2011–12 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team
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CollegeInsider.com Tournament, First round | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Division | East Division |
Record | 17–16 (10–6 SLC) |
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Home arena | Burton Coliseum |
Seasons |
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Lamar† | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Texas–Arlington | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2012 Southland tournament winner As of March 14, 2012 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2011–12 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by head coach Dave Simmons, played their home games at the Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as members of the Southland Conference. After finishing 4th in the Southland during the regular season, the Cowboys made a run to the championship game of the Southland Conference tournament, where they were defeated by Lamar.[1]
McNeese State failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but received a bid to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. The Cowboys were eliminated in the first round of the CIT by Toledo, 76–63.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 11, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Auburn | L 62–84 | 0–1 | Auburn Arena (5,225) Auburn, AL | |||||||
November 15, 2011* 7:00 pm | Louisiana College | W 71–52 | 1–1 | Burton Coliseum (1,056) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
November 18, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Georgia State | L 50–69 | 1–2 | GSU Sports Arena (1,370) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
November 22, 2011* 7:00 pm | Dillard | W 80–43 | 2–2 | Burton Coliseum (657) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
November 26, 2011* 9:00 pm | at Sacramento State | W 68–63 | 3–2 | Hornets Nest (644) Sacramento, CA | |||||||
November 28, 2011* 9:30 pm | at No. 24 California | L 57–73 | 3–3 | Haas Pavilion (6,407) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
December 1, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 56–78 | 3–4 | Cajundome (3,409) Lafayette, LA | |||||||
December 10, 2011* 7:00 pm | Bacone | W 86–45 | 4–4 | Burton Coliseum (828) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
December 14, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 58–60 | 4–5 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,426) Ruston, LA | |||||||
December 19, 2011* 8:00 pm | at UTEP | L 54–69 | 4–6 | Don Haskins Center (5,737) El Paso, TX | |||||||
December 21, 2011* 3:00 pm | at New Mexico State | L 62–82 | 4–7 | Pan American Center (4,844) Las Cruces, NM | |||||||
December 31, 2011* 1:00 pm | Southern Miss | L 56–65 | 4–8 | Burton Coliseum (986) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
January 7, 2012 7:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 71–69 | 5–8 (1–0) | American Bank Center (1,028) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||
January 11, 2012 7:00 pm | Lamar | W 57–54 | 6–8 (2–0) | Burton Coliseum (2,158) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
January 14, 2012 3:00 pm | at Texas State | L 73–82 | 6–9 (2–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,194) San Marcos, TX | |||||||
January 18, 2012 7:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 61–47 | 7–9 (3–1) | Burton Coliseum (782) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
January 21, 2012 3:00 pm | Northwestern State | L 61–64 | 7–10 (3–2) | Burton Coliseum (1,535) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
January 25, 2012 7:00 pm | at Nicholls State | W 60–56 | 8–10 (4–2) | Stopher Gymnasium (755) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
January 29, 2012 3:00 pm | Central Arkansas | W 87–76 | 9–10 (5–2) | Burton Coliseum (936) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
February 1, 2012 7:00 pm | at Sam Houston State | W 67–61 | 10–10 (6–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,234) Huntsville, TX | |||||||
February 5, 2012 2:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | W 66–56 | 11–10 (7–2) | Burton Coliseum (858) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
February 11, 2012 3:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | W 71–56 | 12–10 (8–2) | Farris Center (1,043) Conway, AR | |||||||
February 13, 2012 7:00 pm | at Northwestern State | W 70–61 | 13–10 (9–2) | Prather Coliseum (2,233) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
February 15, 2012 7:00 pm | UTSA | W 58–54 | 14–10 (10–2) | Burton Coliseum (1,035) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
February 18, 2012 3:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State ESPN BracketBusters | W 73–63 | 15–10 | Burton Coliseum (1,144) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
February 22, 2012 7:00 pm | Texas–Arlington | L 89–93 | 15–11 (10–3) | Burton Coliseum (1,547) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
February 25, 2012 3:00 pm | Nicholls State | L 75–78 | 15–12 (10–4) | Burton Coliseum (1,852) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
February 29, 2012 7:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 57–64 | 15–13 (10–5) | University Center (1,019) Hammond, LA | |||||||
March 3, 2012 3:00 pm | Lamar | L 68–78 | 15–14 (10–6) | Montagne Center (5,138) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
Southland Tournament | |||||||||||
March 7, 2012 8:30 pm | (4) | vs. (5) UTSA Southland Quarterfinals | W 78–74 OT | 16–14 | Merrell Center (1,303) Katy, TX | ||||||
March 8, 2012 8:30 pm | (4) | vs. (1) Texas–Arlington Southland Semifinals | W 92–72 | 17–14 | Merrell Center (1,829) Katy, TX | ||||||
March 10, 2012 2:00 pm | (4) | vs. (3) Lamar Southland Championship | L 49–70 | 17–15 | Merrell Center (3,593) Katy, TX | ||||||
CollegeInsider.com Tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2012 | at Toledo CollegeInsider.com First Round | L 63–76 | 17–16 | Savage Arena (1,140) Toledo, OH | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
Source[4][5]
References
- ^ "Lamar rolls into NCAA tournament to stay red hot since Pat Knight rant". ESPN. March 10, 2012. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Rockets shatter McNeese State". Toledo Blade. March 14, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster". McNeese State Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "2011-12 McNeese State Schedule & Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 8, 2023.