2017–18 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

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2017–18 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
McNeese Athletics logo.svg
Conference Southland Conference
Record11–17 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Burton Coliseum
Seasons
  2016–17
2018–19  
2017–18 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southeastern Louisiana 153 .8332212  .647
Nicholls State 153 .8332111  .656
Stephen F. Austin144 .778287  .800
Sam Houston State 126 .6672115  .583
Lamar 117 .6111914  .576
New Orleans 117 .6111617  .485
Central Arkansas 108 .5561817  .514
Abilene Christian 810 .4441616  .500
Texas A&M–CC 810 .4441118  .379
McNeese State 810 .4441117  .393
Incarnate Word 216 .111721  .250
Houston Baptist 216 .111625  .194
Northwestern State 117 .056425  .138
2018 Southland tournament winner

The 2017–18 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were led by 12th-year head coach Dave Simmons and played their home games at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. The Cowboys finished the season 11–17, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

Contents

On March 5, 2018, the school announced that Dave Simmons would not return as head coach after 12 seasons at McNeese State. [1] [2] On March 15, the school hired BYU assistant Heath Schroyer as head coach. [3] [4]

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2016–17 season 7–22, 4–14 in Southland play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

Roster

2017–18 McNeese State Cowboys men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0Quatarrius Wilson6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)200 lb(91 kg)Jr Mobile, Alabama
G 1Kalob Ledoux6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)215 lb(98 kg)So Port Barre, Louisiana
G 2James Harvey6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)172 lb(78 kg)Jr Amite, Louisiana
F 3Richard Laku6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)190 lb(86 kg)RS So Dallas, Texas
F 5Fred Haywood6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)186 lb(84 kg)RS Fr Mound Bayou, Mississippi
G 10Jarren Greenwood6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)172 lb(78 kg)Jr Houston, Texas
G 11Myles Hutchinson6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)170 lb(77 kg)Fr Abbeville, Louisiana
G 12Jacob Ledoux6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)177 lb(80 kg)So Port Barre, Louisiana
F 13Jacob Bonnington6 ft 11 in(2.11 m)228 lb(103 kg)RS Fr Sugar Land, Texas
F 15LaBarrius Hill6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)199 lb(90 kg)Sr Parrish, Alabama
G 20Kelvin Henry, Jr.6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)190 lb(86 kg)RS Fr Lake Charles, Louisiana
F 30Adrian Brown6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)211 lb(96 kg)Jr Houston, Texas
G 31Stephen Ugochukwu6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)220 lb(100 kg)Sr Lewisville, Texas
C 33Demarco Owens6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)260 lb(118 kg)Jr St. Louis, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • David Dumars
  • Preston David
  • Eric Willis

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2018-02-08

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm,  ESPN3
at  Houston L 53–81 0–1
H&PE Arena  (3,241)
Houston,TX
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm
Ecclesia W 101–54 1–1
Burton Coliseum  (732)
Lake Charles, LA
Nov 17, 2017*
9:30 pm
at  San Diego State L 52–83 1–2
Viejas Arena  (10,702)
San Diego, CA
Nov 19, 2017*
5:00 pm
at  Loyola Marymount W 86–82 OT1–3
Gersten Pavilion  (718)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 25, 2017*
3:00 pm
Southern-New Orleans W 103–79 2–3
Burton Coliseum (783)
Lake Charles, LA
Nov 28, 2017*
7:00 pm
at  Louisiana L 78–89 2–4
Cajundome  (3,489)
Lafayette, LA
Dec 9, 2017*
5:00 pm
at  North Texas L 47–85 2–5
The Super Pit  (1,612)
Denton, TX
Dec 14, 2017*
6:00 pm
at  North Carolina Central L 71–77 2–6
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium  (377)
Durham, NC
Dec 16, 2017*
1:00 pm,  ACC Extra
at  Pittsburgh L 51–72 2–7
Petersen Events Center  (2,830)
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm
Texas College W 84–68 3–7
Burton Coliseum (729)
Lake Charles, LA
Southland regular season
Dec 28, 2017
6:30 pm
Incarnate Word W 85–62 4–7
(1–0)
Burton Coliseum (743)
Lake Charles, LA
Dec 30, 2017
3:30 pm
Northwestern State W 72–63 5–7
(2–0)
Burton Coliseum (997)
Lake Charles, LA
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm
at  Abilene Christian L 74–79 5–8
(2–1)
Moody Coliseum  (1,183)
Abilene, TX
Jan 6, 2018
3:30 pm
New Orleans L 75–85 OT5–9
(2–2)
Burton Coliseum (913)
Lake Charles, LA
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm
at  Nicholls State L 80–85 5–10
(2–3)
Stopher Gymnasium  (266)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 13, 2018
5:00 pm
at  Southeastern Louisiana W 71–62 6–10
(3–3)
University Center  (744)
Hammond, LA
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm
at  Houston Baptist W 86–81 7–10
(4–3)
Sharp Gymnasium  (962)
Houston, TX
Jan 27, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at  Lamar L 80–86 7–11
(4–4)
Montagne Center  (2,196)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 30, 2018
6:30 pm
Sam Houston State W 67–57 7–12
(4–5)
Burton Coliseum (902)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 3, 2018
3:30 pm
at Northwestern StateW 75–62 8–12
(5–5)
Prather Coliseum  (1,315)
Natchitoches, LA
Feb 8, 2018
6:30 pm,  ELVN
Stephen F. Austin L 95–99 8–13
(5–6)
Burton Coliseum (647)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 10, 2018
3:30 pm
Southeastern LouisianaL 67–74 8–14
(5–7)
Burton Coliseum (617)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm
at  Central Arkansas W 76–72 9–14
(6–7)
Farris Center  (873)
Conway, AR
Feb 17, 2018
4:15 pm
at New OrleansL 74–90 9–15
(6–8)
Lakefront Arena  (1,571)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 21, 2018
6:30 pm
Nicholls StateL 79–96 9–16
(6–9)
Burton Coliseum (807)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 24, 2018
3:30 pm
Houston BaptistW 88–79 10–16
(7–9)
Burton Coliseum (717)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 28, 2018
7:00 pm
at  Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 70–82 10–17
(7–10)
American Bank Center  (1,235)
Corpus Christi, TX
Mar 3, 2018
3:30 pm
LamarW 69–60 11–17
(8–10)
Burton Coliseum (940)
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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