http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/932 Recent articles about the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles en-us It has been five years since Conference USA entered a season looking so unfamiliar. Five years ago the league suffered through a radical overhaul that sent five teams to the Big East, several more to mid-major conferences, and welcomed in a few new schools to the mix. But heading into this season, the league will look radically different again. This time, all the same teams will return, but most without the star players that were the faces of the league last season. Without former league powe... Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:57:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Tulsa_Will_Take_an_Unrecognizable_Conference_USA_By_Storm_in_2009_2010/875291 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Tulsa_Will_Take_an_Unrecognizable_Conference_USA_By_Storm_in_2009_2010/875291 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Tulsa_Will_Take_an_Unrecognizable_Conference_USA_By_Storm_in_2009_2010/875291 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/4/54a5cdd484bbd71225f9253fc146d3e32d4ce142/small/PicImg_NCAA_BASKETBALL_FEB_dcae.jpg D-Day has come and gone in the world of college basketball, as the deadline for underclass to declare for the NBA Draft officially passed on Monday at 5 p.m. And there were even a few stunners just to add a bit of intrigue (Meeks out! Gody in! D'mond Grismore...sure!).This day holds a special place in my heart because A) it means we (college basketball fans) have made it through the two-month directionless purgatory period where no one has any real concrete idea about what the next seaso... Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:31:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Your_Complete_Rundown_of_the_NBA_Draft_Early_Entrees/720340 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Your_Complete_Rundown_of_the_NBA_Draft_Early_Entrees/720340 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Your_Complete_Rundown_of_the_NBA_Draft_Early_Entrees/720340 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/2/d2b3dce4ceb07fbd5bac95d7b13c6754fad7095d/small/Florida_Gators_v_0bfb.jpg Paul Delaney III scored on a layup with less than a second left to lead UAB to a 74-73 overtime victory over Southern Miss in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament on Thursday. Jeremy Wise led the 11th-seeded Golden Eagles (15-17) with 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting. Courtney Beasley added 26 points and 10 rebounds and Craig Craft tallied 15 points. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:11:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Blazers_Edge_Golden_Eagles_in_OT_74_73/657655 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Blazers_Edge_Golden_Eagles_in_OT_74_73/657655 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Blazers_Edge_Golden_Eagles_in_OT_74_73/657655 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/7/a7d703bca88bedb03a5810a8150c82d3940fe3f4/small/Detroit_Red_Wings_8d0f.jpg Courtney Beasley and Jeremy Wise scored 19 points apiece as Southern Mississippi defeated UCF 77-53 in the opening round of the Conference USA tournament on Wednesday. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:05:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Golden_Eagles_Upset_UCF_in_Opening_Round_77_53/657656 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Golden_Eagles_Upset_UCF_in_Opening_Round_77_53/657656 R.L. Horton scored 20 points and Jeremy Wise added 17 points and 10 assists as Southern Mississippi held off East Carolina 69-59 on Tuesday night. Sam Hinnant and James Legan scored 12 points apiece for the Pirates. Jamar Abrams added 11 and Chad Wynn 10. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:46:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/ECU_Rally_Falls_Short_Against_Southern_Miss/658011 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/ECU_Rally_Falls_Short_Against_Southern_Miss/658011 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/ECU_Rally_Falls_Short_Against_Southern_Miss/658011 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/9/699b225680ca191e3ca475be9ae3080086c07ec1/small/PicImg_NCAA_BASKETBALL_MAR_ecb7.jpg Perhaps some of you out there read my first post upon hearing of Lute Olson's exit from the University of Arizona. Much of that article was done tongue in cheek. Especially considering the candidates consisted of, among others, Denise Austin, Bob Dole, and Craig T. Nelson. But the U of A is facing a serious problem for the future. They need a new coach. And Russ Pennell, Reggie Geary, and Mike Dunlap are not nearly qualified enough to fill in for the Great Lute Olson, no offense to either... 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