South Alabama

Official Name: 
University of South Alabama
Nickname: 
Jaguars
Mailing Address: 

1209 Mitchell Center
Mobile, AL 36688-0002

Website: 
www.usajaguars.com
Telephone: 
(334) 460-7121
Fax: 
(334) 460-7297
Enrollment: 
12,510
Arena: 

Mitchell Center
Capacity: 10,000
Year Opened: 2000

School Colors: 
Red, Blue and White
Conference: 

Sun Belt (since 1977)/East Division

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(8) 1979, 1980, 1989, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2006, and 2008
1-8 record (.111)

NIT Appearances: 

(4) 1981, 1984, 2001, and 2007
3-4 record (.429)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Ronnie Arrow (11 years from 1988-95 & 2008-10, 177-128 record, .580)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Jeff Hodge (2,221 points from 1986-89)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Terry Catledge (932 from 1983-85)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Eugene Oliver (46 points as senior at Southern Mississippi on 2/14/74)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Eugene Oliver (46 at southern Mississippi)
February 14, 1974 (senior/17.3 ppg)

1

2

Total

South Alabama

52

71

123

Southern Mississippi

46

43

89

South Alabama

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Oliver

19-29

8-9

46

Edwards

7-12

0-0

14

Davis

6-13

3-4

15

Williams

5-8

4-6

14

Selph

2-6

1-1

5

McKay

2-2

0-0

4

Chapman

4-10

0-0

8

Dockery

6-11

1-1

13

Leever

0-2

1-3

1

Johnson

1-4

1-3

3

Totals

52-97

19-27

123

Percentages

.536

.704

Southern Mississippi

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Masson

8-18

6-6

22

Greene

8-16

4-4

20

Palmer

3-9

4-4

10

Price

5-10

4-4

14

Prater

1-5

2-2

4

Hawkins

3-8

0-3

6

Woolever

0-1

0-1

0

Herbert

1-2

0-0

2

Hammond

0-1

0-0

0

DeGraaf

0-5

3-5

3

McCleskey

0-0

0-1

0

Totals

33-91

23-30

89

Percentages

.363

.767
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Rex Frederick

2

1969-70

22-24

.478

both years

11-12

Jimmy Taylor

5

1971-75

76-53

.589

1974

22-6

Cliff Ellis

9

1976-84

171-84

.671

1981

25-6

Mike Hanks

3

1985-87

45-43

.511

1985

15-13

Ronnie Arrow

12

1988-95, 2008-11

189-144

.568

2008

26-7

Judas T. Prada

1

1995

8-15

.348

1995

8-15

Bill Musselman

2

1996-97

35-22

.614

1997

23-7

Bob Weltlich

5

1998-2002

81-65

.555

1998

21-7

John Pelphrey

5

2003-07

80-67

.544

2006

24-7
  • All-Time W-L Record: 704-522 (.574) from 1969 through 2011.
  • NOTES: South Alabama moved up to major-college status in 1972
  • Arrow compiled a 1-3 record in 1994-95 when he was replaced by Prada.