Southern Miss men’s basketball season underway

Southern Miss men’s basketball home opener against William Carey is coming off a 66-51 loss at Jacksonville University in the team’s season debut.

- moving right into that southern- miss men's basketball home- opener, against william carey..- coming off a 66-51 loss, at - jacksonville university... in - the team's season debut.- certainly a disappointing loss,- to start year 2 of the jay- ladner era... but growing pains- were always to be expected... - with the addition of nine - newcomers.- and the stat sheet tells a stor- that's pretty easy to - understand... with the golden - eagles shooting just over 30- percent, from the field...- including 3-18, from deep... an- only 8-19, from the free throw- line.

- - "our non-conference schedule is designed- and used for to prepare us for- conference play because we know- that- conference usa is a one-bid - league to the ncaa tournament.- so i thought it helped us - - disappointed as heck we lost, - mad that we lost.

But i thought- - - - it helped us to go on the road,- as opposed to playing a - lesser-than opponent at home to- start with such a - - - young group,