2011–12_McNeese_State_Cowboys_basketball_team

2011–12 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
2011–12 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
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Conference	Southland Conference
	East Division
Record	17–16 (10–6 SLC)
Head coach	Dave Simmons (6th season);
Assistant coaches	David Dumars; Patrick Haynes; Steve Welch;
Home arena	Burton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2011–12 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University in the 2011–12 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. After finishing 4th in the Southland during the regular season, the Cowboys made a run to the championship game of the Southland Conference tournament, where they were defeated by Lamar.^[1]

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McNeese State failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but received a bid to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. The Cowboys were eliminated in the first round of the CIT by Toledo, 76–63.^[2]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 11, 2011* 7:00 pm		at Auburn	L 62–84	0–1	Auburn Arena (5,225) Auburn, AL
November 15, 2011* 7:00 pm		Louisiana College	W 71–52	1–1	Burton Coliseum (1,056) Lake Charles, LA
November 18, 2011* 7:00 pm		at Georgia State	L 50–69	1–2	GSU Sports Arena (1,370) Atlanta, GA
November 22, 2011* 7:00 pm		Dillard	W 80–43	2–2	Burton Coliseum (657) Lake Charles, LA
November 26, 2011* 9:00 pm		at Sacramento State	W 68–63	3–2	Hornets Nest (644) Sacramento, CA
November 28, 2011* 9:30 pm		at No. 24 California	L 57–73	3–3	Haas Pavilion (6,407) Berkeley, CA
December 1, 2011* 7:00 pm		at Louisiana–Lafayette	L 56–78	3–4	Cajundome (3,409) Lafayette, LA
December 10, 2011* 7:00 pm		Bacone	W 86–45	4–4	Burton Coliseum (828) Lake Charles, LA
December 14, 2011* 7:00 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 58–60	4–5	Thomas Assembly Center (2,426) Ruston, LA
December 19, 2011* 8:00 pm		at UTEP	L 54–69	4–6	Don Haskins Center (5,737) El Paso, TX
December 21, 2011* 3:00 pm		at New Mexico State	L 62–82	4–7	Pan American Center (4,844) Las Cruces, NM
December 31, 2011* 1:00 pm		Southern Miss	L 56–65	4–8	Burton Coliseum (986) Lake Charles, LA
January 7, 2012 7:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 71–69	5–8 (1–0)	American Bank Center (1,028) Corpus Christi, TX
January 11, 2012 7:00 pm		Lamar	W 57–54	6–8 (2–0)	Burton Coliseum (2,158) Lake Charles, LA
January 14, 2012 3:00 pm		at Texas State	L 73–82	6–9 (2–1)	Strahan Coliseum (1,194) San Marcos, TX
January 18, 2012 7:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 61–47	7–9 (3–1)	Burton Coliseum (782) Lake Charles, LA
January 21, 2012 3:00 pm		Northwestern State	L 61–64	7–10 (3–2)	Burton Coliseum (1,535) Lake Charles, LA
January 25, 2012 7:00 pm		at Nicholls State	W 60–56	8–10 (4–2)	Stopher Gymnasium (755) Thibodaux, LA
January 29, 2012 3:00 pm		Central Arkansas	W 87–76	9–10 (5–2)	Burton Coliseum (936) Lake Charles, LA
February 1, 2012 7:00 pm		at Sam Houston State	W 67–61	10–10 (6–2)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,234) Huntsville, TX
February 5, 2012 2:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	W 66–56	11–10 (7–2)	Burton Coliseum (858) Lake Charles, LA
February 11, 2012 3:00 pm		at Central Arkansas	W 71–56	12–10 (8–2)	Farris Center (1,043) Conway, AR
February 13, 2012 7:00 pm		at Northwestern State	W 70–61	13–10 (9–2)	Prather Coliseum (2,233) Natchitoches, LA
February 15, 2012 7:00 pm		UTSA	W 58–54	14–10 (10–2)	Burton Coliseum (1,035) Lake Charles, LA
February 18, 2012 3:00 pm		Southeast Missouri State ESPN BracketBusters	W 73–63	15–10	Burton Coliseum (1,144) Lake Charles, LA
February 22, 2012 7:00 pm		Texas–Arlington	L 89–93	15–11 (10–3)	Burton Coliseum (1,547) Lake Charles, LA
February 25, 2012 3:00 pm		Nicholls State	L 75–78	15–12 (10–4)	Burton Coliseum (1,852) Lake Charles, LA
February 29, 2012 7:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 57–64	15–13 (10–5)	University Center (1,019) Hammond, LA
March 3, 2012 3:00 pm		Lamar	L 68–78	15–14 (10–6)	Montagne Center (5,138) Beaumont, TX
Southland Tournament
March 7, 2012 8:30 pm	(4)	vs. (5) UTSA Southland Quarterfinals	W 78–74 ^OT	16–14	Merrell Center (1,303) Katy, TX
March 8, 2012 8:30 pm	(4)	vs. (1) Texas–Arlington Southland Semifinals	W 92–72	17–14	Merrell Center (1,829) Katy, TX
March 10, 2012 2:00 pm	(4)	vs. (3) Lamar Southland Championship	L 49–70	17–15	Merrell Center (3,593) Katy, TX
CollegeInsider.com Tournament
March 13, 2012		at Toledo CollegeInsider.com First Round	L 63–76	17–16	Savage Arena (1,140) Toledo, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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2011–12 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Lamar†	11	–	5	.688	23	–	12	.657
McNeese State	10	–	6	.625	17	–	16	.515
Northwestern State	8	–	8	.500	16	–	16	.500
Nicholls State	6	–	10	.375	10	–	20	.333
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Central Arkansas	3	–	13	.188	8	–	21	.276
West
Texas–Arlington	15	–	1	.938	24	–	9	.727
Stephen F. Austin	12	–	4	.750	20	–	12	.625
UTSA	10	–	6	.625	18	–	14	.563
Sam Houston State	7	–	9	.438	13	–	19	.406
Texas State	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	4	–	12	.250	6	–	24	.200

† 2012 Southland tournament winner As of March 14, 2012 Rankings from AP poll