2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

The 2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represents the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by fourteenth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 15–15, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to UTEP.

2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2017–18 record15–15 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Joye Lee-McNelis (14th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kiley Hill
  • Victoria Crawford
  • Lauren Pittman
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UAB133 .813  277  .794
Western Kentucky124 .750  249  .727
Rice106 .625  2310  .697
Louisiana Tech106 .625  1912  .613
Middle Tennessee106 .625  1813  .581
Charlotte106 .625  1416  .467
UTEP79 .438  1714  .548
Florida Atlantic79 .438  1315  .464
Southern Miss79 .438  1515  .500
North Texas610 .375  1714  .548
UTSA610 .375  921  .300
Old Dominion610 .375  823  .258
FIU511 .313  821  .276
Marshall313 .188  920  .310
2018 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Camille Anderson  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrBuford HS
NC State
Buford, GA
G 2 Allie Kennedy 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrRed Bay HS Bed Bay, AL
G 5 Shonte Hailes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoQuitman HS Quitman, MS
C 11 Kyle Felton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrColumbus HS
Jones County JC
Lithonia, GA
G/F 12 Imani Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrEnterprise HS Enterprise, AL
C 15 Amber Landing 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SoMadison-Ridgeland Academy
Little Rock
Sharon, MS
G 20 Molly Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrAlexander HS
South Georgia Tech
Douglasville, GA
G/F 21 Jayla King 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrPine Forest HS
South Florida
Pensacola, FL
G 22 Megan Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrSalmen HS Slidell, LA
F 24 Kennedy Gavin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrPetal HS Petal, MS
G/F 25 Alarie Mayze 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoArlington HS
New Mexico JC
Arlington, TX
G 30 Hanah Lott 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SoPetal HS
Jones County JC
Petal, MS
F 34 Respect Leaphart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoDunbar HS Fort Myers, FL
C 42 Kelsey Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrStarkville HS Starkville, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 27, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017*
6:00 pm
Antelope Valley W 73–55 
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
11:00 am
William Carey W 82–44  1–0
Reed Green Coliseum (2,943)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/14/2017*
6:00 pm
Tulane W 66–58  2–0
Reed Green Coliseum (1,126)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/16/2017*
6:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 84–69  3–0
Reed Green Coliseum (1,244)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm
at No. 6 Mississippi State L 56–91  3–1
Humphrey Coliseum (5,321)
Starkville, MS
11/24/2017*
6:00 pm
Alcorn State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
W 72–67  4–1
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
11/25/2017*
4:00 pm
Alabama State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
W 72–35  5–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,132)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/28/2017*
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State W 71–59  6–1
Prather Coliseum (742)
Natchitoches, LA
11/30/2017*
6:00 pm
South Alabama L 57–78  6–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,243)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/12/2017*
11:00 am
at Ole Miss L 59–68  6–3
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,229)
Oxford, MS
12/15/2017*
6:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 58–38  7–3
Reed Green Coliseum (1,225)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/19/2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Samford L 56–61  7–4
Pete Hanna Center (243)
Birmingham, AL
12/21/2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech L 44–63  7–5
Hank McCamish Pavilion (856)
Atlanta, GA
12/30/2017*
4:00 pm
Blue Mountain W 96–46  8–5
Reed Green Coliseum (1,101)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA regular season
01/04/2018
10:30 am
at Charlotte L 56–66  8–6 (0–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena (5,438)
Charlotte, NC
01/06/2018
2:00 pm, FCS
at Western Kentucky L 60–81  8–7 (0–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,897)
Bowling Green, KY
01/11/2018
6:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 65–50  9–7 (1–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,264)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/18/2018
6:00 pm
at UAB W 80–63  10–7 (2–2)
Bartow Arena (357)
Birmingham, AL
01/20/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Middle Tennessee W 61–53  11–7 (3–2)
Murphy Center (3,470)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/25/2018
6:00 pm
Charlotte L 79–85 2OT 11–8 (3–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,346)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/27/2018
4:00 pm
UTSA W 83–60  12–8 (4–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,362)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/01/2018
7:00 pm, beIN
at Rice L 56–62  12–9 (4–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (626)
Houston, TX
02/04/2018
2:00 pm
Marshall W 70–61  13–9 (5–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,194)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/10/2018
2:00 pm
Old Dominion L 55–74  13–10 (5–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,431)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/15/2018
5:00 pm
at North Texas L 62–71  13–11 (5–5)
The Super Pit (1,602)
Denton, TX
02/17/2018
2:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 57–89  13–12 (5–7)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,748)
Ruston, LA
02/23/2018
6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic L 74–89  13–13 (5–8)
FAU Arena (480)
Boca Raton, FL
02/25/2018
2:00 pm
UTEP W 60–53  14–13 (6–8)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,310)
Hattiesburg, MS
03/01/2018
6:00 pm
Western Kentucky W 69–63  15–13 (7–8)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,175)
Hattiesburg, MS
03/03/2018
2:00 pm
FIU L 70–74  15–14 (7–9)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,322)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/07/2018
11:00 am
(8) vs. (9) UTEP
First Round
L 67–72  15–15
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

References

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