# 2012–13 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

The 2012–13 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by seventh year head coach Dave Simmons, played their home games at Burton Coliseum, with three home games at Sudduth Coliseum, and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southland tournament to Southeastern Louisiana.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Shaun Johnson | Guard | 5–10 | 178 | Freshman | Pineville, Louisiana |
| 2 | Jeremie Mitchell | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Senior | Monroe, Louisiana |
| 5 | Dontae Cannon | Guard | 6–1 | 168 | Senior | Alexandria, Louisiana |
| 10 | Brandon Regis | Guard/Forward | 6–3 | 196 | Junior | Dallas, TX |
| 11 | Kevin Hardy | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sohpomore | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| 12 | Ledrick Eackles | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Junior | Zachary, Louisiana |
| 13 | Jordan Wells | Forward | 6–7 | 250 | Freshman | Orange, Texas |
| 20 | Adrian Fields | Forward | 6–5 | 197 | Junior | Opelousas, Louisiana |
| 25 | Craig McFerrin | Center | 6–7 | 230 | Sophomore | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 32 | Desharick Guidry | Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Sophomore | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| 44 | Austin Lewis | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
| 54 | Pete Kpan | Forward | 6–7 | 235 | Junior | Columbus, Ohio |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | Louisiana College | W 72–54 | 1–0 | Burton Coliseum (492) Lake Charles, LA |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm, CST | at LSU | L 48–73 | 1–1 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,776) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | L 53–64 | 1–2 | Show Me Center (2,125) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | at Ole Miss | L 50–76 | 1–3 | Tad Smith Coliseum (3,511) Oxford, MS |
| 11/27/2012* 7:30 pm | Centenary | W 93–62 | 2–3 | Burton Coliseum (1,035) Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/03/2012* 6:30 pm | UT–Tyler | W 73–47 | 3–3 | Burton Coliseum (489) Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 77–72 | 4–3 | Sudduth Coliseum (1,165) Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/12/2012* 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | W 80–72 | 5–3 | Burton Coliseum (726) Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/16/2012* 5:00 pm, FSSW | at Texas Tech | W 80–75 | 6–3 | United Spirit Arena (6,144) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/22/2012* 11:00 am, ESPNU | at No. 23 North Carolina | L 63–97 | 6–4 | Dean Smith Center (18,258) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 01/03/2013 7:30 pm | at Northwestern State | L 63–78 | 6–5 (0–1) | Prather Coliseum (1,922) Natchitoches, LA |
| 01/05/2013 6:15 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | L 43–71 | 6–6 (0–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,001) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/07/2013 7:30 pm | Nicholls State | L 63–64 | 6–7 (0–3) | Burton Coliseum (639) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/10/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 75–71 | 7–7 (1–3) | Burton Coliseum (584) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/12/2013 3:15 pm | Sam Houston State | L 57–72 | 7–8 (1–4) | Burton Coliseum (722) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/19/2013 3:00 pm | Lamar | W 74–50 | 8–8 (2–4) | Burton Coliseum (1,524) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/24/2013 7:30 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 98–103 $^{3OT}$ | 8–9 (2–5) | Farris Center (2,712) Conway, AR |
| 01/26/2013 7:30 pm, FCS | at Oral Roberts | L 54–75 | 8–10 (2–6) | Mabee Center (3,960) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/30/2013 7:50 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 39–59 | 8–11 (2–7) | Sudduth Coliseum (626) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/03/2013 4:30 pm | Northwestern State | L 74–86 | 8–12 (2–8) | Sudduth Coliseum (378) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/07/2013 7:45 pm, ESPN3 | at Sam Houston State | W 59–58 $^{OT}$ | 9–12 (3–8) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,672) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 58–61 | 9–13 (3–9) | American Bank Center (1,873) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 02/16/2013 6:30 pm, CSN Houston | at Lamar | W 69–62 | 10–13 (4–9) | Montagne Center (2,837) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/19/2013 7:50 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 65–58 | 11–13 (5–9) | Burton Coliseum (1,005) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/23/2013* 1:00 pm | at Toledo BracketBusters | L 66–79 | 11–14 | Savage Arena (4,393) Toledo, OH |
| 02/28/2013 7:30 pm | Oral Roberts | W 56–54 | 12–14 (6–9) | Burton Coliseum (1,192) Lake Charles, LA |
| 03/02/2013 4:30 pm | Central Arkansas | L 67–68 | 12–15 (6–10) | Burton Coliseum (2,231) Lake Charles, LA |
| 03/07/2013 7:35 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 68–79 | 12–16 (6–11) | University Center (1,317) Hammond, LA |
| 03/09/2013 4:00 pm | at Nicholls State | W 91–88 $^{2OT}$ | 13–16 (7–11) | Stopher Gym (670) Thibodaux, LA |
| 2013 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/13/2013 5:00 pm | vs. Nicholls State First Round | W 62–59 | 14–16 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,276) Katy, TX |
| 03/14/2013 5:00 pm | vs. Southeastern Louisiana Quarterfinals | L 65–85 | 14–17 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,480) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||