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2023–24 McNeese Cowboys Basketball Team
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 2023–24 Lamar Cardinals basketball team, Lamar and 2023–24 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team, Nicholls to win the 2024 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament, Southland tournament title, earning their first trip to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament since 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2002. In the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament, they received the #12 seed in the Midwest Region, where they fell to 2023–24 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Wade
Frank Williams Wade (born November 26, 1982) is an American college basketball coach who serves as the head men's basketball coach at NC State Wolfpack men's basketball, North Carolina State University. He previously coached at Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball, Chattanooga (2013–2015), VCU Rams men's basketball, VCU (2015–2017), LSU Tigers men's basketball, LSU (2017–2022), and McNeese Cowboys basketball, McNeese State (2023–2025) Assistant coach Will Wade began his career as the student manager of the Clemson men's basketball team from 2002 to 2005. He worked under head coaches Larry Shyatt and Oliver Purnell, who gave him further opportunities as a graduate assistant (2005–06) and Director of Basketball Operations (2006–07). Tommy Amaker then brought him in as his first hire as Harvard men's basketball coach where he was responsible for helping to recruit a top 25 class for the program. He stayed at Harvard for the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons before leaving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |