2020–21 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 10–14 (4–10 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | John Aiken |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Burton Coliseum |
Seasons |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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