1980–81 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2025 1980–81 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Basketball Independent 20–7 M. K. Turk 5th Reed Green Coliseum NIT First Round The 1980–81 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented University of Southern Mississippi in the 1980–81 college basketball season. Roster 1980 Southern Miss Golden Eagles y Larry Boyd 11 G 6 3 180 So Columbus, Georgia Paul Crowley 44 C 6 9 195 Fr Bardwell, Kentucky Joe Dawson 50 F 6 5 221 Jr Tuscaloosa, Alabama Edgar Eason 24 G 6 4 190 Fr Tuscaloosa, Alabama Mike Funderburk 45 F 6 6 200 Fr Hattiesburg, Mississippi Curtis Green 10 G 6 1 170 Fr Memphis, Tennessee Eddie Jiles 41 F 6 4 185 Sr Ozark, Alabama Ronald Jackson 33 C 6 8 195 Sr Selma, Alabama George Johnson 25 G 6 3 175 Sr Joliet, Illinois Deora Marsh 22 G 6 6 185 Jr Ashtabula, Ohio Donald Stinchcomb 5 G 6 3 180 Sr College Park, Georgia M. K. Turk Schedule December 1 Louisiana-Lafayette 72–67 1–0 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi December 3 Eastern Kentucky 82–74 2–0 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi December 6 yes Memphis State 65–70 2–1 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee December 9 Oklahoma 74–66 3–1 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi December 15 yes Mississippi State 68–53 4–1 Jackson, Mississippi December 22 yes Arkansas 68–76 4–2 Pine Bluff, Arkansas December 27 Indiana State-Evansville 75–72 5–2 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi December 29 yes Wagner 73–67 6–2 BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama December 30 yes UAB 55–60 OT 6–3 BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama January 3 Indiana-SE 68–64 7–3 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi January 7 yes Marquette 84–72 8–3 MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin January 10 Biscayne 81–69 9–3 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi January 12 Louisiana Tech 62–57 10–3 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi January 15 yes Louisiana-Lafayette 79–74 11–3 Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana January 22 yes Northwestern State 65–67 11–4 Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana January 24 yes North Texas 72–66 OT 12–4 UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas January 29 Texas-Pan American 81–68 13–4 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi February 2 yes Eastern Kentucky 78–71 14–4 Alumni Coliseum Richmond, Kentucky February 4 yes Texas-Pan American 68–67 15–4 UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas February 7 Tulane 71–61 16–4 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi February 9 New Orleans 79–82 OT 16–5 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi February 11 Memphis State 90–66 17–5 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi February 14 North Texas 87–71 18–5 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi February 17 Northwestern State 81–71 19–5 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi February 20 yes New Orleans 83–70 20–5 Human Performance Center New Orleans, Louisiana March 2 yes Tulane 80–84 20–6 Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana |- !colspan=9 style=Southern Miss Golden Eagles|NIT tournament March 12 Holy Cross First round 54–56 20–7 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi AP poll Central Time 2019–20 Southern Miss Men's Basketball Media Guide https://southernmiss.com/documents/2019/11/4/USM_MBB_Book_19_20.pdf University of Southern Mississippi Athletics May 9, 2020 References Southern Miss Category:Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball seasons Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball Southern Miss