As students travel home for Thanksgiving break, Southern Miss’s basketball players prepare to start the 2020-2021 season in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Southern Miss’s basketball season kicks off later this week with the Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic. The Lady Eagles will play Alabama A&M on Nov. 27 at 3 p.m., followed by a game on Saturday against Southeastern Louisiana at 5 p.m.
“You know, I’m just excited there’s a basketball season with everything that we have been through since March has truly been definitely unprecedented,” Lady Eagles Head Coach Joye Lee-Mcnelis said. “It’s been a time that you truly must live from day to day.