2012–13 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

2012–13 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record14–17 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Dumars
  • Steve Welch
  • Patrick Haynes
Home arenaBurton Coliseum
Sudduth Coliseum
Seasons
2012–13 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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
Southeastern 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–Corpus Christi* 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
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/09/2012*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana College W 72–54  1–0
 Burton Coliseum (492)
Lake Charles, LA
11/13/2012*
7:00 pm, CST 		at LSU L 48–73  1–1
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,776)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/15/2012*
7:00 pm 		at Southeast Missouri State L 53–64  1–2
 Show Me Center (2,125)
Cape Girardeau, MO
11/20/2012*
7:00 pm 		at Ole Miss L 50–76  1–3
 Tad Smith Coliseum (3,511)
Oxford, MS
11/27/2012*
7:30 pm 		Centenary W 93–62  2–3
 Burton Coliseum (1,035)
Lake Charles, LA
12/03/2012*
6:30 pm 		UT–Tyler W 73–47  3–3
 Burton Coliseum (489)
Lake Charles, LA
12/08/2012*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana–Lafayette W 77–72  4–3
 Sudduth Coliseum (1,165)
Lake Charles, LA
12/12/2012*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana Tech W 80–72  5–3
 Burton Coliseum (726)
Lake Charles, LA
12/16/2012*
5:00 pm, FSSW 		at Texas Tech W 80–75  6–3
 United Spirit Arena (6,144)
Lubbock, TX
12/22/2012*
11:00 am, ESPNU 		at No. 23 North Carolina L 63–97  6–4
 Dean Smith Center (18,258)
Chapel Hill, NC
01/03/2013
7:30 pm 		at Northwestern State L 63–78  6–5
(0–1) 		Prather Coliseum (1,922)
Natchitoches, LA
01/05/2013
6:15 pm 		at Stephen F. Austin L 43–71  6–6
(0–2) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,001)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/07/2013
7:30 pm 		Nicholls State L 63–64  6–7
(0–3) 		Burton Coliseum (639)
Lake Charles, LA
01/10/2013
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 75–71  7–7
(1–3) 		Burton Coliseum (584)
Lake Charles, LA
01/12/2013
3:15 pm 		Sam Houston State L 57–72  7–8
(1–4) 		Burton Coliseum (722)
Lake Charles, LA
01/19/2013
3:00 pm 		Lamar W 74–50  8–8
(2–4) 		Burton Coliseum (1,524)
Lake Charles, LA
01/24/2013
7:30 pm 		at Central Arkansas L 98–103 3OT 8–9
(2–5) 		Farris Center (2,712)
Conway, AR
01/26/2013
7:30 pm, FCS 		at Oral Roberts L 54–75  8–10
(2–6) 		Mabee Center (3,960)
Tulsa, OK
01/30/2013
7:50 pm 		Stephen F. Austin L 39–59  8–11
(2–7) 		Sudduth Coliseum (626)
Lake Charles, LA
02/03/2013
4:30 pm 		Northwestern State L 74–86  8–12
(2–8) 		Sudduth Coliseum (378)
Lake Charles, LA
02/07/2013
7:45 pm, ESPN3 		at Sam Houston State W 59–58 OT 9–12
(3–8) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,672)
Huntsville, TX
02/09/2013
7:00 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 58–61  9–13
(3–9) 		American Bank Center (1,873)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/16/2013
6:30 pm, CSN Houston 		at Lamar W 69–62  10–13
(4–9) 		Montagne Center (2,837)
Beaumont, TX
02/19/2013
7:50 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 65–58  11–13
(5–9) 		Burton Coliseum (1,005)
Lake Charles, LA
02/23/2013*
1:00 pm 		at Toledo
BracketBusters 		L 66–79  11–14
 Savage Arena (4,393)
Toledo, OH
02/28/2013
7:30 pm 		Oral Roberts W 56–54  12–14
(6–9) 		Burton Coliseum (1,192)
Lake Charles, LA
03/02/2013
4:30 pm 		Central Arkansas L 67–68  12–15
(6–10) 		Burton Coliseum (2,231)
Lake Charles, LA
03/07/2013
7:35 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 68–79  12–16
(6–11) 		University Center (1,317)
Hammond, LA
03/09/2013
4:00 pm 		at Nicholls State W 91–88 2OT 13–16
(7–11) 		Stopher Gym (670)
Thibodaux, LA
2013 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013
5:00 pm 		vs. Nicholls State
First Round 		W 62–59  14–16
 Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,276)
Katy, TX
03/14/2013
5:00 pm 		vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Quarterfinals 		L 65–85  14–17
 Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,480)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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