2011–12 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

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]

2011–12 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
CollegeInsider.com Tournament, First round
Conference	Southland Conference
Division	East Division
Record	17–16 (10–6 SLC)
Head coach	Dave Simmons (6th season)
Assistant coaches	David Dumars Patrick Haynes Steve Welch
Home arena	Burton Coliseum
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
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
West
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

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

2011–12 McNeese State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 2 Jeremie Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Monroe, Louisiana G/F 3 Patrick Richard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Carencro, Louisiana PG 5 Dontae Cannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr Alexandria, Louisiana G/F 10 Brandon Regis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Addison, Texas G 11 Kevin Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lake Charles, Louisiana G 12 Ledrick Eackles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Zachary, Louisiana F 15 Will Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California F 20 Adrian Fields 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Opelousas, Louisiana F 24 Mari Konate 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Janville, France C 25 Craig McFerrin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana F 32 Desharick Guidry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lake Charles, Louisiana F/C 35 Tyson Queen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Baytown, Texas C 52 Rudy Turner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Sr Boyce, Louisiana F 54 Daniel Richard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Lake Charles, Louisiana	Head coach Dave Simmons (Louisiana Tech) Assistant coach(es) David Dumars (Louisiana–Monroe) Patrick Haynes (McNeese State) Steve Welch (Southeastern Louisiana) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 8, 2023

Source^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
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

1. "Lamar rolls into NCAA tournament to stay red hot since Pat Knight rant". ESPN. March 10, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
2. "Rockets shatter McNeese State". Toledo Blade. March 14, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
3. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster". McNeese State Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
4. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
5. "2011-12 McNeese State Schedule & Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 8, 2023.