2017-2018 Southern Jaguars

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2017-2018 Southern Jaguars Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
24 Mubashar Ali Fr C 7-0 230 Feb 28, 1997 Helsinki Finland St. Bernard High School
11 Rashad Andrews Sr G 6-5 190 Nov 24, 1993 Brooklyn (NY) United States Boys & Girls High School
22 Shaquille Benson Jr PF 6-9 250 - Boutte (LA) United States Hahnville High School
1 LaQuentin Collins Jr G 6-3 200 Jul 18, 1995 Monroe (LA) United States Wossman High School
5 Brendon Ganaway So PG 6-0 195 Dec 28, 1996 Richmond (TX) United States George Bush High School
30 DeRias Johnson So G 6-4 195 Jun 18, 1997 Dallas (TX) United States Justin F. Kimball High School
0 Richard Lee Jr G 6-4 210 Apr 21, 1995 Lake Worth (FL) United States Northeast High School
13 Torrey Mayo Jr G 5-8 160 - Deltona (FL) United States Deltona High School
14 Aaron Ray Jr G 6-3 190 - Middletown (NY) United States Middletown High School
3 Eddie Reese Jr G 6-1 160 Jul 9, 1996 Detroit (MI) United States Georgia Military College Prep
12 Jared Sam Sr F 6-9 210 May 17, 1995 Baton Rouge (LA) United States Scotlandville High School
10 Jamar Sandifer So G 6-4 200 - Dallas (TX) United States Triple A Academy
2 Emanual Shepherd Sr F 6-8 200 Dec 29, 1995 Toronto Canada N/A
21 Patrick Smith Sr F 6-7 195 Aug 4, 1995 Farmerville (LA) United States N/A
4 Chris Thomas Sr G 6-4 190 Dec 26, 1994 Baton Rouge (LA) United States Glen Oaks High School
20 Sidney Umude Jr F 6-7 205 Jul 31, 1995 San Antonio (TX) United States St. Thomas Aquinas High School

Recent Southern Jaguars History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 18-14 (12-6) 3rd (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 15-17 (11-7) 4th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 17-14 (11-6) 3rd (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 8-11 (8-6) 5th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 17-15 (13-5) 2nd (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 7-25 (6-12) 7th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 15-18 (10-8) 5th (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 15-18 (10-8) 3rd (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 22-13 (11-7) 4th (SWAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2014-2015 18-17 (13-5) 3rd (SWAC) Runner Up N/A
2013-2014 19-13 (15-3) 1st (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 23-10 (15-3) 2nd (SWAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2011-2012 17-14 (13-5) 2nd (SWAC) N/A N/A
2010-2011 4-26 (3-15) 10th (SWAC) N/A N/A
2009-2010 5-25 (3-15) 9th (SWAC) N/A N/A
2008-2009 8-23 (8-10) 5th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 11-19 (9-9) 5th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 10-21 (9-9) 5th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 20-13 (15-3) 1st (SWAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2004-2005 14-15 (10-8) 5th (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 11-17 (8-10) 8th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 9-20 (5-13) 8th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A

2017-2018 Southern Jaguars Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jared Sam SWAC First Team All-Conference
Jared Sam SWAC Player of the Week (Feb 6, 2018)

2017-2018 Southern Jaguars Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters E. Reese C. Thomas J. Sandifer E. Shepherd J. Sam
Rotation T. Mayo A. Ray S. Umude    
Lim PT L. Collins R. Lee   P. Smith M. Ali
Lim PT B. Ganaway D. Johnson   S. Benson  
Lim PT   R. Andrews      

2017-2018 Southern Jaguars Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jared Sam 33 33.5 16.3 8.8 1.3 0.8 0.8 2.3
Eddie Reese 31 29.2 11.1 3.2 3.4 1.1 0.5 2.3
Sidney Umude 22 18.3 8.3 4.6 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.2
Jamar Sandifer 33 22.4 8.2 3.7 1.4 0.8 0.5 1.4
Emanual Shepherd 33 24.8 6.6 5.4 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3
Chris Thomas 31 22.2 6.0 3.5 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.9
Aaron Ray 29 14.2 5.1 2.8 0.4 0.7 0.0 1.3
Richard Lee 25 9.1 3.5 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2
LaQuentin Collins 32 11.3 3.0 1.6 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.9
Patrick Smith 5 13.8 3.0 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4
Brendon Ganaway 6 8.7 2.7 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.5
Mubashar Ali 24 7.0 2.6 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7
Torrey Mayo 30 15.8 2.0 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.2
Shaquille Benson 12 6.5 1.8 2.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.6
DeRias Johnson 20 7.1 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3
Rashad Andrews 3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2017-2018 Southern Jaguars Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Morris Scott Head Coach 2017-2018 Associate Head Coach (Southern, 2014 to 2017)
Jethro Hillman Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Petey Cipriano Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Southern, 2014 to 2018)
Chrys Cornelius Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Bethune-Cookman, 2015 to 2017)
Roman Banks Athletic Director 2015-2016 Head Coach (Southern, 2014 to 2017)
Herman Shelton Assistant Director of Sports Information 2017-2018 Director of Sports Information (Alcorn State, 2015 to 2016)
Ebony Paschall Team Manager 2014-2015 N/A
Kedrick Brown Director of Player Development 2017-2018 N/A
Joshua Lawson Strength and Conditioning Coach 2016-2017 N/A
Lovie Tabron Director of Sports Medicine 2016-2017 N/A