Almost a month after the Southern Miss men’s basketball team took the court for its first official practice of the new campaign, the Golden Eagles are still adjusting to their new look in 2020.
Almost a month after the- - - - southern miss men's basketball- team took the court for its - first official practice, of the- new campaign... the golden- eagles are still adjusting, to- their new look... in 20-20.
- nine newcomers in jay ladner's- second year as head coach... as- the black and gold... continue- to mix the new with the old.- they're also mixing a certain - level of un-certainty, as it- pertains to covid-19... having- already lost a game in biloxi,- against ole miss... and another- one, against t-c-u.
- on the court... u-s-m is led by- just two returning- seniors... including la- davius- draine... who has the - third-most made three-pointers,- in school history.- southern miss also brings in- three of the top 40 junior- college - prospects... as a part of a hom- run signing class... that has - coach ladner excited about his- team being about 12-deep... wit- eight different players... he - says could start.
- - "we're a long way from where we- need- to be in terms of our - basketball, but they're - enjoyable to practice.
They're- coachable,- and they give you their best- effort.
And i think that counts- for a lot.
I like that fact, bu- it's- - - - just going to take a little tim- because we have so many new - guys, junior college- guys, high school guys and then- obviously, mixing them in with- some of our returning - - - - veterans is going to take just - little time before we get to ou- finished product.
But i - like - like i said - i like our- ceiling."
- - - - coming off a mark of just 9-22,- last season... u-s-m will get - the - chance to build on that,- starting november 28th... at- milwaukee.-
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - On Friday, it was finally time for hardware to handed out across Kentucky. District titles on the line. In..
