2016–17 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

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.

2016–17 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
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)
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Orleans135 .722  2012  .625
Texas A&M–CC126 .667  2412  .667
Houston Baptist126 .667  1714  .548
Stephen F. Austin126 .667  1815  .545
Sam Houston State108 .556  2113  .618
Lamar108 .556  1915  .559
Southeastern Louisiana99 .500  1616  .500
Nicholls State711 .389  1417  .452
Abilene Christian*711 .389  1316  .448
Northwestern State711 .389  1316  .448
Incarnate Word*711 .389  1217  .414
Central Arkansas711 .389  824  .250
McNeese State414 .222  722  .241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
2017 Southland Tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Shaun Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrPineville HS Pineville, LA
G 1 Jamaya Burr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrRuston HS Ruston, LA
G 2 James Harvey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrAmite HS Amite, LA
F 3 Richard Laku 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrSachse HS Dallas, TX
G 5 Kevin Ross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrOntario Christian HS Chino Hills, CA
G 10 Jarren Greenwood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrBellaire HS Houston, TX
C 13 Matthew Moss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)212 lb (96 kg) SrCharis Preparatory (Louisiana)
Louisiana-Lafayette
Anacoco, LA
G 14 Andrija Milovanovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoKoledz Beograd HS Belgrade, Serbia
15 Craig McFerrin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrWarren Harding HS Baton Rouge, LA
G/F 21 Tevin Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrWillettson Senior HS
Jacksonville College
Perth, Western Australia
G 23 Derrell Joubert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoNorthwest HS Opelousas, LA
G/F 24 Lance Potier 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrSt. Martinville HS St. Martinville, LA
F 30 Adrian Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrNorthshore HS Houston, TX
G 31 Stephen Ugochukwu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoArgyle Liberty Christian Lewisville, TX
F 44 Austin Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrWestfield HS Houston, TX
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: 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
Southland regular season
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

  • 2016–17 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

References

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