2011-12 Basketball Guide

The Lady Golden Eagles play home games in the beautiful and spacious 8,095 seat Reed Green Coliseum, named fittingly for a man who for 44 years was a player, coach and athletic director, served the cause of intercollegiate athletics at his alma mater – Reed Green.

Coliseum. The most victories to be posted in Green Coliseum were the 15 during the 1988-89 campaign.

Green Coliseum is also the home of Golden Eagle basketball, and the facility is used for other campus functions such as graduation, concerts, and civic events.

The History

The first game played in Green Coliseum was December 6, 1965, when the Golden Eagles defeated Southeastern Louisiana, 71-69. The building was formally dedicated on December 11, 1965, during a game against Alabama.

The first women’s game played in Green Coliseum was Dec. 4, 1975, when the Lady Eagles tangled with Belhaven College.

The Lady Eagles own a 345-138 mark in
Green Coliseum, for a .714 winning percentage.

The largest crowd to witness a game was on Feb. 7, 1981, when the Golden Eagles defeated Tulane Green Wave, 71-61, before 8,237 fans; however, the largest Lady Eagle crowd was 5,024 when the Lady Eagles defeated Houston Cougars, 78-67, in a nationally televised game.

The longest home winning streak is 30 games, beginning with an 89-71 win over William Carey on Nov. 28, 1988, and ending Jan. 14, 1991, in a 72-71 loss to Memphis.

The Lady Eagles’ first Metro Conference game in Reed Green Coliseum was an 82-78 loss to South Carolina on Jan. 25, 1984. The first Metro Conference victory in Green Coliseum was an 84-75 win over Florida State on Jan. 30, 1984. The program’s first Conference USA game and victory was played at Reed Green Coliseum, a 95-71 win over Charlotte on Jan. 7, 1996.

In 1988-89 and 1989-90, the Lady Golden Eagles were undefeated at home, posting 15-0 and 14-0 marks in the

The Future

The Southern Miss Department of Athletics unveiled a new vision a little more than four years ago. It’s a vision unlike any other that Golden Eagle followers have seen in the history of the school. It’s a vision that will help move Southern Miss to the forefront of Conference USA and beyond.

When the grand-scale expansion and improvements plan was laid out in April 2003 by Director of Athletics, Richard Giannini, Southern Miss began to take its first steps in becoming one of the most competitive overall programs in the nation. The comprehensive facilities initiative seeks marked improvements in every sporting venue including Reed Green Coliseum.