SOUTHERN MISS WOMENS BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS 2015-16 GENERAL Name of School: University of Southern Mississippi City/Zip: Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 Founded: 1910 Enrollment: 16,000 Nickname: Golden Eagles School colors: Black and Gold Arena/Gym Name: Reed Green Coliseum Capacity: 8,095 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Conference USA Interim President: Dr. Rodney D. Bennett Alma Mater, Yr.: Middle Tennessee State, 1990 Athletics Director: Bill McGillis Alma Mater, Yr.: Saint Thomas University, 1984 Athletic Dept. Phone: (601) 266-5017 HISTORY First yr. of women s basketball: 1975-76 Overall all-time record: 670-494 No. yrs. in NCAA Tournament/last: 8/1996 No. yrs. in NWIT/last: 5/2015 Last postseason opponent: Michigan/2015 Results: L, 69-60 (quarterfinals WNIT) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Director of Athletics: Jack Duggan Office Phone: (601) 266-4503 Associate Director/Basketball Contact: Shirley Hill Office Phone: (601) 266-4506 Home Phone: (601) 264-2659 Cell Phone: (601) 520-3708 Email Address: shirley.jones-hill@usm.edu Assistant Director: Chris Whitehead Email Address: christiopher.whitehead@usm.edu Fax: (601) 266-4507 Press Row Phone: (601) 266-5428 Mailing Address: 118 College Drive, #5161 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 Overnight Address: 2609 West 4th St. Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Web Address: www.southernmiss.com COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Joye Lee-McNelis Alma Mater/Year: Southern Miss, 1984 Record at school (yrs.): 178-168 (11) Career record (yrs.): 407-324 (24) Basketball Office Phone: (601) 266-6444 Best time/day to reach coach: Through SID Associate Head Coach (Alma Mater/Yr.): Jordan Dupuy (Southern Miss, 2002) Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (Alma Mater/Yr.): Alaura Sharp (Southwest Minnesota State, 2006) Assistant Coach (Alma Mater/Yr.): Pauline Love (Southern Miss, 2010) Dir. of Basketball Operations: Jeff Stur (Marquette 2002) Graduate Assistant: Kaitlyn Schmid (U. of the Sciences, 2015) Athletic Trainer: Melissa Chastang (West Florida, 2010) Secretaries: Calleagh Brown TEAM INFORMATION Overall record last year: 25-11 Conference record/finish: 13-5/3rd Final ranking last year (poll): None Starters returning/lost: 1/4 Letterwinners returning/lost: 5/6 Newcomers: 6 MEDIA INFORMATION Radio Stations: WKNZ - FM 96.5 Radio Contact person: John Cox Address: Southern Miss ISP Sports Network 118 College Drive, #10006 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 Phone: 601-266-4505 Play-by-Play Announcer: Josh West Media Services: Contact Athletic Communications
TEAM INFORMATION Starters Returning (R) and Lost (L) (R/L) Ht. Cl. Pos. Gp/Gs Ppg Rpg Other (L) Tamara Jones* 5-11 -- F 35/23 16.2 7.2 (R) Jerontay Clemons 5-8 Sr. G 35/29 12.4 6.3 3.1, 1.7 (L) Brooke Rhodes* 5-8 -- G 36/36 7.4 2.7 (L) Voche Martin* 6-3 Sr. C 36/26 6.5 3.8 1.4 blks (L) Alex Coyne# 5-5 So. G 35/33 3.7 2.6 4.4 ast *graduated; #transferred Other Returnees Ht. Cl. Pos. Gp/Gs Ppg Rpg Other Megan Brown 5-10 So. G 36/2 3.3 1.4 Lashyra Cotton 5-11 Jr. G 26/5 3.6 1.4 Brittanny Dinkins 5-7 Jr. G 36/8 5.7 2.3 2.17 ast Katie Dozier 5-6 So. G 6/0 2.0 0.2 Other Losses Ht. Cl. Pos. Gp/Gs Ppg Rpg Other Shakoa Edwards 5-4 Fr. G 7/0 4.1 1.0 Ashley Folsom# 6-3 So. F 35/7 3.1 1.8 Kierra Jordan 6-0 Jr. F 36/10 6.9 4.7 Markia Nix 5-10 Sr. F 4/1 5.8 3.5 #transferred Newcomers (5) Pos. Ht. Cl. Ppg Rpg Other Last School Keri Jewitt G 5-6 Fr. Dunbar HS Caitlin Jenkins C 6-3 Fr. Huntington HS Jayla King** G 5-9 R-So.-TR South Florida Brittny Norris G 5-9 Jr. Tyler JC Jessica Powers** C 6-6 R-Fr.-HS Pearl River Central HS Ariel Sneed F 6-0 Jr. Kirkwood CC Shayla Wilson F 6-1 Jr. St. Petersburg College Tajanay Veiga G 5-6 Jr. Midland College **2014-15 Reshirt All-star candidates (names only) Jerontay Clemons, Tajanay Veiga Notes Southern Miss returns just five letterwinners from last year s team that finished 25-11 overall... The Lady Eagles posted back-to-back 25-win seasons since the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons... Southern Miss played in its second straight Conference USA championship game... Southern Miss also played in postseason for the second-straight year, advancing to the quarterfinals of the WNIT... Southern Miss returns only 35 percent of its scoring and 32 percent of its rebounds... Jerontay Clemons, the lone senior, is the top returning player after averaging 12.4 points and 6.3 rebounds... Also returning are junior guard Brittanny Dinkins (5.7 points/2.3 rebounds), junior Lashyra Cotton (3.6 points, 1.4 rebounds), sophomore Megan Brown (3.3 points/1.4 rebounds) and sophomore Katie Dozier (2.0 points)... The returning group accounts for 44 starts... Head Coach Joye Lee-McNelis returns for her 12th season at the helm of Southern Miss and her 25th season overall... The Lady Eagles and McNelis welcome eight newcomers including a pair of redshirt players... Joining the Lady Eagles are four junior college transfers, a redshirt sophomore transfer, a redshirt freshman and a pair of true freshmen... Southern Miss ended the season setting a new attendance record with 5,480 fans in the Michigan game... Over the final four games, the Lady Eagles averaged 2,875 fans... The 2014-15 attendance figures had an increase of 67 percent over 2013-14.
SOUTHERN MISS 2015-16 Women s Basketball Rosters Numerical No. Player Position Height Class-Exp. Hometown/HS/Last School 1 Tajanay Veiga G 5-6 Jr.-TR Boston, Mass./Midland College 2 Lashyra Cotton F 5-11 Jr.-2L Cleveland, Miss./East Side HS 3 Keri Jewitt G 5-6 Fr.-HS Fort Myers, Fla./Dunbar HS 4 Ariel Sneed F 6-0 Jr.-TR Harvey, Ill./Kirkwood CC 10 Jerontay Clemons G 5-8 Sr.-3L Coldwater, Miss./Coldwater HS 12 Brittanny Dinkins G 5-7 Jr.-2L Miami, Fla./Norland HS 14 Katie Dozier G 5-6 So.-1L Marietta, Ga./Walton HS 15 Caitlin Jenkins C 6-3 Fr.-HS Shreveport, La./Huntington HS 21 Jayla King G/F 5-9 R-So.-TR Pensacola, Fla./South Florida 22 Megan Brown G 5-10 So.-1L Slidell, La./Salmen HS 24 Brittny Norris G 5-9 Jr.-TR Dallas, Texas/Tyler JC 25 Jessica Powers C 6-6 R-Fr.-HS Carriere, Miss./Pearl River Central HS 44 Shayla Wilson F 6-1 Jr.-TR Tampa, Fla./St. Petersburg College Alphabetical No. Player Position Height Class-Exp. Hometown/HS/Last School 22 Megan Brown G 5-10 So.-1L Slidell, La./Salmen HS 10 Jerontay Clemons G 5-8 Sr.-3L Coldwater, Miss./Coldwater HS 2 Lashyra Cotton F 5-11 Jr.-2L Cleveland, Miss./East Side HS 12 Brittanny Dinkins G 5-7 Jr.-2L Miami, Fla./Norland HS 14 Katie Dozier G 5-6 So.-1L Marietta, Ga./Walton HS 15 Caitlin Jenkins C 6-3 Fr.-HS Shreveport, La./Huntington HS 3 Keri Jewitt G 5-6 Fr.-HS Fort Myers, Fla./Dunbar HS 21 Jayla King G/F 5-9 R-So.-TR Pensacola, Fla./South Florida 24 Brittny Norris G 5-9 Jr.-TR Dallas, Texas/Tyler JC 25 Jessica Powers C 6-6 R-Fr.-HS Carriere, Miss./Pearl River Central HS 4 Ariel Sneed F 6-0 Jr.-TR Harvey, Ill./Kirkwood CC 44 Shayla Wilson F 6-1 Jr.-TR Tampa, Fla./St. Petersburg College 1 Tajanay Veiga G 5-6 Jr.-TR Boston, Mass./Midland College Head Coach: Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Miss, 1984) Associate Head Coach: Jordan Dupuy (Southern Miss, 2002) Associate Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Alaura Sharp (Southwest Minnesota State, 2006) Assistant Coach: Pauline Love (Southern Miss, 2010) Dir. of Basketball Operations: Jeff Stur (Marquette, 2002) Graduate Assistant: Kaitlyn Schmid (U. of the Sciences, 2015) Athletic Trainer: Melissa Chastang (West Florida, 2010) Managers: Craig Crews, Chris Swann, Leromeo McKee
2015-16 Schedule Date Day Opponent Time 11/7 Saturday West Alabama (Exhibition) 4 p.m. 11/13 Friday Alabama State (School Day) 11 a.m. 11/15 Sunday Preseason WNIT TBA 11-20/21 Wed/Thurs Preseason WNIT TBA 11/27-28 Fri.-Sat. Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament Friday Southern Miss vs. Mississippi Valley 5 p.m. Nicholls vs. Samford 7:30 p.m. 11/28 Saturday Consolation Game 2 p.m. Championship Game 4:30 p.m. 12/1 Tuesday at Tennessee Tech 6 p.m. 12/6 Sunday South Alabama 2 p.m. 12/12 Saturday Ole Miss 4 p.m. 12/16 Wednesday at Mississippi State 7 p.m. 12/20 Sunday UNC (Myrtle Beach, SC) 4 p.m. 12/28 Monday William Carey 6 p.m. 1/2 Saturday Louisiana Tech 4 p.m. 1/7 Thursday at Charlotte 11 a.m. 1/9 Saturday at Old Dominion 3 p.m. 1/14 Thursday Florida Atlantic (FSN) 8 p.m. 1/16 Saturday FIU 4 p.m. 1/24 Sunday at Louisiana Tech (ASN) 12 p.m. 1/28 Thursday at UTEP 8:05 p.m. 1/30 Saturday at UTSA 2 p.m. 2/4 Thursday North Texas 6 p.m. 2/6 Saturday Rice 4 p.m. 2/11 Thursday at UAB 7 p.m. 2/13 Saturday at Middle Tennessee 5 p.m. 2/18 Thursday UTEP 6 p.m. 2/20 Saturday UTSA 4 p.m. 2/25 Thursday at Rice 7 p.m. 2/27 Saturday at North Texas 2 p.m. 3/3 Thursday WKU 6 p.m. 3/5 Saturday Marshall 4 p.m. 3/8-12 Tues.-Sat. Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) TBA
2014-15 Lady Eagle Basketball Statistics Southern Miss Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 29, 2015) All games Overall record: 25-11 Conf: 13-5 Home: 14-5 Away: 9-5 Neutral: 2-1 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 04 JONES, Tamara 35-23 944 27.0 213-439.485 43-131.328 99-136.728 77 174 251 7.2 89 1 46 63 16 53 568 16.2 10 CLEMONS, Jerontay 35-29 1062 30.3 171-388.441 2-10.200 90-159.566 39 180 219 6.3 69 0 111 114 2 62 434 12.4 23 RHODES, Brooke 36-36 1063 29.5 96-242.397 67-171.392 9-12.750 7 91 98 2.7 33 0 77 31 2 38 268 7.4 20 JORDAN, Kierra 36-10 563 15.6 105-206.510 0-0.000 37-77.481 64 106 170 4.7 89 0 17 83 12 14 247 6.9 11 MARTIN, Voche' 35-26 719 20.5 93-195.477 0-1.000 40-56.714 46 88 134 3.8 91 0 13 50 40 20 226 6.5 25 x-nix, Markia 4-1 54 13.5 8-14.571 0-0.000 7-8.875 4 10 14 3.5 7 0 7 7 1 3 23 5.8 12 DINKINS, Brittanny 36-8 605 16.8 74-193.383 29-85.341 29-42.690 23 60 83 2.3 57 0 78 65 3 42 206 5.7 03 x-edwards, Shakoa 7-0 106 15.1 11-22.500 0-0.000 7-14.500 2 5 7 1.0 21 1 16 15 0 6 29 4.1 00 COYNE, Alex 35-33 1042 29.8 47-119.395 18-52.346 16-29.552 25 67 92 2.6 57 0 157 99 0 61 128 3.7 02 COTTON, Lashyra 26-5 222 8.5 41-83.494 1-5.200 10-16.625 12 24 36 1.4 37 0 4 29 11 16 93 3.6 22 BROWN, Megan 36-2 477 13.3 39-95.411 12-42.286 28-38.737 16 36 52 1.4 43 0 26 27 3 17 118 3.3 24 FOLSOM, Ashley 35-7 445 12.7 39-83.470 2-8.250 28-35.800 21 43 64 1.8 65 0 24 29 15 14 108 3.1 14 DOZIER, Katie 6-0 24 4.0 4-10.400 4-10.400 0-0.000 0 1 1 0.2 3 0 3 0 0 1 12 2.0 Team 63 80 143 12 Total... 36 7326 941-2089.450 178-515.346 400-622.643 399 965 1364 37.9 661 2 579 624 105 347 2460 68.3 Opponents... 36 7326 791-2057.385 238-796.299 432-663.652 436 876 1312 36.4 643-505 684 98 288 2252 62.6 x-inactive player TEAM STATISTICS USM OPP SCORING 2460 2252 Points per game 68.3 62.6 Scoring margin +5.8 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 941-2089 791-2057 Field goal pct.450.385 3 POINT FG-ATT 178-515 238-796 3-point FG pct.346.299 3-pt FG made per game 4.9 6.6 FREE THROWS-ATT 400-622 432-663 Free throw pct.643.652 F-Throws made per game 11.1 12.0 REBOUNDS 1364 1312 Rebounds per game 37.9 36.4 Rebounding margin +1.4 - ASSISTS 579 505 Assists per game 16.1 14.0 TURNOVERS 624 684 Turnovers per game 17.3 19.0 Turnover margin +1.7 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 0.7 STEALS 347 288 Steals per game 9.6 8.0 BLOCKS 105 98 Blocks per game 2.9 2.7 ATTENDANCE 33187 20561 Home games-avg/game 19-1747 14-1222 Neutral site-avg/game - 3-1149 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Southern Miss 1120 1274 66 2460 Opponents 1064 1144 44 2252 Date Opponent Score Att. 11/14/14 WILLIAM CAREY W 98-45 3052 11/17/14 at South Alabama W 64-53 421 11/19/14 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY S W 69-51 1150 11/23/14 at McNeese L 55-57 589 11/28/14 AUSTIN PEAY W 80-71 1034 11/29/14 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W 72-48 1117 12/3/14 TENNESSEE TECH W 80-58 1148 12/6/14 at FGCU L 62-78 1624 12/14/14 MISSISSIPPI STATE L 46-73 2561 12/18/14 at Ole Miss L 66-68 796 12/29/14 at Nicholls W 89-57 501 * 01/04/15 at Louisiana Tech Wot 79-77 1804 * 1/8/15 UTSA Wot 69-60 1052 * 1/10/15 UTEP L 59-71 1380 * 01/15/15 at Middle Tennessee Wot 77-75 3912 * 1/17//15 at UAB L 49-62 462 * 1/22/15 RICE W 65-54 1046 * 1/24/15 NORTH TEXAS W 67-55 1126 * 1/29/15 at Marshall L 65-67 454 * 01/31/15 at WKU W 63-61 1766 * 2/5/15 MIDDLE TENNESSEE Wot 70-65 1277 * 2/7/15 UAB W 44-39 1212 * 2/12/15 at FIU W 78-65 234 * 2/14/15 at Florida Atlantic W 67-65 530 * 2/19/15 OLD DOMINION W 70-53 1285 * 2/21/15 CHARLOTTE L 72-83 1732 * 2/26/15 at UTSA W 61-59 645 * 03/01/15 at UTEP W 66-60 3377 * 3/7/15 LOUISIANA TECH L 64-67 1514 3/12/15 vs UAB W 80-66 888 3/13/15 vs Middle Tennessee W 65-53 1522 3/14/15 vs WKU L 57-60 1036 3/19/15 TEXAS SOUTHERN W 79-69 1358 3/22/15 TCU Wot 77-73 1726 3/25/15 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 76-65 2937 3/29/15 MICHIGAN L 60-69 5480 * = Conference game