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Your guide to 13 early-season college basketball tournaments
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Ladner takes over as Southern Miss head coach
Jay Ladner, who coached Southeastern Louisiana the past five years and led the Lions to a Southland Conference regular-season title in 2018, has been hired as Southern Mississippi's head coach.
Sadler steps down as Southern Miss coach
Doc Sadler is expected to return as an assistant coach at Nebraska, where he was head coach for six seasons.
Wilson scores 23 to lift Longwood over Southern Miss in CBI
Jaylon Wilson had 23 points as Longwood romped past Southern Miss 90-68 in the College Basketball Invitational first round on Wednesday night.
Bassey leads W. Kentucky over Southern Miss 70-59 in CUSA
Charles Bassey had 10 points and 14 rebounds to lift Western Kentucky to a 70-59 win over Southern Miss in the Conference USA Conference tournament semifinals on Friday.
Griffin lifts S. Miss over Marshall 82-73 in CUSA tourney
Tyree Griffin had a season-high 23 points as Southern Miss topped Marshall 82-73 in the Conference USA Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night. LaDavius Draine added 20 points for the Golden Eagles.
Griffin lifts Southern Miss over UTSA 81-48
Tyree Griffin tallied 13 points and 11 assists to lift Southern Miss to an 81-48 win over UTSA on Saturday.
Draine carries Southern Miss over Old Dominion 59-52
LaDavius Draine had 18 points as Southern Mississippi defeated Old Dominion 59-52 on Wednesday night.
Hollingsworth carries W. Kentucky past Southern Miss 76-71
Taveion Hollingsworth had 21 points as Western Kentucky narrowly defeated Southern Miss 76-71 on Sunday.
Sullivan lifts UAB past Southern Miss 76-72 in OT
Lewis Sullivan scored 17 points, including a 3-pointer with seven seconds left in regulation, and Tavin Lovan had six of his 16 points in overtime to lead UAB to a 76-72 win over Southern Mississippi on Saturday.
Draine scores 24 to lift Southern Miss over UTEP 77-47
LaDavius Draine had a career-high 24 points as Southern Miss easily beat UTEP 77-47 on Saturday.
Edwards scores 24 to lift Southern Miss over UTSA 78-71
Cortez Edwards had 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists as Southern Miss defeated UTSA 78-71 on Thursday night.
Draine lifts Southern Miss over Louisiana Tech 73-71 in OT
LaDavius Draine scored a career-high 22 points as Southern Miss narrowly beat Louisiana Tech 73-71 in overtime on Saturday. Cortez Edwards added 21 points for the Golden Eagles.
Edwards, Griffin lead SoMiss over Florida Atlantic 74-72
Cortez Edwards had 22 points, six steals and five assists, Tyree Griffin scored 21 points, and Southern Mississippi held off Florida Atlantic 74-72 on Saturday.
Harper-Baker powers Southern Miss past FIU 89-73
Leonard Harper-Baker scored a career-high 21 points on 10-of-11 shooting and Southern Miss breezed to an 89-73 victory over Florida International on Thursday night.
Southern Mississippi dominates Marshall 101-51
LaDavious Draine had 18 points and Southern Mississippi opened the game with a 31-6 run and never looked back, nearly doubling up Marshall 101-51 on Saturday.
Bassey, Savage lead W. Kentucky past Southern Miss 66-63
Charles Bassey scored 14 points and hauled down 17 rebounds -- the freshman's ninth double-double of the season -- and Western Kentucky placed five in double-figure scoring to hold off Southern Miss 66-63 Thursday night.
Old Dominion tops Southern Miss for 12th win in 14 games
Ahmad Caver had 19 points, eight assists and four steals, B.J. Stith scored 17 with four 3-poitners and Old Dominion beat Southern Miss 78-60 on Saturday.
Griffin hits winning 3-pointer for Southern Miss
Tyree Griffin had 10 points with six assists and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with six seconds remaining and Southern Mississippi defeated Charlotte 63-60 on Thursday night.
Tyndall's 10-year penalty upheld, lawyer says
The NCAA has denied an appeal of Donnie Tyndall's 10-year show-cause penalty for his orchestrating academic fraud while at Southern Miss.
Gilbert accepts job to be AD at Southern Miss
Jon Gilbert is leaving Tennessee to be the athletic director at Southern Miss, it was announced Tuesday.
Mills, 26, former S. Miss star, shot and killed
Former Southern Miss forward Jonathan Mills, 26, was shot and killed in Chicago on Monday near the high school where he once starred.
Attorney: NCAA didn't respond in Tyndall case
An attorney for former Southern Mississippi basketball coach Donnie Tyndall says the NCAA's Committee on Infractions missed its deadline to respond to the coach's appeal.
Andy Katz ESPN Senior Writer
CBB bracket from coaching sources for Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Dec. 22, 23, 25): San Diego State-Southern Miss and Tulsa-Stephen F. Austin on one side of bracket; Utah-San Francisco and Hawaii-Illinois State on other side.
2018-19 C-USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion | 13-5 | - | 26-9 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 2 | 23-14 |
| Southern Miss | 11-7 | 2 | 20-13 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-7 | 2 | 20-14 |
| UTSA | 11-7 | 2 | 17-15 |
| Florida International | 10-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| UAB | 10-8 | 3 | 20-15 |
| Louisiana Tech | 9-9 | 4 | 20-13 |
| North Texas | 8-10 | 5 | 21-12 |
| Florida Atlantic | 8-10 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Rice | 8-10 | 5 | 13-19 |
| Middle Tennessee | 8-10 | 5 | 11-21 |
| Charlotte | 5-13 | 8 | 8-21 |
| UTEP | 3-15 | 10 | 8-21 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game72.5196th
Rebounds Per Game35.7201st
Assists Per Game16.825th
Points Allowed65.436th
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-3 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 3 |