2019–20 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

The 2019–20 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by second-year head coach Heath Schroyer, played their home games at the Health and Human Performance Education Complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 10–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland tournament to Lamar.

2019–20 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record15–17 (10–10 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachJohn Aiken
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Dubose
  • Jalen Courtney
Home arenaHealth and Human Performance Education Complex
Capacity (4,200)
2019–20 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin191 .950283  .903
Abilene Christian155 .7502011  .645
Nicholls155 .7502110  .677
Sam Houston State119 .5501813  .581
Northwestern State119 .5501515  .500
Lamar1010 .5001715  .531
McNeese State1010 .5001517  .469
Texas A&M–CC1010 .5001418  .438
Central Arkansas911 .4501021  .323
Incarnate Word614 .300922  .290
New Orleans515 .250921  .300
Southeastern Louisiana515 .250823  .258
Houston Baptist416 .200425  .138
Note: The 2020 SLC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2018–19 season 9–22 overall, 5–13 in Southland play to finish in 12th place. Since only the top eight teams are eligible for the Southland tournament, they failed to qualify.

Roster

2019–20 McNeese State Cowboys men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Dru Kuxhausen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Scottsbluff, Nebraska
F 1 Jeremy Harrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Pickens, Mississippi
G 2 Sam Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Rochester, Minnesota
G 3 Leondre Washington 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Englewood, New Jersey
G 5 Evan Palmquist 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
G 10 Luis Rivas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Guadalajara, Mexico
PG 11 Myles Hutchinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Abbeville, Louisiana
G 12 A.J. Lawson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Bryan, Texas
G 13 Trey Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 20 Jalen Poyser 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Malton, Ontario, Canada
G 22 Roydell Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr New Orleans, Louisiana
F 23 Sha'markus Kennedy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Tuscaloosa, Alabama
F 24 Chris Orlina 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Norfolk, Virginia
F 44 Truman Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Gilbert, Arizona
F/C Kentrevious Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)290 lb (132 kg) Fr Macon, Georgia
G Ra'Shawn Langston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Little Rock, Arkansas
G Collin Warren 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)188 lb (85 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • John Aiken
  • Mike Dubose
  • Jalen Courtney

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

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Michigan L 65–75  0–1
University Arena (1,690)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana L 80–85  0–2
Cajundome (4,233)
Lafayette, LA
November 11, 2019*
6:30 pm, Cowboy Insider
Southern–New Orleans W 104–33  1–2
H&HP Complex (2,514)
Lake Charles, LA
November 13, 2019*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin
Legends Classic campus-site game
L 63–83  1–3
Kohl Center (16,816)
Madison, WI
November 16, 2019*
5:00 pm, Mountain West Network
at New Mexico
Legends Classic campus-site game
L 80–90  1–4
The Pit (10,501)
Albuquerque, NM
November 18, 2019*
6:30 pm, Cowboy Insider
Arlington Baptist W 103–51  2–4
H&HP Complex (2,566)
Lake Charles, LA
November 22, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond
Legends Classic campus-site game
L 57–87  2–5
Robins Center (4,765)
Richmond, VA
November 30, 2019*
1:00 pm, LHN
at Texas L 71–73  2–6
Frank Erwin Center (8,482)
Austin, TX
December 3, 2019*
6:30 pm
Campbellsville–Harrodsburg W 107–61  3–6
H&HP Complex (2,237)
Lake Charles, LA
December 10, 2019*
6:30 pm
Kansas City W 82–73  4–6
H&HP Complex (2,449)
Lake Charles, LA
December 18, 2019*
7:30 pm
Paul Quinn W 109–67  5–6
H&HP Complex (2,489)
Lake Charles, LA
Southland regular season
December 21, 2019
3:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 73–81  5–7
(0–1)
H&HP Complex (3,565)
Lake Charles, LA
January 2, 2020
6:30 pm
Sam Houston State L 75–94  5–8
(0–2)
H&HP Complex (2,461)
Lake Charles, LA
January 4, 2020
3:00 pm
at Central Arkansas L 69–79  5–9
(0–3)
Farris Center (678)
Conway, AR
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm
at Abilene Christian W 88–84  6–9
(1–3)
Moody Coliseum (815)
Abilene, TX
January 11, 2020
3:30 pm
Northwestern State W 85–76  7–9
(2–3)
H&HP Complex (3,016)
Lake Charles, LA
January 15, 2020
6:30 pm
Incarnate Word W 72–56  8–9
(3–3)
H&HP Complex (2,356)
Lake Charles, LA
January 18, 2020
6:00 pm
at New Orleans W 65–52  9–9
(4–3)
Lakefront Arena (1,253)
New Orleans, LA
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 77–61  10–9
(5–3)
University Center (772)
Hammond, LA
January 25, 2020
3:30 pm
Houston Baptist W 102–89  11–9
(6–3)
H&HP Complex (3,214)
Lake Charles, LA
January 29, 2020
6:30 pm
Nicholls W 80–74 OT 12–9
(7–3)
H&HP Complex (3,623)
Lake Charles, LA
February 1, 2020
3:30 pm
Lamar L 91–96  12–10
(7–4)
H&HP Complex (4,134)
Lake Charles, LA
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 62–69  12–11
(7–5)
American Bank Center (1,400)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm
Central Arkansas L 76–82 OT 12–12
(7–6)
H&HP Complex (3,789)
Lake Charles, LA
February 15, 2020
3:00 pm
at Northwestern State L 79–84  12–13
(7–7)
Prather Coliseum (907)
Natchitoches, LA
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm
at Incarnate Word L 59–65  12–14
(7–8)
McDermott Center (409)
San Antonio, TX
February 22, 2020
3:30 pm
New Orleans L 77–82  12–15
(7–9)
H&HP Complex (2,221)
Lake Charles, LA
February 26, 2020
6:30 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 104–82  13–15
(8–9)
H&HP Complex (2,670)
Lake Charles, LA
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 100–80  14–15
(9–9)
Sharp Gymnasium (853)
Houston, TX
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm
at Nicholls L 56–80  14–16
(9–10)
Stopher Gymnasium (879)
Thibodaux, LA
March 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar W 70–66  15–16
(10–10)
Montagne Center (3,847)
Beaumont, TX
Southland tournament
March 11, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (6) Lamar
First round
L 59–80  15–17
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[1]

See also

2019–20 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

References

  1. "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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