2023–24 McNeese Cowboys basketball team

2023–24 McNeese Cowboys basketball
2023–24 McNeese Cowboys basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	14–2 (3–0 Southland)
Head coach	Will Wade (1st season);
Associate head coach	Brandon Chambers
Assistant coaches	Vernon Hamilton; Nick Flory;
Home arena	The Legacy Center; Burton Coliseum

2023–24 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese	3	–	0	1.000	14	–	2	.875
Lamar	3	–	0	1.000	9	–	7	.563
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	2	–	1	.667	9	–	7	.563
New Orleans	2	–	1	.667	7	–	9	.438
Nicholls	2	–	1	.667	7	–	9	.438
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	2	.333	6	–	10	.375
Houston Christian	1	–	2	.333	3	–	11	.214
Northwestern State	1	–	2	.333	3	–	13	.188
Texas A&M–Commerce*	0	–	3	.000	6	–	10	.375
Incarnate Word	0	–	3	.000	5	–	11	.313
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 Southland tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 McNeese Cowboys basketball team represents McNeese State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by first-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.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 142 votes overall and 6 first place votes, the Cowboys were picked to finish second in the conference.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern	144 (6)
2	McNeese	142 (6)
3	New Orleans	132 (3)
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	124 (5)
5	Northwestern State	84
6	Nicholls	71
7	Texas A&M–Commerce	66
8	Houston Christian	50
9	Lamar	45
10	Incarnate Word	42

Preseason All Conference

Christian Shumate, forward, and Shahada Wells, guard, were selected as first team members of a Preseason all conference team. Javohn Garcia, guard, was selected as a second team member.^[1]

Roster

2023–24 McNeese Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	T'John Brown	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Fr	Dallas, TX
G	1	Omar Cooper	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, GA
G	2	DJ Richards, Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Houston, TX
G	3	Mike Saunders, Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Indianapolis, IN
F	5	Antavion Collum	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Memphis, TN
F	10	Roberts Berze	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Sigulda, Latvia
F	11	CJ Felder	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	Sr	Sumter, SC
F	12	Dionjahe Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	So	Houma, LA
G	13	Shahada Wells	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	GS	Amarillo, TX
G	14	Javohn Garcia	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Columbus, OH
G	20	Wesley Fields	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	RS Fr	Baton Rouge, LA
F	22	Seth Mays	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	RS Jr	Baton Rouge, LA
F	23	Nasir Mann	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Gainesville, FL
F	24	Christian Shumate	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Chicago, IL
F	35	Cameron Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	GS	Memphis, TN

Head coach

Will Wade (Clemson)

Assistant coach(es)

Brandon Chambers (VCU)
Vernon Hamilton (Clemson)
Nick Flory

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 18, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at VCU	W 76–65	1–0	23 – S. Wells	13 – C. Shumate	4 – S. Wells	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
Nov 10, 2023* 4:00 pm	Biblical Studies	W 96–55	2–0	26 – A. Collum	8 – A. Collum	5 – O. Cooper	The Legacy Center (2,221) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 13, 2023* 7:00 pm	Champion Christian	W 110–46	3–0	15 – Tied (2)	10 – C. Shumate	4 – Tied (2)	The Legacy Center (1,970) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 14, 2023* 7:00 pm	LeTourneau	W 81–49	4–0	15 – DJ Richards, Jr.	10 – C. Shumate	6 – C. Jones	The Legacy Center (1,924) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 18, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Carolina	L 74–76	4–1	37 – S. Wells	8 – C. Shumate	3 – S. Wells	Ramsey Center (1,916) Cullowhee, NC
Nov 21, 2023* 3:00 pm	vs. Texas State Louisiana Tech MTE	W 59–48	5–1	15 – A, Collum	11 – A. Collum	4 – O. Cooper	Thomas Assembly Center (132) Ruston, LA
Nov 22, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech MTE	L 62–71	5–2	15 – C. Shumate	7 – A. Collum	5 – S. Wells	Thomas Assembly Center (2,012) Ruston, LA
Nov 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UAB	W 81–60	6–2	36 – S. Wells	21 – C. Shumate	7 – O. Cooper	Bartow Arena (2,976) Birmingham, AL
Dec 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Martin	W 91–80	7–2	25 – S. Wells	8 – S. Wells	6 – S. Wells	The Legacy Center (2,269) Lake Charles, LA
Dec 5, 2023* 7:00 pm	Mississippi University	W 92–23	8–2	15 – D. Richards Jr.	8 – N. Mann	10 – O. Cooper	The Legacy Center (2,073) Lake Charles, LA
Dec 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Miss	W 67–48	9–2	24 – D. Richards Jr.	14 – A. Collum	4 – S. Wells	The Legacy Center (3,494) Lake Charles, LA
Dec 17, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana	W 74–72	10–2	18 – S. Wells	8 – S. Wells	5 – S. Wells	The Legacy Center (4,300) Lake Charles, LA
Dec 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, BTN	at Michigan	W 87–76	11–2	30 – S. Wells	10 – S. Wells	6 – S. Wells	Crisler Center (12,588) Ann Arbor, MI
Southland Conference regular season
Jan 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Commerce	W 73–67	12–2 (1–0)	25 – S. Wells	10 – S. Wells	5 – O. Cooper	The Field House (446) Commerce, TX
Jan 8, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Northwestern State	W 68–59	13–2 (2–0)	18 – S. Wells	10 – C. Shumate	5 – S. Wells	Prather Coliseum (1,035) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	W 74–65	14–2 (3–0)	22 – J. Garcia	11 – C. Shumate	7 – S. Well	The Legacy Center (4,200) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Lamar Battle of the Border (Rivalry)						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Jan 20, 2024 TBA, ESPN+	at Incarnate Word						McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
Jan 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	New Orleans						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Jan 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northwestern State						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Feb 3, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA
Feb 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Commerce						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Feb 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Feb 12, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Houston Christian						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
Feb 17, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Nicholls						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Feb 24, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Incarnate Word						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Feb 26, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar Battle of the Border (Rivalry)						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
Mar 2, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Nicholls						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Mar 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Houston Christian						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Mar 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[2]

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week	Shahada Wells	G	December 4, 2023	^[3]
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week	DJ Richards	G	December 18, 2023	^[4]
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week	Shahada Wells	G	January 2, 2024	^[5]

References

1 2 "Southeastern Edges Out McNeese as Favorites in Men's Hoops Preseason Poll; Team Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
↑ James Hill (December 4, 2023). "McNeese's Wells garners Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week accolade". Retrieved December 5, 2023.
↑ James Hill (December 18, 2023). "McNeese's Richards Earns Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
↑ James Hill (January 2, 2024). "McNeese's Wells Earns First Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week of 2024". Retrieved January 8, 2024.

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[PrePolls-1] 1 2 "Southeastern Edges Out McNeese as Favorites in Men's Hoops Preseason Poll; Team Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2023.

[3] James Hill (December 4, 2023). "McNeese's Wells garners Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week accolade". Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[4] James Hill (December 18, 2023). "McNeese's Richards Earns Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[5] James Hill (January 2, 2024). "McNeese's Wells Earns First Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week of 2024". Retrieved January 8, 2024.

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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
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
NAIA national championship in bold