2012–13 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

2012–13 McNeese State Cowboys basketball

Conference	Southland Conference
2012–13 record	14–17 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach	Dave Simmons (7th year)
Assistant coach	David Dumars
Assistant coach	Steve Welch
Assistant coach	Patrick Haynes
Home arena	Burton Coliseum Sudduth Coliseum

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin	16	–	2	.889	27	–	5	.844
Northwestern State †	15	–	3	.833	23	–	9	.719
Oral Roberts	13	–	5	.722	20	–	15	.571
SE Louisiana	10	–	8	.556	13	–	18	.419
Sam Houston State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	17	.500
Nicholls State	8	–	10	.444	9	–	21	.300
McNeese State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Central Arkansas	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
Texas A&M–CC*	5	–	13	.278	6	–	23	.207
Lamar	1	–	17	.056	3	–	28	.097

† 2013 Southland Tournament winner As of March 27, 2013 *ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by seventh year head coach Dave Simmons, played their home games at Burton Coliseum, with three home games at Sudduth Coliseum, and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southland Tournament to Southeastern Louisiana.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Shaun Johnson	Guard	5–10	178	Freshman	Pineville, Louisiana
2	Jeremie Mitchell	Guard	6–3	180	Senior	Monroe, Louisiana
5	Dontae Cannon	Guard	6–1	168	Senior	Alexandria, Louisiana
10	Brandon Regis	Guard/Forward	6–3	196	Junior	Dallas, TX
11	Kevin Hardy	Guard	6–2	180	Sohpomore	Lake Charles, Louisiana
12	Ledrick Eackles	Guard	6–3	200	Junior	Zachary, Louisiana
13	Jordan Wells	Forward	6–7	250	Freshman	Orange, Texas
20	Adrian Fields	Forward	6–5	197	Junior	Opelousas, Louisiana
25	Craig McFerrin	Center	6–7	230	Sophomore	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
32	Desharick Guidry	Forward	6–5	200	Sophomore	Lake Charles, Louisiana
44	Austin Lewis	Forward	6–8	215	Freshman	Houston, Texas
54	Pete Kpan	Forward	6–7	235	Junior	Columbus, Ohio

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2012*	Louisiana College	W 72–54	1–0	Burton Coliseum (492)
11/13/2012*	at LSU	L 48–73	1–1	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,776)
11/15/2012*	at Southeast Missouri State	L 53–64	1–2	Show Me Center (2,125)
11/20/2012*	at Ole Miss	L 50–76	1–3	Tad Smith Coliseum (3,511)
11/27/2012*	Centenary	W 93–62	2–3	Burton Coliseum (1,035)
12/03/2012*	UT–Tyler	W 73–47	3–3	Burton Coliseum (489)
12/08/2012*	Louisiana–Lafayette	W 77–72	4–3	Sudduth Coliseum (1,165)
12/12/2012*	Louisiana Tech	W 80–72	5–3	Burton Coliseum (726)
12/16/2012*	at Texas Tech	W 80–75	6–3	United Spirit Arena (6,144)
12/22/2012*	at #23 North Carolina	L 63–97	6–4	Dean Smith Center (18,258)
01/03/2013	at Northwestern State	L 63–78	6–5 (0–1)	Prather Coliseum (1,922)
01/05/2013	at Stephen F. Austin	L 43–71	6–6 (0–2)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,001)
01/07/2013	Nicholls State	L 63–64	6–7 (0–3)	Burton Coliseum (639)
01/10/2013	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 75–71	7–7 (1–3)	Burton Coliseum (584)
01/12/2013	Sam Houston State	L 57–72	7–8 (1–4)	Burton Coliseum (722)
01/19/2013	Lamar	W 74–50	8–8 (2–4)	Burton Coliseum (1,524)
01/24/2013	at Central Arkansas	L 98–103 ^3OT	8–9 (2–5)	Farris Center (2,712)
01/26/2013	at Oral Roberts	L 54–75	8–10 (2–6)	Mabee Center (3,960)
01/30/2013	Stephen F. Austin	L 39–59	8–11 (2–7)	Sudduth Coliseum (626)
02/03/2013	Northwestern State	L 74–86	8–12 (2–8)	Sudduth Coliseum (378)
02/07/2013	at Sam Houston State	W 59–58 ^OT	9–12 (3–8)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,672)
02/09/2013	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 58–61	9–13 (3–9)	American Bank Center (1,873)
02/16/2013	at Lamar	W 69–62	10–13 (4–9)	Montagne Center (2,837)
02/19/2013	Southeastern Louisiana	W 65–58	11–13 (5–9)	Burton Coliseum (1,005)
02/23/2013*	at Toledo (BracketBusters)	L 66–79	11–14	Savage Arena (4,393)
02/28/2013	Oral Roberts	W 56–54	12–14 (6–9)	Burton Coliseum (1,192)
03/02/2013	Central Arkansas	L 67–68	12–15 (6–10)	Burton Coliseum (2,231)
03/07/2013	at Southeastern Louisiana	L 68–79	12–16 (6–11)	University Center (1,317)
03/09/2013	at Nicholls State	W 91–88 ^2OT	13–16 (7–11)	Stopher Gym (670)
2013 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/13/2013	vs. Nicholls State (First Round)	W 62–59	14–16	Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,276)
03/14/2013	vs. Southeastern Louisiana (Quarterfinals)	L 65–85	14–17	Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,480)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

McNeese State Cowboys basketball

Venues	McNeese Arena (1956–1972) Lake Charles Civic Center (1972–1986) Burton Coliseum (1986–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 1999–00 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

NAIA national championship in bold