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(Top) 1 Previous season 2 Preseason polls 2.1 Southland Conference Poll 2.2 Preseason All Conference 3 Roster 4 Schedule and results 5 See also 6 References

2022–23 McNeese Cowboys basketball team

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2022–23 McNeese Cowboys basketball

Conference	Southland Conference
Record	11–23 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach	John Aiken (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Thomas Gray
Assistant coaches	Michael Moynihan Brandon Shingles
Home arena	The Legacy Center Burton Coliseum
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi †	14	–	4	.778	24	–	11	.686
Northwestern State	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Southeastern Louisiana	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Nicholls	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
Texas A&M–Commerce*	9	–	9	.500	13	–	20	.394
Houston Christian	7	–	11	.389	10	–	22	.313
New Orleans	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
McNeese	6	–	12	.333	11	–	23	.324
Incarnate Word	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Lamar	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2023 Southland tournament winner

The 2022–23 McNeese Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by second-year head coach John Aiken, played their home games on-campus at The Legacy CenterinLake Charles, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Cowboys finished the 2021–22 season with an 11–22 overall record and were 4–10 in conference play. They qualified as the seventh seed in the 2022 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament winning their first round game against sixth seed Northwestern State 80–67. Their season ended with a second round loss to third seeded New Orleans 78–82.^[1]

Preseason polls[edit]

Southland Conference Poll[edit]

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 97 votes overall, the Cowboys were picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	149 (11)
2	Nicholls	137 (6)
3	New Orleans	129 (2)
4	Southeastern	105
5	McNeese	97
6	Northwestern State	92
7	Texas A&M–Commerce	56
8	Houston Christian	55 (1)
9	Lamar	44
10	Incarnate Word	36

Preseason All Conference[edit]

Christian Shumate was selected as a member of the Preseason All Conference first team.^[3]

Roster[edit]

2022–23 McNeese Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Ty McMillan	6ft9in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	New Orleans, Louisiana
F	1	Trae English	6ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Baltimore, Maryland
G	2	Donovan Oday	6ft3in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Arlington, Texas
G	3	Rhyjon Blackwell	6ft1in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Baldwin, New York
G	5	Johnathan Massie	6ft6in (1.98 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	So	Houston, Texas
F	10	Roberts Berze	6ft7in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Sigulda, Latvia
G	11	Rashad Bolden	6ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Jackson, Mississippi
F	12	Dionjahe Thomas	6ft8in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Houma, Louisiana
G/F	13	Justin Norris	6ft6in (1.98 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
F	14	Wesley Fields	5ft10in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	15	Zach Scott	6ft4in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Miami, Florida
F	21	Zach Blackwell	6ft9in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Lake Charles, Louisiana
G	22	Harwin Francois	6ft5in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Fort Myers, Florida
F	23	Malachi Rhodes	6ft8in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
F	24	Christian Shumate	6ft7in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

John Aiken (Southern Maine)

Assistant coach(es)

Thomas Gray (Mississippi College)
Michael Moynihan (North Georgia)
Brandon Shingles (Morehead State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2022

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2022* 7:00 pm		Champion Christian	W 110–54	1–0	The Legacy Center (1,581) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 11, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulane	L 58–75	1–1	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,363) New Orleans, LA
Nov 18, 2022* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina McNeese MTE	L 69–88	1–2	The Legacy Center (1,497) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 19, 2022* 1:30 pm		Lindenwood McNeese MTE	L 60–78	1–3	The Legacy Center (1,520) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 20, 2022* 1:30 pm, ESPN+		Lamar McNeese MTE	W 66–57	2–3	The Legacy Center (1,536) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 23, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 7 Baylor	L 60–89	2–4	Ferrell Center (8,181) Waco, TX
Nov 28, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Martin	L 83–86	2–5	Skyhawk Arena (1,104) Martin, TN
Nov 30, 2022* 6:15 pm, SECN		at No. 13 Tennessee	L 40–76	2–6	Thompson–Boling Arena (15,927) Knoxville, TN
Dec 5, 2022* 7:00 pm		Ecclesia College Exhibition Game	W 103–68	–	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Dec 9, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	W 52–49	3–6	McLeod Center (3,620) Cedar Falls, IA
Dec 11, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 20 Iowa State	L 40–77	3–7	Hilton Coliseum (12,886) Ames, IA
Dec 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana	L 70–78	3–8	The Legacy Center (2,101) Lake Charles, LA
Dec 18, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Miss	L 67–86	3–9	Reed Green Coliseum (2,600) Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 3 Houston	L 44–83	3–10	Fertitta Center (7,418) Houston, TX
Southland Conference regular season
Dec 31, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar Battle of the Border	W 81–62	4–10 (1–0)	Montagne Center (1,898) Beaumont, TX
Jan 5, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Northwestern State	W 92–77	5–10 (2–0)	The Legacy Center (3,304) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 7, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Commerce	L 80–82 ^OT	5–11 (2–1)	The Legacy Center (2,096) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 12, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northwestern State	L 75–89	5–12 (2–2)	Prather Coliseum (1,295) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 14, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Houston Christian	L 81–90	5–13 (2–3)	The Legacy Center (2,219) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 19, 2022 7:00 pm		at Nicholls	L 64–73	5–14 (2–4)	Stopher Gymnasium (1,522) Thibodaux, LA
Jan 21, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Nicholls	L 68–71	5–15 (2–5)	The Legacy Center (2,337) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 26, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	L 65–70	5–16 (2–6)	McDermott Center (N/A) San Antonio, TX
Jan 28, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 72–83	5–17 (2–7)	American Bank Center (2,110) Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 2, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Lamar Battle of the Border	L 63–70	5–18 (2–8)	The Legacy Center (1,850) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 4, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Commerce	L 58–60	5–19 (2–9)	The Field House (311) Commerce, TX
Feb 9, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 69–66	6–19 (3–9)	The Legacy Center (2,112) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 11, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Orleans	W 79–78	7–19 (4–9)	Lakefront Arena (897) New Orleans, LA
Feb 16, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 78–76 ^OT	8–19 (5–9)	The Legacy Center (1,813) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 18, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 54–77	8–20 (5–10)	The Legacy Center (1,677) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Houston Christian	L 80–85	8–21 (5–11)	Sharp Gymnasium (701) Houston, TX
Feb 25, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 75–78 ^OT	8–22 (5–12)	University Center (830) Hammond, LA
Mar 1, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		New Orleans	W 80–73	9–22 (6–12)	The Legacy Center (1,626) Lake Charles, LA
Southland Tournament
March 5, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	(5) Texas A&M–Commerce First round	W 79–78	10–22	The Legacy Center (2,572) Lake Charles, LA
March 6, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	(4) Nicholls Second round	W 77–71	11–22	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
March 7, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPNU	(8)	(1) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Semifinals	L 63–80	11–23	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[4]

References[edit]

^ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2021-22". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Picked as Favorites in 2022-23 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams; HCU'S Lee is Preseason Player of the Year". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2022.

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

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