Former Kentucky guard Darnell Dodson is transferring to Southern Miss, coach Larry Eustachy said in a statement Friday.

Dodson is enrolled in the school and is expected to become eligible after sitting out the spring and fall semesters.

He averaged 6 points and 2.5 rebounds in 14.5 minutes last season as a sophomore at Kentucky, making a team-high 50 3-pointers.

Southern Mississippi beat No. 23 Central Florida 86-69 on Saturday, handing the nation's No. 23 ranked team their second straight loss.

UCF, 14-2, started the season on a 14-game winning streak.

Southern Miss is looking to revive their defense in Saturday's game against Marshall.

After beating Houston 85-73 on Wednesday, USM coach Larry Eustachy wants to see better defense out of his team against the Thundering Herd.

"Too bad that we have to do that to win the game,” Eustachy said. “Our game is stopping people, and we didn’t. They shot 56 percent. We haven’t done that all year. They got some easy baskets.”