Reed Green Coliseum (Capacity: 8,095) has been the home of Southern Miss basketball since
the 1965-66 season and has been the site of the greatest moments in the history of Golden
Eagle basketball. Here is a look at some of the greatest games in the history of the building.
— By John Cox, Voice of the Golden Eagles
The Golden Eagles in
Reed Green Coliseum
Southern Miss 71,
Louisiana-Lafayette 69
In a closely-contested game all the way, it
came down to the game’s final possession
and Southern guard Curtis Green drilled
an 18-foot jumper with three seconds left
to seal the Metro Conference win. Green,
normally one of the team’s best shooters,
had suffered through a poor shooting night
before canning the game-winner, making
just five-of- 15 field goals in the game. Green
finished the night with just 11 points, while
center Carl Mitchell had 13 points and forward Kenny Dailey had 12.
Southern Miss 109,
Samford 90
Feb. 21, 1968
Senior forward Berlin Ladner scored 45
points in the season’s final game to set a
single-game record that still stands today and
became the ninth player in school history
to score 1,000 points in his career. Brother
Wendell Ladner added 20 rebounds in the
season-ending victory and consistently fed
the ball to Berlin to help him set the record.
Berlin had 24 points and four fouls at halftime, but Coach Lee Floyd adjusted his
defense to use Berlin’s teammates as much
as possible to lessen the risk of losing him
before his possible records came.
Southern Miss 55,
Mississippi State 48
Dec. 6, 1983
In the Bulldogs’ first trip to Hattiesburg
since the 1966-67 season, the Golden Eagles
defeated their in-state rivals in a fierce defensive battle. The Golden Eagles grabbed a
slim 28-23 lead at halftime and then held off
the Bulldogs down the stretch for the win.
The difference was on the boards where the
Eagles outrebounded MSU 35-24. Forward
James Williams led the Southern attack
with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while forward Ken Suttles added 11 points and eight
rebounds.
Southern Miss 103,
Pan American 78
Feb. 9, 1970
Wendell Ladner set a school record that
still stands today when he snatched 32
rebounds, breaking his old record of 31 set
earlier in the year. Ladner had left the game
with three minutes to go, but a quick check
of the stats showed the big senior was only
two short of a new single-game rebounding
record and Coach Lee Floyd consented to the
wishes of the fans and sent Ladner back in.
Within 30 seconds Ladner had grabbed the
two rebounds necessary to break the mark
and then came back out of the game.
Southern Miss 127
Virginia Tech 102
Jan. 16, 1987
In the greatest offensive shootout in the
history of Green Coliseum, and the Metro
Conference, the Golden Eagles rolled over
the Hokies. Six Golden Eagles scored in
double figures, led by center Randolph Keys
with 31. Forwards Derek Hamilton and John
White added 23 and 22, respectively. The
Eagles outscored the Hokies’ potent duo of
Bimbo Coles and Wally Lancaster, who combined for 51 points that day. The two teams
would meet a few weeks later in Blacksburg,
Virginia, where the Hokies won 141-133
in double overtime. In the two games the
schools played that year a total of 503 points
was scored.
Year
1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
Totals
Won-Lost
8-5
11-1
11-0
9-3
11-4
6-6
0-12
7-4
6-6
9-4
8-5
9-5
8-5
8-3
11-1
12-2
11-1
8-5
9-4
5-7
13-2
13-3
13-1
7-6
12-1
10-2
9-3
6-6
9-4
10-3
7-7
9-3
10-3
8-6
9-4
12-2
8-5
11-3
8-4
7-6
8-8
16-2
11-3
8-6
11-3
13-2
Percent
.615
.917
1.000
.750
.733
.500
.000
.636
.500
.692
.615
.643
.615
.727
.917
.857
.917
.615
.692
.417
. 867
.813
.929
.538
.923
.833
.750
.500
.692
.769
.500
.750
.769
.571
.692
.857
.615
.786
.667
.538
.500
.889
.786
.571
.786
.866
.700
Southern Miss 50,
Tulane 48
Dec. 6, 19 8 2
After becoming a member of the prestigious Metro Conference the previous
summer, the Golden Eagles played their
first conference game against rival Tulane.
Southern Miss 93,
Ole Miss 75
Mar. 13, 1987
When it was announced that the Golden
Eagles and Ole Miss would meet in the
opening round of the NIT, all tickets to the
game were sold out in just 13 hours. The
game also featured a matchup of Southern
Longest Winning Streak
23 games (beginning with an 82-73 win over Ole
Miss on December 15, 1966, and ending with a
90-69 loss to West Florida on January 7, 1969
Longest Losing Streak
13 games (beginning with a 71-69 loss to
South Alabama on February 11, 1971, and
ending with a 111-82 win over Spring Hill
College on November 30, 1972.
