# 2018–19 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

The 2018–19 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were led by 1st-year head coach Heath Schroyer and played their home games at the new on-campus Health and Human Performance Education Complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

## Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2017–18 season 11–17, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

## Schedule and results

Sources:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 7, 2018* 9:00 pm | at Saint Mary's MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site | L 65-87 | 0–1 | McKeon Pavilion (2,673) Moraga, CA |
| Nov 9, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N | at Arizona State MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site | L 52-80 | 0–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (8,515) Tempe, AZ |
| Nov 16, 2018* 6:30 pm | Loyola (New Orleans) | L 78–79 | 0–3 | H&HP Complex (2,599) Lake Charles, LA |
| Nov 20, 2018* 6:30 pm | Mobile | W 74–60 | 1–3 | H&HP Complex (1,823) Lake Charles, LA |
| Nov 23, 2018* 6:30 pm | Mississippi College | W 80–42 | 2–3 | H&HP Complex (1,710) Lake Charles, LA |
| Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at SMU | L 59–91 | 2–4 | Moody Coliseum (5,384) University Park, TX |
| Dec 1, 2018* 3:00 pm | at North Carolina Central | L 66–67 | 2–5 | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,076) Durham, NC |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | at No. 22 Mississippi State | L 77–90 | 2–6 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,347) Starkville, MS |
| Dec 13, 2018* 6:30 pm | North Carolina Central | W 77–61 | 3–6 | H&HP Complex (1,973) Lake Charles, LA |
| Dec 15, 2018* 6:00 pm | at UMKC | L 67–80 | 3–7 | Swinney Recreation Center (1,012) Kansas City, MO |
| Dec 18, 2018* 6:30 pm | Louisiana | L 67–80 | 3–8 | H&HP Complex (2,590) Lake Charles, LA |
| Dec 22, 2018* 7:00 pm | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 64–68 | 3–9 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (456) Edinburg, TX |
| Dec 30, 2018* 4:00 pm | Campbellsville–Harrodsburg | W 91–73 | 4–9 | H&HP Complex (1,723) Lake Charles, LA |
| Southland regular season |||||
| Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | W 88–77 | 5–9 (1–0) | McDermott Convocation Center (170) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm | at Northwestern State | L 61–66 | 5–10 (1–1) | Prather Coliseum (1,620) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 9, 2019 6:30 pm | Abilene Christian | L 72–73 | 5–11 (1–2) | H&HP Complex (1,782) Lake Charles, LA |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:15 pm | at New Orleans | L 66–79 | 5–12 (1–3) | Lakefront Arena (625) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 16, 2019 6:30 pm | Nicholls State | W 86–75 | 6–12 (2–3) | H&HP Complex (2,278) Lake Charles, LA |
| Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm, ELVN / SLC Digital | Southeastern Louisiana | L 71–74 | 6–13 (2–4) | H&HP Complex (2,497) Lake Charles, LA |
| Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | Houston Baptist | W 79–73 | 7–13 (3–4) | H&HP Complex (2,383) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm, ELVN / SLC Digital | Lamar | L 75–84 | 7–14 (3–5) | H&HP Complex (2,492) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 6, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Sam Houston State | L 62–77 | 7–15 (3–6) | Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,193) Huntsville, TX |
| Feb 9, 2019 3:00 pm | Northwestern State | L 72–74 | 7–16 (3–7) | H&HP Complex (2,722) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 13, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Stephen F. Austin | L 57–67 | 7–17 (3–8) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,158) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 52–88 | 7–18 (3–9) | University Center (884) Hammond, LA |
| Feb 20, 2019 6:30 pm | Central Arkansas | W 83–75 | 8–18 (4–9) | H&HP Complex (2,021) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm | New Orleans | L 51–60 | 8–19 (4–10) | H&HP Complex (2,221) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 27, 2019 | at Nicholls State | W 84–75 | 9–19 (5–10) | Stopher Gym (305) Thibodaux, LA |
| Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | L 65–86 | 9–20 (5–11) | Sharp Gymnasium (781) Houston, TX |
| Mar 6, 2019 6:30 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 50–59 | 9–21 (5–12) | H&HP Complex (2,426) Lake Charles, LA |
| Mar 9, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Lamar | L 58–83 | 9–22 (5–13) | Montagne Center (5,218) Beaumont, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||