2014–15 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

2014–15 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
Conference Southland Conference
2014–15 record 15–16 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach Dave Simmons (9th year)
Assistant coach David Dumars
Assistant coach Steve Welch
Assistant coach Preston David
Home arena Burton Coliseum
(Capacity: 8,000)
2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin † 17 – 1   .944     29 – 5   .853
Sam Houston State 15 – 3   .833     26 – 9   .743
Texas A&M–CC 13 – 5   .722     20 – 14   .588
Northwestern State 13 – 5   .722     19 – 13   .594
Incarnate Word** 10 – 8   .556     18 – 11   .621
Lamar* 9 – 9   .500     15 – 15   .500
McNeese State 8 – 10   .444     15 – 16   .484
Houston Baptist* 7 – 11   .389     12 – 16   .429
Nicholls State 7 – 11   .389     10 – 19   .345
New Orleans 6 – 12   .333     11 – 18   .379
Southeastern Louisiana 6 – 12   .333     9 – 23   .281
Abilene Christian** 4 – 14   .222     10 – 21   .323
Central Arkansas* 2 – 16   .111     2 – 27   .069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
† 2015 Southland Tournament winner

The 2014–15 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2014–15 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 in the Lake Charles Civic Center complex. The Cowboys are members of the Southland Conference.

The Cowboys were picked to finish fifth (5th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.[1] The team finished with an overall record of 15–16 including a record of 1–1 in the 2015 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The conference record for the 2014–15 season was 8–10 and finished in seventh place.

Roster

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2014–15 McNeese State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Johnson, ShaunShaun Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Pineville HS Pineville, LA
G 2 Burr, JamayaJamaya Burr style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 167 lb (76 kg) So Ruston HS Ruston, LA
G 3 Garrett, KeelanKeelan Garrett style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Sr St. Louis Catholic HS
Nicholls State		 Lake Charles, LA
PG 5 Mathieu, MarcusMarcus Mathieu style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 178 lb (81 kg) RS Fr Plano East Senior HS Richardson, TX
F 10 McFerrin, CraigCraig McFerrin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Warren Harding HS (Ohio) Baton Rouge, LA
G 11 Hardy, KevinKevin Hardy style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Sr St. Louis Catholic HS Lake Charles, LA
F 13 Wells, JordanJordan Wells style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS Orange, TX
C 15 Moss, MatthewMatthew Moss style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Charis Preparatory (Louisiana)
Louisiana-Lafayette		 Anacoco, LA
G 23 Joubert, DerrellDerrell Joubert style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Northwest HS Opelousas, LA
G/F 24 Potier, LanceLance Potier style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 189 lb (86 kg) So St. Martinville HS St. Martinville, LA
G 31 Ugochukwu, StephenStephen Ugochukwu style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Argyle Liberty Christian Lewisville, TX
F 32 Guidry, DesharickDesharick Guidry style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Washington-Marion HS Lake Charles, LA
G 35 Milovanovic, AndrijaAndrija Milovanovic style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) So Koledz Beograd HS Belgrade, Serbia
F 44 Lewis, AustinAustin Lewis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Westfield HS Houston, TX
Head coach
  • Dave Simmons
Assistant coach(es)
  • David Dumars
  • Steve Welch
  • Preston David
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 09/23/2014

Schedule and Results

Source[2]

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Out of Conference
11/14/2014* at Baylor L 39–80  0–1 Ferrell Center (6,158)
11/18/2014* Louisiana College W 90–63  1–1 Burton Coliseum (544)
11/21/2014* Jarvis Christian W 85–70  2–1 Burton Coliseum (403)
11/29/2014* at LSU L 72–83  2–2 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,034)
12/03/2014* Southern–New Orleans W 74–63  3–2 Burton Coliseum (477)
12/06/2014* Louisiana–Lafayette W 80–70  4–2 Burton Coliseum (1,086)
12/13/2014* at TCU L 50–68  4–3 Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,978)
12/16/2014* LSU–Alexandria W 84–68  5–3 Burton Coliseum (474)
12/20/2014* Toledo L 69–83  5–4 Burton Coliseum (391)
12/22/2014* Central Michigan L 58–87  5–5 Burton Coliseum (567)
12/30/2014* at Mississippi State W 66–47  6–5 Humphrey Coliseum (5,155)
Conference Games
01/03/2015 Stephen F. Austin L 75–80  6–6 (0–1) Burton Coliseum (1,417)
01/05/2015 Houston Baptist L 56–68  6–7 (0–2) Burton Coliseum (1,104)
01/10/2015 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 61–71  6–8 (0–3) American Bank Center (488)
01/17/2015 at Sam Houston State L 60–69  6–9 (0–4) Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,540)
01/20/2015 Abilene Christian W 63–56  7–9 (1–4) Burton Coliseum (1,048)
01/24/2015 at Northwestern State L 67–93  7–10 (1–5) Prather Coliseum (2,712)
01/26/2015 at Incarnate Word L 84–86  7–11 (1–6) McDermott Center (672)
01/31/2015 New Orleans W 68–61  8–11 (2–6) Burton Coliseum (2,128)
02/02/2015 at Southeastern Louisiana W 73–60  9–11 (3–6) University Center (700)
02/07/2015 at Nicholls State L 59–70  9–12 (3–7) Stopher Gym (692)
02/09/2015 at New Orleans L 71–81  9–13 (3–8) Lakefront Arena (493)
02/14/2015 Northwestern State L 72–75  9–14 (3–9) Burton Coliseum (1,336)
02/16/2015 Southeastern Louisiana W 74–69  10–14 (4–9) Burton Coliseum (945)
02/21/2015 at Lamar L 53–58  10–15 (4–10) Montagne Center (3,543)
02/24/2015 at Central Arkansas W 77–60  11–15 (5–10) Farris Center (895)
02/28/2015 Nicholls State W 83–78 OT 12–15 (6–10) Burton Coliseum (1,563)
03/02/2015 Lamar W 70–69  13–15 (7–10) Burton Coliseum (1,201)
03/08/2015 Central Arkansas W 70–68  14–15 (8–10) Burton Coliseum (1,065)
Southland Tournament
03/11/2015 vs. Southeastern Louisiana W 62–60 OT 15–15 Merrell Center (1,029)
03/12/2015 vs. Northwestern State L 89–96  15–16 Merrell Center (1,213)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2014-15 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State athletics. Retrieved 2014-11-13.