2022–23 McNeese Cowboys basketball team

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 Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

2022–23 McNeese Cowboys basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record11–23 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachThomas Gray
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Moynihan
  • Brandon Shingles
Home arenaThe Legacy Center
Burton Coliseum
Seasons
2022–23 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
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

Previous season

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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

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Southland Conference Poll

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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

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

Roster

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2022–23 McNeese Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Ty McMillan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
F 1 Trae English 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
G 2 Donovan Oday 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Arlington, Texas
G 3 Rhyjon Blackwell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Baldwin, New York
G 5 Johnathan Massie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Houston, Texas
F 10 Roberts Berze 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Sigulda, Latvia
G 11 Rashad Bolden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Jackson, Mississippi
F 12 Dionjahe Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Houma, Louisiana
G/F 13 Justin Norris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
F 14 Wesley Fields 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 15 Zach Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Miami, Florida
F 21 Zach Blackwell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lake Charles, Louisiana
G 22 Harwin Francois 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Fort Myers, Florida
F 23 Malachi Rhodes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
F 24 Christian Shumate 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2022

Schedule and results

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2021-22". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2022.