McNeese Cowboys

McNeese Cowboys

28-5 - 2nd in Southland

2026 Schedule

MCN
W 127-65
CHCC
SCU
L 79-67
MCN
MCN
W 132-50
CBS
MCN
W 88-62
UL
MCN
W 92-86
GW
MCN
W 73-60
MUR
MCN
W 72-62
MTSU
UIW
L 71-67
MCN
MCN
W 92-54
NWST
URI
W 66-64
MCN
MCN
W 102-66
ETAM
HCU
W 78-68
MCN
MICH
L 112-71
MCN
MCN
W 82-70
LAM
MCN
W 66-64
SFA
MCN
W 73-61
SELA
MCN
W 94-68
NICH
RGV
L 79-76
MCN
AMCC
W 69-53
MCN
MCN
W 82-63
UNO
SELA
W 76-66
MCN
LAM
W 64-63
MCN
SFA
L 67-60
MCN
MCN
W 81-64
UIW
MCN
W 73-69
HCU
ETAM
W 97-54
MCN
NWST
W 75-64
MCN
MCN
W 70-54
AMCC
MCN
W 75-68
RGV
UNO
W 66-63
MCN
NICH
W 75-65
MCN
MCN
W 84-80
RGV
MCN
W 76-59
SFA
Men's Bubble Watch: Tracking which teams will make (or miss) the NCAA tournament Men's Bubble Watch: Tracking which teams will make (or miss) the NCAA tournament

The Bruins held on to beat the Spartans in the Big Ten quarterfinals to solidify their NCAA tournament résumé.

Men's Champ Week 2026: Schedule, brackets, auto-bids, more Men's Champ Week 2026: Schedule, brackets, auto-bids, more

Tracking which teams win each of the 31 conference tournaments to secure an auto-bid to the 2026 NCAA tournament.

2-seed McNeese tops 1-seed Stephen F. Austin for Southland title 2-seed McNeese tops 1-seed Stephen F. Austin for Southland title

Javohn Garcia scored a career-high 31 points and made five 3-pointers, and No. 2 seed McNeese beat top-seeded Stephen F. Austin 76-59 on Wednesday to claim the Southland tournament championship and a bid to the NCAA tournament.

Johnson leads McNeese to 84-80 3OT win over UTRGV in Southland Conference Tournament semifinal Johnson leads McNeese to 84-80 3OT win over UTRGV in Southland Conference Tournament semifinal

— Larry Johnson scored 27 points to lead McNeese, including the winning layup with 29 seconds left in triple-overtime, and the Cowboys defeated UT Rio Grande Valley 84-80 on Tuesday night in a Southland Conference Tournament semifinal.

Johnson scores 25 to lead McNeese over Nicholls 75-65 for 8th straight victory Johnson scores 25 to lead McNeese over Nicholls 75-65 for 8th straight victory

— Larry Johnson scored 25 points and McNeese beat Nicholls 75-65 on Monday night to close out the Southland Conference regular season on an eight-game winning streak.

Picks, predictions for all 31 men's Champ Week tournaments Picks, predictions for all 31 men's Champ Week tournaments

ESPN agreed unanimously on 21 of 31 Champ Week winners. The Big 12 wasn't among them.

Johnson leads McNeese over UT Rio Grande Valley 75-68 for sixth straight victory Johnson leads McNeese over UT Rio Grande Valley 75-68 for sixth straight victory

— Larry Johnson totaled 20 points to propel McNeese to a 75-68 victory over UT Rio Grande Valley on Monday night, upping the Cowboys' winning streak to six.

Southland Standings

TEAM W L GB OVR
Stephen F. Austin 76.4 - 5 28
McNeese 80.0 - 5 28
UT Rio Grande Val.. 75.9 9 14 19
Texas A&M-Corpus .. 72.5 10 15 18
New Orleans 74.5 13 18 15
Nicholls 72.4 14 19 14
Houston Christian 67.1 15.5 20 12
Northwestern Stat.. 68.3 17.5 22 10
Incarnate Word 74.3 15 19 12
Lamar 69.9 15 19 12
East Texas A&M 70.2 16.5 21 11
SE Louisiana 65.0 18 22 9
Full Standings

2021 Team Leaders

Offense

  • Points Per Game

    Larry Johnson

    Larry Johnson, G

    17.5

  • Assists Per Game

    Garwey Dual

    Garwey Dual, G

    4.3

  • Field Goal Percentage

    Larry Johnson

    Larry Johnson, G

    50.2

Defense

  • Rebounds Per Game

    Larry Johnson

    Larry Johnson, G

    5.5

  • Steals Per Game

    Javohn Garcia

    Javohn Garcia, G

    1.8

  • Blocks Per Game

    Jerrell Colbert

    Jerrell Colbert, F

    1.2