana, Florida
15	Torye Pelham	Forward	6–6	225	Senior	Nashville, Tennessee
23	Angelo Johnson	Guard	6–0	185	Senior	Minneapolis, Minnesota
24	Jonathan Mills	Forward	6–6	230	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
25	Ahyaro Phillips	Forward	6–8	215	Senior	New Orleans, Louisiana
32	Christian Robbins	Forward	6–11	235	Freshman	Foxworth, Mississippi
42	Keith DeWitt	Forward	6–11	220	Freshman	High Point, North Carolina

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/27/2011* 7:00 pm		Loyola New Orleans	W 88–53		Reed Green Coliseum (2,395) Hattiesburg, MS
11/08/2011* 7:00 pm		William Carey	W 78–53		Reed Green Coliseum (2,833) Hattiesburg, MS
Regular Season
11/12/2011* 12:00 pm		Spring Hill	W 76–41	1–0	Reed Green Coliseum (2,143) Hattiesburg, MS
11/17/2011* 8:00 pm		at Denver	L 52–59	1–1	Magness Arena (5,222) Denver, CO
11/19/2011* 8:00 pm		at Colorado State	W 79–58	2–1	Moby Arena (2,275) Fort Collins, CO
11/24/2011* 11:30 pm, FCS		vs. UC Irvine Great Alaska Shootout First Round	W 78–67	3–1	Sullivan Arena (4,278) Anchorage, AK
11/25/2011* 11:00 pm, FCS		vs. New Mexico State Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals	W 80–72	4–1	Sullivan Arena (4,744) Anchorage, AK
11/26/2011* 9:00 pm, FCS		vs. Murray State Great Alaska Shootout Finals	L 81–90 2OT	4–2	Sullivan Arena (5,057) Anchorage, AK
12/04/2011* 1:00 pm		New Mexico State	W 74–66	5–2	Reed Green Coliseum (2,606) Hattiesburg, MS
12/07/2011* 7:00 pm		at South Alabama	W 67–54	6–2	Mitchell Center (3,461) Mobile, AL
12/10/2011* 7:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	W 78–62	7–2	Reed Green Coliseum (2,714) Hattiesburg, MS
12/17/2011* 3:30 pm, FSN		Ole Miss	W 86–82	8–2	Reed Green Coliseum (5,195) Hattiesburg, MS
12/19/2011* 9:00 pm, FSN		at Arizona State	W 64–61	9–2	Wells Fargo Arena (4,738) Tempe, AZ
12/22/2011* 7:00 pm		South Florida	W 53–51	10–2	Reed Green Coliseum (3,037) Hattiesburg, MS
12/27/2011* 7:00 pm		Belhaven Blazers	W 93–48	11–2	Reed Green Coliseum (2,871) Hattiesburg, MS
12/29/2011* 7:00 pm		Alcorn State	W 80–49	12–2	Reed Green Coliseum (3,017) Hattiesburg, MS
12/31/2011* 1:00 pm		at McNeese State	W 65–56	13–2	Burton Coliseum (986) Lake Charles, LA
01/04/2012 7:00 pm		East Carolina	W 78–76	14–2 (1–0)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,889) Hattiesburg, MS
01/07/2012 3:00 pm		at Tulane	W 71–66 OT	15–2 (2–0)	Fogelman Arena (2,140) New Orleans, LA
01/11/2012 6:00 pm, CSS		at Memphis	L 58–60	15–3 (2–1)	FedExForum (16,246) Memphis, TN
01/14/2012 1:00 pm, FSN		UAB	W 59–55	16–3 (3–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,111) Hattiesburg, MS
01/21/2012 5:00 pm, CSS		Marshall	W 67–63	17–3 (4–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (4,757) Hattiesburg, MS
01/25/2012 6:00 pm, CSS		at East Carolina	W 72–60	18–3 (5–1)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,235) Greenville, NC
01/28/2012 6:00 pm, BHSN		at UCF	W 78–65	19–3 (6–1)	UCF Arena (7,790) Orlando, FL
02/01/2012 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Memphis	W 75–72	20–3 (7–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (7,964) Hattiesburg, MS
02/08/2012 7:00 pm		at UAB	L 61–71	20–4 (7–2)	Bartow Arena (4,721) Birmingham, AL
02/11/2012 4:00 pm		UCF	W 78–74	21–4 (8–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (4,482) Hattiesburg, MS
02/15/2012 7:00 pm		Tulsa	W 77–69	22–4 (9–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,561) Hattiesburg, MS
02/18/2012 8:00 pm, CSS		at Houston	L 71–73	22–5 (9–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,399) Houston, TX
02/22/2012 8:00 pm		at UTEP	L 68–76 2OT	22–6 (9–4)	Don Haskins Center (9,564) El Paso, TX
02/25/2012 7:00 pm, CSS		Rice	W 58–56	23–6 (10–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,965) Hattiesburg, MS
02/29/2012 7:00 pm		SMU	W 67–60	24–6 (11–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,934) Hattiesburg, MS
03/03/2012 2:00 pm		at Marshall	L 75–79	24–7 (11–5)	Cam Henderson Center (5,947) Huntington, WV
Conference USA Tournament
03/08/2012 12:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. East Carolina Quarterfinals	W 81–78 OT	25–7	FedExForum (7,930) Memphis, TN
03/09/2012 3:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Marshall Semifinals	L 62–73	25–8	FedExForum (14,441) Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament
03/15/2012* 11:40 am, truTV	(E9)	vs. (E8) Kansas State Second Round	L 64–70	25–9	Consol Energy Center (18,568) Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. "Rodney McGruder scores 30, keys Kansas State's late surge". ESPN. March 15, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2024.^{[dead link]}