2013–14 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

The 2013–14 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were led by eighth-year head coach Dave Simmons and played their home games at Burton Coliseum, with three home games at Sudduth Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament to Oral Roberts.

2013–14 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record11–20 (9–9 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Dumars
  • Steve Welch
  • Patrick Haynes
Home arenaBurton Coliseum
Sudduth Coliseum
Seasons
2013–14 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 18 0   1.000 32 3   .914
Texas A&M–CC 14 4   .778 18 16   .529
Sam Houston State 13 5   .722 24 11   .686
Northwestern State 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Incarnate Word* 9 5   .643 21 6   .778
Oral Roberts 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Nicholls State 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
McNeese State 9 9   .500 11 20   .355
New Orleans** 8 10   .444 11 15   .423
Southeastern Louisiana 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
Central Arkansas 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Lamar 3 15   .167 4 26   .133
Abilene Christian* 2 12   .143 11 20   .355
Houston Baptist 2 16   .111 6 25   .194
2014 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Shaun Johnson Guard 5–10 178 Sophomore Pineville, Louisiana
3 Keelan Garrett Guard 6–0 180 Senior Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Craig McFerrin Post 6–7 230 Junior Baton Rouge, Louisiana
11 Kevin Hardy Guard 6–2 180 Junior Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Josh Jagneaux Guard 6–1 170 Sophomore Bell City, Louisiana
13 Jordan Wells Forward 6–7 250 Sophomore Orange, Texas
20 Adrian Fields Forward 6–5 197 Senior Opelousas, Louisiana
23 Brandon Regis Guard/Forward 6–3 196 Junior Dallas, TX
32 Desharick Guidry Forward 6–5 200 Junior Lake Charles, Louisiana
44 Austin Lewis Forward 6–8 215 Sophomore Houston, Texas
54 Pete Kpan Forward 6–7 235 Senior Columbus, Ohio
Matthew Moss[1] Center 6–9 212 Sophomore Anacoco, Louisiana

Schedule

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Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/08/2013*
6:00 pm
at No. 2 Michigan State L 56–98  0–1
Breslin Student Events Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
11/12/2013*
7:05 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 66–92  0–2
Cajundome (3,071)
Lafayette, LA
11/15/2013*
7:00 pm
Louisiana College W 92–83  1–2
Burton Coliseum (758)
Lake Charles, LA
11/18/2013*
4:30 pm
at Georgia State
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 70–96  1–3
Tuscaloosa, AL (9,903)
Coleman Coliseum
11/19/2013*
4:30 pm
vs. Stillman
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 81–72  2–3
Tuscaloosa, AL (9,527)
Coleman Coliseum
11/25/2013*
4:00 pm
vs. East Carolina
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 62–91  2–4
Ryan Center (869)
Kingston, RI
11/26/2013*
6:30 pm
at Rhode Island
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 71–76  2–5
Ryan Center (858)
Kingston, RI
12/02/2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at SMU L 59–88  2–6
Moody Coliseum (3,252)
University Park, TX
12/14/2013*
7:00 pm, FSSW
at Texas A&M L 60–73  2–7
Reed Arena (4,392)
College Station, TX
12/17/2013*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 50–64  2–8
Thomas Assembly Center (2,962)
Ruston, LA
12/21/2013*
9:00 pm, 4SD
at No. 24 San Diego State L 36–65  2–9
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/28/2013*
7:00 pm, CST
at LSU W 79–52  2–10
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,796)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/02/2014
7:30 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 69–60  3–10
(1–0)
Burton Coliseum (1,063)
Lake Charles, LA
01/04/2014
3:00 pm
New Orleans W 82–69  4–10
(2–0)
Burton Coliseum (729)
Lake Charles, LA
01/09/2014
7:45 pm
at Sam Houston State L 81–86  4–11
(2–1)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (721)
Huntsville, TX
01/11/2014
6:00 pm
at Lamar W 74–59  5–11
(3–1)
Montagne Center (2,090)
Beaumont, TX
01/16/2014
7:30 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 61–77  5–12
(3–2)
Burton Coliseum (721)
Lake Charles, LA
01/18/2014
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Houston Baptist W 70–68  6–12
(4–2)
Burton Coliseum (1,447)
Lake Charles, LA
01/21/2014
7:30 pm, CSNH
Nicholls State L 79–87 OT 6–13
(4–3)
Sudduth Coliseum (1,126)
Lake Charles, LA
01/30/2014
7:30 pm
Central Arkansas L 75–76  6–14
(4–4)
Sudduth Coliseum (1,307)
Lake Charles, LA
02/01/2014
3:00 pm
Oral Roberts W 79–68  7–14
(5–4)
Sudduth Coliseum (1,312)
Lake Charles, LA
02/06/2014
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State L 74–85  7–15
(5–5)
Prather Coliseum (N/A)
Natchitoches, LA
02/08/2014
6:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 54–74  7–16
(5–6)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,275)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/13/2014
7:30 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 53–62  7–17
(5–7)
University Center (785)
Hammond, LA
02/16/2014
4:15 pm
at New Orleans W 72–69  8–17
(6–7)
Lakefront Arena (748)
New Orleans, LA
02/22/2014
3:30 pm
at Nicholls State L 59–68  8–18
(6–8)
Stopher Gym (545)
Thibodaux, LA
02/27/2014
7:30 pm
Incarnate Word W 87–72  9–18
(7–8)
Burton Coliseum (873)
Lake Charles, LA
03/01/2014
3:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 95–91 OT 10–18
(8–8)
Burton Coliseum (872)
Lake Charles, LA
03/06/2014
7:30 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 51–67  10–19
(8–9)
American Bank Center (1,233)
Corpus Christi, TX
03/08/2014
7:30 pm
at Houston Baptist W 79–77  11–19
(9–9)
Sharp Gymnasium (913)
Houston, TX
Southland tournament
03/12/2014
7:30 pm
vs. Oral Roberts
First round
L 62–66  11–20
Merrell Center (1,009)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Anacoco's Moss transfers in to McNeese State". American Press. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "Visits to Michigan State, San Diego State, LSU and NIT Tip-Off highlight 2013–14 men's basketball schedule". McNeese State athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2013.