Mcneese COWBOYS BASKETBALL 2019-2020
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2019-2020 McNEESE COWBOYS BASKETBALL 2019-2020 2019-2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Game 32: McNeese (15-16, 10-10) vs. Lamar (16-15, 10-10) Mar. 11, 2020 • 7:30 p.m. • Merrell Center • Katy, Texas • SLC Tournament 1st Round 15-16, 10-10 SLC COWBOYS HEAD INTO SLC TOURNEY AT #7 SEED: McNeese Cowboys DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT)/RESULT TV • McNeese will be making its first appearance in the South- Nov. 2 at Western Michigan L, 75-65 ESPN+ land Conference Tournament for the first time since the Head Coach ........................... Heath Schroyer (24-38, 2nd year at McNeese; 150-182, 11th overall) 2016 season when it opens play as the No. 7 seed against #6 Nov. 9 at Louisiana-Lafayette L, 85-80 ESPN+ 2019-20 Record: ..............................15-16 Lamar at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Nov. 11 SUNO W, 104-33 SLC Record: .............................10-10 • This will be the 30th appearance for McNeese in the post- Nov. 13 #at Wisconsin L, 83-63 BTN Home Record: ............................10-5 season tourney, a league record. Road Record: ............................. 5-11 Nov. 16 #at New Mexico L, 90-80 MWN • Cowboys have compiled a 24-28 all-time record in tourna- Nov. 18 ARLINGTON BAPTIST W, 103-51 Neutral Record: ............................0-0 ment play with six championship game appearances - two Streak: .................................................W1 Nov. 22 #at Richmond L, 87-57 ESPN+ titles (1989 and 2002) and three runners-up (1986, 2001, Nov. 30 at Texas L, 73-71 LHN 2011, 2012). Lamar Cardinals Dec. 3 CU-HARRODSBURG W, 107-61 • McNeese is 1-3 vs. Lamar in the tournament. Head Coach .......................................Tic Price • The two played each other in the 2012 title game with La- Dec. 10 UMKC W, 82-73 (101-95, 5th year at Lamar; 268-217, 14th overall) mar winning 70-49 as the #3 seed. McNeese was #4. 2019-20 Record: ..............................16-15 Dec. 18 PAUL QUINN W, 109-67 • The Cowboys are 17-10 all-time in first round games and SLC Record: .............................10-10 Dec. 21 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN L, 81-73 1-0 vs. Lamar (W 71-57 in 2002). Home Record: ............................10-5 Jan. 2 *SAM HOUSTON STATE L, 94-75 Road Record: .............................6-10 Jan. 4 *at Central Arkansas L, 79-69 FAST BREAK FACTS: Neutral Record: ............................0-0 • Sha’markus Kennedy recorded his 16th double-double Streak: .................................................. L2 Jan. 8 *at Abilene Christian W, 88-84 ESPN+ against Lamar with 17 pts and 19 reb and is now ranked Jan. 11 *NORTHWESTERN ST. W, 85-76 tied for third for the most double-doubles in a season in The Series Jan. 15 *INCARNATE WORD W, 72-56 conference history; second-most in school history.straight Meeting: ........................................... 110th Jan. 18 *at New Orleans W, 65-52 double-digit scoring game at Nicholls with 25 points and The Series: ................. Lamar leads 57-52 Jan. 22 *at Southeastern La. W, 77-61 leads the league with 14 20-point games as well as 15 dou- Last Game: ..........McNeese 70, Lamar 66 ble-doubles. Jan. 25 *HBU W, 102-89 ........................Mar. 7, 2020 at Lamar • McNeese improved on its single season team records in Streak: .................................................W1 Jan. 29 *NICHOLLS W, 80-74 ot assists (517) and 3-pointers made (268). The SLC record for Last 10: .................................................5-5 Feb. 1 *LAMAR L, 96-91 ESPN3 3s in a season is 287. Feb. 5 *at Texas A&M-CC L, 69-62 MeTV • Dru Kuxhausen continues to lead the nation in three-point- Live Coverage Feb. 8 *CENTRAL ARKANSAS L, 82-76 ot ers made, now with 125. He knocked down 5 at Lamar in TV: ............................................... ESPN+ the last outing. Radio: ................................1290/1470 AM Feb. 15 *at Northwestern St. L, 84-79 • McNeese has hit 10 or more threes 10 times this season Audio Stream: .................CajunRadio.com Feb. 19 *at Incarnate Word L, 65-59 and are 8-2 when doing so. Video Stream: ...........McNeeseSports.com Feb. 22 *NEW ORLEANS L, 82-77 • 6-1 in league play when scoring 80 points or more with Live Stats: ................McNeeseSports.com Feb. 26 *SOUTHEASTERN LA. W, 104-82 that loss coming to Lamar (96-91). Twitter: ........................... @McNeeseMBB Feb. 29 *at HBU W, 100-80 • McNeese has dished out 20 or more assists nine times, compiling an 8-1 record when doing so. Mar. 4 *at Nicholls L, 80-56 • This will be McNeese’s first neutral site game of the season. Mar. 7 *at Lamar W, 70-66 ESPN3 Mar. 11 !vs. Lamar 7:30 p.m. ESPN+ McNeese Probable Starters No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG 3FG FT All times Central. Home game in CAPS and played in the McNeese 11 Myles Hutchinson G 6-1 180 Jr. 5.2 1.7 1.8 0.9 0.2 .485 .488 .960 H&HP Arena 12 A.J. Lawson G 6-5 215 Jr. 14.7 3.7 4.3 1.1 0.2 .455 .311 .642 * Southland Conference game 0 Dru Kuxhausen G 6-0 180 Jr. 15.2 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.0 .462 .468 .919 ! Southland Conference Tournament 22 Roydell Brown G 6-6 220 Sr. 9.2 8.1 2.6 0.8 0.5 .481 .444 .500 # Legends Classic 23 Sha’markus Kennedy F 6-8 220 Sr. 18.6 10.8 1.5 0.7 2.7 .687 1-3 .776 BTN Big Ten Network Off The Bench MWN Mountain West Network No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG 3FG FT LHN Longhorn Network 2 Sam Baker G 6-4 220 Jr. 4.8 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 .394 .381 6-6 13 Trey Johnson G 6-2 175 So. 4.3 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.1 .434 .369 .833 44 Truman Moore F 6-8 240 So. 3.0 2.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 .667 0-0 .733 @McNEESEMBB • #GEAUXPOKES 2019-2020 McNEESE COWBOYS BASKETBALL McNEESE QUICK FACTS KUXHAUSEN GETS SCHOOL, SLC 3FGM RECORD 100-Point Scoring Games (47-1 record) • Drew Kuxhausen became McNeese’s single-sea- 100 at HBU 2/29/20 (100-80) GENERAL son three-point king last Wednesday night against 104 vs. Southeastern La. 2/26/20 (104-82) Location: .....................................Lake Charles, La. SLU then broke the SLC record on Saturday at HBU 102 vs. HBU 1/25/20 (102-89) Founded: ........................................................ 1939 109 vs. Paul Quinn 12/18/19 (109-67) Enrollment: .................................................... 7,638 on Feb. 29 on his third 3 of the night to give him 107 vs. CU-Harrodsburg 12/3/19 (107-61) Nickname:................................................ Cowboys 116. He heads into the tournament with 125 treys. 103 vs. Arlington Baptist 11/18/19 (103-51) Colors: .................. Royal Blue and Sunflower Gold • His .465 3FG percentage is currently 15 points bet- 104 vs. Southern-New Orleans 11/11/19 (104-33) Conference: ............................................Southland ter than the school record of .450 held by Edward 103 vs. Southern-New Orleans 11/25/17 (103-79) 101 vs. Ecclesia College 11/13/17 (101-54) President: .................................... Dr. Daryl Burckel Garriet in 2002-03. The SLC record is .476 set by Josh Director of Athletics:............Tanner Stines (interim) 100 vs. Univ. of the Southwest 12/21/10 (100-61) Washington of AMCC in 2007. 101 vs. Paul Quinn 12/1/09 (101-54) Faculty Athletic Representative: ...... Dr. Jeff Lemke 102 vs. Loyola-New Orleans 12/2/02 (102-63) Senior Women’s Administrator: ........Bridget Martin McNeese Single-Season 3-Pointers Made 103 vs. Northwestern State 2000-01 (103-92) Ticket Office Phone: .........................337-475-4678 108 vs. Loyola-New Orleans 2000-01 (108-48) Home Arena (Capicity) .......... H&HP Arena (4,200) 1. 125 Dru Kuxhausen (2019-20) 2. 107 Demond Mallet (2000-01) 105 at Texas-Arlington 2000-01 (105-96) Web Site: ...............................McNeeseSports.com 100 vs. Nicholls 1998-99 (100-87) 103 vs. Stephen F. Austin 1998-99 (103-86) Single-Season 3FG Percent (minimum 3 FG att/g) COACHING STAFF 113 vs. Nicholls 1996-97 (113-94) 1. .465 Dru Kuxhausen (120-247, 2019-20) Head Coach:.................Heath Schroyer (2nd Year) 103 at Southern 1996-97 (103-95) 2. .450 Edward Garriet (50-111, 2002-03) Alma Mater: ..........................Armstrong, 1995 103 vs. Louisiana College 1996-97 (103-82) 3. .444 Tab Harris (43-99, 1987-88) Career Record: ................150-182 (11th Year) 101 vs. Prairie View 1995-96 (101-62) Associate Head Coach: .......John Aiken (2nd Year) 107 at Alabama State 1994-95 (107-86) Alma Mater: .................Southern Maine, 2008 KENNEDY HAVING MVP-LIKE SEASON 100 vs. Northwestern State 1992-93 (100-81) Assistant Coach:................................ Mike Dubose • Senior forward Sha’markus Kennedy has already 103 vs. Arkansas-Monticello 1992-93 (103-77) Alma Mater: ............................... North Florida tied a single-game school record with 10 blocked 100 at Northwestern State 1988-89 (L 110-100) Assistant Coach:.............................Jalen Courtney 104 vs. Montana State 1988-89 (104-60) shots against Paul Quinn on Dec. 18. 108 at Texas-Arlington 1984-85 (108-90) Alma Mater: .................Morehead State, 2015 • His current season FG shooting percentage of .687 Director of Basketball Operations: .........Matt Taylor 109 vs. William Carey 1983-84 (109-88) Basketball Office Phone: ..................337-475-5480 is threatening a 40-year old school record of .696 112 vs. ULM 1982-83 (112-101, 2 ot) held by David Lawrence (1979-80). The conference 103 vs. Texas-Arlington 1977-78 (103-74) 102 vs. Hardin-Simmons 1976-77 (102-82) TEAM INFORMATION record is .714 (Jethro Owens, NSU, 1991).