2010–11 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

2010–11 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
2010–11 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
Southland Conference Regular Season champions
NIT, First round
Conference	Southland Conference
	East Division
Record	21–12 (11–5 SLC)
Head coach	Dave Simmons (5th season);
Assistant coaches	David Dumars; Patrick Haynes; Steve Welch;
Home arena	Burton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by head coach Dave Simmons, played their home games at the Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as members of the Southland Conference. The Cowboys were regular-season champions in the Southland Conference, eventually advancing to the championship game of the Southland Conference tournament, where they were defeated by UTSA.^[1]

2010–11 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
McNeese State	11	–	5	.688	21	–	12	.636
Northwestern State	10	–	6	.625	18	–	14	.563
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	7	.563	15	–	14	.517
Nicholls State	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
Lamar	7	–	9	.438	13	–	17	.433
Central Arkansas	1	–	15	.063	5	–	24	.172
West
Sam Houston State	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Texas State	10	–	6	.625	16	–	16	.500
Stephen F. Austin	9	–	7	.563	18	–	11	.621
UTSA †	9	–	7	.563	20	–	14	.588
Texas–Arlington	7	–	9	.438	13	–	16	.448
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	5	–	11	.313	10	–	21	.323

† 2011 Southland tournament winner As of March 14, 2011 Rankings from AP poll

McNeese State failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but received an automatic bid to the 2011 NIT as the regular-season champions of the Southland. The Cowboys were eliminated in the first round of the NIT by Boston College, 82–64.^[2]

Roster

2010–11 McNeese State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Diego Kapelan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
PG	2	Jeremie Mitchell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Monroe, Louisiana
F	3	Patrick Richard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Carencro, Louisiana
PG	5	Dontae Cannon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Alexandria, Louisiana
G	10	Brandon Regis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Addison, Texas
F	15	Will Brown	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Los Angeles, California
F	20	Adrian Fields	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	RS Fr	Opelousas, Louisiana
G	22	Stephan Martin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	Lacassine, Louisiana
G	23	CJ Collins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr	Lake Charles, Louisiana
F	24	Mari Konate	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Janville, France
C	32	Preston David	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr	Farmers Branch, Texas
F	35	Tyson Queen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Baytown, Texas
F	43	PJ Alawoya	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Houston, Texas
C	52	Rudy Turner	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Boyce, Louisiana
F	54	Daniel Richard	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Lake Charles, Louisiana

Head coach

Dave Simmons (Louisiana Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 7, 2023

Source^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 13, 2010* 3:00 pm		at No. 18 Washington	L 64–118	0–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (8,914) Seattle, Washington
November 16, 2010* 7:00 pm		Georgia State	W 68–62	1–1	Burton Coliseum (621) Lake Charles, LA
November 20, 2010* 3:00 pm		Louisiana College	W 92–53	2–1	Burton Coliseum (254) Lake Charles, LA
November 22, 2010* 7:05 pm		at Southern Miss	L 60–75	2–2	Reed Green Coliseum (2,834) Hattiesburg, MS
November 24, 2010* 7:00 pm		at Miami (FL)	L 59–79	2–3	BankUnited Center (4,337) Coral Gables, FL
December 1, 2010* 7:00 pm		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 69–66	3–3	Burton Coliseum (978) Lake Charles, LA
December 9, 2010* 7:00 pm		Jarvis Christian	W 96–91	4–3	Burton Coliseum (433) Lake Charles, Louisiana
December 11, 2010* 3:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	W 80–70	5–3	Burton Coliseum (619) Lake Charles, LA
December 13, 2010* 7:00 pm		Southwestern Assemblies of God	W 84–66	6–3	Burton Coliseum (333) Lake Charles, LA
December 16, 2010* 7:00 pm		at LSU	L 66–78 ^OT	6–4	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,445) Baton Rouge, LA
December 19, 2010* 3:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 65–63	7–4	Lake Charles Civic Center (355) Lake Charles, LA
December 21, 2010* 7:05 pm		University of the Southwest	W 100–61	8–4	Burton Coliseum (735) Lake Charles, LA
December 31, 2010* 3:00 pm		No. 18 Texas A&M	L 57–66	8–5	Reed Arena (8,209) College Station, TX
January 8, 2011 3:00 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 72–49	9–5 (1–0)	Burton Coliseum (504) Lake Charles, LA
January 12, 2011 7:00 pm		at Lamar	W 78–76	10–5 (2–0)	Montagne Center (4,164) Beaumont, TX
January 15, 2011 3:00 pm		Texas State	W 97–92	11–5 (3–0)	Burton Coliseum (672) Lake Charles, LA
January 19, 2011 7:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 77–80	11–6 (3–1)	University Center (1,626) Hammond, LA
January 22, 2011		at Northwestern State	L 77–87 ^OT	11–7 (3–2)	Prather Coliseum (2,415) Natchitoches, LA
January 26, 2011 7:05 pm		at Nicholls State	W 66–65	12–7 (4–2)	Stopher Gymnasium (1,403) Thibodaux, LA
January 29, 2011 4:30 pm		at Central Arkansas	W 70–63	13–7 (5–2)	Farris Center (1,713) Conway, AR
February 5, 2011 6:00 pm		at Stephen F. Austin	L 60–65	13–8 (5–3)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,165) Nacogdoches, TX
February 12, 2011 3:00 pm		Central Arkansas	W 81–67	14–8 (6–3)	Burton Coliseum (1,913) Lake Charles, LA
February 14, 2011 7:00 pm		Sam Houston State	W 73–63	15–8 (7–3)	Burton Coliseum (1,272) Lake Charles, LA
February 16, 2011 7:05 pm		at UTSA	L 61–65	15–9 (7–4)	Convocation Center (1,157) San Antonio, TX
February 19, 2011 3:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 73–63	16–9 (8–4)	Burton Coliseum (2,342) Lake Charles, LA
February 23, 2011 7:00 pm		at Texas–Arlington	W 81–72	17–9 (9–4)	Texas Hall (817) Arlington, TX
February 26, 2011 3:00 pm		Nicholls State	W 71–51	18–9 (10–4)	Burton Coliseum (1,191) Lake Charles, LA
March 2, 2011 7:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	L 74–81	18–10 (10–5)	Burton Coliseum (1,375) Lake Charles, LA
March 5, 2011 3:00 pm		Lamar	W 92–74	19–10 (11–5)	Burton Coliseum (3,704) Lake Charles, LA
Southland tournament
March 9, 2011 6:30 pm	(1)	vs. (8) Nicholls State Southland Quarterfinals	W 71–64	20–10	Merrell Center (1,292) Katy, TX
March 10, 2011 8:30 pm	(1)	vs. (4) Texas State Southland Semifinals	W 91–83	21–10	Merrell Center (1,831) Katy, TX
March 12, 2011 3:05 pm	(1)	vs. (7) UTSA Southland Championship	L 72–75	21–11	Merrell Center (2,758) Katy, TX
NIT
March 15, 2011 8:00 pm	(8 BC)	(1 BC) Boston College NIT First Round	L 64–82	21–12	Burton Coliseum (5,035) Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. BC=NIT Boston College bracket. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[4]^[5]

References

^ "UTSA fends off McNeese State for Southland Conference automatic bid". ESPN. March 12, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2023.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Reggie Jackson leads way as BC rips McNeese State". ESPN. March 16, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2023.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "2010-11 Men's Basketball Roster". McNeese State Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
^ "2010-11 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
^ "2010-11 McNeese State Schedule & Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

[1] "UTSA fends off McNeese State for Southland Conference automatic bid". ESPN. March 12, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2023.^{[dead link‍]}

[2] "Reggie Jackson leads way as BC rips McNeese State". ESPN. March 16, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2023.^{[dead link‍]}

[3] "2010-11 Men's Basketball Roster". McNeese State Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

[4] "2010-11 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

[5] "2010-11 McNeese State Schedule & Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

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