# 2019–20 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

The 2019–20 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by second-year head coach Heath Schroyer, played their home games at the Health and Human Performance Education Complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 10–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland tournament to Lamar.

## Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2018–19 season 9–22 overall, 5–13 in Southland play to finish in 12th place. Since only the top eight teams are eligible for the Southland tournament, they failed to qualify.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | L 65–75 | 0–1 | University Arena (1,690) Kalamazoo, MI |
| November 9, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 80–85 | 0–2 | Cajundome (4,233) Lafayette, LA |
| November 11, 2019* 6:30 pm, Cowboy Insider | | Southern–New Orleans | W 104–33 | 1–2 | H&HP Complex (2,514) Lake Charles, LA |
| November 13, 2019* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin Legends Classic campus-site game | L 63–83 | 1–3 | Kohl Center (16,816) Madison, WI |
| November 16, 2019* 5:00 pm, Mountain West Network | | at New Mexico Legends Classic campus-site game | L 80–90 | 1–4 | The Pit (10,501) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 18, 2019* 6:30 pm, Cowboy Insider | | Arlington Baptist | W 103–51 | 2–4 | H&HP Complex (2,566) Lake Charles, LA |
| November 22, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Richmond Legends Classic campus-site game | L 57–87 | 2–5 | Robins Center (4,765) Richmond, VA |
| November 30, 2019* 1:00 pm, LHN | | at Texas | L 71–73 | 2–6 | Frank Erwin Center (8,482) Austin, TX |
| December 3, 2019* 6:30 pm | | Campbellsville–Harrodsburg | W 107–61 | 3–6 | H&HP Complex (2,237) Lake Charles, LA |
| December 10, 2019* 6:30 pm | | Kansas City | W 82–73 | 4–6 | H&HP Complex (2,449) Lake Charles, LA |
| December 18, 2019* 7:30 pm | | Paul Quinn | W 109–67 | 5–6 | H&HP Complex (2,489) Lake Charles, LA |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| December 21, 2019 3:00 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | L 73–81 | 5–7 (0–1) | H&HP Complex (3,565) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 2, 2020 6:30 pm | | Sam Houston State | L 75–94 | 5–8 (0–2) | H&HP Complex (2,461) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 4, 2020 3:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | L 69–79 | 5–9 (0–3) | Farris Center (678) Conway, AR |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | W 88–84 | 6–9 (1–3) | Moody Coliseum (815) Abilene, TX |
| January 11, 2020 3:30 pm | | Northwestern State | W 85–76 | 7–9 (2–3) | H&HP Complex (3,016) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 15, 2020 6:30 pm | | Incarnate Word | W 72–56 | 8–9 (3–3) | H&HP Complex (2,356) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 18, 2020 6:00 pm | | at New Orleans | W 65–52 | 9–9 (4–3) | Lakefront Arena (1,253) New Orleans, LA |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 77–61 | 10–9 (5–3) | University Center (772) Hammond, LA |
| January 25, 2020 3:30 pm | | Houston Baptist | W 102–89 | 11–9 (6–3) | H&HP Complex (3,214) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 29, 2020 6:30 pm | | Nicholls | W 80–74 $^{OT}$ | 12–9 (7–3) | H&HP Complex (3,623) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 1, 2020 3:30 pm | | Lamar | L 91–96 | 12–10 (7–4) | H&HP Complex (4,134) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 62–69 | 12–11 (7–5) | American Bank Center (1,400) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 pm | | Central Arkansas | L 76–82 $^{OT}$ | 12–12 (7–6) | H&HP Complex (3,789) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 15, 2020 3:00 pm | | at Northwestern State | L 79–84 | 12–13 (7–7) | Prather Coliseum (907) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 19, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | L 59–65 | 12–14 (7–8) | McDermott Center (409) San Antonio, TX |
| February 22, 2020 3:30 pm | | New Orleans | L 77–82 | 12–15 (7–9) | H&HP Complex (2,221) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 26, 2020 6:30 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 104–82 | 13–15 (8–9) | H&HP Complex (2,670) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | W 100–80 | 14–15 (9–9) | Sharp Gymnasium (853) Houston, TX |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Nicholls | L 56–80 | 14–16 (9–10) | Stopher Gymnasium (879) Thibodaux, LA |
| March 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lamar | W 70–66 | 15–16 (10–10) | Montagne Center (3,847) Beaumont, TX |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (6) Lamar First round | L 59–80 | 15–17 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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