1997–98 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 September 2025 1997–98 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Basketball Conference USA C-USA 22–11 9–7 James Green 2nd Reed Green Coliseum NIT First Round The 1997–98 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented University of Southern Mississippi in the 1997–98 college basketball season. Roster 1997 Southern Miss Golden Eagles y Kelly McCarty F 6 7 Sr Quitman, Mississippi y Jimmie Floyd G 6 4 Sr Vandarel Jones C 6 9 Fr Pedro Phillips F 6 5 Jr Mel Cauthen G 6 0 Fr Anthony Richards F 6 9 Jr Rod Agee F 6 5 Sr Arthur Stapleton G 6 3 Jr Kevin Winn G 6 3 Jr Eric Lee C 6 10 Jr Robert Lewis G 6 3 Jr Adalius Thomas F 6 4 So Juan Bragg G 6 1 Jr Phillip Prince G 6 0 So Neal Broome F 6 7 Fr https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/southern-mississippi/men/1998.html James Green Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Southern Miss Golden Eagles| Non-conference regular season Nov 17, 1997 yes 1997 men Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 79–52 1–0 Nov 21, 1997 yes yes Auburn Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 70–83 5,433 1–1 Nov 28, 1997 yes 1997 men Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 78–65 2–1 Nov 29, 1997 yes 1997 none Jackson State Tigers Jackson State Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 44–40 3–1 Dec 5, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Elon Phoenix Elon Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas Arkansas–Little Rock Tournament 67–49 4–1 Dec 6, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas Arkansas–Little Rock Tournament 68–57 5–1 Dec 9, 1997 yes yes South Alabama Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama 52–47 6–1 Dec 21, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola (IL) Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan Christmas Classic 79–66 7–1 Dec 22, 1997 yes yes Iowa Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan Christmas Classic 58–82 7–2 Dec 23, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan Christmas Classic 73–62 8–2 Dec 27, 1997 yes yes 1997 none Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Mississippi Valley State Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, Mississippi 90–57 9–2 Dec 30, 1997 yes Oral Roberts Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 72–50 10–2 Jan 2, 1998 yes 1997 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 74–49 11–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Southern Miss Golden Eagles| Conference USA regular season Jan 8, 1998 1997 men Houston Cougars Houston Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 63–43 12–2 1–0 Jan 10, 1998 1997 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 73–61 13–2 2–0 Jan 15, 1998 yes Cincinnati Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 61–77 13–3 2–1 Jan 17, 1998 UNC Charlotte Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 56–60 13–4 2–2 Jan 20, 1998 yes 1997 men Memphis Tigers Memphis Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee 67–79 13–5 2–3 Jan 22, 1998 yes South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 61–65 13–6 2–4 Jan 29, 1998 Marquette Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 43–46 13–7 2–5 Jan 31, 1998 yes 1997 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 77–67 14–7 3–5 Feb 5, 1998 yes 1997 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 89–86 15–7 4–5 Feb 7, 1998 yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 72–67 16–7 5–5 Feb 12, 1998 UAB Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 73–56 4,041 17–7 6–5 Feb 14, 1998 Memphis Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 75–62 18–7 7–5 Feb 16, 1998 Saint Louis Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 55–58 18–8 7–6 Feb 21, 1998 Tulane Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 88–60 19–8 8–6 Feb 25, 1998 yes Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 72–62 20–8 9–6 Feb 28, 1998 yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 81–93 6,773 20–9 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Southern Miss Golden Eagles| C-USA tournament Mar 4, 1998 yes yes 6 Houston 11 Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio First round 73–57 21–9 Mar 5, 1998 yes yes 6 Memphis 3 Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio Quarterfinals 85–57 22–9 Mar 6, 1998 yes yes 6 UNC Charlotte 2 Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio Semifinals 53–65 22–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Southern Miss Golden Eagles| NIT Mar 11, 1998 yes yes Auburn Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama First round 62–77 5,191 22–11 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