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CONTACT: Matthew Bonnette, Sports Information Director O: (337) 475-5207 | C: (337) 263-4822 COWBOYS [email protected] | @WM_Bonnette 2016-17 SCHEDULE GAME 23: McNeese (7-15, 4-7) vs. UNO (13-9, 8-3) DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/SCORE Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 • 7 p.m. • Burton Coliseum • Lake Charles, La. Nov. 11 at Purdue ESPN3 L, 109-65 Radio: Cajun Radio 1470/1290 AM • Internet: CajunRadio.com • Stream: McNeeseSports.com • TV: None Nov. 15 Louisiana College - L, 85-75 Series: UNO leads 10-7; Last 10: Series tied 5-5; Series Streak: L1 Nov. 20 Southern (N.O.) - W, 96-73 Nov. 22 at Memphis ESPN3 L, 104-65 Head Coach: Dave Simmons Head Coach: Mark Slessinger Nov. 26 LSU-Alexandria - W, 80-78 Alma Mater: Louisiana Tech (‘81) Alma Mater: Aurora (‘96) Nov. 29 at Texas State - L, 80-68 Career/Years: 170-216/13th Career/Years: 95-118/8th Dec. 3 UL-Lafayette CST L, 92-72 at McNeese/Years: 143-187/11th at UNO/Years: 70-95/6th Dec. 14 at SMU ESPN3 L, 92-56 Simmons vs. UNO: 4-3 Slessinger vs. McNeese: 3-4 Dec. 17 NC Central ROOT L, 74-66 Dec. 19 at Tulane ESPN3 W, 70-63 Dec. 22 at NC State ACCN+ L, 89-57 HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISONS Dec. 31 *at Northwestern State - W, 79-72 ot OVERALL GAMES SLC ONLY GAMES Jan. 2 *Stephen F. Austin - W, 69-54 Stat Category McN SLC Rank UNO SLC Rank Stat Category McN SLC Rank UNO SLC Rank Jan. 5 *Sam Houston State - L, 74-67 Scoring Offense 69.5 11th 73.3 8th Scoring Offense 69.1 11th 73.2 6th Jan. 7 *at Houston Baptist - L, 60-49 Scoring Defense 79.0 10th 71.3 6th Scoring Defense 72.5 8th 66.8 2nd Jan. 15 *at Southeastern La. - L, 79-75 FT Percentage .668 11th .720 4th FT Percentage .704 8th .728 3rd Jan. 18 *Central Arkansas - W, 82-72 FG Percentage .410 13th .477 1st FG Percentage .419 12th .489 1st Jan. 21 *Northwestern State - L, 78-65 3FG Percentage .330 9th .329 10th 3FG Percentage .362 4th .313 13th Jan. 26 *at New Orleans - L, 75-56 Rebounding Margin -8.8 13th +4.1 3rd Rebounding Margin -5.3 11th +5.6 2nd Jan. 28 *at Nicholls - L, 78-74 Turnover Margin +0.4 6th -1.3 11th Turnover Margin -1.0 9th +0.3 6th Feb. 2 *at Incarnate Word - W, 87-79 3FG Made 6.6 6th 4.3 13th 3FG Made 6.9 5th 3.7 13th Feb. 4 *at Lamar ESPN3 L, 77-57 GAMEDAY STORYLINE BETWEEN THE COWBOYS AND THE PRIVATEERS Feb. 9 *New Orleans - 7 p.m. • McNeese returns home for the first time since Jan. 21 after playing the last 4 games on the road where it went 1-3. Feb. 11 *A&M-Corpus Christi ROOT 3 p.m. • The Cowboys are 4-5 at home this season, including a 2-2 mark in SLC games. Feb. 16 *Abilene Christian - 7 p.m. • Will play the next 4 and 5 of the last 7 at home. Feb. 23 *Houston Baptist - 7 p.m. • McNeese head coach Dave Simmons and UNO head coach Mark Slessinger were assistant coaches together at Feb. 25 *at A&M-Corpus Christi ESPN3 1:30 p.m. Northwestern State from 2000-06 and was on staff when the Demons upset Iowa in the first round of the 2006 NCAA Mar. 2 *at Sam Houston State ESPN3 7:15 p.m. Tournament. Mar. 4 *Lamar - 3 p.m. • McNeese shoots better from long range at home in SLC games only, hitting 40 percent from beyond the arc while Mar. 8-13 SLC Tournament making just 33 percent in 7 league road games. • The Cowboys have dished out 50 assists in 4 home league games (12.5 average) and just 59 assists on the road (8.4 * - Southland Conference Games average). • All Home Games Played in Burton Coliseum • All Times Listed are Central Time PROJECTED McNEESE STARTERS • Games can be heard on Cajun Radio 1470 and 1290 AM (6-0 • 175 • Sr. • Ruston • Ruston HS) and on CajunRadio.com 1 Jamaya Burr, G G-GS PTS REB AST STL FG% 3FG% FT% MPG SOCIAL MEDIA 22-21 11.9 2.7 3.8 1.3 41.5 40.3 66.3 29.9 Website: McNeeseSports.com 2 James Harvey, G (6-2 • 170 • So. • Amite • Amite HS) Twitter: @McNeeseMBB G-GS PTS REB AST STL FG% 3FG% FT% MPG @McNeeseSports 22-13 8.7 1.4 0.7 0.6 33.0 32.6 77.4 23.8 Facebook: McNeeseSports 11 Kalob Ledoux, G (6-3 • 215 • Fr. • Port Barre, La. • Lafayette Christian Academy) G-GS PTS REB AST STL FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 22-7 10.4 2.9 0.9 0.4 42.3 35.6 72.5 22.1 24 Lance Potier, G (6-6 • 200 • Sr. • St. Martinville • St. Martinville HS) G-GS PTS REB AST STL FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 21-18 6.3 5.9 1.1 0.2 49.1 37.5 56.5 24.5 31 Stephen Ugochukwu, F (6-7 • 220 • Jr. • Lewisville, Texas • Argyle Liberty Christian Academy) G-GS PTS REB BLK STL FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 19-18 10.7 8.2 0.9 1.2 43.0 40.0 68.9 28.6 MCNEESE BASKETBALL
Quick Facts 2016-17 McNeese State Numerical Roster Location Lake Charles, La. No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-L Hometown/Previous School Founded 1939 1 Jamaya Burr G 6-0 175 Sr.-3L Ruston, La./Ruston HS Enrollment ...... 8,162 2 James Harvey G 6-2 170 So.-1L Amite, La./Amite HS Nickname ...... Cowboys 3 Richard Laku F 6-8 190 Fr.-RS Dallas, Texas/Sachse HS Affiliation ...... Southland Conference 5 Fred Haywood* F 6-5 190 Fr.-HS Mound Bayou, Miss./John F. Kennedy HS Colors . . . Blue (PMS 287) and Gold (PMS 116) 10 Jarren Greenwood G 6-2 175 So.-1L Houston, Texas/Bellaire HS Arena ...... Burton Coliseum 11 Kalob Ledoux G 6-3 215 Fr.-HS Port Barre, La./Lafayette Christian Academy Available Capacity ...... 8,000 13 Jacob Bonnington* P 6-10 215 Fr.-HS Sugar Land, Texas/Clements HS 14 Howard Thomas F 6-7 258 Jr.-TR Brandon, Miss./Itawamba CC President ...... Dr. Philip Williams 15 LaBarrius Hill F 6-8 210 Jr.-TR Parrish, Ala./Itawamba CC Athletic Director ...... Bruce Hemphill 20 Kelvin Henry, Jr.* G 6-0 175 Fr.-HS Lake Charles, La./St. Louis Catholic HS Ticket Office Phone . . . . . (337) 562-4MSU 23 Jacob Ledoux G 6-3 210 Fr.-HS Port Barre, La./Lafayette Christian Academy Website ...... www.McNeeseSports.com 24 Lance Potier G 6-6 200 Sr.-3L St. Martinville, La./St. Martinville HS Twitter @McNeeseSports 30 AJ Brown F 6-7 210 So.-1L Houston, Texas/Northshore Senior HS @McNeeseMBB 31 Stephen Ugochukwu F 6-7 220 Jr.-2L Lewisville, Texas/Argyle Liberty Christian Academy Men’s Hoops SID ...... Matthew Bonnette Phone ...... (337) 475-5207 * - Expected to redshirt the 2016-17 season Cell (337) 263-4822 Head Coach: Dave Simmons (11th season) Email ...... [email protected] Assistant Coach: David Dumars (16th season) Assistant Coach: Preston David (5th season) History Assistant Coach: Eric Willis (6th season) 2015-16 Record ...... 9-20 SLC Record/Finish ...... 7-11/8th PRONUNCIATIONS: First Year of Basketball ...... 1946 JAMAYA Burr juh-my-uh All-Time Record ...... 1,023-901 Richard LAKU lah-koo Lance POTIER po-shay NCAA Touney Appearances, Last 2, 2001-02 Stephen UGOCHUKWU you-go-chew-coo All-Time NCAA Record 0-2 NIT Appearances, Last 3, 2010-11 All-Time NIT Record ...... 1-3 CollegeInsider.com Apperances ...... 1 burr named preseason all-southland conference Last 2011-12 McNeese senior guard Jamaya Burr, a third-team all-conference performer last season in the Southland Con- Result ...... L 76-63 at Toledo ference, has been named to the league’s 2016-17 preseason team, garnering second team honors, the conference SLC Championships, Last ...... 6, 2010-11 announced on Thursday. SLC Tournament Titles, Last 2, 2001-02 The Ruston native led the Cowboys in scoring (15.4 ppg) and assists (3.6 apg) last season as well as in free All-Time SLC Record, Years . . . . .325-305, 42 throw shooting (.768) and was named the team’s Lake Charles Toyota Most Valuable Player. Burr ranked eighth in the league in scoring last season and was 11th in assists. He was also ninth with 1.5 steals Team Information per game and scored double-digits a total of 24 times, including nine straight games to end the season. Starters Return/Lost 3/2 He topped 20 or more points nine times with a career-high of 26 against Incarnate Word on Jan. 25. Lettermen Return/Lost ...... 6/5 Newcomers 7 pokes picked seventh, eighth in preseason polls Class Breakdown McNeese has been picked for a 7th place finish by the league sports information directors and 8th by the Seniors ...... 2 head coaches in the preseason polls. Sam Houston State tops both polls followed by Stephen F. Austin and Texas Juniors 3 A&M-Corpus Christi. Northwestern State and Houston Baptist are 4-5 in the coaches’ poll and are flipped in the Sophomores ...... 3 SID’s while Abilene Christian is sixth on both polls. Southeastern Louisiana is seventh in the coaches’ poll followed by McNeese, New Orleans, Incarnate Word, Freshmen ...... 6 Central Arkansas, Lamar and Nicholls. In the SID poll, the Cowboys are seventh followed by SLU, UCA, UNO, UIW, Lamar and Nicholls. Basketball Staff Head Coach . . . . Dave Simmons (La. Tech, ‘81) joe dumars - mcneese’s pride and joy Asst. Coach . . . . . David Dumars (ULM, ‘80) Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Joe Dumar played his college days at McNeese (1982-85) and still holds the Asst. Coach . . . . Preston David (McNeese, ‘10) record for most career points scored (2,607) while averaging 22. 5 points in his career. He was a 4-time first team Asst. Coach ...... Eric Willis (McNeese, ‘14) all-SLC performer. He was the 18th pick in the first round by the Detroit Pistons of the 1985 NBA Draft and went on to play 14 seasons with the Pistons, helping the franchise win the 1989 and 1990 NBA Championships, and was voted as the 1989 NBA Finals MVP. He was selected to the All-Star team six times and to the All-Defensive first team four times. His number 4 jersey has been retired by both McNeese and the Pistons. MCNEESE BASKETBALL
COWBOYS, PRIVATEER SERIES 2016-17 LED (TIED) THE TEAM IN... McNeese vs. UNO • UNO leads the all-time series and 10-7 and has won 3 of the last 4 UNO leads 10-7 Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks meetings. Jarren Greenwood 3 0 4 (4) 3 (4) 0 Cowboys are 4-3 against UNO • The home team has won this game the last five outings. Kalob Ledoux 6 0 (1) (1) 0 under Dave Simmons Jamaya Burr 6 0 12 (5) 6 (2) 0 • Last time the visiting team won came on Feb. 16, 2014 when the LaBarrius Hill 1 2 0 0 6 (6) Results under Simmons Cowboys won 72-69 at UNO. Lance Potier 0 7 (1) 1 (3) (1) 1 (2) 1974-75 at UNO 80, McN 66 • The Cowboys hold a 4-3 record in the series since UNO joined the Stephen Ugochukwu 6 12 (1) 0 2 (6) 5 (4) Howard Thomas 0 1 0 1 (2) 1/3/77 at McN 68, UNO 64 Southland Conference and are 3-0 at home during that span. 2/26/77 at UNO 71, McN 65 Jacob Ledoux 0 0 0 2 0 1980-81 at McN 70, UNO 68 ot James Harvey 1 0 0 (1) (2) McN 75, at UNO 61 ot PLAYER NOTES AJ Brown 0 0 0 2 1 (3) Richard Laku 0 0 0 (1) 0 2/2/87 at UNO 83, McN 70 • Stephen Ugochukwu... averaging 13.4 points and 10 rebounds 2/19/87 UNO 90, at McN 77 per game his last 7 games... has 5 double-doubles on the season with 11/28/87 at UNO 98, McN 62 three in the last 7 games... scored double-figures 10 times and had a 10+ 20+ 7+ 2+ 4+ 3+ 2/22/88 UNO 81, at McN 79 career-high 25 points at UIW last Thursday... averaging team-high 32 Pts Pts Reb Blks Asts Stls 1/3/00 at UNO 62, McN 60 Jamaya Burr 16 2 0 0 11 5 minutes a game in SLC games only... 3rd in SLC in rebounding (8.2) in all James Harvey 9 0 0 0 0 0 1/4/14 at McN 82, UNO 69 games and 3rd with 8.7 boards in SLC games only. 2/16/14 McN 72, at UNO 69 Lance Potier 2 0 10 1 0 0 1/31/15 at McN 68, UNO 61 • Freshman Kalob Ledoux starter in 6 straight games, averaging Jarren Greenwood 11 0 0 0 6 0 2/9/15 at UNO 81, McN 71 11.5 points during that stretch... made 9 of 17 from the field the last Kalob Ledoux 12 0 0 0 0 0 1/30/16 at UNO 76, McN 64 2 games... has led team in scoring six times this season... scored a ca- LaBarrius Hill 4 0 1 5 0 0 2/11/16 at McN 87, UNO 76 reer-high 18 points at Incarnate Word on Feb. 2 after connecting on 6 of Jacob Ledoux 1 0 0 0 0 2 1/26/17 at UNO 75, McN 56 7 from the field and 3-3 from 3-point range. AJ Brown 2 0 1 1 0 0 • Sophomore Jarren Greenwood has started in 5 of the last 6 games Stephen Ugochukwu 10 1 12 5 0 1 including three straight... has made 16 starts on the season... second on Howard Thomas 1 0 1 0 0 1 OT OUTINGS Richard Laku 0 0 0 0 0 0 • McNeese is 8-10 in overtime the team with 58 assists... 5 assists and 0 turnovers the last two games. games under head coach Dave • Senior Jamaya Burr ... double-digit scorer in 3 straight games and MCNEESE’S LARGEST IN 2016-17 Simmons and 1-0 this season. in 5 of the last 6... averaging 18.7 points the last three games on 18 of 36 Lead 31 vs. SUNO, 11/20 • McNeese and UNO have shooting (50 percent)... has led the team in scoring 16 times on the sea- Deficit 45 at #16 Purdue, 11/11 Margin of Victory 23 vs. SUNO, 11/20 played two overtime games in son and in assists 11 times... was held to just 3 points on 1 of 5 shooting against UNO on Jan. 26... held to 0 assists in last outing against Lamar Margin of Defeat 44 at #16 Purdue, 11/11 the series history, both coming Halftime Lead 21 vs. SUNO, 11/20 in the 1980-81 season with Mc- making it just the second time this season he’s gone without an assist in a game. Halftime Deficit 26 at Lamar, 2/4 Neese winning both (70-68 and Deficit in Win 11 vs. LSU-Alexandria, 11/26 75-61). • Sophomore James Harvey has connected on at least one 3-pointer Halftime Deficit in Win 4 vs. LSU-Alexandria, 11/26 in 13 straight games and leads the team with 46 made on the season, Lead in Loss 16 vs. UL-Lafayette, 12/3 ranking him 5th in the league with 2.1 treys made per game... in SLC Halftime Lead in Loss 3, vs. SHSU, 1/5/17 SLC STANDINGS only games, he’s averaging 2.3 per game, 5th in the conference... has Best 1st Half FG% 68.4 (13-19) vs. NC-Central, 12/17 Team SLC Overall made 19 of his last 22 free throw attempts... has come off the bench Best 2nd Half FG% 53.1 (17-32) at SLU, 1/15/17 Sam Houston State 8-3 17-7 the last six games but is expected to get his 14th start of the season Best FG% Game 51.6 (33-64) vs. SUNO, 11/20/16) New Orleans 8-3 13-9 on Thursday night... led the team in scoring for the first time this sea- Stephen F. Austin 7-4 12-11 son after knocking in 11 points at Lamar on Saturday... has scored in 2016-17 STARTERS BY GAME Lamar 6-4 14-9 double-digits in 5 of the last 7 games... had 8 points on 3 of 8 shooting PURDUE Burr Greenwood Harvey Thomas Ugochukwu Southeastern La. 6-5 13-11 LA. COLLEGE Burr Greenwood Harvey Thomas Ugochukwu against UNO on Jan. 26. SUNO Burr Greenwood Harvey Hill Ugochukwu AMCC 5-5 12-9 • Lance Potier... has hit 10 of 17 from the field in the last 3 games, MEMPHIS Burr Greenwood Harvey Hill Ugochukwu Incarnate Word 5-6 10-12 LSU-A Burr Greenwood Harvey Hill Potier Houston Baptist 5-6 9-12 including 3 of 4 from long range... starter in 18 straight games... three TEXAS STATE Ledoux Greenwood Harvey Hill Potier Central Arkansas 5-6 6-18 double-digit scoring games on the season with a high of 18 points ULL Burr Greenwood Harvey Hill Potier against Sam Houston State on Jan. 5... added 10 rebounds in that game SMU Burr Greenwood Harvey Hill Potier Nicholls 4-7 11-13 NCCU Burr Greenwood Potier Hill Ugochukwu Abilene Christian 4-7 10-12 for his only double-double of the season. TULANE Burr Greenwood Potier Hill Ugochukwu McNeese 4-7 7-15 NC STATE Burr Greenwood Potier Hill Ugochukwu Northwestern State 3-7 9-12 NW STATE Burr Harvey Potier Hill Ugochukwu TEAM NOTES SFA Burr Harvey Potier Hill Ugochukwu • Has lost 7 of last 9 games after starting out the SLC season 2-0. SHSU Burr Harvey Potier Hill Ugochukwu Wednesday’s Schedule • In last 4 losses, Cowboys being outscored 157-94 in the first half, HBU Burr Harvey Potier Brown Ugochukwu Southeastern La. at AMCC, 7:00 SLU Burr Harvey Potier Hill Ugochukwu yet outscoring opponents 158-157 in second halves. UCA Burr Greenwood Ledoux Potier Ugochukwu • James Harvey and Kalob Ledoux have combined to hit 20 of the NW State Burr Greenwood Ledoux Potier Ugochukwu Thursday’s Schedule Cowboys’ 34 three-point baskets in home SLC games... Harvey has UNO Burr Ledoux Potier Hill Ugochukwu NICHOLLS Burr Greenwood Ledoux Potier Ugochukwu ACU at Central Arkansas, 7:00 made 13 and Ledoux 7. UIW Burr Greenwood Ledoux Potier Ugochukwu UNO at McNeese, 7:00 • Five players are averaging double-digits in scoring in the 4 home LAMAR Burr Greenwood Ledoux Potier Ugochukwu SHSU at Lamar, 7:30 league games (K. Ledoux 13.0, Harvey 11.5, Burr 10.5, Ugochukwu RECORD BY STARTING LINEUP HBU at Northwestern State, 7:30 10.5, and Potier 10.0). Burr, Greenwood , Harvey, Thomas, Ugochukwu 0-2 UIW at Stephen F. Austin, 8:00 • Set a new single-game school record by sinking 75 percent of its Burr, Greenwood , Harvey, Hill , Ugochukwu 1-1 Burr, Greenwood , Harvey, Hill, Potier 1-2 3-point shots against UIW (9-12) with a minimum of 10 attempts. Ledoux, Greenwood, Harvey, Hill, Potier 0-1 • Starting lineup has seen 9 different combinations on the season. Burr, Greenwood, Potier, Hill, Ugochukwu 1-2 Burr, Harvey, Potier, Hill, Ugochukwu 2-2 Burr, Harvey, Potier, Brown, Ugochukwu 0-1 Burr, Greenwood, Ledoux, Potier, Ugochukwu 2-3 Burr, Ledoux, Potier, Hill, Ugochukwu 0-1 MCNEESE BASKETBALL McNeese Records FOULS COMMITTED THREE POINT GOALS ATTEMPTED Individual Season: 154 Frank Glenn (55-56) Game: 38 vs. Georgia State (Nov. 11, 2013) POINTS SCORED Career: 385 Chris Faggi (78-82) Season: 666 (2013-14) Game: 57, Bill Reigel vs SE La. (55-56) GAMES FOULED OUT THREE POINT GOALS Season: 1,220 Bill Reigel (55-56) Season: 23 Frank Glenn (55-56) Game: 15 vs Loyola (2002-03) Career: 2,607 Joe Dumars (81-85) Career: 39 Chris Faggi (78-82) Season: 205 (2015-16) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS CONSECUTIVE FREE THROWS THREE POINT GOAL PCT. (Min. 10 attempts) Game: 37 Bill Reigel vs Hope (55-56) Game: 17 Clyde Briley vs La Tech (63-64) Game: 75.0 (at UIW, 9-12, Feb. 2, 2017) Season: 855 Bill Reigel (55-56) Season: 47 Clyde Briley (64-65) REBOUNDS Career: 2038 Joe Dumars (81-85) CONSECUTIVE 3-PT GOALS Game: 81 vs Lamar (72-73), 81 vs Lamar (74-75) FIELD GOALS MADE Game: 6 Demond Mallet vs Nicholls State (97-98); 6 Season: 1473 (55-56) Game: 23 Bill Reigel vs SE La. (55-56) Edward Garriet vs Houston (04-05) ASSISTS Season: 425 Bill Reigel (55-56) Season: same Game: 31 vs Alabama St. (94-95) Career: 942 Joe Dumars (81-85) Career: same Season: 454 (80-81) HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PCT. MOST GAMES PLAYED PERSONAL FOULS Game: 1.000 (10/10) Fab Flournoy vs SFA, 94-95 Career: 121 David Green (81-84); 121 Stephan Martin (07-11) Game: 38 vs Sam Houston (53-54) Season: .635 David Lawrence (78-79) CONSECUTIVE POINTS SCORED Season: 756 (80-81) Career: .553 David Lawrence (77-80) Game: 19 Jerome Batiste vs Ark. St (86-87) PLAYERS FOULED OUT THREE POINT ATTEMPTS Game: 5 vs Arkansas A&M (56-57) Game: 18 Damon Wordlaw vs LSU (94-95) AVG. REBOUNDS PER GAME Season: 40 (80-81) Season: 258 Demond Mallet (97-98) Season: 13.7 John Rudd (75-76) AVG. POINTS PER GAME Career: 878, Demond Mallet (97-01) Career: 13.1 John Rudd (75-78) Season: 85.0 (71-72) THREE POINT GOALS AVG. ASSISTS PER GAME AVG. REBOUNDS PER GAME Game: 9 Diego Kapelan vs Northwestern State (2008-09) Season: 8.1 Girard Harmon (85-86) Season: 49.7 (71-72) Season: 94, Demond Mallet (97-98) Career: 7.4 Pointer Williams (95-96) FEWEST POINTS SCORED Career: 331, Demond Mallet (97-01) AVG. POINTS PER GAME HIGHEST THREE POINT PCT Season: 33.9 Bill Reigel (55-56) 27 vs SFA (59-60) Game: 100.0, Damon Mallet vs Nicholls (1/3/1998, 8 of 8); Career: 31.9 Bill Reigel (55-57) FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED 100.0, Edward Garriet vs Houston (11/14/2004, 8 of 8) TRIPLE-DOUBLES 18 to SFA (59-60) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS John Pichon vs Wiley, 2008-09, 19 points, 12 rebounds, MOST POINTS YIELDED Game: 24 Stan Kernan vs William Carey (60-61) 10 assists; Edmond Lawrence vs Okla. College of Arts 122 to Northwestern St. (91-92) Season: 493 Bill Reigel (55-56) and Sciences, 1973-74, 25 pts, 20 rebounds, 10 blocked LOWEST DEFENSIVE AVG. Career: 917 Joe Dumars (81-85) shots; Tony Johnson vs Grambling 1989-90, 10 points, 10 46.4 (57-58) FREE THROWS MADE rebounds, 10 assists HIGHEST ASSIST AVERAGE Game: 21 Bill Reigel vs NE La. (55-56), 21 Stan Kernan vs MINUTES PLAYED 15.0 (85-86) William Carey (12/15/1960) Game: 55, Chris Faggi vs La Tech, 1982 15.0 (89-90) Season: 370 Bill Reigel (55-56) BEST WON-LOST PCT. Career: 723 Joe Dumars (81-85) Team 91.7 (33-3) in 55-56 HIGHEST FREE THROW PCT (min. 10 attempts) POINTS SCORED MOST GAMES WON Game: 1.000, (17 for 17) Clyde Briley vs Louisiana Tech, One Half: 66 vs Southern (NO) 71-72 33 in 55-56 (1/9/1995); 1.000 (12 for 12) Dwayne Davis vs North Texas Game: 120 vs Southern (NO) 71-72 MOST GAMES LOST (1989); 1.000 (12 for 12) Patrick Richard vs. Central Arkansas Season: 2826 (55-56) 22 in 87-88 FG ATTEMPTED (2012); 1.000 (10 for 10) Jamaya Burr vs. Lamar (Feb. 20, 2016) 22 in 91-92 Game: 103 vs Nicholls State (71-72) REBOUNDS MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WON Season: 2254 (55-56) Game: 27 Henry Ray vs UTA (2/18/1974) FG MADE 19 in 64-65 Season: 451 Frank Glenn (55-56) Game: 51 vs Southern NO (71-72) MOST CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE GAMES WON Career: 1212 Edmond Lawrence (73-76) Season: 826 (55-56) 17 in 2000-2001 ASSISTS FG PERCENTAGE BIGGEST WINNING MARGIN: Game: 15 Pointer Williams vs Nicholls St. (2/12/1996) Game: 69.2 vs Arkansas St (84) Game: 60 points vs Loyola (NO) 12/2/01 (108-48) Season: 243 Girard Harmon (85-86) Season 51.5 (85-86) MOST HOME WINS IN ONE SEASON: Career: 605 David Green (81-84) FT MADE 15 (by 1985-86 and 2010-11 teams) STEALS Game: 43 vs William Carey (61-62) MOST CONSECUTIVE HOME WINS IN ONE SEASON: Game: 9 Ronald Sykes vs NW St. (1/14/1987) Season: 826 (55-56) 14 (by 2010-11 and 1967-68 teams) Season: 118 Pointer Williams (95-96) FT PERCENTAGE Career: 206 Demond Mallet (97-01) Game: 1.000 (21/21 vs SE Louisiana 2001) BLOCKED SHOTS Season: 75.7 (55-56) Game: 11, Austin Lewis vs. La. College (Nov. 18, 2014) Season: 117, Kleon Penn (2007-2008) Career: 331 Edmond Lawrence (72-76) MCNEESE BASKETBALL Now in his 11th season at the helm of the McNeese Cow- Dave Simmons boys basketball program, head coach Dave Simmons ranks as Head Coach the second-longest tenured coach in school history, following 11th year at McNeese • 143-187 only legendary head coach Ralph Ward who spent 19 seasons at the helm from 1953-71. 13th year Overall • 170-216 Simmons entered the 2016-17 season as the third-win- ningest coach in school history with 143 victories. With seven victories on the year, he’s now 12 wins shy of tying Glenn Duhon for No. 2 on the list. This season also marks his 18th with the McNeese basketball program overall as he was an assistant coach un- der Steve Welch in the late 80s and early 90s and was a part of the 1988-89 team that played in the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament. He was named the ninth head coach in McNeese basketball history on Aug. 9, 2006, and since then, he’s led the Cow- boys to a Southland Conference championship, two league tournament championship game appearances and two national postseason tournaments. He’s the only coach in school history to take his teams to back-to-back postseason national tournaments - 2011 NIT and 2012 CollegeInsider.com tourney. McNeese made back-to-back appearances in 2001 (NIT) and 2002 (NCAA), but under Ron Everhart and Tic Price. A native of DeRidder, Simmons was inducted into the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame (LABC) in 2007 after having a stel- lar playing career at Louisiana Tech from 1977-81 where he earned All-Southland Conference and NABC All-District honors. As a coach at McNeese, he earned SLC Coach of the Year honors in 2011 af- ter he led the Cowboys to the league’s regular season title, and was awarded the Tommy Joe Eagles Memorial Award by The Simmons File the LABC as the state’s major college PERSONAL coach of the year in 2011 and 2012. Born: July 24, 1959 In the 2014-15 season, Simmons Hometown: DeRidder, La. notched his 125th victory at McNeese Married: Wife Elaine Marie on March 1 when the Cowboys defeat- Children: Desmond, David, Deon ed Lamar 70-69. That win moved him past Wayne Cusic (1946-52) as the EDUCATION 3rd-winningest coach in school histo- 1977-85 Louisiana Tech ry. He led the Cowboys to the second • M.S. Health & Physical Education round of the SLC Tournament. Two of • B.S. Health & Physical Education his seniors – Kevin Hardy and Deshar- • Minor in Business Education ick Guidry – signed professional con- tracts overseas following their senior HEAD COACHING CAREER seasons. ‘94-’95 Edward Waters 16-13 ‘95-’96 Edward Waters 11-16 His coaching career at McNeese is ‘06-’07 McNeese 15-17 full of memorable moments both as an ‘07-’08 McNeese 13-16 assistant and head coach. ‘08-’09 McNeese 11-18 Simmons was an assistant on the ‘09-’10 McNeese 10-20 staff of head coach Steve Welch from ‘10-’11 McNeese 21-12 1988-94 and helped coach the Cow- ‘11-’12 McNeese 17-16 boys to their first-ever NCAA Tourna- ‘12-’13 McNeese 14-17 ment appearance in 1989. He left the ‘13’-14 McNeese 11-20 Cowboys after the ‘93-’94 season to ‘14-’15 McNeese 15-16 become the head coach at Edward Wa- ‘15-’16 McNeese 9-20 ters for two years. He was hired as Mc- ‘16-’17 McNeese 7-15 Neese’s head coach in 2006 and has Total 13th season 170-216 led McNeese to the 2011 SLC title, the 2011 NIT where the Cowboys hosted at McNeese 11 season 143-187 Boston College in the first round, and the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament. MCNEESE BASKETBALL His 2010-11 team finished 21-12 making it the first 20- won back-to-back league crowns, participated in the NCAA win season in nine years and just the 11th in school history. and gave the SLC a first round NCAA victory for the first time The Cowboys knocked on the 20-win door the following year since the 1980s when the Demons, playing as a 14-seed, where the 17-win season saw four games where the Cow- shocked No. 3 Iowa on a last second 3-point basket. boys came up short by four points or less. During a 29-year career Simmons has coached more On Feb. 7, 2013, Simmons coached the Cowboys to a than 20 players who have gone on to play in the professional Southland Conference first when his team defeated Sam ranks including Karl Malone of Louisiana Tech and one of the Houston State 59-58 in overtime to mark the 300th confer- top 50 all-time greatest players to have played in the NBA. ence win for the Cowboys – the first team in league history to As a player at Tech, he was the team captain and team win 300 conference games. MVP and in 1981, ranked 5th in the nation in free throw He won his 100th game as McNeese’s head coach on shooting (.890, 130 of 146), a Louisiana Tech school record March 9, 2013 after a 91-88 double-overtime win at Nicholls with a minimum of 80 attempts, and a mark currently ranks in the regular season finale. No. 3 on the Southland Conference’s single-season list. His Simmons was also on the staffs at Northwestern State .818 career free throw mark is also a Tech school record and and Louisiana Tech when those two teams won league titles is rated as the 2nd-highest in league history with a minimum and played in the NCAA tournament, and an assistant at Del- of 300 FT made. He led the Bulldogs in scoring his senior ta State when it played post season. season with 498 points and his 1,563 career points scored is He was an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech when the ranked 12th on the school’s career chart. team went to the NIT Final Four and made two NCAA ap- Simmons and his wife Elaine Marie have three children, pearances. He was an assistant at Delta State when it won Desmond, David and Deon. 24 games and appeared in the Division II Final Four and he was an assistant at Northwestern State when the Demons Dave Simmons vs. All Teams Team Rec. Home Away Neutral First/Last Team Rec. Home Away Neutral First/Last Abilene Christian 2-1 2-0 0-1 0-0 2013/2016 Northern Colorado 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2009/2009 Arkansas-LR 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 2006/2006 Northwestern St. 9-13 5-5 4-7 0-1 2006/2016 A&M-Corpus Christi 5-7 3-2 2-5 0-0 2006/2014 Oklahoma 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2015/2015 Auburn 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2011/2011 Ole Miss 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 2009/2012 Bacone 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2011/2011 Oral Roberts 2-1 2-0 0-1 0-1 2012/2013 Baylor 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2014/2014 Paul Quinn 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2009/2009 Boston College 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 2011/2011 Purdue 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2016/2016 California 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2011/2011 Rice 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2009/2009 Centenary 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2012/2012 Rhode Island 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2013/2013 Central Arkansas 12-8 6-5 6-3 0-0 2006/2017 SMU 0-3 0-0 0-2 0-0 2013/2016 Central Michigan 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 2014/2015 Sacramento State 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 2010/2011 Coastal Carolina 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2006/2006 Sam Houston St. 4-9 1-5 3-3 0-1 2006/2017 Dillard 3-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 2007/2015 Samford 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 2008/2009 East Carolina 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2013/2013 San Diego State 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2013/2013 Florida Atlantic 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 2007/2008 Southeast Missouri 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 2011/2012 Florida State 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2006/2006 Southeastern La. 8-15 6-4 1-10 1-1 2006/2017 Georgia State 1-2 1-0 0-1 0-1 2010/2013 Southern Miss. 1-4 1-0 1-3 0-0 2006/2011 Hawaii 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2009/2009 Southern Utah 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2009/2009 Houston Baptist 2-3 1-1 1-2 0-0 2013/2017 Stephen F. Austin 3-9 3-3 0-6 0-0 2006/2016 Illinois State 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 2006/2006 Stillman College 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 2013/2013 Incarnate Word 3-1 2-0 1-1 0-0 2013/20176 SUNO 3-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 2009/2016 Indiana 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2015/2015 SW Assemblies 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2010/2010 Jarvis Christian 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 2010/2014 TCU 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 2008/2014 LSU 0-9 0-0 0-9 0-0 2006/2015 Texas A&M 0-4 0-0 0-4 0-0 2007/2013 LSU-Alexandria 3-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 2014/2016 Texas College 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2006/2006 La.-Lafayette 6-5 5-1 1-4 0-0 2006/2015 Texas State 5-4 3-1 1-3 1-0 2006/2016 Lamar 11-7 7-1 4-5 0-1 2006/2016 Texas Tech 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 2009/2012 Lipscomb 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 2007/2007 Toledo 0-3 0-1 0-2 0-0 2011/2014 Louisiana College 9-2 9-2 0-0 0-0 2006/2016 Tulane 2-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 2008/2016 Louisiana Tech 3-5 3-1 0-4 0-0 2006/2013 U of Southwestern 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2010/2010 Memphis 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2016/2016 UCLA 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2015/2015 Miami (FL) 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2010/2010 UL-Monroe 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 2008/2008 Michigan State 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2013/2013 UT-Arlington 4-4 0-2 3-2 1-0 2006/2011 Mississippi State 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 2006/2014 UTEP 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2011/2011 Mississippi Valley 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2006/2006 UTSA 4-4 1-1 2-2 1-1 2006/2011 Missouri 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2007/2007 UT-Tyler 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 2007/2012 New Mexico State 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2011/2011 Washington 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2010/2010 New Orleans 4-3 3-0 1-3 0-0 2013/2017 Wiley College 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2008/2008 Nicholls 9-14 4-5 3-8 2-1 2006/2017 North Carolina 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2012/2012 Bold Italics = 2016-17 Opponents N.C. Central 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 2016/2016 North Carolina State 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2016/2016 MCNEESE BASKETBALL Burr’s Highs POINTS Career: 26 vs. UIW (1/25/16) Jamaya Burr ‘16-’17: 24 at Nicholls (1/28/17) Senior-3L | Guard | 6-0 | 175 1 REBOUNDS Ruston, La. | Ruston HS Career: 8 at SFA (1/2/16) 2016-17 Preseason All-SLC 2nd Team ‘16-’17: 6 at Tulane (12/19/16)
2015-16 All-SLC 2nd Team FG MADE Career: 9 at UIW (2/2/17) CAREER SUPERLATIVES ‘16-’17: 9 at UIW (2/2/17) 10-Plus Points in a Game (55): 20, vs. Lamar (2/20/16) 12, at Central Arkansas (2/24/15) 10, at Lamar (2/4/17) 21, vs. Southeastern La. (2/15/16) 17, vs. Southeastern La. (2/16/15) FG ATTEMPTS 22, at UIW (2/2/17) 21, at Northwestern State (2/13/16) 11, vs. Northwestern State (2/14/15) Career: 18 vs. UL-Lafayette (12/6/14) 24, at Nicholls (1/28/17) 18, vs. UNO (2/11/16) 17, at Southeastern La. (2/2/15) ‘16-’17: 15, two times 10, vs. NW State (1/21/17) 10, at UNO (1/30/16) 16, vs. UNO (1/31/15) 15, vs. UCA (1/18/17) 26, vs. Incarnate Word (1/25/16) 11, at Northwestern State (1/24/15) 3FG MADE 11, at Houston Baptist (1/7/17) 21, at Abilene Christian (1/19/16) 11, vs. Abilene Christian (1/20/15) Career: 5 vs. TX State (11/28/15) 14, vs. Stephen F. Austin (1/2/17) 17, vs. A&M-Corpus Christi (1/9/16) 10, at Sam Houston State (1/17/15) 10, at NW State (12/31/16) 17, at Houston Baptist (1/5/16) 13, at Mississippi State (12/30/14) ‘16-’17: 3, three times 14, at NC State (12/22/16) 13, at Stephen F. Austin (1/2/16) 12, at TCU (12/13/14) 13, vs. NCCU (12/17/16) 15, at UCLA (12/22/15) 14, vs. ULL (12/6/14) 3 FG ATTEMPTS 17, vs. ULL (12/3/16) 24, vs. LSUA (12/16/15) 12, vs. SUNO (12/3/14) Career: 9 at Nicholls (1/28/17) 10, at Texas State (11/29/16) 12, at Indiana (12/12/15) 13, at LSU (11/29/14) ‘16-’17: 9 at Nicholls (1/28/17) 14, at Memphis (11/22/16) 12, at Central Michigan (11/30/15) 14, vs. Jarvis Christian (11/21/14) 19, vs. Louisiana College (11/15/16) 23, vs. Texas State (11/28/15) 15, at Purdue (11/11/16) 13, vs. Dillard (11/25/15) 10-Plus Assists in a Game: FT MADE 21, vs. Nicholls (3/9/16) 11, at Oklahoma (11/20/15) 10, vs. Louisiana College (11/18/14) Career: 14 vs. LSU-Alexandria (12/15/16) 16, at Central Arkansas (3/5/16) 15, vs. Louisiana College (11/17/15) ‘16-’17: 6, two times 13, at Lamar (2/29/16) 18, at LSU (11/13/15)Double-Doubles: 20, vs. Nicholls (2/27/16) 12, vs. Central Arkansas (3/8/15) None FT ATTEMPTS 17, vs. Central Arkansas (2/22/16) 10, vs. Nicholls (2/28/15) Career: 16 vs. LSU-Alexandria (12/15/16)
‘16-’17: 12 vs. LC (11/15/16) BURR GAME-BY-GAME ASSISTS Career: 10 vs. La. College (11/18/14) ‘16-’17: 9 vs. UCA (1/18/17) STEALS Career: 5 vs. SFA (1/2/17) ‘16-’17: 5 vs. SFA (1/2/17) TURNOVERS Career: 7, three times ‘16-’17: 6 vs. NCCU (12/17/16) MINUTES Career: 47 vs. Nicholls (3/9/16) ‘16-’17: 40 at Nicholls (1/28/17)
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James’ Highs James Harvey POINTS Sophomore-1L | Guard | 6-2 | 170 2 Career: 31 at UCA (3/5/16) ‘16-’17: 15 at Purdue (11/11/16) Ruston, La. | Ruston HS
A dangerous three-point shooter who led the team in 2015-16 with 60 threes REBOUNDS made including hitting 4 or more six different times. Career: 4, two times ‘16-’17: 4 vs. LSUA (11/26/16)
CAREER SUPERLATIVES FG MADE 10-Plus Points in a Game (23): 31, at Central Arkansas (3/5/16) 21, vs. Northwestern State (1/23/16) Career: 8 at UCA (3/5/16) 11, at Lamar (2/4/17) 17, vs. Nicholls (2/27/16) 14, at Abilene Christian (1/19/16) ‘16-’17: 5, two times (LC, Purdue) 12, at Nicholls (1/28/17) 18, vs. Central Arkansas (2/22/16) 23, vs. Sam Houston State (1/16/16) 13, vs. NW State (1/21/17) 14, vs. Lamar (2/20/16) 12, at Stephen F. Austin (1/2/16) 11, vs. UCA (1/18/17) 12, vs. Southeastern La. (2/15/16) 10, vs. Dillard (11/25/15) FG ATTEMPTS 11, at SLU (1/15/17) 11, at Northwestern State (2/13/16) Career: 18 vs. NW State (1/23/16) 10, at NW State (12/31/16) 23, vs. UNO (2/11/16) Double-Doubles: ‘16-’17: 16 at Purdue (11/11/16) 11, at Memphis (11/22/16) 15, at Nicholls (2/6/16) None 14, vs. Louisiana College (11/15/16) 15, at Southeastern La. (2/1/16) 15, at Purdue (11/11/16) 17, vs. Incarnate Word (1/25/16) 3FG MADE Career: 5, three times HARVEY GAME-BY-GAME ‘16-’17: 4 vs. NW State (1/21/17) 3 FG ATTEMPTS Career: 11 at Nicholls (2/6/16) ‘16-’17: 10, two times FT MADE Career: 10 at UCA (3/5/16) ‘16-’17: 4 at NWST (12/31/16) FT ATTEMPTS Career: 12 at UCA (3/5/16) ‘16-’17: 5 at NWST (12/31/16) ASSISTS Career: 3, two times ‘16-’17: 3 at TXST (11/29/16) STEALS Career: 3, two times ‘16-’17: 2 vs. LC (11/15/16) TURNOVERS Career: 3, two times ‘16-’17: 2, four times MINUTES Career: 42 vs. UIW (1/25/16) ‘16-’17: 32 at NWST (12/31/16) HARVEY CAREER
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Laku’s Highs Richard Laku POINTS Freshman-RS | Sophomore | 6-8 | 190 3 Career: 11 at NC State (12/22/16) ‘16-’17: 11 at NC State (12/22/16) Dallas, Texas | Sachse HS
Very athletic player with a lot of length. Has good range on his shot and can REBOUNDS shoot the three-pointer. Career: 5 at Purdue (11/11/16) ‘16-’17: 5 at Purdue (11/11/16)
CAREER SUPERLATIVES FG MADE Career: 4 at NC State (12/22/16) 10-Plus Points in a Game: Double-Doubles: ‘16-’17: 4 at NC State (12/22/16) 11, at NC State (12/22/16) None FG ATTEMPTS 10-Plus Rebounds in a Game: Career: 9 at NC State (12/22/16) None ‘16-’17: 9 at NC State (12/22/16) LAKU GAME-BY-GAME 3FG MADE Career: 3, two times ‘16-’17: 3, two times 3 FG ATTEMPTS Career: 7 at NC State (12/22/16) ‘16-’17: 7 at NC State (12/22/16) FT MADE Career: 4 vs. SFA (1/2/17) ‘16-’17: 4 vs. SFA (1/2/17) FT ATTEMPTS Career: 5 vs. SFA (1/2/17) ‘16-’17: 5 vs. SFA (1/2/17) ASSISTS Career: - ‘16-’17: - BLOCKS Career: 1, two times ‘16-’17: 1, two times STEALS Career: 2 at Purdue (11/11/16) ‘16-’17: 2 at Purdue (11/11/16) TURNOVERS Career: 2 vs. LC (11/15/16) ‘16-’17: 2 vs. LC (11/15/16) MINUTES Career: 15 at NC State (12/22/16) ‘16-’17: 15 at NC State (12/22/16) LAKU CAREER
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Greenwood’s Highs Jarren Greenwood POINTS Sophomore-1L | Guard | 6-2 | 175 10 Career: 28 at SLU (2/1/16) ‘16-’17: 19 vs. LSUA (11/26/16) Houston, Texas | Bellaire HS
A very good shooter, especially from beyond the three-point arc. Can also REBOUNDS run the point. Career: 7 vs. AMCC (1/9/16) ‘16-’17: 5, two times
CAREER SUPERLATIVES FG MADE 10-Plus Points in a Game (26): 15 at UCA (3/5/16) 16, vs. Dillard (11/25/15) Career: 9 at SLU (2/1/16) 10, at Nicholls (1/28/17) 19, at Lamar (2/29/16) Double-Doubles: ‘16-’17: 5, three times 11, vs. UCA (1/18/17) 15, vs. UCA (2/22/16) None 14, at SLU (1/15/17) 10, at Northwestern State (2/13/16) FG ATTEMPTS 13, at Northwestern State (12/31/16) 13, vs. UNO (2/11/16) Career: 14 vs. UCA (2/22/16) 14, at Tulane (12/19/16) 13, at Nicholls (2/6/16) ‘16-’17: 13 at Tulane (12/19/16) 15, vs. NCCU (12/17/16) 28, at Southeastern La. (2/1/16) 13, at Texas State (11/29/16) 11, at UNO (1/30/16) 3FG MADE 19, vs. LSUA (11/26/16) 12, at Abilene Christian (1/19/16) Career: 5 at SLU (2/1/16) 15, at Memphis (11/22/16) 14, vs. A&M-Corpus Christi (1/9/16) ‘16-’17: 2, two times 13, vs. SUNO (11/20/16) 10, at Houston Baptist (1/5/16) 13, vs. Louisiana College (11/15/16) 12, at UCLA (12/22/15) 3 FG ATTEMPTS 23, vs. Nicholls (3/9/16) 13, vs. Texas State (11/28/15) Career: 9 vs. UCA (2/22/16) ‘16-’17: 5, two times GREENWOOD GAME-BY-GAME FT MADE Career: 11 vs. LSUA (11/26/16) ‘16-’17: 11 vs. LSUA (11/26/16) FT ATTEMPTS Career: 13 vs. LSUA (11/26/16) ‘16-’17: 13 vs. LSUA (11/26/16) ASSISTS Career: 7 vs. UCA (1/18/17) ‘16-’17: 7 vs. UCA (1/18/17) STEALS Career: 4 vs. La. College (11/17/15) ‘16-’17: 2, four times TURNOVERS ‘16-’17: 5 vs. NWST (1/21/17) ‘16-’17: 5 vs. NWST (1/21/17) MINUTES Career: 49 vs. Nicholls (3/9/16) ‘16-’17: 37 vs. LSUA (11/26/16)
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Ledoux’s Highs Kalob Ledoux POINTS Freshman-HS | Guard | 6-3 | 215 Career: 18 at UIW (2/2/17) 11 Port Barre, La. | Lafayette Christian Academy ‘16-’17: 18 at UIW (2/2/17)
A remarkable basketball player with a lot of athleticism and talent. Has a REBOUNDS Career: 5, three times very good shot and can rebound. ‘16-’17: 5, three times CAREER SUPERLATIVES FG MADE 10-Plus Points in a Game (12): 11, vs. Louisiana College (11/15/16) Career: 6, five times 18, at UIW (2/2/17) 16, at Purdue (11/11/16) ‘16-’17: 6, five times 17, vs. NW State (1/21/17) 17, vs. UCA (1/18/17) 10-Plus Rebounds in a Game: FG ATTEMPTS Career: 13, two times 15, at SLU (1/15/17) None 13, vs. Sam Houston State (1/5/17) ‘16-’17: 13, two times 11, vs. NCCU (12/17/16) Double-Doubles: 16, at SMU (12/14/16) None 3FG MADE 12, vs. ULL (12/3/16) Career: 5 vs. UCA (1/18/17) 13, vs. LSUA (11/26/16) ‘16-’17: 5 vs. UCA (1/18/17)
15, vs. SUNO (11/20/16) 3 FG ATTEMPTS LEDOUX GAME-BY-GAME Career: 10 vs. UCA (1/18/17) ‘16-’17: 10 vs. UCA (1/18/17) FT MADE Career: 4, four times ‘16-’17: 4, four times FT ATTEMPTS Career: 7 vs. NW State (1/21/17) ‘16-’17: 7 vs. NW State (1/21/17) ASSISTS Career: 3 vs. UCA (1/18/17) ‘16-’17: 3 vs. UCA (1/18/17) STEALS Career: 2 at UIW (2/2/17) ‘16-’17: 2 at UIW (2/2/17) BLOCKED SHOTS Career: - ‘16-’17: - TURNOVERS Career: 6, two times ‘16-’17: 6, two times MINUTES Career: 34 vs. UCA (1/18/17) ‘16-’17: 34 vs. UCA (1/18/17) LEDOUX CAREER
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Thomas’ Highs Howard Thomas POINTS Junior-TR | Forward | 6-7 | 258 14 Career: 10 at Tulane (12/19/16) ‘16-’17: 10 at Tulane (12/19/16) Brandon, Miss. | Brandon HS | Itawamba Community College Transfer whose size will help the Cowboys under the goal on both the offen- REBOUNDS Career: 8 at Purdue (11/11/16) sive and defensive ends. ‘16-’17: 8 at Purdue (11/11/16)
CAREER SUPERLATIVES FG MADE Career: 5 at Tulane (12/19/16) 10-Plus Points in a Game (1): ‘16-’17: 5 at Tulane (12/19/16) 10, at Tulane (12/19/16) FG ATTEMPTS 10-Plus Rebounds in a Game: Career: 9 at Tulane (12/19/16) None ‘16-’17: 9 at Tulane (12/19/16)
Double-Doubles: 3FG MADE None Career: - ‘16-’17: - 3 FG ATTEMPTS Career: - THOMAS GAME-BY-GAME ‘16-’17: - FT MADE Career: 2, two times ‘16-’17: 2, two times FT ATTEMPTS Career: 5 vs. SUNO (11/20/16) ‘16-’17: 5 vs. SUNO (11/20/16) ASSISTS Career: 1, two times ‘16-’17: 1, two times STEALS Career: 3 at SMU (12/14/16) ‘16-’17: 3 at SMU (12/14/16) BLOCKED SHOTS Career: 1, four times ‘16-’17: 1, four times TURNOVERS Career: 2 vs. ULL (12/3/16) ‘16-’17: 2 vs. ULL (12/3/16) MINUTES Career: 22 at Tulane (12/19/16) ‘16-’17: 22 at Tulane (12/19/16) THOMAS CAREER
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Hill’s Highs LaBarrius Hill POINTS Junior-TR | Forward | 6-8 | 210 15 Career: 15, at TXST (11/29/16) Parrish, Ala. | Parrish HS | Itawamba Community College ‘16-’17: 15, at TXST (11/29/16)
Very athletic player with a lot of height and great reach. Will play a big part REBOUNDS on the defensive end of the court in rebounding and blocking shots. Career: 9, at TXST (11/29/16) ‘16-’17: 9, at TXST (11/29/16)
CAREER SUPERLATIVES FG MADE 10-Plus Points in a Game (3): Double-Doubles: Career: 7, at TXST (11/29/16) 15, at Texas State (11/29/16) None ‘16-’17: 7, at TXST (11/29/16) 10, vs. LSUA (11/26/16) 11, at Memphis (11/22/16) FG ATTEMPTS Career: 9, at TXST (11/29/16) 10-Plus Rebounds in a Game: ‘16-’17: 9, at TXST (11/29/16) None 3FG MADE Career: - HILL GAME-BY-GAME ‘16-’17: - 3 FG ATTEMPTS Career: - ‘16-’17: - FT MADE Career: 3 at Memphis (11/22/16) ‘16-’17: 3 at Memphis (11/22/16)
FT ATTEMPTS Career: 4, two times ‘16-’17: 4, two times BLOCKED SHOTS Career: 4 at NC State (12/22/16) ‘16-’17: 4 at NC State (12/22/16) ASSISTS Career: 1, seven times ‘16-’17: 1, seven times STEALS Career: 1, four times ‘16-’17: 1, four times TURNOVERS Career: 3 vs. SHSU (1/5/17) ‘16-’17: 3 vs. SHSU (1/5/17) MINUTES Career: 33, at TXST (11/29/16) ‘16-’17: 33, at TXST (11/29/16) HILL CAREER
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Ledoux’s Highs Jacob Ledoux POINTS Freshman-HS | Guard | 6-3 | 210 23 Career: 10 at UNO (1/26/17) Port Barre, La. | Lafayette Christian Academy ‘16-’17: 10 at UNO (1/26/17)
One-half of the Ledoux twins that has exceptional talent. Has great range REBOUNDS and can shoot the ball extremely well. Career: 4, two times ‘16-’17: 4, two times CAREER SUPERLATIVES FG MADE 10-Plus Points in a Game (1): Career: 5 at UNO (1/26/17) 10, at UNO (1/26/17) ‘16-’17: 5 at UNO (1/26/17) 10-Plus Rebounds in a Game: FG ATTEMPTS None Career: 8 vs. LC (11/15/16) ‘16-’17: 8 vs. LC (11/15/16) Double-Doubles: None 3FG MADE Career: 1 vs. NCCU (12/17/16) ‘16-’17: 1 vs. NCCU (12/17/16) LEDOUX GAME-BY-GAME 3 FG ATTEMPTS Career: 3 at Purdue (11/11/16) ‘16-’17: 3 at Purdue (11/11/16) FT MADE Career: 3 vs. SUNO (11/20/16) ‘16-’17: 3 vs. SUNO (11/20/16) FT ATTEMPTS Career: 4, two times ‘16-’17: 4, two times ASSISTS Career: 2, two times ‘16-’17: 2, two times STEALS Career: 3, two times ‘16-’17: 3, two times TURNOVERS Career: 3 at Memphis (11/22/16) ‘16-’17: 3 at Memphis (11/22/16) MINUTES Career: 17 at Memphis (11/22/16) ‘16-’17: 17 at Memphis (11/22/16)
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Potier’s Highs Lance Potier POINTS Senior-3L | Guard | 6-6 | 200 24 Career: 18 vs. SHSU (1/5/17) St. Martinville, La. | St. Martinville HS ‘16-’17: 18 vs. SHSU (1/5/17)
Athletic player who can play both the guard and forward position. Good REBOUNDS rebounder and has a good shot. Can shoot the three. Career: 11, two times ‘16-’17: 11 vs. SFA (1/2/17)
CAREER SUPERLATIVES FG MADE 10-Plus Points in a Game (10): 12, vs. Nicholls (2/28/15) Double-Doubles (2): Career: 7 vs. SHSU (1/5/17) 11, at UIW (2/2/17) 12, vs. Southeastern La. (2/16/15) vs. SHSU, 1/5/17 (18 pts, 10 reb) ‘16-’17: 7 vs. SHSU (1/5/17) 18, vs. SHSU (1/5/17) vs. Nicholls, 2/28/15 (12 pts, 11 reb) 14, vs. ULL (12/3/16) 10-Plus Rebounds in a Game (3): FG ATTEMPTS 12, at Houston Baptist (1/5/16) 10, vs. SHSU (1/5/17) Career: 11, four times 10, at Stephen F. Austin (1/2/16) 11, vs. Stephen F. Austin (1/2/17) ‘16-’17: 11 vs. SHSU (1/5/17) 14, at Central Michigan (11/30/15) 11, vs. Nicholls (2/28/15) 13, vs. Dillard (11/25/15) 3FG MADE 11, vs. Louisiana College (11/17/15) Career: 4 vs. SHSU (1/5/17) ‘16-’17: 4 vs. SHSU (1/5/17) POTIER GAME-BY-GAME 3 FG ATTEMPTS Career: 6, two times ‘16-’17: 6 vs. SHSU (1/5/17) FT MADE Career: 3, two times ‘16-’17: 3 vs. NW State (1/21/17) FT ATTEMPTS Career: 5 vs. NW State (1/21/17) ‘16-’17: 5 vs. NW State (1/21/17) ASSISTS Career: 4 vs. Dillard (11/25/15) ‘16-’17: 3, two times STEALS Career: 4 at Houston Baptist (1/5/16) ‘16-’17: 1 at Texas State (11/29/16) BLOCKED SHOTS Career: 3, at Cent. Mich. (11/30/15) ‘16-’17: 2, two times TURNOVERS Career: 4, two times ‘16-’17: 4, two times
POTIER CAREER MINUTES Career: 37, two times ‘16-’17: 37, two times
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Brown’s Highs AJ Brown POINTS Sophomore-1L | Forward | 6-7 | 210 30 Career: 13 vs. SUNO (11/20/16) Houston, Texas | Northshore Senior HS ‘16-’17: 13 vs. SUNO (11/20/16)
Solid player with a good presense in the lane. Good jumper with a good REBOUNDS wing span. Career: 8 vs. SUNO (11/20/16) ‘16-’17: 8 vs. SUNO (11/20/16)
CAREER SUPERLATIVES FG MADE 10-Plus Points in a Game (2): Career: 5 vs. SUNO (11/20/16) 13, vs. SUNO (11/20/16) ‘16-’17: 5 vs. SUNO (11/20/16) 10, vs. LSUA (11/26/16) FG ATTEMPTS 10-Plus Rebounds in a Game: Career: 8 at UL-Lafayette (12/9/15) None ‘16-’17: 7 vs. SUNO (11/20/16)
3FG MADE Career: 1 vs. LSUA (11/26/16) ‘16-’17: 1 vs. LSUA (11/26/16)
3 FG ATTEMPTS BROWN GAME-BY-GAME Career: 1 vs. LSUA (11/26/16) ‘16-’17: 1 vs. LSUA (11/26/16) FT MADE Career: 3, two times ‘16-’17: 3 vs. SUNO (11/20/16) FT ATTEMPTS Career: 4, three times ‘16-’17: 4 vs. SUNO (11/20/16) BLOCKED SHOTS Career: 2, vs. LSU-Alex. (12/16/15) ‘16-’17: 2, vs. LSU-Alex. (12/16/15) ASSISTS Career: 2, vs. LSU-Alex. (12/16/15) ‘16-’17: 1 vs. SUNO (11/20/16) STEALS Career: 2, three times ‘16-’17: 2, two times
TURNOVERS Career: 3, three times ‘16-’17: 3, three times MINUTES Career: 19 at UNO (1/26/17) BROWN CAREER ‘16-’17: 19 at UNO (1/26/17)
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Ugochukwu’s Highs Stephen Ugochukwu POINTS Junior-2L | Forward | 6-7 | 220 31 Career: 25 at UIW (2/2/17) ‘16-’17: 25 at UIW (2/2/17) Lewisville, Texas | Argyle Liberty Christian HS A big, athletic body who is a good jumper and a wide wing span. Poses a REBOUNDS threat on the defensive end. Good shooter. Career: 17, at SLU (1/15/17) ‘16-’17: 17, at SLU (1/15/17)
CAREER SUPERLATIVES FG MADE Career: 9 at Tulane (12/19/16) 10-Plus Points in a Game (13): 15, vs. Nicholls (3/9/16) 10, vs. SUNO (11/20/16) ‘16-’17: 9 at Tulane (12/19/16) 25, at UIW (2/2/17) 19, vs. Northwestern State (1/23/16) 11, vs. Lamar (2/20/16)
16, at Nicholls (1/28/17) 16, at Central Michigan (11/30/15) 12, at UNO (1/26/17) 12, at UNO (1/26/17) FG ATTEMPTS 14, vs. UCA (1/18/17) 10-Plus Rebounds in a Game (9): Double-Doubles (5): Career: 16 at UIW (2/2/17) 12, at SLU (1/15/17) 13, at UIW (2/2/17) at UIW, 2/2/17 (25 pts, 13 reb) ‘16-’17: 16 at UIW (2/2/17) 18, vs. Stephen F. Austin (1/2/17) 12, at UNO (1/26/17) at UNO, 1/26/17 (12 pts, 12 reb) 19, at NWST (12/31/16) 17, at SLU (1/15/17) at SLU, 1/15/17 (12 pts, 17 reb) 3FG MADE 19, at Tulane (12/19/16) 14, at Tulane (12/19/16) at Tulane, 12/19/16 (19 pts, 14 reb) Career: 2 at Nicholls (1/28/17) 10, vs. Louisiana College (11/15/16) 11, vs. NCCU (12/17/16) vs. SUNO, 11/20/16 (12 pts, 10 reb) ‘16-’17: 2 at Nicholls (1/28/17) 12, vs. SUNO (11/20/16) 10, at SMU (12/14/16) 3 FG ATTEMPTS UGOCHUKWU GAME-BY-GAME Career: 3 at Purdue (11/11/16) ‘16-’17: 3 at Purdue (11/11/16) FT MADE Career: 8 at UIW (2/2/17) ‘16-’17: 8 at UIW (2/2/17) FT ATTEMPTS Career: 9 at UIW (2/2/17) ‘16-’17: 9 at UIW (2/2/17) ASSISTS Career: 3, two times ‘16-’17: 3, two times BLOCKED SHOTS Career: 4 vs. Central Arkansas (2/22/16) ‘16-’17: 3 at NWST (12/31/16) STEALS Career: 3 vs. LC (11/15/16) ‘16-’17: 3 vs. LC (11/15/16) TURNOVERS Career: 4, two times ‘16-’17: 4, two times MINUTES Career: 38, two times ‘16-’17: 38, two times
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MCNEESE BASKETBALL Season Box Scores Game 1 • November 11, 2016 Game 2 • November 15, 2016 at Purdue 109, McNeese 65 (West Lafayette, Ind.) Louisiana College 85, at McNeese 75 (Lake Charles, La.)
Game 3 • November 20, 2016 Game 4 • November 22, 2016 at McNeese 96, Southern-New Orleans 73 (Lake Charles, La.) at Memphis 104, McNeese 65 (Memphis, Tenn.)
MCNEESE BASKETBALL Season Box Scores Game 5 • November 26, 2016 Game 6 • November 29, 2016 at McNeese 80, LSU-Alexandria 78 (Lake Charles, La.) at Texas State 80, McNeese 68 (San Marcos, Texas)
Game 7 • December 3, 2016 Game 8 • December 14, 2016 Louisiana-Lafayette 92, at McNeese 72 (Lake Charles, La.) McNeese at SMU (Dallas, Texas)
MCNEESE BASKETBALL Season Box Scores Game 9 • December 17, 2016 Game 10 • December 19, 2016 North Carolina Central 74, at McNeese 66 (Lake Charles, La.) McNeese 70, at Tulane 63 (New Orleans, La.)
Game 11 • December 22, 2016 Game 12 • December 31, 2016 at North Carolina State 89, McNeese 57 (Raleigh, N.C.) McNeese 79, at Northwestern State 72 ot (Natchitoches, La.)
MCNEESE BASKETBALL Season Box Scores Game 13 • January 2, 2017 Game 14 • January 5, 2017 at McNeese 69, Stephen F. Austin 54 (Lake Charles, La.) Sam Houston State 74, at McNeese 67 (Lake Charles, La.)
Game 15 • January 7, 2017 Game 16 • January 15, 2017 at Houston Baptist 60, McNeese 49 (Houston, Texas) at Southeastern Louisiana 79, McNeese 75 (Hammond, La.)
MCNEESE BASKETBALL Season Box Scores Game 17 • January 18, 2017 Game 18 • January 21, 2017 at McNeese 82, Central Arkansas 72 (Lake Charles, La.) Northwestern State 78, at McNeese 65 (Lake Charles, La.)
Game 19 • January 26, 2017 Game 20 • January 28, 2017 at New Orleans 75, McNeese 56 (New Orleans, La.) at Nicholls 78, McNeese 74 (Thibodaux, La.)
MCNEESE BASKETBALL Season Box Scores Game 21 • February 2, 2017 Game 22 • February 4, 2017 McNeese 87, at Incarnate Word 79 (San Antonio, Texas) at Lamar 77, McNeese 57 (Beaumont, Texas)
Game 23 • February 9, 2017 Game 24 • February 11, 2017 McNeese vs. New Orleans (Lake Charles, La.) McNeese vs. A&M-Corpus Christi (Lake Charles, La.)