The 1988–89 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented the
McNeese State University
McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Founded in 1939 as Lake Charles Junior College, it was renamed McNeese Junior College after John McNeese, an early local educator. The present name was adopted in 1970. ...
during the
1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by head coach Steve Welch, played their home games at
Burton Coliseum
The Burton Coliseum, built in 1976, is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The arena contains a domed roof and stands 105 feet from the floor to the top of the roof. It and other buildings in the Burton Complex serve many purposes. The coliseum ...
and were members of the
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it pa ...
. They finished the season with a record of 16–14, 9–5 in Southland play. They won the
1989 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the
1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 16 seed in the Midwest region. They lost in the first round to No. 1 seed
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
, 77–71.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Southland tournament
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NCAA tournament
References
McNeese State
McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Founded in 1939 as Lake Charles Junior College, it was renamed McNeese Junior College after John McNeese, an early local educator. The present name was adopted in 1970. ...
McNeese State
McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Founded in 1939 as Lake Charles Junior College, it was renamed McNeese Junior College after John McNeese, an early local educator. The present name was adopted in 1970. ...
McNeese State Cowboys basketball team
McNeese State Cowboys basketball team
McNeese Cowboys basketball seasons
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