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 Previous school Hometown
G 0 Johnson, ShaunShaun Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Pineville HS Pineville, LA
G 2 Burr, JamayaJamaya Burr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) So Ruston HS Ruston, LA
G 3 Garrett, KeelanKeelan Garrett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr St. Louis Catholic HS
Nicholls State
Lake Charles, LA
PG 5 Mathieu, MarcusMarcus Mathieu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Fr Plano East Senior HS Richardson, TX
F 10 McFerrin, CraigCraig McFerrin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Warren Harding HS (Ohio) Baton Rouge, LA
G 11 Hardy, KevinKevin Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr St. Louis Catholic HS Lake Charles, LA
F 13 Wells, JordanJordan Wells 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS Orange, TX
C 15 Moss, MatthewMatthew Moss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Charis Preparatory (Louisiana)
Louisiana-Lafayette
Anacoco, LA
G 23 Joubert, DerrellDerrell Joubert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Northwest HS Opelousas, LA
G/F 24 Potier, LanceLance Potier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So St. Martinville HS St. Martinville, LA
G 31 Ugochukwu, StephenStephen Ugochukwu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Argyle Liberty Christian Lewisville, TX
F 32 Guidry, DesharickDesharick Guidry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Washington-Marion HS Lake Charles, LA
G 35 Milovanovic, AndrijaAndrija Milovanovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Koledz Beograd HS Belgrade, Serbia
F 44 Lewis, AustinAustin Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Westfield HS Houston, TX
Head coach
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
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Out of Conference
11/14/2014*
8:30 pm, FSN
at Baylor L 39–80  0–1
Ferrell Center (6,158)
Waco, TX
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Louisiana College W 90–63  1–1
Burton Coliseum (544)
Lake Charles, LA
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm
Jarvis Christian W 85–70  2–1
Burton Coliseum (403)
Lake Charles, LA
11/29/2014*
7:00 pm, SECN
at LSU L 72–83  2–2
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,034)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/03/2014*
8:00 pm
Southern–New Orleans W 74–63  3–2
Burton Coliseum (477)
Lake Charles, LA
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette W 80–70  4–2
Burton Coliseum (1,086)
Lake Charles, LA
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm
at TCU L 50–68  4–3
Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,978)
Fort Worth, TX
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm
LSU–Alexandria W 84–68  5–3
Burton Coliseum (474)
Lake Charles, LA
12/20/2014*
1:00 pm
Toledo L 69–83  5–4
Burton Coliseum (391)
Lake Charles, LA
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
Central Michigan L 58–87  5–5
Burton Coliseum (567)
Lake Charles, LA
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm, SEC+
at Mississippi State W 66–47  6–5
Humphrey Coliseum (5,155)
Starkville, MS
Conference Games
01/03/2015
3:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 75–80  6–6
(0–1)
Burton Coliseum (1,417)
Lake Charles, LA
01/05/2015
7:00 pm
Houston Baptist L 56–68  6–7
(0–2)
Burton Coliseum (1,104)
Lake Charles, LA
01/10/2015
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 61–71  6–8
(0–3)
American Bank Center (488)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/17/2015
4:30 pm
at Sam Houston State L 60–69  6–9
(0–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,540)
Huntsville, TX
01/20/2015
7:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 63–56  7–9
(1–4)
Burton Coliseum (1,048)
Lake Charles, LA
01/24/2015
3:00 pm
at Northwestern State L 67–93  7–10
(1–5)
Prather Coliseum (2,712)
Natchitoches, LA
01/26/2015
7:30 pm
at Incarnate Word L 84–86  7–11
(1–6)
McDermott Center (672)
San Antonio, TX
01/31/2015
3:00 pm
New Orleans W 68–61  8–11
(2–6)
Burton Coliseum (2,128)
Lake Charles, LA
02/02/2015
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 73–60  9–11
(3–6)
University Center (700)
Hammond, LA
02/07/2015
3:30 pm
at Nicholls State L 59–70  9–12
(3–7)
Stopher Gym (692)
Thibodaux, LA
02/09/2015
7:00 pm
at New Orleans L 71–81  9–13
(3–8)
Lakefront Arena (493)
New Orleans, LA
02/14/2015
3:00 pm
Northwestern State L 72–75  9–14
(3–9)
Burton Coliseum (1,336)
Lake Charles, LA
02/16/2015
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 74–69  10–14
(4–9)
Burton Coliseum (945)
Lake Charles, LA
02/21/2015
6:00 pm
at Lamar L 53–58  10–15
(4–10)
Montagne Center (3,543)
Beaumont, TX
02/24/2015
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 77–60  11–15
(5–10)
Farris Center (895)
Conway, AR
02/28/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Nicholls State W 83–78 OT 12–15
(6–10)
Burton Coliseum (1,563)
Lake Charles, LA
03/02/2015
7:00 pm, RTSW
Lamar W 70–69  13–15
(7–10)
Burton Coliseum (1,201)
Lake Charles, LA
03/08/2015
1:00 pm
Central Arkansas W 70–68  14–15
(8–10)
Burton Coliseum (1,065)
Lake Charles, LA
Southland Tournament
03/11/2015
5:00 pm
vs. Southeastern Louisiana W 62–60 OT 15–15
Merrell Center (1,029)
Katy, TX
03/12/2015
5:00 pm
vs. Northwestern State L 89–96  15–16
Merrell Center (1,213)
Katy, TX
*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.
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