McNeese Cowboys basketball

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McNeese Cowboys

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University| McNeese State University
Head coach| Will Wade (2nd season)
Conference| Southland
Location| Lake Charles, Louisiana
Arena| The Legacy Center
(capacity: 4,200)
Nickname| Cowboys
Colors| Royal blue and gold[1]

Uniforms

Home

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NCAA tournament round of 32
1968*
NCAA tournament appearances
1968*, 1989, 2002, 2024
*at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
1989, 2002, 2024
Conference regular season champions
1975, 1978, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2024

The McNeese Cowboys basketball team represents McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference.

They are led by head coach Will Wade and play their home games at The Legacy Center. Currently members of the NCAA Division I, they were national champions of the NAIA in 1956. Since joining Division I in 1972-73, the Cowboys have appeared three times in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 2024.

## Postseason appearances

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Shamarkus Kennedy

### NCAA Division I Tournament

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The Cowboys have appeared in three NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year  | Seed  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1989 | 16 | First round |  (1) Illinois | L 71–77
2002 | 14 | First round | (3) Mississippi State | L 58–70
2024 | 12 | First round | (5) Gonzaga | L 65–86

### NCAA Division II Tournament

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The Cowboys have appeared in one NCAA Division II Tournament. Their record is 0–2.

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1968 | Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game | Trinity
Jackson State | L 78–95
L 71–75

### NAIA Tournament

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The Cowboys have appeared in one NAIA Tournament. Their record is 5–0. They were national champions in 1956, their only appearance in the tournament.

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1956 | First round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship Game | Georgetown (KY)
Central State (OH)
Tennessee State
Pittsburg State
Texas Southern | W 88–65
W 87–74
W 76–68
W 78–72
W 60–55

### NIT

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The Cowboys have appeared in three National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 1–3.

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1986 | First round
Second Round | Dayton
Louisiana Tech | W 86–75
L 61–77
2001 | First round | UTEP | L 74–84
2011 | First round | Boston College | L 64–82

### CIT

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The Cowboys have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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2012 | First round | Toledo | L 63–76

## Players

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### Retired numbers

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McNeese State Cowboys retired numbers

No.  | Player  | Years
4 | Joe Dumars | 1981–1985
25 | Stan Kernan | 1957–1961
33 | Bill Reigel | 1954–1956
34 | Frank Glenn | 1955–1958

### Cowboys in the NBA

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Six former Cowboys have appeared in the National Basketball Association.

* Tierre Brown, 2002-2005
* Joe Dumars, 1986-1999
* Trey Gilder, 2010
* Edmund Lawrence, 1981
* Anthony Pullard, 1993
* John Rudd, 1979

## See also

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* List of NCAA Division I men's basketball programs

## References

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1. ^ "McNeese State Athletics Style Guide" (PDF). January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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McNeese Cowboys basketball

Venues|

* Memorial Gymnasium (1945–1956)
* McNeese Arena (1956–1972)
* Lake Charles Civic Center (1972–1986)
* Burton Coliseum (1986–2018)
* The Legacy Center (2018–present)

Rivalries|

* Lamar

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* List of seasons
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

NAIA national championship in bold

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McNeese State University

Campus|

* Cowboy Stadium
* The Legacy Center
* Joe Miller Ballpark
* Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond
* Ralph O. Ward Memorial Arena

Athletics|

* McNeese Cowboys and Cowgirls
* Baseball
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Football
* Softball

Student life|

* KBYS-FM
* Recreational Sports Complex

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Southland Conference men's basketball

Teams|

* East Texas A&M Lions
* Houston Christian Huskies
* Incarnate Word Cardinals
* Lamar Cardinals
* McNeese Cowboys
* New Orleans Privateers
* Nicholls Colonels
* Northwestern State Demons
* Southeastern Louisiana Lions
* Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
* Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders
* UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

Championships & awards|

* Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
* Player of the Year

Seasons|

* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

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