2014–15 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

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2014–15 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
McNeese State "M" logo.png
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2014–15 record15–16 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach
  • Dave Simmons (9th season)
Assistant coaches
  • David Dumars
  • Steve Welch
  • Preston David
Home arenaBurton Coliseum
(Capacity: 8,000)
Seasons
2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 17 1   .944 29 5   .853
Sam Houston State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Texas A&M–CC 13 5   .722 20 14   .588
Northwestern State 13 5   .722 19 13   .594
Incarnate Word** 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Lamar* 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
McNeese State 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Houston Baptist* 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Nicholls State 7 ��� 11   .389 10 19   .345
New Orleans 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Southeastern Louisiana 6 12   .333 9 23   .281
Abilene Christian** 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
Central Arkansas* 2 16   .111 2 27   .069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
2015 Southland Tournament winner

The 2014–15 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were led by eighth year head coach Dave Simmons and played their home games at Burton Coliseum, with three home games at Sudduth Coliseum in the Lake Charles Civic Center complex. The Cowboys are members of the Southland Conference.

The Cowboys were picked to finish fifth (5th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.[1] The team finished with an overall record of 15–16 including a record of 1–1 in the 2015 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The conference record for the 2014–15 season was 8–10 and finished in seventh place.

Roster[]

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2014–15 McNeese State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Shaun Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Pineville HS Pineville, LA
G 2 Jamaya Burr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) So Ruston HS Ruston, LA
G 3 Keelan Garrett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr St. Louis Catholic HS
Nicholls State
Lake Charles, LA
PG 5 Marcus Mathieu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Fr Plano East Senior HS Richardson, TX
F 10 Craig McFerrin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Warren Harding HS (Ohio) Baton Rouge, LA
G 11 Kevin Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr St. Louis Catholic HS Lake Charles, LA
F 13 Jordan Wells 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS Orange, TX
C 15 Matthew Moss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Charis Preparatory (Louisiana)
Louisiana-Lafayette
Anacoco, LA
G 23 Derrell Joubert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Northwest HS Opelousas, LA
G/F 24 Lance Potier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So St. Martinville HS St. Martinville, LA
G 31 Stephen Ugochukwu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Argyle Liberty Christian Lewisville, TX
F 32 Desharick Guidry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Washington-Marion HS Lake Charles, LA
G 35 Andrija Milovanovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Koledz Beograd HS Belgrade, Serbia
F 44 Austin Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Westfield HS Houston, TX
Head coach
  • Dave Simmons
Assistant coach(es)
  • David Dumars
  • Steve Welch
  • Preston David

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

Roster
Last update: 09/23/2014


Schedule and Results[]

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Out of Conference
11/14/2014*
8:30 pm, FSN
at Baylor L 39–80  0–1
Ferrell Center (6,158)
Waco, TX
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Louisiana College W 90–63  1–1
Burton Coliseum (544)
Lake Charles, LA
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm
Jarvis Christian W 85–70  2–1
Burton Coliseum (403)
Lake Charles, LA
11/29/2014*
7:00 pm, SECN
at LSU L 72–83  2–2
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,034)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/03/2014*
8:00 pm
Southern–New Orleans W 74–63  3–2
Burton Coliseum (477)
Lake Charles, LA
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette W 80–70  4–2
Burton Coliseum (1,086)
Lake Charles, LA
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm
at TCU L 50–68  4–3
Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,978)
Fort Worth, TX
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm
LSU–Alexandria W 84–68  5–3
Burton Coliseum (474)
Lake Charles, LA
12/20/2014*
1:00 pm
Toledo L 69–83  5–4
Burton Coliseum (391)
Lake Charles, LA
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
Central Michigan L 58–87  5–5
Burton Coliseum (567)
Lake Charles, LA
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm, SEC+
at Mississippi State W 66–47  6–5
Humphrey Coliseum (5,155)
Starkville, MS
Conference Games
01/03/2015
3:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 75–80  6–6
(0–1)
Burton Coliseum (1,417)
Lake Charles, LA
01/05/2015
7:00 pm
Houston Baptist L 56–68  6–7
(0–2)
Burton Coliseum (1,104)
Lake Charles, LA
01/10/2015
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 61–71  6–8
(0–3)
American Bank Center (488)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/17/2015
4:30 pm
at Sam Houston State L 60–69  6–9
(0–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,540)
Huntsville, TX
01/20/2015
7:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 63–56  7–9
(1–4)
Burton Coliseum (1,048)
Lake Charles, LA
01/24/2015
3:00 pm
at Northwestern State L 67–93  7–10
(1–5)
Prather Coliseum (2,712)
Natchitoches, LA
01/26/2015
7:30 pm
at Incarnate Word L 84–86  7–11
(1–6)
McDermott Center (672)
San Antonio, TX
01/31/2015
3:00 pm
New Orleans W 68–61  8–11
(2–6)
Burton Coliseum (2,128)
Lake Charles, LA
02/02/2015
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 73–60  9–11
(3–6)
University Center (700)
Hammond, LA
02/07/2015
3:30 pm
at Nicholls State L 59–70  9–12
(3–7)
Stopher Gym (692)
Thibodaux, LA
02/09/2015
7:00 pm
at New Orleans L 71–81  9–13
(3–8)
Lakefront Arena (493)
New Orleans, LA
02/14/2015
3:00 pm
Northwestern State L 72–75  9–14
(3–9)
Burton Coliseum (1,336)
Lake Charles, LA
02/16/2015
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 74–69  10–14
(4–9)
Burton Coliseum (945)
Lake Charles, LA
02/21/2015
6:00 pm
at Lamar L 53–58  10–15
(4–10)
Montagne Center (3,543)
Beaumont, TX
02/24/2015
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 77–60  11–15
(5–10)
Farris Center (895)
Conway, AR
02/28/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Nicholls State W 83–78 OT 12–15
(6–10)
Burton Coliseum (1,563)
Lake Charles, LA
03/02/2015
7:00 pm, RTSW
Lamar W 70–69  13–15
(7–10)
Burton Coliseum (1,201)
Lake Charles, LA
03/08/2015
1:00 pm
Central Arkansas W 70–68  14–15
(8–10)
Burton Coliseum (1,065)
Lake Charles, LA
Southland Tournament
03/11/2015
5:00 pm
vs. Southeastern Louisiana W 62–60 OT 15–15
Merrell Center (1,029)
Katy, TX
03/12/2015
5:00 pm
vs. Northwestern State L 89–96  15–16
Merrell Center (1,213)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2014-15 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State athletics. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
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