College Basketball - Southland Conference
McNeese State Cowboys
| Location: Lake Charles, LA University Founded: 1939 Enrollment: 8,784  Nickname: Cowboys Mascot: Cowboys School Colors: Blue and gold Joined the Southland: 1972 Varsity Teams: 12 U. President: Dr. Robert Hebert Director of Athletics: Thomas McClelland (Interim) Basketball Head Coach: Dave Simmons Conference Titles: 0 Basketball Arena: Burton Coliseum Current Capacity: 8,000 |
The McNeese State University men's basketball team are nicknamed Cowboys and are part of the East Division of the Southland Conference. The first game in basketball competitions of the gold-and-blue took part in 1946.
Coaching the basketball team this year is Dave Simmons, with the assistance of David Dumars, Edward Garriet and T.J. Marcum.
The Cowboys have participated 2 times in NCAA tournaments, first in 1989 and then in 2002 although unsuccessfully. Also participated twice in NIT Bids, the last one in 2001 and in 1986 when they achieved the victory.
Last season 2007-08, the Cowboys finished with an overall record of 13- 16 and a conference record of 7-9, however the team didn’t classify to the NCAA Tournament. This season 2008-09 the Cowboys are aiming for a better season and a possible inclusion in the conference tournament.
McNeese State 2009/10 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 13-Nov | vs. Northern Colorado* | L 101-73 |
| 15-Nov | at Hawaii | L 73-65 |
| 17-Nov | vs. Southern Utah* | L 68-59 |
| 21-Nov | Louisiana College | W 73-36 |
| 23-Nov | at Samford | L 68-52 |
| 28-Nov | Louisiana-Lafayette | W 60-58 |
| 1-Dec | Paul Quinn | W 101-54 |
| 12-Dec | at Mississippi | L 83-67 |
| 16-Dec | at Tulane | W 61-57 |
| 19-Dec | at Louisiana Tech | L 79-58 |
| 22-Dec | Southern-New Orleans | W 77-59 |
| 29-Dec | at Rice | L 75-62 |
| 1-Jan | at No. 24 Texas Tech | L 76-75 |
| 4-Jan | at LSU | L 83-60 |
| 9-Jan | Texas-San Antonio | L 78-69 |
| 16-Jan | at Lamar | L 79-78 |
| 20-Jan | Southeastern Louisiana | W 71-67 |
| 23-Jan | at Central Arkansas | W 68-53 |
| 27-Jan | at Nicholls State | L 63-61 |
| 31-Jan | Stephen F. Austin | 4:00 PM ET |
| 3-Feb | at Northwestern State | 8:00 PM ET |
| 6-Feb | at Texas State | 5:00 PM ET |
| 10-Feb | Texas-Arlington | 8:00 PM ET |
| 13-Feb | at Stephen F. Austin | 7:00 PM ET |
| 17-Feb | Northwestern State | 8:00 PM ET |
| 20-Feb | Texas A&M-CC | 4:00 PM ET |
| 24-Feb | at Sam Houston State | 8:00 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | Nicholls State | 4:00 PM ET |
| 3-Mar | at Southeastern Louisiana | 8:30 PM ET |
| 6-Mar | Central Arkansas | 4:00 PM ET |