1980–81 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

1980–81 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball
1980–81 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Independent
Record	20–7
Head coach	M. K. Turk (5th season);
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum

1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 DePaul		–		–	27	–	2	.931
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		–	23	–	6	.793
		–		–	20	–	7	.741
James Madison		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Fordham		–		–	19	–	9	.679
Cleveland State		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Stetson		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Saint Peter's		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Tennessee State		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Marquette		–		–	20	–	11	.645
Old Dominion		–		–	18	–	10	.643
Penn State		–		–	17	–	10	.630
St. Francis (Pa.)		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Siena		–		–	17	–	10	.630
South Carolina		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Dayton		–		–	18	–	11	.621
Long Island		–		–	18	–	11	.621
Texas–Pan American		–		–	18	–	11	.621
Illinois State		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Wagner		–		–	16	–	11	.593
UNLV		–		–	16	–	12	.571
William & Mary		–		–	16	–	12	.571
North Texas State		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Southeastern Louisiana		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Iona		–		–	15	–	14	.517
Richmond		–		–	15	–	14	.517
Fairfield		–		–	13	–	13	.500
UNC Wilmington		–		–	13	–	13	.500
New Orleans		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Towson State		–		–	13	–	14	.481
East Carolina		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Valparaiso		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Campbell		–		–	11	–	16	.407
George Mason		–		–	10	–	16	.385
St. Francis (N.Y.)		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Navy		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Robert Morris		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Baptist		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Northern Iowa		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Army		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Portland State		–		–	7	–	20	.259
Manhattan		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Nicholls State		–		–	6	–	22	.214
Baltimore		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Catholic		–		–	4	–	20	.167

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980–81 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented University of Southern Mississippi in the 1980–81 college basketball season.

Roster

1980–81 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	11	Larry Boyd	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Columbus, Georgia
C	44	Paul Crowley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Bardwell, Kentucky
F	50	Joe Dawson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G	24	Edgar Eason	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
F	45	Mike Funderburk	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Hattiesburg, Mississippi
G	10	Curtis Green	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	41	Eddie Jiles	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Ozark, Alabama
C	33	Ronald Jackson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Selma, Alabama
G	25	George Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Joliet, Illinois
G	22	Deora Marsh	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Ashtabula, Ohio
G	5	Donald Stinchcomb	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	College Park, Georgia

Head coach

M. K. Turk

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1	Louisiana-Lafayette	W 72–67	1–0	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
December 3	Eastern Kentucky	W 82–74	2–0	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
December 6	at Memphis State	L 65–70	2–1	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
December 9	Oklahoma	W 74–66	3–1	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
December 15	vs. Mississippi State	W 68–53	4–1	Jackson, Mississippi
December 22	vs. Arkansas	L 68–76	4–2	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
December 27	Indiana State-Evansville	W 75–72	5–2	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
December 29	vs. Wagner	W 73–67	6–2	BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama
December 30	at UAB	L 55–60 ^OT	6–3	BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama
January 3	Indiana-SE	W 68–64	7–3	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
January 7	at Marquette	W 84–72	8–3	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 10	Biscayne	W 81–69	9–3	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
January 12	Louisiana Tech	W 62–57	10–3	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
January 15	at Louisiana-Lafayette	W 79–74	11–3	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
January 22	at Northwestern State	L 65–67	11–4	Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana
January 24	at North Texas	W 72–66 ^OT	12–4	UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas
January 29	Texas-Pan American	W 81–68	13–4	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
February 2	at Eastern Kentucky	W 78–71	14–4	Alumni Coliseum Richmond, Kentucky
February 4	at Texas-Pan American	W 68–67	15–4	UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas
February 7	Tulane	W 71–61	16–4	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
February 9	New Orleans	L 79–82 ^OT	16–5	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
February 11	Memphis State	W 90–66	17–5	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
February 14	North Texas	W 87–71	18–5	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
February 17	Northwestern State	W 81–71	19–5	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
February 20	at New Orleans	W 83–70	20–5	Human Performance Center New Orleans, Louisiana
March 2	at Tulane	L 80–84	20–6	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana
NIT tournament
March 12	Holy Cross First round	L 54–56	20–7	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "2019–20 Southern Miss Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[1] "2019–20 Southern Miss Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

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