Today’s play of the day goes to the son of the coach, Southern Miss Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jay Ladner and his kin Luke Ladner. So today USM added a 2 p.m. home game on December 28th against Loyola out…
Southern Miss men’s basketball home opener at Reed Green Coliseum, Golden Eagles playing host to cross-town foe William Carey. USM-80 William Carey-53
Southern Miss men’s basketball home opener against William Carey is coming off a 66-51 loss at Jacksonville University in the team’s season debut. Certainly, a disappointing loss to start year two of the Jay Ladner era but growing pains were…
From Southern Miss winning the 1987 NIT championship to St. Stanislaus winning the 2011 4A state title to Jones College winning the 2014 NJCAA Tournament, USM Head Coach Jay Ladner has seen just about everything on a basketball court. Yet…
Almost a month after the Southern Miss men’s basketball team took the court for its first official practice of the new campaign, the Golden Eagles are still adjusting to their new look in 2020. Nine newcomers in Jay Ladner’s second…
Between football season, Hurricane Zeta, and a presidential election, the start of the high school basketball season almost slipped right under the radar. So, let's put it on the radar, St. Martin hosting Moss Point in some early-season non-district action.…
Conference USA has modified its schedule for the upcoming season better suited for player safety during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The league has approved an 18-game slate for both men’s and women’s hoops featuring eight different two game series, four…
Harrison Central men’s basketball player Talvon Robinson and women’s basketball player Breanna Bobinger were both awarded scholarships today during a ceremony held in Harrison Central’s gym. The scholarship is given not on the basis of what the players do on…
Gulfport basketball star Deon Drake is finally heading to the next level. On Wednesday, the recently graduated point guard gave his verbal pledge to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College where first-year Head Coach Tim Ryan made quick work of recruiting…
We all like a good comeback story, how about Picayune’s Kobe Jones making his commitment with Oakleaf Prep Academy out of Douglasville, Georgia? The young mamba was second on his team in scoring as a junior at more than 12…
Former Southern Miss Head Men’s Basketball Coach Donnie Tyndall is heading back to the college ranks for the first time since his unceremonious firing from Tennessee. On Tuesday, Tyndall was approved as the next head man at Chipola Community College…
Spring sports obviously got the short end of the stick as it pertains to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but all high school athletics have still been feeling the effects. The Gulfport boys basketball team wasn’t prepared to wait any longer,…
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College men's basketball program is hitting the restart button, for the second year in a row, having hit a home run hire with its second head coach in as many years. On Wednesday, the bulldogs…
One of the best basketball players to ever come out of Mississippi has his first head coaching job. Jackson native and Murrah High School alum Mo Williams is now the head man at Alabama State where he brings a wealth…
If there’s anyone with the first-hand experience necessary to bring Southern Miss men’s basketball back to the big stage, it would be someone from the 1987 NIT Championship team. As it turns out, the Golden Eagles just so happen to…
For the last month-and-a-half, Southern Miss Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jay Ladner has been working from the comfort of his back porch and says he’s got a lot of business done out there. His first spring signing class is certainly…
One of the best shooters to come out of the Gulf Coast region in recent memory is heading to the four year level. Following his sophomore season at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Biloxi alum Dillyn Neely is now committed…
Also heading back to the D1 level is Pearl River’s Rod Brown who made it official with the University of Tulsa. The former reverse transfer from Wichita State made his one year in Poplarville count, accounting for more than 13…
Moving on from PRCC is Sophomore Point Guard Tae Hardy who signed with Southern Miss earlier today. The former reverse transfer from East Carolina had quite the banner season with the Wildcats as a First Team NJCAA All-American. Hardy was…
Sophomore Point Guard Gabe Watson decided to enter the transfer portal according to a tweet he posted earlier today. He says the move is to further his career in which he still has two years of eligibility remaining. In his…
The Pearl River Community College Men’s Basketball team will never know what could have been as the one seed in the NJCAA Tournament, but that doesn’t mean PRCC’s dream season is a total loss. This morning, Chris Oney was named…
In this new sports world of Coronavirus cancellations, perhaps no local school suffered more than Pearl River Community College. The PRCC men’s basketball team had a date with destiny as the number one seed in the national tournament, but instead…
One of the best to ever do it at Mississippi State is closing the books on his time in Starkville. MSU Forward Reggie Perry has declared for the NBA Draft following an outstanding sophomore campaign with the Bulldogs. This season,…
Over at Perk, Mississippi Gulf Coast Center Daphane White was named All Region 23. She averaged a double-double for the Bulldogs this season. The former Mississippi State signee led the team in points, rebounds, and blocks, scoring at a clip…