Southern Miss had its best season in four years under head coach Doc Sadler. The 16-18 record is the best mark with seven conference wins this past season which is also an improvement. Not to mention that the team only had nine players on scholarship to compete such the remarkable feats.
Last season, Southern Miss barely made the conference tournament with just nine wins. This year Southern Miss pulled two wins over Florida International and basketball powerhouse Middle Tennessee.
Southern Miss held on to beat FIU 69-68 and upset the No.1 seeded regular season champions, Middle Tennessee, 71-68 that created a media frenzy.