The Southern Miss men's basketball team is 9-0 so far this season at Reed Green Coliseum. Jason Munz/Hattiesburg American
Southern Miss is in sixth place in Conference USA with 10 games left in the regular season.
The Golden Eagles, at 4-4 in league play, sit 2 ½ games behind the three teams (Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion and Western Kentucky) currently tied for first. The only other teams ahead of Southern Miss in the standings are Marshall (by 1 ½ games) and UAB (up only a half-game).
The notion that Doc Sadler’s club would be in this position in 2018 — let alone late January — was likely far-fetched for even the most ardent Golden Eagle advocate.