Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball

College basketball team

Southern Miss Lady Eagles women's basketball

2024–25 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

University

University of Southern Mississippi

Head coach

Joye Lee-McNelis (21st season)

Conference

Sun Belt

Location

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Arena

Reed Green Coliseum
(capacity: 8,095)

Nickname

Lady Eagles

Colors

Black and gold

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen

1994

NCAA tournament second round

1990, 1994, 1996

NCAA tournament appearances

1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996

Conference tournament champions

1987, 1990, 1992, 1995

Conference regular season champions

Metro: 1989, 1993, 1994
Sun Belt: 2022

The Southern Miss Lady Eagles women's basketball team represents the University of Southern Mississippi in women's basketball. The school competes in the Sun Belt Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Lady Eagles play home basketball games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

History

As of the end of the 2022–23 season, the Lady Eagles have a 801–598 all-time record.

Season	Record	Conference Record	Coach
1975–76	5–14	n/a	Bob McBee
1976–77	16–14	n/a	Bob McBee & Hershal Peddicord
1977–78	15–10	n/a	Kay James
1978–79	16–10	n/a	Kay James
1979–80	15–11	n/a	Kay James
1980–81	22–7	n/a	Kay James
1981–82	16–11	n/a	Kay James
1982–83	17–10	n/a	Kay James
1983–84	18–10	5–5 (4th in Metro)	Kay James
1984–85	21–9	8–2 (T-2nd in Metro)	Kay James
1985–86	12–15	4–6 (T-4th in Metro)	Kay James
1986–87	21–9	6–6 (4th in Metro)	Kay James
1987–88	12–16	6–6 (4th in Metro)	Kay James
1988–89	26–5	10–2 (T-1st in Metro)	Kay James
1989–90	27–5	11–3 (2nd in Metro)	Kay James
1990–91	17–12	8–6 (T-4th in Metro)	Kay James
1991–92	21–10	9–2 (2nd in Metro)	Kay James
1992–93	20–8	10–2 (1st in Metro)	Kay James
1993–94	26–5	10–2 (1st in Metro)	Kay James
1994–95	21–9	7–5 (T-3rd in Metro)	Kay James
1995–96	22–8	11–3 (2nd in Conference USA)	Kay James
1996–97	13–14	6–8 (7th in Conference USA)	Kay James
1997–98	14–13	8–8 (6th in Conference USA)	Kay James
1998–99	11–17	5–11 (10th in Conference USA)	Kay James
1999-00	17–13	10–6 (4th in Conference USA)	Rick Reeves
2000–01	12–16	5–11 (10th in Conference USA)	Rick Reeves
2001–02	11–17	4–10 (11th in Conference USA)	Rick Reeves
2002–03	14–15	6–8 (8th in Conference USA)	Rick Reeves
2003–04	14–13	2–12 (T-13th in Conference USA)	Rick Reeves
2004–05	9–19	3–11 (12th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2005–06	14–15	10–6 (4th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2006–07	15–15	9–7 (T-6th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2007–08	21–14	8–8 (5th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2008–09	20–12	11–5 (T-2nd in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2009–10	9–21	5–11 (12th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2010–11	10–20	5–11 (11th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2011–12	13–18	6–10 (T-9th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2012–13	15–16	6–10 (T-10th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2013–14	27–7	13–3 (2nd in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2014–15	25–11	13–3 (2nd in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2015–16	14–16	7–11 (9th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2016–17	23–11	13–5 (3rd in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2017–18	15–15	7–9 (7th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2018–19	18–14	9–7 (T-7th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2019–20	15–15	7–11 (T-8th in Conference USA)	Joye Lee-McNelis
2020–21	7–12	5–11 (5th in Conference USA (West))	Joye Lee-McNelis
2021–22	18–12	9–8 (3rd in Conference USA (West))	Joye Lee-McNelis
2022–23	21–10	13–5 (T-1st in Sun Belt)	Joye Lee-McNelis

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	#7	First Round	#2 Ole Miss	L 68-81
1987	#10	First Round	#7 Tennessee Tech	L 66-78
1989	#10	First Round	#7 Rutgers	L 73-95
1990	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 LSU #1 Louisiana Tech	W 75-65 L 70-89
1992	#9	First Round	#8 Rutgers	L 63-93
1994	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Tennessee State #12 Western Kentucky #1 Connecticut	W 86-72 W 72-69 L 64-78
1995	#7	First Round	#10 Southern Methodist	L 95-96 (OT)
1996	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Utah #1 Louisiana Tech	W 74-66 L 46-84

References

"University Colors". The University of Southern Mississippi Graphic Standards (PDF). July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
"Southern Miss Official Athletic Site – Women's Basketball".
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/smis/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/almanac15.pdf Archived 2016-06-07 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Official website

v t e Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Venues	Reed Green Coliseum (1975–present)
Culture & lore	"Southern Mississippi to the Top" Gillom Trophy
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e University of Southern Mississippi
Located in: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Campus	Aubrey K. Lucas Administration Building DuBard School for Language Disorders Trent Lott Center for Economic Development McCain Library and Archives Arthell Kelly Hall Bennett Auditorium All-American Rose Garden Payne Center Thad Cochran Center "The District" at Southern Miss
Athletics	Golden Eagles Basketball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Baseball Softball M.M. Roberts Stadium Pete Taylor Park Reed Green Coliseum Seymour d'Campus
Student life	WUSM-FM Southern Miss Symphony Orchestra Pride of Mississippi Marching Band Fraternities and sororities
Traditions and alumni	Southern Miss To The Top People Brett Favre Evelyn Gandy Courtney Blades Clarence Weatherspoon Robert Hyatt Trishelle Cannatella Martha Dunagin Saunders Jimmy Buffett Tom Malone

v t e Sun Belt Conference women's basketball
Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas State Red Wolves Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers James Madison Dukes Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Marshall Thundering Herd Old Dominion Monarchs South Alabama Jaguars Southern Miss Lady Eagles Texas State Bobcats Troy Trojans
Championships & awards	Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Category: