2016–17 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
	† 2017 Southland Tournament winner ;

McNeese State Cowboys basketball
2016–17 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
2016–17 record	7–22 (4–14 Southland)
Head coach	Dave Simmons (11th season);
Assistant coaches	David Dumars; Preston David; Eric Wills;
Home arena	Burton Coliseum; (Capacity: 8,000)

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.

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Shaun Johnson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Pineville HS	Pineville, LA
G	1	Jamaya Burr	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Ruston HS	Ruston, LA
G	2	James Harvey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Amite HS	Amite, LA
F	3	Richard Laku	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Sachse HS	Dallas, TX
G	5	Kevin Ross	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Ontario Christian HS	Chino Hills, CA
G	10	Jarren Greenwood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Bellaire HS	Houston, TX
C	13	Matthew Moss	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Charis Preparatory (Louisiana) Louisiana-Lafayette	Anacoco, LA
G	14	Andrija Milovanovic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Koledz Beograd HS	Belgrade, Serbia
	15	Craig McFerrin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Warren Harding HS	Baton Rouge, LA
G/F	21	Tevin Jackson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Willettson Senior HS Jacksonville College	Perth, Western Australia
G	23	Derrell Joubert	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Northwest HS	Opelousas, LA
G/F	24	Lance Potier	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	St. Martinville HS	St. Martinville, LA
F	30	Adrian Brown	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Northshore HS	Houston, TX
G	31	Stephen Ugochukwu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Argyle Liberty Christian	Lewisville, TX
F	44	Austin Lewis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Westfield HS	Houston, TX

Head coach

Dave Simmons

Assistant coach(es)

David Dumars
Preston David
Eric Willis

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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.

References

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

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McNeese State Cowboys basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1945–1956) McNeese Arena (1956–1972) Lake Charles Civic Center (1972–1986) Burton Coliseum (1986–2018) Health and Human Performance Education Complex (2018–present)
Rivalries	Lamar
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NAIA national championship in bold

2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Orleans †	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Texas A&M–CC	12	–	6	.667	24	–	12	.667
Houston Baptist	12	–	6	.667	17	–	14	.548
Stephen F. Austin	12	–	6	.667	18	–	15	.545
Sam Houston State	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
Lamar	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Nicholls State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Abilene Christian*	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Northwestern State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Incarnate Word*	7	–	11	.389	12	–	17	.414
Central Arkansas	7	–	11	.389	8	–	24	.250
McNeese State	4	–	14	.222	7	–	22	.241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I

† 2017 Southland Tournament winner

2016–17 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References