2020–21 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

2020–21 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record10–14 (4–10 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachJohn Aiken
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Dubose
  • Jalen Courtney
Home arenaBurton Coliseum
Seasons
2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nicholls 14 – 2   .875 18 – 7   .720
Abilene Christian † 13 – 2   .867 24 – 5   .828
Sam Houston State 13 – 3   .813 19 – 9   .679
Stephen F. Austin* 12 – 3   .800 16 – 5   .762
Northwestern State 9 – 7   .563 11 – 18   .379
New Orleans 8 – 7   .533 10 – 15   .400
Lamar 6 – 10   .375 10 – 18   .357
Incarnate Word 5 – 9   .357 8 – 14   .364
Southeastern Louisiana 5 – 10   .333 8 – 18   .308
McNeese State 4 – 10   .286 10 – 14   .417
Houston Baptist 4 – 11   .267 6 – 19   .240
Central Arkansas 4 – 12   .250 5 – 19   .208
Texas A&M–CC 2 – 13   .133 5 – 19   .208
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
† 2021 Southland tournament winner

The 2020–21 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by third-year head coach Heath Schroyer, played their home games at Burton Coliseum, due to hurricane damage at the HH&P Complex,[1] in Lake Charles, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2019–20 season 15–17, 10–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland tournament to Lamar.

Roster

2020–21 McNeese State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Dru Kuxhausen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Scottsbluff, Nebraska
F 1 Jeremy Harrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Pickens, Mississippi
F 2 Keyshawn Feazell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr New Hebron, Mississippi
G 3 Collin Warren 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Houston, Texas
G 5 Evan Palmquist 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Houston, Texas
G 10 Braelon Bush 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Silsbee, Texas
G 11 Myles Hutchinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Abbeville, Louisiana
G 12 A.J. Lawson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Bryan, Texas
G 13 Luis Rivas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Guadalajara, Mexico
G 15 Zach Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Miami, Florida
F 20 Jordan Henderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Katy, Texas
F 23 Carlos Rosario 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
F 24 Chris Orlina 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Norfolk, Virginia
G 31 Colson Snider 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Lake Charles, Louisiana
G 45 Ra'Shawn Langston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Little Rock, Arkansas
G Harwin Francois 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Fort Myers, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • John Aiken
  • Mike Dubose
  • Jalen Courtney
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 20, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
11:00 am, BTN 		at Nebraska L 55–102  0–1
 Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
November 30, 2020*
6:30 pm 		Bacone College Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA
December 2, 2020*
6:30 pm 		Dallas Christian W 140–37  1–1
 Burton Coliseum (353)
Lake Charles, LA
December 4, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin L 76–86  1–2
 William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
December 11, 2020*
6:30 pm 		Campbellsville Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA
December 12, 2020*
6:30 pm 		Carver W 96–53  2–2
 Burton Coliseum (366)
Lake Charles, LA
December 14, 2020*
6:30 pm 		Arlington Baptist W 110–64  3–2
 Burton Coliseum (240)
Lake Charles, LA
December 15, 2020*
6:30 pm 		Arlington Baptist W 114–50  4–2
 Burton Coliseum (244)
Lake Charles, LA
December 18, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Austin Peay Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Dunn Center 
Clarksville, TN
December 19, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana L 65–75  4–3
 Cajundome (314)
Lafayette, LA
December 29, 2020*
6:30 pm 		Champion Christian W 94–36  5–3
 Burton Coliseum (377)
Lake Charles, LA
December 30, 2020*
6:30 pm 		Champion Christian W 91–76  6–3
 Burton Coliseum (311)
Lake Charles, LA
Southland regular season
January 2, 2021
4:00 pm 		Central Arkansas L 67–81  6–4
(0–1) 		Burton Coliseum (477)
Lake Charles, LA
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm 		Northwestern State L 75–78  6–5
(0–2) 		Burton Coliseum (535)
Lake Charles, LA
January 13, 2021
 at Incarnate Word L 61–63  6–6
(0–3) 		McDermott Center (176)
San Antonio, TX
January 16, 2021
6:00 pm 		at New Orleans L 84–99  6–7
(0–4) 		Lakefront Arena (486)
New Orleans, LA
January 20, 2021
6:30 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana L 88–92  6–8
(0–5) 		Burton Coliseum (261)
Lake Charles, LA
January 23, 2021
7:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist W 74–71  7–8
(1–5) 		Sharp Gymnasium (140)
Houston, TX
January 27, 2021
7:00 pm 		at Nicholls L 69–76  7–9
(1–6) 		Stopher Gymnasium (230)
Thibodaux, LA
January 30, 2021
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lamar L 56–64  7–10
(1–7) 		Montagne Center (2,359)
Thibodaux, LA
February 6, 2021
4:00 pm 		at Central Arkansas W 80–70  8–10
(2–7) 		Farris Center (486)
Conway, AR
February 13, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State L 66–69  8–11
(2–8) 		Prather Coliseum (602)
Natchitoches, LA
February 17, 2021
6:30 pm 		Incarnate Word Postponed due to weather Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm 		New Orleans Postponed due to weather Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA
February 24, 2021
7:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana W 95–91  9–11
(3–8) 		University Center (511)
Hammond, LA
February 27, 2021
7:30 pm 		Houston Baptist W 85–58  10–11
(4–8) 		Burton Coliseum (291)
Lake Charles, LA
March 4, 2021
6:30 pm 		Nicholls L 67–80  10–12
(4–9) 		Burton Coliseum (255)
Lake Charles, LA
March 6, 2021
4:00 pm 		Lamar L 51–60  10–13
(4–10) 		Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA
Southland tournament
March 9, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(9) vs. (8) Southeastern Louisiana
First round 		L 68–71  10–14
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ McNeese Sports Information. "McNeese basketball to play at Burton Coliseum for 2021 season". kplctv.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2020.