HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss forward Denijay Harris continued his hot start to the 2024-25 campaign with another double-double on Saturday, leading the Golden Eagles to a 68-66 win over Marshall to open Sun Belt Conference play.
Harris, a Columbus native, put on a show at the Reed Green Coliseum, scoring a season-high 29 points against the Thundering Herd, including a pair of free throws in the final minute to create the last bit of distance needed on the scoreboard.
The Golden Eagles improved to 5-7 on the season, 1-0 in Sun Belt play, and remain 5-1 at home.
For Harris, the game was his third 20-point game of the season and his fifth double-double. He was named Sun Belt Player of the Week at the beginning of December after a 20-point, 20-rebound performance against Alabama State. It was the most rebounds for any Southern Miss player since 1978 and the first 20-20 game since 1975.
Harris won a state championship with the Columbus Falcons under former head coach Anthony Carlyle in 2018 and committed to play for Southern Miss in 2019. He transferred to Arkansas in 2023 but returned to Hattiesburg this year after limited involvement with the Razorbacks and a change at the head coaching position with John Calipari arriving in Fayetteville.
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