2020–21 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

2020–21 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
2020–21 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	10–14 (4–10 Southland)
Head coach	Heath Schroyer (3rd season);
Associate head coach	John Aiken
Assistant coaches	Mike Dubose; Jalen Courtney;
Home arena	Burton Coliseum

The 2020–21 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by third-year head coach Heath Schroyer, played their home games at Burton Coliseum, due to hurricane damage at the HH&P Complex,[1] in Lake Charles, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nicholls	14	–	2	.875	18	–	7	.720
Abilene Christian †	13	–	2	.867	24	–	5	.828
Sam Houston State	13	–	3	.813	19	–	9	.679
Stephen F. Austin*	12	–	3	.800	16	–	5	.762
Northwestern State	9	–	7	.563	11	–	18	.379
New Orleans	8	–	7	.533	10	–	15	.400
Lamar	6	–	10	.375	10	–	18	.357
Incarnate Word	5	–	9	.357	8	–	14	.364
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	10	.333	8	–	18	.308
McNeese State	4	–	10	.286	10	–	14	.417
Houston Baptist	4	–	11	.267	6	–	19	.240
Central Arkansas	4	–	12	.250	5	–	19	.208
Texas A&M–CC	2	–	13	.133	5	–	19	.208
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban

† 2021 Southland tournament winner

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2019–20 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.

Roster

2020–21 McNeese State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Dru Kuxhausen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Scottsbluff, Nebraska
F	1	Jeremy Harrell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Pickens, Mississippi
F	2	Keyshawn Feazell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	New Hebron, Mississippi
G	3	Collin Warren	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Houston, Texas
G	5	Evan Palmquist	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Houston, Texas
G	10	Braelon Bush	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Silsbee, Texas
G	11	Myles Hutchinson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Abbeville, Louisiana
G	12	A.J. Lawson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Bryan, Texas
G	13	Luis Rivas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Guadalajara, Mexico
G	15	Zach Scott	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Miami, Florida
F	20	Jordan Henderson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Katy, Texas
F	23	Carlos Rosario	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
F	24	Chris Orlina	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Norfolk, Virginia
G	31	Colson Snider	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Lake Charles, Louisiana
G	45	Ra'Shawn Langston	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Little Rock, Arkansas
G		Harwin Francois	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Fort Myers, Florida

Head coach

Heath Schroyer

Assistant coach(es)

John Aiken
Mike Dubose
Jalen Courtney

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 20, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 11:00 am, BTN		at Nebraska	L 55–102	0–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
November 30, 2020* 6:30 pm		Bacone College	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA
December 2, 2020* 6:30 pm		Dallas Christian	W 140–37	1–1	Burton Coliseum (353) Lake Charles, LA
December 4, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 76–86	1–2	William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
December 11, 2020* 6:30 pm		Campbellsville	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA
December 12, 2020* 6:30 pm		Carver	W 96–53	2–2	Burton Coliseum (366) Lake Charles, LA
December 14, 2020* 6:30 pm		Arlington Baptist	W 110–64	3–2	Burton Coliseum (240) Lake Charles, LA
December 15, 2020* 6:30 pm		Arlington Baptist	W 114–50	4–2	Burton Coliseum (244) Lake Charles, LA
December 18, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
December 19, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 65–75	4–3	Cajundome (314) Lafayette, LA
December 29, 2020* 6:30 pm		Champion Christian	W 94–36	5–3	Burton Coliseum (377) Lake Charles, LA
December 30, 2020* 6:30 pm		Champion Christian	W 91–76	6–3	Burton Coliseum (311) Lake Charles, LA
Southland regular season
January 2, 2021 4:00 pm		Central Arkansas	L 67–81	6–4 (0–1)	Burton Coliseum (477) Lake Charles, LA
January 9, 2021 4:00 pm		Northwestern State	L 75–78	6–5 (0–2)	Burton Coliseum (535) Lake Charles, LA
January 13, 2021		at Incarnate Word	L 61–63	6–6 (0–3)	McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX
January 16, 2021 6:00 pm		at New Orleans	L 84–99	6–7 (0–4)	Lakefront Arena (486) New Orleans, LA
January 20, 2021 6:30 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	L 88–92	6–8 (0–5)	Burton Coliseum (261) Lake Charles, LA
January 23, 2021 7:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	W 74–71	7–8 (1–5)	Sharp Gymnasium (140) Houston, TX
January 27, 2021 7:00 pm		at Nicholls	L 69–76	7–9 (1–6)	Stopher Gymnasium (230) Thibodaux, LA
January 30, 2021 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar	L 56–64	7–10 (1–7)	Montagne Center (2,359) Thibodaux, LA
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm		at Central Arkansas	W 80–70	8–10 (2–7)	Farris Center (486) Conway, AR
February 13, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northwestern State	L 66–69	8–11 (2–8)	Prather Coliseum (602) Natchitoches, LA
February 17, 2021 6:30 pm		Incarnate Word	Postponed due to weather		Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm		New Orleans	Postponed due to weather		Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA
February 24, 2021 7:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 95–91	9–11 (3–8)	University Center (511) Hammond, LA
February 27, 2021 7:30 pm		Houston Baptist	W 85–58	10–11 (4–8)	Burton Coliseum (291) Lake Charles, LA
March 4, 2021 6:30 pm		Nicholls	L 67–80	10–12 (4–9)	Burton Coliseum (255) Lake Charles, LA
March 6, 2021 4:00 pm		Lamar	L 51–60	10–13 (4–10)	Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA
Southland tournament
March 9, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Southeastern Louisiana First round	L 68–71	10–14	Merrell Center Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source[2]

References

McNeese Sports Information. "McNeese basketball to play at Burton Coliseum for 2021 season". kplctv.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
"2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2020.

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[kplctv-1] McNeese Sports Information. "McNeese basketball to play at Burton Coliseum for 2021 season". kplctv.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

[2] "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2020.

McNeese Cowboys basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1945–1956) McNeese Arena (1956–1972) Lake Charles Civic Center (1972–1986) Burton Coliseum (1986–2018) The Legacy Center (2018–present)
Rivalries	Lamar
People	Head coaches
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