# 2013–14 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

The 2013–14 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were led by eighth-year head coach Dave Simmons and played their home games at Burton Coliseum, with three home games at Sudduth Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament to Oral Roberts.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Shaun Johnson | Guard | 5–10 | 178 | Sophomore | Pineville, Louisiana |
| 3 | Keelan Garrett | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Senior | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| 10 | Craig McFerrin | Post | 6–7 | 230 | Junior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 11 | Kevin Hardy | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Junior | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| 12 | Josh Jagneaux | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Sophomore | Bell City, Louisiana |
| 13 | Jordan Wells | Forward | 6–7 | 250 | Sophomore | Orange, Texas |
| 20 | Adrian Fields | Forward | 6–5 | 197 | Senior | Opelousas, Louisiana |
| 23 | Brandon Regis | Guard/Forward | 6–3 | 196 | Junior | Dallas, TX |
| 32 | Desharick Guidry | Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Junior | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| 44 | Austin Lewis | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas |
| 54 | Pete Kpan | Forward | 6–7 | 235 | Senior | Columbus, Ohio |
| | Matthew Moss | Center | 6–9 | 212 | Sophomore | Anacoco, Louisiana |

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 6:00 pm | at No. 2 Michigan State | L 56–98 | 0–1 | Breslin Student Events Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/12/2013* 7:05 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 66–92 | 0–2 | Cajundome (3,071) Lafayette, LA |
| 11/15/2013* 7:00 pm | Louisiana College | W 92–83 | 1–2 | Burton Coliseum (758) Lake Charles, LA |
| 11/18/2013* 4:30 pm | at Georgia State NIT Season Tip-Off | L 70–96 | 1–3 | Tuscaloosa, AL (9,903) Coleman Coliseum |
| 11/19/2013* 4:30 pm | vs. Stillman NIT Season Tip-Off | W 81–72 | 2–3 | Tuscaloosa, AL (9,527) Coleman Coliseum |
| 11/25/2013* 4:00 pm | vs. East Carolina NIT Season Tip-Off | L 62–91 | 2–4 | Ryan Center (869) Kingston, RI |
| 11/26/2013* 6:30 pm | at Rhode Island NIT Season Tip-Off | L 71–76 | 2–5 | Ryan Center (858) Kingston, RI |
| 12/02/2013* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at SMU | L 59–88 | 2–6 | Moody Coliseum (3,252) University Park, TX |
| 12/14/2013* 7:00 pm, FSSW | at Texas A&M | L 60–73 | 2–7 | Reed Arena (4,392) College Station, TX |
| 12/17/2013* 6:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 50–64 | 2–8 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,962) Ruston, LA |
| 12/21/2013* 9:00 pm, 4SD | at No. 24 San Diego State | L 36–65 | 2–9 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/28/2013* 7:00 pm, CST | at LSU | W 79–52 | 2–10 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,796) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/02/2014 7:30 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 69–60 | 3–10 (1–0) | Burton Coliseum (1,063) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/04/2014 3:00 pm | New Orleans | W 82–69 | 4–10 (2–0) | Burton Coliseum (729) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/09/2014 7:45 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 81–86 | 4–11 (2–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (721) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/11/2014 6:00 pm | at Lamar | W 74–59 | 5–11 (3–1) | Montagne Center (2,090) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/16/2014 7:30 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 61–77 | 5–12 (3–2) | Burton Coliseum (721) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/18/2014 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Houston Baptist | W 70–68 | 6–12 (4–2) | Burton Coliseum (1,447) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/21/2014 7:30 pm, CSNH | Nicholls State | L 79–87 $^{OT}$ | 6–13 (4–3) | Sudduth Coliseum (1,126) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/30/2014 7:30 pm | Central Arkansas | L 75–76 | 6–14 (4–4) | Sudduth Coliseum (1,307) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/01/2014 3:00 pm | Oral Roberts | W 79–68 | 7–14 (5–4) | Sudduth Coliseum (1,312) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/06/2014 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Northwestern State | L 74–85 | 7–15 (5–5) | Prather Coliseum (N/A) Natchitoches, LA |
| 02/08/2014 6:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | L 54–74 | 7–16 (5–6) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,275) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 02/13/2014 7:30 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 53–62 | 7–17 (5–7) | University Center (785) Hammond, LA |
| 02/16/2014 4:15 pm | at New Orleans | W 72–69 | 8–17 (6–7) | Lakefront Arena (748) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/22/2014 3:30 pm | at Nicholls State | L 59–68 | 8–18 (6–8) | Stopher Gym (545) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/27/2014 7:30 pm | Incarnate Word | W 87–72 | 9–18 (7–8) | Burton Coliseum (873) Lake Charles, LA |
| 03/01/2014 3:00 pm | Abilene Christian | W 95–91 $^{OT}$ | 10–18 (8–8) | Burton Coliseum (872) Lake Charles, LA |
| 03/06/2014 7:30 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 51–67 | 10–19 (8–9) | American Bank Center (1,233) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 03/08/2014 7:30 pm | at Houston Baptist | W 79–77 | 11–19 (9–9) | Sharp Gymnasium (913) Houston, TX |
| Southland tournament |||||
| 03/12/2014 7:30 pm | vs. Oral Roberts First round | L 62–66 | 11–20 | Merrell Center (1,009) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||