2018–19 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

2018–19 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
2018–19 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	9–22 (5–13 Southland)
Head coach	Heath Schroyer (1st season);
Assistant coaches	John Aiken; Mike Dubose; Jalen Courtney; Kyle Drennan (Director of Operations);
Home arena	Health and Human Performance Education Complex; Capacity (4,200)
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Sam Houston State	16	–	2	.889	21	–	12	.636
Abilene Christian †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	7	.794
Southeastern Louisiana	12	–	6	.667	17	–	16	.515
New Orleans	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Lamar	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Texas A&M–CC	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Central Arkansas	8	–	10	.444	14	–	19	.424
Houston Baptist	8	–	10	.444	12	–	18	.400
Stephen F. Austin	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Nicholls	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Northwestern State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
McNeese State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Incarnate Word	1	–	17	.056	6	–	25	.194


† 2019 Southland tournament winner

The 2018–19 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were led by 1st-year head coach Heath Schroyer and played their home games at the new on-campus Health and Human Performance Education Complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2017–18 season 11–17, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.^[1]

Roster

2018–19 McNeese State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	0	Malik Hines	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Jackson, Mississippi
F	1	Jeremy Harrell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Pickens, Mississippi
G	2	James Harvey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Sr	Amite, Louisiana
F	3	Richard Laku	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Dallas, Texas
G	5	Kevin Hunt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	10	Jarren Greenwood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
G	11	Myles Hutchinson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Abbeville, Louisiana
G	14	Trey Touchet	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Lafayette, Louisiana
G	22	Roydell Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	New Orleans, Louisiana
F	23	Sha'markus Kennedy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
F	24	Will Robinson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Baltimore, Maryland
F	30	Adrian Brown	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
G		Tykeem Anderson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Ruston, Louisiana
F		Spencer Foley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
G		A.J. Lawson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Bryan, Texas

Head coach

Heath Schroyer

Assistant coach(es)

John Aiken
Mike Dubose
Jalen Courtney

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2018-08-24

Schedule and results

Sources:^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018* 9:00 pm	at Saint Mary's MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site	L 65-87	0–1	McKeon Pavilion (2,673) Moraga, CA
Nov 9, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N	at Arizona State MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site	L 52-80	0–2	Wells Fargo Arena (8,515) Tempe, AZ
Nov 16, 2018* 6:30 pm	Loyola (New Orleans)	L 78–79	0–3	H&HP Complex (2,599) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 20, 2018* 6:30 pm	Mobile	W 74–60	1–3	H&HP Complex (1,823) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 23, 2018* 6:30 pm	Mississippi College	W 80–42	2–3	H&HP Complex (1,710) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at SMU	L 59–91	2–4	Moody Coliseum (5,384) University Park, TX
Dec 1, 2018* 3:00 pm	at North Carolina Central	L 66–67	2–5	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,076) Durham, NC
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at No. 22 Mississippi State	L 77–90	2–6	Humphrey Coliseum (6,347) Starkville, MS
Dec 13, 2018* 6:30 pm	North Carolina Central	W 77–61	3–6	H&HP Complex (1,973) Lake Charles, LA
Dec 15, 2018* 6:00 pm	at UMKC	L 67–80	3–7	Swinney Recreation Center (1,012) Kansas City, MO
Dec 18, 2018* 6:30 pm	Louisiana	L 67–80	3–8	H&HP Complex (2,590) Lake Charles, LA
Dec 22, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 64–68	3–9	UTRGV Fieldhouse (456) Edinburg, TX
Dec 30, 2018* 4:00 pm	Campbellsville–Harrodsburg	W 91–73	4–9	H&HP Complex (1,723) Lake Charles, LA
Southland regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	W 88–77	5–9 (1–0)	McDermott Convocation Center (170) San Antonio, TX
Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm	at Northwestern State	L 61–66	5–10 (1–1)	Prather Coliseum (1,620) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 9, 2019 6:30 pm	Abilene Christian	L 72–73	5–11 (1–2)	H&HP Complex (1,782) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 12, 2019 4:15 pm	at New Orleans	L 66–79	5–12 (1–3)	Lakefront Arena (625) New Orleans, LA
Jan 16, 2019 6:30 pm	Nicholls State	W 86–75	6–12 (2–3)	H&HP Complex (2,278) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm, ELVN / SLC Digital	Southeastern Louisiana	L 71–74	6–13 (2–4)	H&HP Complex (2,497) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Houston Baptist	W 79–73	7–13 (3–4)	H&HP Complex (2,383) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm, ELVN / SLC Digital	Lamar	L 75–84	7–14 (3–5)	H&HP Complex (2,492) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 6, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN3	at Sam Houston State	L 62–77	7–15 (3–6)	Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,193) Huntsville, TX
Feb 9, 2019 3:00 pm	Northwestern State	L 72–74	7–16 (3–7)	H&HP Complex (2,722) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 13, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin	L 57–67	7–17 (3–8)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,158) Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	L 52–88	7–18 (3–9)	University Center (884) Hammond, LA
Feb 20, 2019 6:30 pm	Central Arkansas	W 83–75	8–18 (4–9)	H&HP Complex (2,021) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm	New Orleans	L 51–60	8–19 (4–10)	H&HP Complex (2,221) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 27, 2019	at Nicholls State	W 84–75	9–19 (5–10)	Stopher Gym (305) Thibodaux, LA
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm	at Houston Baptist	L 65–86	9–20 (5–11)	Sharp Gymnasium (781) Houston, TX
Mar 6, 2019 6:30 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 50–59	9–21 (5–12)	H&HP Complex (2,426) Lake Charles, LA
Mar 9, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar	L 58–83	9–22 (5–13)	Montagne Center (5,218) Beaumont, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "McNeese St Cowboys Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
^ Chris Dobbertean (August 17, 2018). "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". SBNation. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
^ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

[1] "McNeese St Cowboys Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 18, 2018.

[2] Chris Dobbertean (August 17, 2018). "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". SBNation. Retrieved August 18, 2018.

[3] "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University. Retrieved October 19, 2018.

[4] "McNeese Cowboys Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2018.

[5] "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

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Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1945–1956) McNeese Arena (1956–1972) Lake Charles Civic Center (1972–1986) Burton Coliseum (1986–2018) The Legacy Center (2018–present)
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People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NAIA national championship in bold

Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References