2015–16 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

2015–16 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record8–21 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Dumars
  • Steve Welch
  • Preston David
Home arenaBurton Coliseum
(Capacity: 8,000)
Seasons
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin † 18 – 0   1.000 28 – 6   .824
Texas A&M–CC 15 – 3   .833 25 – 8   .758
Sam Houston State 12 – 6   .667 18 – 16   .529
Incarnate Word* 12 – 6   .667 17 – 12   .586
Houston Baptist 10 – 8   .556 17 – 17   .500
Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 9   .500 12 – 21   .364
Abilene Christian* 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419
McNeese State 7 – 11   .389 9 – 20   .310
Central Arkansas** 6 – 12   .333 7 – 21   .250
New Orleans 6 – 12   .333 10 – 20   .333
Nicholls State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 23   .324
Northwestern State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 20   .286
Lamar 3 – 15   .167 11 – 19   .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 Southland tournament winner

The 2015–16 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were led by tenth year head coach Dave Simmons and played their home games at Burton Coliseum. The Cowboys were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with a record of 8–21, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Nicholls State in the first round of the Southland tournament.

Preseason

The Cowboys were picked to finish tenth (10th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and eighth (8th) in the Sports Information Directors Poll.[1]

Roster

2015–16 McNeese State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Shaun Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Pineville HS Pineville, LA
G 1 Jamaya Burr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Ruston HS Ruston, LA
G 2 James Harvey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Amite HS Amite, LA
F 3 Richard Laku 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Sachse HS Dallas, TX
G 5 Kevin Ross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Ontario Christian HS Chino Hills, CA
G 10 Jarren Greenwood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bellaire HS Houston, TX
C 13 Matthew Moss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Charis Preparatory (Louisiana)
Louisiana-Lafayette 		Anacoco, LA
G 14 Andrija Milovanovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Koledz Beograd HS Belgrade, Serbia
15 Craig McFerrin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Warren Harding HS Baton Rouge, LA
G/F 21 Tevin Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Willettson Senior HS
Jacksonville College 		Perth, Western Australia
G 23 Derrell Joubert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Northwest HS Opelousas, LA
G/F 24 Lance Potier 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Martinville HS St. Martinville, LA
F 30 Adrian Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Northshore HS Houston, TX
G 31 Stephen Ugochukwu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Argyle Liberty Christian Lewisville, TX
F 44 Austin Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr 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: 2015-12-05

Schedule and results

Source[2][3]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
8:00 pm 		at No. 21 LSU L 70–81  0–1
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,679)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 17, 2015*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana College L 70–73  0–2
 Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA
November 20, 2015*
7:00 pm 		at No. 8 Oklahoma L 56–85  0–3
 Lloyd Noble Center (8,364)
Norman, OK
November 25, 2015*
2:00 pm 		Dillard W 80–79  1–3
 Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA
November 28, 2015*
3:00 pm, Root 		Texas State L 67–70  1–4
 Burton Coliseum (N/A)
Lake Charles, LA
November 30, 2015*
6:00 pm 		at Central Michigan L 73–74  1–5
 McGuirk Arena (2,153)
Mount Pleasant, MI
September 12, 2015*
7:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Lafayette L 64–97  1–6
 CajunDome (3,571)
Lafayette, LA
December 12, 2015*
6:30 pm, BTN 		at Indiana L 60–105  1–7
 Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
December 16, 2015*
7:30 pm 		LSU–Alexandria W 77–72  2–7
 Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA
December 22, 2015*
10:00 pm, Pac-12 		at UCLA L 53–67  2–8
 Pauley Pavilion (6,499)
Los Angeles
December 29, 2015*
7:00 pm 		Jarvis Christian Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA
Southland regular season
February 1, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Stephen F. Austin L 57–86  2–9
(0–1) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,284)
Nacogdoches, TX
May 1, 2016
7:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist L 73–82  2–10
(0–2) 		Sharp Gymnasium (657)
Houston, TX
September 1, 2016
3:00 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 68–77  2–11
(0–3) 		Burton Coliseum (520)
Lake Charles, LA
January 16, 2016
3:00 pm 		Sam Houston State W 72–68  3–11
(1–3) 		Burton Coliseum (453)
Lake Charles, LA
January 19, 2016
7:00 pm 		at Abilene Christian L 67–75  3–12
(1–4) 		Moody Coliseum (1,619)
Abilene, TX
January 23, 2016
3:00 pm 		Northwestern State W 75–74  4–12
(2–4) 		Burton Coliseum (1,231)
Lake Charles, LA
January 25, 2016
7:00 pm 		Incarnate Word W 79–76 OT 5–12
(3–4) 		Burton Coliseum (401)
Lake Charles, LA
January 30, 2016
6:15 pm 		at New Orleans L 64–76  5–13
(3–5) 		Lakefront Arena (1,108)
New Orleans, LA
January 2, 2016
7:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 80–82  5–14
(3–6) 		University Center (1,030)
Hammond, LA
June 2, 2016
3:30 pm 		at Nicholls State L 56–71  5–15
(3–7) 		Stopher Gym (592)
Thibodaux, LA
November 2, 2016
7:00 pm 		New Orleans W 87–76  6–15
(4–7) 		Burton Coliseum (302)
Lake Charles, LA
February 13, 2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northwestern State L 78–87  6–16
(4–8) 		Prather Coliseum (1,837)
Natchitoches, LA
February 15, 2016
8:00 pm, ASN 		Southeastern Louisiana L 76–79  6–17
(4–9) 		Burton Coliseum (350)
Lake Charles, LA
February 20, 2010
3:00 pm 		Lamar L 76–87  6–18
(4–10) 		Burton Coliseum (1,403)
Lake Charles, LA
February 22, 2016
7:00 pm 		Central Arkansas L 82–88  6–19
(4–11) 		Burton Coliseum (331)
Lake Charles, LA
February 27, 2016
3:00 pm 		Nicholls State W 71–69 OT 7–19
(5–11) 		Burton Coliseum (N/A)
Lake Charles, LA
February 29, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Lamar W 77–74  8–19
(6–11) 		Montagne Center (2,143)
Beaumont, TX
May 3, 2016
4:00 pm 		at Central Arkansas L 77–85  8–20
(6–12) 		Farris Center (823)
Conway, AR
Southland tournament
September 3, 2016
Nicholls State 		vs. Nicholls State
First round 		L 90–94 2OT 8–21
 Merrell Center (1,077)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Conference Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015–16 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "McNeese State Cowboys Schedule – 2015–16". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.