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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – With the start of the 2026-27 college basketball season right around the corner, Southern Miss fans got another opportunity to see what head coach Jay Ladner and his staff have been working on this offseason during Tuesday night’s Black and Gold intrasquad scrimmage at Reed Green Coliseum.
There were plenty of encouraging individual performances on both sides, but it was the Gold team’s offensive firepower that ultimately stole the show. After trailing 29-28 at halftime, Gold erupted for 48 second-half points to pull away for a 76-64 victory, led by impressive shooting performances from Brewer Carruth, Brandon Weston and Marcus Overstreet.
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Coming off the bench for the Gold squad, Carruth poured in a game-high 22 points on an incredibly efficient 8-of-9 shooting from the field, including 5-of-6 from beyond the arc. He also finished with a game-high plus-minus of plus-23, highlighting his impact in other areas throughout the contest.
Southern Miss guard Brewer Carruth shoots a 3-pointer during a 2025-26 game. | Southern Miss Athletics
Carruth put an emphasis on improving his 3-point shooting this summer, and so far, it looks like that work is paying off.
“That was probably the number one priority,” Carruth told Southern Miss Golden Eagles On SI earlier in the offseason. “I think last year I improved, but what I improved on the most was defensive capability and just being able to guard one-through-five, and I think I’ve improved on that a lot. And now this year, going into summer, I was really focused on improving the 3-point shooting to kinda become that three-level threat on both defense and the offensive side of the ball. It’s been a good summer so far. We’ve been working hard. I’m looking forward to the season.”
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Weston added 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting, knocked down six of his seven free throw attempts and collected six rebounds. He also contributed two steals, putting together one of the more well-rounded performances of the…
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