2024–25 McNeese Cowboys basketball team

2024–25 McNeese Cowboys basketball
2024–25 McNeese Cowboys basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	2–2 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Will Wade (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Brandon Chambers
Assistant coaches	Vernon Hamilton; Nick Flory;
Home arena	The Legacy Center; Burton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Incarnate Word	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
UT Rio Grande Valley	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Houston Christian	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
McNeese	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Northwestern State	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Nicholls	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Lamar	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
East Texas A&M*	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
New Orleans	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 Southland tournament winner As of November 20, 2024

The 2024–25 McNeese Cowboys basketball team represents McNeese State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by second-year head coach Will Wade, play their home games on-campus at The Legacy Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as members of the Southland Conference.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 4, 2024* 5:00 pm, YouTube	at South Dakota State	L 73–80	0–1	18 – A. Breed	9 – C. Shumate	2 – J. Garcia	Frost Arena (2,878) Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 7, 2024* 7:30 pm, −	Biblical Studies	W 111–57	1–1	7 – J. Garcia	8 – O. Cooper	13 – O. Cooper	The Legacy Center (3,036) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 11, 2024* 6:00 pm, SEC/ESPN+	at No. 2 Alabama	L 64–72	1–2	19 – S. Parker	9 – J. Charles	2 – A. Breed	Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov 18, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Texas	W 68–61	2–2	18 – S. Parker	9 – J. Charles	8 – O. Cooper	UNT Coliseum (3,537) Denton, TX
Nov 18, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Illinois State Paradise Jam						UVI Gym Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 23 or 24, 2024* 2:00 pm or 4:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. TBD Paradise Jam						UVI Gym Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 25, 2024* TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBD Paradise Jam						UVI Gym Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Dec 3, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Santa Clara						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Dec 7, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	LeTourneau						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Dec 14, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPNU	at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
Dec 22, 2024* 2:00 pm	at Louisiana						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
Conference regular season
Dec 28, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	New Orleans						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Dec 30, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Jan 4, 2025 2:15 pm, ESPN+	at East Texas A&M						The Field House Commerce, TX
Jan 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Northwestern State						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
Jan 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Nicholls						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Jan 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Houston Christian						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
Jan 18, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Lamar Battle of the Border (Rivalry)						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Jan 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Jan 25, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley						UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
Jan 27, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 1, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at Nicholls						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Feb 3, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Incarnate Word						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Feb 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Northwestern State						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Feb 10, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	East Texas A&M						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Feb 15, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Feb 17, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA
Feb 22, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Feb 24, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Mar 1, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
Mar 3, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.

Source^[1]^[2]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
^ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 21, 2024.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2024.

[2] "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 21, 2024.

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v t e McNeese Cowboys basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1945–1956) McNeese Arena (1956–1972) Lake Charles Civic Center (1972–1986) Burton Coliseum (1986–2018) The Legacy Center (2018–present)
Rivalries	Lamar
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NAIA national championship in bold