The 2023–24 McNeese Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by first-year head coach Will Wade, played their home games on-campus at The Legacy Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.
The Cowboys finished the season 30–4, 17–1 in Southland play, to finish as Southland regular-season champions. They defeated Lamar and Nicholls to win the Southland tournament title, earning their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2002. In the NCAA tournament, they received the #12 seed in the Midwest Region, where they fell to Gonzaga in the first round.
Preseason polls Southland Conference Poll The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 142 votes overall and six first-place votes, the Cowboys were picked to finish second in the conference.
1 Southeastern 144 (6) 2 McNeese 142 (6) 3 New Orleans 132 (3) 4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 124 (5) 5 Northwestern State 84 6 Nicholls 71 7 Texas A&M–Commerce 66 8 Houston Christian 50 9 Lamar 45 10 Incarnate Word 42
Preseason All Conference Christian Shumate, forward, and Shahada Wells, guard, were selected as first-team members of a Preseason all conference team. Javohn Garcia, guard, was selected as a second-team member.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Southland Conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Southland tournament
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Conference awards and honors Weekly awards Weekly honors SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Shahada Wells G December 4, 2023 SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week DJ Richards Jr. G December 18, 2023 SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Shahada Wells G January 2, 2024
See also 2023–24 McNeese Cowgirls basketball team
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