2016–17 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

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2016–17 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
McNeese State "M" logo.png
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2016–17 record7–22 (4–14 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Dumars
  • Preston David
  • Eric Wills
Home arenaBurton Coliseum
(Capacity: 8,000)
Seasons
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Orleans † 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625
Texas A&M–CC 12 – 6   .667 24 – 12   .667
Houston Baptist 12 – 6   .667 17 – 14   .548
Stephen F. Austin 12 – 6   .667 18 – 15   .545
Sam Houston State 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
Lamar 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559
Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Nicholls State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Abilene Christian* 7 – 11   .389 13 – 16   .448
Northwestern State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 16   .448
Incarnate Word* 7 – 11   .389 12 – 17   .414
Central Arkansas 7 – 11   .389 8 – 24   .250
McNeese State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 22   .241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
† 2017 Southland Tournament winner

The 2016–17 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were led by 11th-year head coach Dave Simmons and played their home games at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–22, 4–14 in Southland play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Tournament.

Previous season[]

The Cowboys finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 8–21, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Nicholls State in the first round of the Southland Tournament.

Roster[]

2016–17 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) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Pineville HS Pineville, LA
G 1 Jamaya Burr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Ruston HS Ruston, LA
G 2 James Harvey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Amite HS Amite, LA
F 3 Richard Laku 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Sachse HS Dallas, TX
G 5 Kevin Ross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Ontario Christian HS Chino Hills, CA
G 10 Jarren Greenwood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bellaire HS Houston, TX
C 13 Matthew Moss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Charis Preparatory (Louisiana)
Louisiana-Lafayette 		Anacoco, LA
G 14 Andrija Milovanovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Koledz Beograd HS Belgrade, Serbia
15 Craig McFerrin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Warren Harding HS Baton Rouge, LA
G/F 21 Tevin Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Willettson Senior HS
Jacksonville College 		Perth, Western Australia
G 23 Derrell Joubert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Northwest HS Opelousas, LA
G/F 24 Lance Potier 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Martinville HS St. Martinville, LA
F 30 Adrian Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Northshore HS Houston, TX
G 31 Stephen Ugochukwu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Argyle Liberty Christian Lewisville, TX
F 44 Austin Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Westfield HS Houston, TX
Head coach
  • Dave Simmons
Assistant coach(es)
  • David Dumars
  • Preston David
  • Eric Willis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-09-24

Schedule and results[]

Source[1]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
6:00 pm 		at No. 15 Purdue L 65-109  0-1
 Mackey Arena (13,523)
West Lafayette, IN
November 15, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana College L 75-85  0-2
 Burton Coliseum (323)
Lake Charles, LA
November 20, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Southerns-New Orleans W 96-73  1-2
 Burton Coliseum (597)
Lake Charles, LA
November 22, 2016*
6:00 pm 		at Memphis L 65-104  1-3
 FedExForum (8,941)
Memphis, TN
November 26, 2016*
1:00 pm 		LSU–Alexandria W 80–78  2–3
 Burton Coliseum (588)
Lake Charles, LA
November 29, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at Texas State L 68–80  2–4
 Strahan Coliseum (1,590)
San Marcos, TX
December 3, 2016*
1:00 pm 		Louisiana–Lafayette L 72–92  2–5
 Burton Coliseum (1,500)
Lake Charles, LA
December 14, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at SMU L 56–92  2–6
 Moody Coliseum (6,498)
Dallas, TX
December 17, 2016*
3:00 pm 		North Carolina Central L 66–74  2–7
 Burton Coliseum (597)
Lake Charles, LA
December 19, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Tulane W 70–63  3–7
 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,029)
New Orleans, LA
December 22, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at North Carolina State W 89–57  3–8
 PNC Arena (15,186)
Raleigh, NC
December 31, 2016
3:00 pm 		at Northwestern State W 79–72 OT 4–8
(1–0) 		Prather Coliseum (1,472)
Natchitoches, LA
January 2, 2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Stephen F. Austin W 69–54  5–8
(2–0) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (531)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 5, 2017
7:30 pm 		Sam Houston State L 67–74  5–9
(2–1) 		Burton Coliseum (722)
Lake Charles, LA
January 7, 2017
1:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist L 49–60  5–10
(2–2) 		Sharp Gym (694)
Houston, TX
January 15, 2017
3:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 75–79  5–11
(2–3) 		University Center (1,353)
Hammond, LA
January 18, 2017
7:00 pm 		Central Arkansas W 82–72  6–11
(3–3) 		Burton Coliseum (307)
Lake Charles, LA
January 21, 2017
3:00 pm 		Northwestern State L 65–78  6–12
(3–4) 		Burton Coliseum (1,022)
Lake Charles, LA
January 26, 2017
7:00 pm 		at New Orleans L 56–75  6–13
(3–5) 		Lakefront Arena (789)
New Orleans, LA
January 28, 2017
6:30 pm 		at Nicholls L 74–78  6–14
(3–6) 		Stopher Gym (609)
Thibodaux, LA
February 2, 2017
7:30 pm 		at Incarnate Word W 87–77  7–14
(4–6) 		McDermott Center (2,000)
San Antonio, TX
February 4, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Lamar L 57–77  7–15
(4–7) 		Montagne Center (2,774)
Beaumont, TX
February 9, 2017
7:00 pm 		New Orleans L 63–69  7–16
(4–8) 		Burton Coliseum (375)
Lake Charles, LA
February 11, 2017
3:00 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 66–73  7–17
(4–9) 		Burton Coliseum (833)
Lake Charles, LA
February 16, 2017
7:00 pm 		Abilene Christian L 78–82  7–18
(4–10) 		Burton Coliseum (434)
Lake Charles, LA
February 23, 2017
7:00 pm 		Houston Baptist L 79–81  7–19
(4–11) 		Burton Coliseum (479)
Lake Charles, LA
February 25, 2017
1:30 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 70–81  7–20
(4–12) 		American Bank Center (1,462)
Corpus Christi, TX
March 2, 2017
7:15 pm 		at Sam Houston State L 74–79  7–21
(4–13) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,253)
Huntsville, TX
March 4, 2017
3:00 pm 		Lamar L 83–90  7–22
(4–14) 		Burton Coliseum (400)
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2016–17 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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